Salvete Romans!
We hope you've been enjoying the MUNDUS CERIALIS event and all of its bounties!
We've got some important things to talk about today, so let's get right into it.
IMPORTANT:
If you are having connection issues, try switching to beta branch "0.26.3-beta". Let us know if you still have issues while playing on that branch. Further down we will also share some other potential solutions for players experiencing repeated disconnects.
Q&A Time!
Got questions for us developers? Well now's your chance to ask them!
As a reply to this post - ask us anything! We'll gather the most asked questions and answer them in a future post or video!
We will also have posts available on our social medias and Discord if you prefer to use those channels!
What Are We Working On?
Progress on the next major update is coming along well, and every week that passes we get closer and closer to being able to show off some development footage!
We've worked on some of the new enemies and attacks, environments and dungeons, as well as the first boss - which is starting to look pretty terrifying!
Stay strong! We will soon have more news to share!
Connection Issues
Technical Details
When you connect to another player the connection goes through the Steam Datagram Relay (SDR) network. This usually results in a more stable and faster connection, and protects your IP.
When you get disconnected it is usually because the network messages from the host and the client are just not getting there in good time. There are a huge amount of reasons that could be happening behind the scenes and is unfortunately out of our hands.
To clarify: We do not host any servers, and have no control over anything in anyway when you play multiplayer. When you are playing multiplayer, the "host" is the one running the server. If you are a group, then it is best that whoever has the strongest internet connection is the host.
What We Are Improving:
Removing the disconnect, even if there are issues with the connection.
Making it so if you're disconnected, you'll reconnect to where you were when you disconnected (AKA not your respawn location).
Continous work on reducing the network traffic required for the game.
Other Things To Try:
We highly recommend trying out the beta branch!
The saves are compatible between the beta branch and the main version, so there is no risk in trying!
If you don't want to try the beta, here are some other ways that players with connection issues have solved the disconnects:
Connecting through IP instead of Steam. If players have either hosted a server through Host LAN or the Romestead Dedicated Server tool and connected through IP they have reported that the disconnects have disappeared. This might require you to port-forward the port for your server (default is 8050).
Using a server provider. Since this circumvents Steam, this can also resolve the issue.
Using a VPN to improve internet routing and stability. Some players with connection issues have used services like CloudFlare Warp to solve the disconnects.
If you are one of players experiencing connection issues, we hope that some of these community tips or the beta branch changes can make your sessions smoother. We will keep monitoring for solutions and further issues.
Until next time,
Roma Aeterna!
-The Beartwigs Team