Ane 1213 Posted May 17, 2018 Q1: What is a Sharegame? A: A Sharegame, in a nutshell, is a persistent game that you and anyone you choose can play at any time, regardless of whether anyone else is currently hosting it or not - so it basically has the advantages of running a dedicated server... without actually running (and paying for) one. You can turn an existing save game (which means also any Exploration yland you discover, with the exception of the one you start at) into a Sharegame. You specify a password and from that moment, whoever knows the password, can join the game. If the no one else is hosting the game, you will start hosting it yourself, otherwise, you join simply the one who's already running the game. The game gets saved in the cloud so anytime anyone starts playing it, they always play the current version of the game. And the best is - once you set it up, you just play and don't need to worry about hosting or joining - we take care of it for you. Q2: How can I join my friend in their Sharegame? A: Your friend needs to tell you their password, and someone needs to be hosting the game while you want to connect there for the first time. After the first connection, you also become eligible for hosting, and can start the game by yourself at any time, even if no one else is playing. Q3: How to create a Sharegame? A: There are two possible ways. The first one is to create a new multiplayer game, then the player checks an option to make it automatically into a Sharegame. The second one is that any save file stored on the computer can be transferred into the cloud and become a Sharegame. In both cases, the player will be asked to choose a name for this game and input a password. Q4: How many Sharegames can I have at once? A: Currently 3 in the free tier and 5 in paid tiers, but players are also going to be limited by the available free space in their cloud storage. Players can increase the size of the available storage space for coyns, but there should be enough space for free for everyone to try this feature out. Q5: Can someone else become the owner of my Sharegame? A: No, there is always only one owner of a Sharegame, and that's the person who has it stored in their cloud storage. Q6: What happens when I'm not online and someone wants to play my Sharegame? A: Anyone who knows your password and joined your game at least once before can connect to your Sharegame at any point, and if the game isn't currently hosted anywhere, this person will become the host for others who wish to join. Q7: What happens if someone is playing my Sharegame and I want to join? A: You join the game in a normal way, although the game is already hosted, so you won't become the host. Q8: What is the difference between host and owner? A: Owner is the person who has the Sharegame placed in their cloud storage. The owner can delete the game, change the password etc. The host is the person who is currently hosting the game, and other players are connecting to. Q9: What happens if the host disconnects? Can the others continue playing? A: When the host disconnects or some other network issue appears, clients are told that the current session is no longer available. After that, any of the original clients that connect to the Sharegame first will become a new host. Q10: How often does the Sharegame save? A: Hosted Sharegames save like a normal game on the host's computer, which means through manually hitting quicksave, in regular autosave intervals, and when exiting the game to the main menu. But the local save file gets uploaded into the cloud only when exiting the current game to the main menu in a regular way. Q11: What happens with the progress when the host's game crashes? A: When the host's game crashes, the last local save file is not uploaded into the cloud. It is necessary that the last host becomes the host of a new session again (at least for a moment), so that the game progresses from the last recovery point. To upload it into the cloud, the host must exit the game in a regular way. Q12: What happens when some other player tries to host the game after the crash? A: Any other player who attempts to host the game when it was not exited in a regular way, will be shown a message recommending them to leave the hosting to the original host. But there is also an option to start hosting anyway. If any player forces the hosting even when the warning message is shown, the game continues from the last save uploaded into the cloud, the local save file of the original host becomes invalid, and the progress in this file is lost. Q13: What happens when I reach my storage space limit? Can I still continue playing? A: When storage space limit is reached, you will be unable to start any of your stored Sharegames until more space is made. Although you will still be able to play and host someone else's Sharegmes, if their storage space hasn't been filled. Q14: Can I lose some data when I reach my Storage space limit while I play? A: No, your data will be stored in any case, but you won't be able to start another gameplay session until more space is made in your cloud storage. Q15: How do I prevent someone from joining my Sharegame? A: If that person knows your password, the best option is to change it and tell it only to people you really wish to play with. Q16: How do I raise the amount of slots for my Sharegames? A: Currently the amount of slots in free tier is 3, in paid tiers it is 5. We also plan to add more slots to some of the paid tiers in the future. Q17: You can rent extra storage space for one month. When exactly is my subscription going to run out, when I pay it for example on the 14th of a month? A: In this case, your subscription will run out the 14th of the next month. In case you pay your subscription on the 31st, it will run out the 30th of the next month (or the 28th in February). Q18: Is there any possibility of an automatic subscription renewal? A: Currently not, but it should be implemented in the future. Q19: If my subscription for large cloud storage space runs out, what happens with my stored Sharegames? A: They will remain in your cloud storage, you just won't be able to start any of your stored Sharegames until some free space is made. