How does multiplayer work?

[thebirdpuncher]

I'm pretty interested in this game as Ark is now getting a little dull and I'm on the fence about this game, but what would really sell it for me is knowing how the multiplayer works. Here's a few points I want to know about:

1. How easy is the multiplayer to set up?
2. What happens to other peoples characters that are playing in your game when they go offline?
3. Are characters persistant in multiplayer games? Like would my friend keep their inventory/structures if they log off and I keep playing then they log on another day?
4. Is the multiplayer a completely different experience? Like I've read all these creepy stories about the natives in the game and how they stand outside your camp watching you and stuff. Does this still happen in multiplayer?
5. Also, not related to multiplayer, but what is base building in general like? Is it better than ark? Some of the pictures I've seen have awesome looking bases.

Thanks for your help in advance.

[Bax]

Hey, the multiplayer is easy to setup, you simply click on multiplayer, host, new or continued game, then you name your server, choose if you want it private or open and click on host.
Characters structures will always be there providing you save the game, if you have people play with you, make sure they save the game themselves before they leave, I think doing that will save their own inventory. I have been in a game and left, the host also left but the host saved the game, when we came back I had started from the beginning with nothing in my inventory. So I believe saving the game myself would have saved my inventory.
I haven't played ARK myself so can't compare The Forest to that, there are tons of bugs especially on multiplayer compared to single player, the natives AI isn't as bad as it used to be but it can be annoying if you play on a multiplayer server and you aren't the host.
Despite that The Forest is a great game and you can have alot of fun with it. It is still an alpha game like ARK, but with less people developing the game than those are on ARK, so it is moving a little slowly, but still a great game to play.
I hope that was the answer you were looking for :)

EDIT - Oh, the building can feel a little slow sometimes, I always find myself chopping tons of trees during the day but not at night, as there seem to be more natives out at night. Each tree you chop will give you 4-5 logs, and structures can take anywhere from say 12 to hundreds of logs to build a simple structure, to a more self designed/complex structure. There are plenty of things to build in-game so you won't be short on things to do.

[thebirdpuncher]

Well that was everything I wanted to know. Thanks for the help man/woman, you were super helpful. I'll be buying the game as soon as I can.

[KönigsTiger]

I have a question as well;

What's your dad like?

[thebirdpuncher]

Originally posted by KönigsTiger:

I have a question as well;

What's your dad like?

He's great, but I wanna meet yours. What's his email address?

[Jefuty]

does it has like playing with other people or stranger, like finding server?

[Chessa~]

Originally posted by Yukari Yakumo:

does it has like playing with other people or stranger, like finding server?

It does, you hit co op, join and you get a list with all the servers and people in ( max 4 ).

[Exto]

Originally posted by Pitball:

Originally posted by KönigsTiger:

I have a question as well;

What's your dad like?

He's great, but I wanna meet yours. What's his email address?

HAHAHAHA this cracked a silent smile at work.

[JamezTheNinja]

Originally posted by thebirdpuncher:

Originally posted by KönigsTiger:

I have a question as well;

What's your dad like?

He's great, but I wanna meet yours. What's his email address?

what the heck

[KRAZIKATZ]

Originally posted by robertnicolae70:

Can my friend play on my server if i play on PC and he is playing on PS4?

I am pretty sure PS4 and PC versions of The Forest are not cross play compatible.

[djstankbaby]

is there some kind of way i can play on my friends server even when hes not on

[kir-kanos]

Originally posted by djstankbaby:

is there some kind of way i can play on my friends server even when hes not on

Only if he has a dedicated server set up and on.
Should have asked in the general tab and new post and not in a 6 year old post.

[Kuuhaku36]

how about family sharing and play together? one of us not buying it

[sethiepotter]

What about ps plus does that allow corss platform multi?