Mark Ettinger Posted July 9 Report Posted July 9 I'm fairly new to Vintage Story and when I browse the multiplayer servers on offer it is a bit overwhelming to know what sort of gameplay is being advertised. Anyone have a brief classification of the different types of multiplayer experience on offer? 1
LadyWYT Posted July 9 Report Posted July 9 Welcome to the game and forums! 3 hours ago, Mark Ettinger said: Anyone have a brief classification of the different types of multiplayer experience on offer? It really depends on the server in question. Some prefer vanilla-style survival gameplay, and can vary from "every man for himself" to a cooperative group effort. Some servers are lightly modded, while others are heavily modded. Some don't use mods at all. Some are PvE, some are PvP, and some are focused on roleplaying. Some servers might have lore content enabled, and some might choose to disable lore content entirely or otherwise write their own lore.
Liefeling Posted July 15 Report Posted July 15 (edited) There many ways to play but here's a quick guide to the most commonly used words / tags : Servers are either modded or unmodded (also called vanilla), if they are the mods can focus on the difficulty of the game (making things easier / harder) or expanding upon it (new content like mounts, magic, dungeons, clothing, plants, etc). Servers will reset every so often as the ressources get used up and the map becomes crowded, if a server is advertising a recent "wipe" it means they have just started over. When they are tagged as "hardcore", "realistic" or "brutal" you can expect mods that make the experience more difficult (colder climates, less crop yield, higher hunger / damage rates). Server with tags like "Civilisation / CivSim" or "Roleplay / RP" heavily focus on the interpersonal part of multiplayer. Here you can expect larger settlements, cooperation between members, rivalries between towns and assigned roles (farmer, smith, cook, etc). Each town or nation on these servers usually have some sort of "lore" which can include religion, political doctrine and myths. Anything tagged as "chill" is usually more small scale and less serious. These are servers where people just hop on and off when they feel like it and play without any pressure. "PVE" usually indicates a ban on behaviour that is harmful to other players. No stealing, fighting or destruction of bases, everyone works together. "PVP" indicates the opposite, fighting and sabotage are allowed within reason, each PVP server sets their rules a little differently. Lastly, servers sometimes add the location or language of their users in their descriptions, things like "ENG" for english speakers, "EUR" for european timezones / hosting location. Hope this helps make it a little easier, if you have any other questions feel free to ask. Edited July 15 by Liefeling typos :==) 1
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