Hoping for a fleshed out PVE mode in the future, I work hard all day and just want to operate a big machine in a loot game and sort of relax and enjoy the mechanics, not solo trawl just to get attacked by a player within 5 minutes of arrival and lose everything I brought.

Title. At least do this for solo players or small groups please.....

It could definitely work and still be challenging and fun, while giving you the opportunity to bask in the glory of your physics-defying machine with Prussian technology.

Increase the spawns of zombie guys, add random herds of Ironclad robots that roam around...... hell, maybe even safe zones or a "reputation system" that is tagged to the captain of each ship (Like a notoriety system for players who frequently attack other players). As it stands those are a non-threat, and players are the biggest threat.

This would be greatly assisted by some sort of comms system in game too, perhaps a mechanism to "radio in" or even some kind of telegram to another trawler within reach that you are looking at.

This game is not nearly stable enough to pull of Tarkov levels of sweatiness, nor is it something I'm all that interested in.

The game is super fun and encourages exploration, but you can't step away from the computer for more than 1 minute or you'll come back to a burning ship once you're spotted. So far my runs consist of 30-45minute trips to some boats and MAYBE one monument, just to have a 30% chance of wasting your time with nothing to show for it. Rinse and repeat. Reaaaalllly not feeling that part. Life is brutal enough, I have no interest in investing in or supporting a game that is geared towards people who get kicks out of ruining other people's time or spend >8hrs per day on the game.... No thanks.

Please make cooperation/peaceful interactions even somewhat feasible.

Oh just load up a nothing ship and stop your ship at boats for 4 hours so you can actually have a ship that isn't dogshit.

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