SPITSPHIRE Posted September 1, 2025 Report Posted September 1, 2025 (edited) Im trying to get a better understanding of how multiplayer works in this game. Do you require owning/renting a server in order to play online with 1-2 friends, or can you host the game locally from your own pc? Also if you started a world in single player is there a way of opening it up so a friend can join? Edited September 1, 2025 by SPITSPHIRE
Professor Dragon Posted September 1, 2025 Report Posted September 1, 2025 Start here: https://wiki.vintagestory.at/Setting_up_a_Multiplayer_Server And also there are several Youtube and Reddit posts (and here as well) which go through it. Many people use a VPN. But the simplest method you should try first, is the "ad-hoc" method at the top of that page. It's all functionality in-game, and if it works, it works. > Do you require owning/renting a server in order to play online with 1-2 friends, or can you host the game locally from your own pc? You can you host from your own computer, which is best to test the waters I think. But there are pros and cons, such as the power of your computer versus a paid solution, whether you want to leave it running 24 x 7 or only when you organise a session, whether you've set up a static IP address or not etc. > Also if you started a world in single player is there a way of opening it up so a friend can join? Yes. See the page above. "Open to LAN" and then "Open to internet." Professor Dragon.
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