How do I play with friends?

[Nopinopa]

Hey

We've just started playing today but no matter what we try, we can't play together. It's always "your friend is somewhere you have never been before" but we are stranding in the first village location...

We are all playing from PC

[Almath3a]

being able to teleport to each other depends on a few things, the main one is how many others there are in the same space as you. the max amount of people in one place is 8. if there are 7 others in the village with your friend, and it does not matter whether he knows them or not,then you can not join him. sometimes its best if one of you goes into another area, end then the other tries again.

[Nopinopa]

There is no one in the village, we are alone in that wasteland of a city...

But we tried to teleport one at the first desert but no use :(

[Meowish]

"Never Been Before" error means you have not visited the place yet. you need to unlock that place first before you can teleport there.

For new comers you need to finish the 1st area to unlock home area, before you can teleport.

[Nopinopa]

Originally posted by Meowish:

"Never Been Before" error means you have not visited the place yet. you need to unlock that place first before you can teleport there.

but we were all either in the first town or in the very first desert location! It's 100% we all have been there...

[Meowish]

Originally posted by Nopinopa:

but we were all either in the first town or in the very first desert location! It's 100% we all have been there...

For new comers you need to finish the 1st area to unlock home area, before you can teleport.

[Nopinopa]

Originally posted by Meowish:

Originally posted by Nopinopa:

but we were all either in the first town or in the very first desert location! It's 100% we all have been there...

For new comers you need to finish the 1st area to unlock home area, before you can teleport.

yeah, we all finished the first area as well TT_TT

[Meowish]

Originally posted by Nopinopa:

yeah, we all finished the first area as well TT_TT

If you've finished the 1st area, you should have a 2nd portal gate opened at the village when you teleport home and there will be other players showing up on your screen. Is that the case? (If you haven't progress far enough, you're being placed in a solo instance until you're done)

[Nopinopa]

I have the 2nd gate opened but there is no players anywhere.

My friend decided to go further and end other gates, she opened BP and dailies but she still see no people around.

[Meowish]

Originally posted by Nopinopa:

I have the 2nd gate opened but there is no players anywhere.

My friend decided to go further and end other gates, she opened BP and dailies but she still see no people around.

For this game, if one is having a connection issue (high ping) they are placed in the solo instance temporary until their connection is stabilized. An wifi icon will show on the screen. I wonder if that's the case for your friend?

[Nopinopa]

Ugh, great. Yes, we all have this issue. Our connection is great everywhere but not in this game. Gorgeous. So no multiplayer for us.

Thank you for your help, friend <3

[Meowish]

Originally posted by Nopinopa:

Ugh, great. Yes, we all have this issue. Our connection is great everywhere but not in this game. Gorgeous. So no multiplayer for us.

Thank you for your help, friend <3

Well, don't give up just yet. There are players with similar issues reported that they are able to overcome that problem using VPN. So you might want to give that solution a try.

[Nopinopa]

Originally posted by Meowish:

Originally posted by Nopinopa:

Ugh, great. Yes, we all have this issue. Our connection is great everywhere but not in this game. Gorgeous. So no multiplayer for us.

Thank you for your help, friend <3

Well, don't give up just yet. There are players with similar issues reported that they are able to overcome that problem using VPN. So you might want to give that solution a try. :winkycat:

Weeeell, in my country there is a huge problem with vpn, so... Only servers in EU, not in LA would help us, I believe.

I checked your other answers on this forum, you're like a kind fairy :'3

[Meowish]

Originally posted by Nopinopa:

Weeeell, in my country there is a huge problem with vpn, so... Only servers in EU, not in LA would help us, I believe.

I checked your other answers on this forum, you're like a kind fairy :'3

Yes, a regional server is always the ideal solution for ping problem. Currently the only other separate regional server this game have is in China, hosted by another company, NetEase. If you can understand the language and NetEase server is closer to your region, you might want to consider that version instead.

But bear in mind that TGC uses AWS cloud servers to manage its instances, so it's probably only a matter of time before your country is supported. You can check the global map in the link below for supported regions. And if you ever plan to use a VPN, you probably only need to ensure that it connects to one of these service centers to stabilize your network connection to the game. That should at least reduce your chance of getting disconnected from the instances.
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/

Other than using a VPN, there's also the Public DNS solution. There might be ISP based IP blocks (due to government law), and changing your DNS to a public one like Google might actually help you by pass those IP blockage and establish a connection to certain IPs or Websites you can't connect before.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKmLLg6g9D8

For certain countries who relied on satellites for internet structure and is currently facing interference or reduced efficiencies could blame Elon Musk for it. Well. putting the jokes aside, its happening nonetheless, and knowing what's happening in the space becomes important for certain internet consumers.
https://spacenews.com/omnispace-reports-interference-from-starlink-direct-to-device-payloads/