Is there hope for Online, Multiplayer, Co-Op, Lan mod?

[Hatsune_Neko]

Online gaming for this title is not possible.
list of reasons.

Dev created the game as single player only
With the custom built engine, he chose modulus that allowed the freedom of single player over multiplayer. though in the core there is a tiny bit of MP functionality. the main core of the engine does not have it.

What does this mean?
It means that in the base engine there is basically zero options to add this feature. The modules the Dev used to create the games engine does not have the core coding needed.

Can MP be added as a Mod?
It is not possible due to the core engine.

But other game companies eventually had their games have MP due to modding
This is a result of their game engines already have the capability inside them. the parent company chose not to add the functionally. This is not a option with Kenshi.

But the Dev can add this after the game is finished?
In a way he could. but it would require scraping the entire game and starting over from scratch. Those are the words the Dev used. But he also said he could make Kenshi MP compatible, even so. The overhaul would require years. far longer then just starting over from scratch.

Maybe he will add it in Kenshi 2?
Kenshi 2 has been confirmed.
Update due to Kenshi 2 confirmed to now use the Unreal Engine, this is a direct quote from a Dev.

"Does this mean we might get multiplayer?
Currently plan is still no but I think Chris or one of the other programmers would be better equipped to explain the ins and outs of why. I'll keep holding Don't Starve Together in front of him but I'm still told it's a technical thing."

there are no plans for MP in K1 or K2
but it might be possible to mod in for K2

I do want to point out that I'd consider such an endeavour unlikely to succeed due to the sheer size and complexity of Kenshi's codebase.

The reason we're not doing multiplayer support is not because of balancing or design reasons - we've talked about wanting to do multiplayer internally. The reason we're not doing it currently is due to the immense scope of the undertaking; we'd essentially have to rewrite every bit of code in the project, and the entire (already vast and complex) codebase would get massively more complex by the end of it. We decided it to not be worth the resources at this time.

So what are the chances of MP ever being added?
It is still Basically, Zero.
It is now confirmed that this is still basically zero chance even with Kenshi 2. even if someone tries to mod it.

[Mk300mk]

That's cool.

[Dankster_McFly]

It would be so sick to have a consistent multiplayer world where you and your friends could all join up and survive together, build a base together or build separate warring states. I would love this.

[OzDracula]

Torchlight II runs on the same engine and supports multiplayer. O.O

[Shidan]

Ogre is an open source and modular engine. You pick what pieces you want and build an engine out of them. Kenshi's was built without the multiplayer related modules, since it was not intended to be multiplayer. Just because another game built on Ogre does support multiplayer does not mean that Kenshi's engine does.

[Atlas]

To further clarify. During the AMA someone did ask and chris stated he had no intentions of adding or supporting multiplayer development.

TLDR:
-Can ogre support multiplayer? Yes, of course it can.
-Can Kenshi 1 support multiplayer. NO. The Engine would have to be updated and the game would have to basically be redone from scratch.
-Will Kenshi 2: The Beepening have multiplayer? This is HIGHLY unlikely as indicated by Chris during the most recent AMA.

[Sziklamester]

I personally would like a multiplayer but then it must be similar what mount and blade warband was or currently bannerlord. You can play modded game campaigns in a lot of games but many games using different engines what capable to provide multiplayer options and moddability.

If not happening still can be a fine game but for the future it would be certainly good to have a feature like that. Old games like Rages of mages also had lan and modem options. I personally think the Kenshi 2 would have benefit from a multiplayer but it is my own opinion. If the singleplayer part will be more interesting, intense and immersive then it is far enough for me.

[Nesano]

Unless you're playing a single-player game or a game where all of your characters are either automated or on-screen, it gets really tedious bouncing between the individual squads and keeping track of what they're all doing. It'd be a godsend if Kenshi 2'd have multiplayer so you could play alongside friends to help you manage other squads. Even a bare-bones basic multiplayer mode like in Anno 2070 where multiple people are controlling the same faction would be amazing.