Dear gamers! ????
Sometimes we can see you having trouble with experiencing the multiplayer gameplay with your friends. We’re here to explain why it might be so and hopefully help you start your very own session of Driftland.
How does it work? ????
Driftland: The Magic Revival does not hold any servers. Multiplayer works on a P2P (Peer-to-Peer) basis. It means that the game is hosted by one of the players’ computers (the host) and relies on the players’ online network.
Here you can’t see any sessions found. And that’s normal, if no one is hosting the game and waiting for players to join. The session won’t be visible to any gamers, if the host has already started the game with other players.
There is no possibility to join the gameplay that has already started. Your friends have to specifically wait for you in the lobby, so you can join them.
After clicking “HOST” at the very bottom, you can change the specifics of your session, such as Game Mode, Victory Options and others. You can also create a password for your game, if you don’t want any strangers playing with you. After changing everything to your liking, click the “HOST” button once again.
In the lobby ✨
This will take you to the lobby. That’s the exact moment your friends can join your session. If you set up the password earlier, other players can join by typing it in (above the refresh button, at the bottom left corner). If there is no password, your session will be visible for them from the start after entering the Multiplayer mode.
And that’s basically it! After everyone joins the game, you can click “READY”. If all the players mark themselves as ready to play, the game launches.
Multiplayer still not working ????
You need to make sure that the Steam client has full internet access and is not blocked by a firewall or some anti-virus program. If this requirement is met, you should easily see yourself in the lobby. However, there is a second possibility - you can use Steam invitations to create a network game. Send an Invite to your friend before they run their copy and let them join from there. There is also a chance that a great physical distance (like trying to play from America with someone from Asia) may cause troubles in connection.
We hope that this clears some things up! ☀
Star Drifters Team ????
