Clinter 0 Posted March 26, 2018 Good day all, My friend and I have recently started playing this beautiful game, and we're totally hooked! My friend hosted a multiplayer game a couple of days ago for us to play - but whenever I try to go on the game (Main Menu: Continue) without her being online, it says that the game is "unavailable". Is there any way we can change this, so that I can play even when she's offline? (we're in completely different time zones, so sometimes it's hard for us to find a time when we can both play at the same time, but we would still like to explore the island together/build stuff on it/etc.)! Can anyone help us? Thanks in advance, fellow Ylanders! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bojo2736 1016 Posted March 26, 2018 That is how it works right now. Planned to be fixed in 0.9. Read the Dev Diary #31 for details. Welcome to Ylands. It's a pretty great game, but still in Alpha. So be prepared for these things. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clinter 0 Posted March 26, 2018 Thanks for the quick reply, Bojo! This helps a lot! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bojo2736 1016 Posted March 26, 2018 There are some good full time servers. When I get home I will PM the info to you. Right now most of them are in limbo waiting for the update. The plus side to having a private server with your friends is you can password it to keep out the knuckleheads. The downside you have already discovered. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kimbuck 746 Posted March 26, 2018 A lot of the servers need a reset as they have been allowed to deteriorate gamewise due to the expected update and its necessary fixes/promises. Its like owning a car ... if you are about to sell it or trade it in on a new car, you don't spend money on unnecessary repairs on it as you will not get any benefits... wait for the new car. Same with gamers .. its no use creating something and spending a lot of time and data usage only to know it will be useless and wiped in a few days. Whats worrying at the moment is that where i am its approaching the Easter holiday season, with useless boring TV programs about rabbits and other cartoon characters "saving Easter", or long sessions of religious leaders parading around in fancy clothing .... or sport replays. Computer games are a way of maintaining sanity, especially if the weekend weather is predicted to be wet and nasty. If theres no update before then, well, expect the servers to deteriorate more quickly .. and frustrated gamers go elsewhere, meaning even more servers going offline. So until the update, don't expect to find anything decent to play on. If theres no update, expect the servers to get fewer players, mope dedicated ones to disappear opting to go elsewhere. I have been enjoying playing on the same server as bojo, and a group of us have formed a co-operative community ...we work together, no griefing, and when there is a disaster/glitch...rally to rescue the unfortunate player. Sadly, with the 0.7 version there's more rescue than explore/create. We look forward to 0.8 restoring the explore/gamers experience. The sooner the better, as gamers are an impatient breed and will move on if they cannot enjoy what they seek. Our dedicated server operator has wisely decided to keep his server down and prepare for the update .. so we will start with a "brave new exciting world". if the update takes too long ...well ...? there goes the community ... Hopefully this will not happen and you would be welcome to join our fun group on a server run by an admin who doesn't put up with kiddies who go around destroying things ...like the one we had last night. It actually provided us with fun, as this persistent griefer was trying to board boats, set them in motion then jump of and do the same to others. the admin solved the issue by placing Guard mutant bears on the boats and filling the water around them with sharks to deter un-welcome boarders. We enjoyed watching from a distance the sharks and bears having a feast of griefers.... nether the less , we dont expect this to happen on this server when 0.8 starts up.. but it was fun ti watch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clinter 0 Posted March 26, 2018 Thanks for your responses, guys! This helps me a lot to understand how this all works in Ylands right now - because we didn't even think of playing on a dedicated server to be honest... we shall wait until the update comes out though before we try something new really. We actually had a kiddie join our game yesterday too, doing the exact same thing! So frustrating when you finally get to build and craft all the fun stuff and someone is just able to rip it to pieces--- erghhhh! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kimbuck 746 Posted March 26, 2018 @clinter ..if you are after a dedicated server where they don't tolerate the destructive kiddies and feeble minded shoot-em-up idiots, and you like to create and explore and co-operate.....contact baz foobar...or look for his server when it comes up on line after 0.8 update. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bojo2736 1016 Posted March 28, 2018 @RedEagle_MGN also has some good servers. I play on his and @Baz Foobar's server. I like them both, but for fun and camaraderie, we have a great bunch at Foobars's place. I haven't found "my place" on Red's server, but it is well run and everyone is nice and friendly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clinter 0 Posted March 30, 2018 My friend and I would potentially like to join Baz Foobar's server, but what's it called in the Multiplayer Server menu? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baz Foobar 102 Posted March 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Clinter said: My friend and I would potentially like to join Baz Foobar's server, but what's it called in the Multiplayer Server menu? Search for Foobar - you are welcome and encouraged to join our Discord server as well. We use it to communicate since the game lacks a global chat system. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bojo2736 1016 Posted March 30, 2018 You are welcome to join our adventures / disasters on Foobar's server. We are very friendly and co-operative. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