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baes 4 Posted June 11, 2018 The only question i do not see cover above is, what if you have friends that where building with you BEFORE the update (which you had to install a password to your server) and now they would have no way of knowing that password? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ane 1213 Posted June 11, 2018 56 minutes ago, Baes said: The only question i do not see cover above is, what if you have friends that where building with you BEFORE the update (which you had to install a password to your server) and now they would have no way of knowing that password? What do you mean they have no way of knowing the password? Like they don't remember it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baes 4 Posted June 11, 2018 8 minutes ago, Ane said: What do you mean they have no way of knowing the password? Like they don't remember it? No,before the new update there wasnt the need for a password attached to your yland "island"...after the new update it asked for a password to even enter the old builds...people i built with before would have no idea of this password since its post update... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aleš Ulm 1725 Posted June 12, 2018 To put it in another words (to see, if we understand correctly) - the problem is that you had a game that other players used to join. Now you want to change that game into sharegame which requires a password - which is a problem because you might note have a way to contact those players and tell them what the new password is so that they can continue playing in your world, right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LilouNaylou 0 Posted July 10, 2018 (edited) Hi ! There is a problem on the sharegame multiplayer games. I created a multiplayer game in sharegame, my friend "pounet" can connect to it. I leave the game and my friend stays. When he disconnects, the datas are saved/sent. I try to reconnect without my friend, it doesn't work... I have this message on screen : (it's a french account sorry :-)) If i click on "no", it doesn't connect me to the game, if i click on "yes", we lose all saved datas and we start from the beginning.... There is a big bug on sharegame games. So i can't to access my sharegame multiplayer game without starting from the beginning... Can you repair this problem, please. Thanks ! Lilou Edited July 11, 2018 by LilouNaylou Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ane 1213 Posted July 12, 2018 We've seen this issue before but our testers were not able to reproduce it so far. We'll look further! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LilouNaylou 0 Posted July 12, 2018 Ok Thanks ! What happened before having this problem : I created a multiplayer game that i added in my sharegames. I invited my friend to play. He connected to the game. When i disconnected, the game disconnected him too. He then tried to recconect without me, it was ok. He continued to play a few hours and then disconnected, When i wanted to connect to the multiplayer game in the evening (my friend was not connected) i got this message on the screen, and since then i can't to play it anymore without it doing what i told you described on my first post. But when my friend connects to the multiplayer game, the backup is good and he can play/we can play. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dragula-43a6ccd1fdaa3199 0 Posted July 30, 2018 Is it possible to edit a sharegame if you are not the original host? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Just Paul 0 Posted September 7, 2018 On 7/30/2018 at 11:38 AM, Dragula-43a6ccd1fdaa3199 said: Is it possible to edit a sharegame if you are not the original host? Did this ever get answered because I can't find any topic on this and I'm currently not able to edit or find a way to save my Sharedgame so I can edit the world in editor... As it is now the sharedgames don't even show up in the Editor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedEagle_P1. 905 Posted September 7, 2018 2 hours ago, Just Paul said: Did this ever get answered because I can't find any topic on this and I'm currently not able to edit or find a way to save my Sharedgame so I can edit the world in editor... As it is now the sharedgames don't even show up in the Editor. I don't think you can. Ask the original host to send you the .yland maybe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Just Paul 0 Posted September 7, 2018 1 hour ago, RedEagle_P1. said: I don't think you can. Ask the original host to send you the .yland maybe. If I make a non "Sharedgame" it saves the world and I can access it but I can't do anything with Sharedgames.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pepper15 1 Posted October 16, 2018 (edited) EDIT: nevermind, I am just blind Is there any way to create sharegame out of local save? I had sharegame with my friend, but I got water/beach problem, so I removed it from shared games and downloaded save, then I tried somehow edit it (with no success) but now, I want to enable my friend to host game without me and I can't see any option to enable shared game. Edited October 16, 2018 by Pepper15 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silpheedxxx 0 Posted December 4, 2018 How do I change a password for a game I already created? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Igor Q. 519 Posted January 26, 2019 How long until this can support +10 players for PVE servers? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daver5000 0 Posted March 21, 2020 How would I upload a save file to the could? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
