The contents of the chest are NOT predetermined once you open the chest , then the contents are determined AS you open it . <| sep |> Only time will tell . I think that SC might have found a good way to balance solo vs multiplayer . You can effectively play SC almost entirely solo thanks to the pvppreference sliders . But if you want to experience the biggest ships and take part in largescale battles , you ' ll need to play coop and PvP . Some of the smaller large ships should be able to handle basic tasks when solo , or more complex tasks with an NPC crew . But the really big ships , or for combat in small large ships , a human crew would be likely necessary . And that ' s fair I think . That way you ' re not forcing anybody to play in a way they don ' t enjoy , and it ' s totally realisticimmersive to make the big ships require a crew of humans to fly effectively .