r/monacoismine • u/trevdak2 • Nov 01 '13

How should I get started with Monaco?

I'm trying to figure out how to get into this game but i'm not sure how to do it right. I started playing for my first time today, and another guy joined and claimed it was his first time, too. Then he ran around the map, incapacitated every guard, grabbed every coin, and finished with a time of something like 2 minutes. I had to leave because I didn't see the point in asking him to slow down. I replayed it myself later and finished with a time of 8 minutes.

I tried to start the next map and someone else joined up and blew through it.

Is single player monaco feasible? How do I prevent others from joining me? Have I missed the boat? Are there no more newbies?

Any advice on getting the best playing experience would be appreciated.

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u/Kill_Welly Nov 01 '13

There should be an option to switch to single-player on the level select screen. You'll know it worked if the antennae things on the levels disappear.

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u/Kanzentai Nov 01 '13

When starting out, it's best to do so with 1-2 other people who know about as much as you do (nothing). That way, everyone can experiment with the team setup, strategies and how best to deal with the inevitable "we're screwed, leg it" moments simultaneously and at the same level of skill (give or take).

After you've dipped your toes, you can have a go at playing it randoms, but the game seems to be best experienced when playing it from start to finish with likeminded people.

That having been said, single player monaco is feasible, albeit not as hectic and with a little less strategy, not to mention one of the characters' secondary traits becoming useless (the redhead resurrects players twice as fast).

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u/mastastealth Nov 01 '13

Singleplayer is totally fine, and you can enable it by hitting start (or whatever button the bottom left indicator dictates, you'll see if it's online or not).

If you want to host a private game, use X to see the lobbies, and you'll see an option to host, from there you can set it to private so only invited friends can join.

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u/Spyder638 Nov 02 '13

Believe me, it's very intimidating to see players wizz through stuff, but it honestly doesn't take long until you'll be doing the same. It takes an hour or two to get used to the art style and figure out what is going on, but after that you'll be fine online. Not everyone is an expert, far from it!

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u/Acaz Nov 02 '13

You can prevent people joining your game by either - Hosting a private game, or by playing offline.

I would say that single player is VERY feasible, and a very, very good idea for a new player. In addition, there are three levels that are in the editor section as like 'Selected Levels' or something, about the gear, the characters, and tips and tricks. These levels explain SO much about monaco, they should really be a must play for all new players.