Dedicated server support?

[Shari]

I'd really like to be able to run my own server. Since this has an automation and resource component it would be could to have something running 24/7 so my friends can play when I'm not there.

[SHADOWTHX]

+1

[Spazmania]

Given the nature of the game, I don't see the point of having players connect to the game world while the owner of that game world is not around. Unless you want to kill your friendships when your buddies burn your game to the ground? It's not as if any activity in the game world is permissioned or segregated by player. With clock-driven game-over events, it's not even a practical thing to try in hard core mode.

In all seriousness though, I'd love to hear what you envision your friends doing in the game world when you're not there.

[Shari]

Sorry I'm a month late to this and we're already done with the game, but I wanted this on a persistent server for the same reason I want factorio or any other automation resource game, to make progress to our shared save and being able to play async while still enjoying a shared gameworld.

[Spazmania]

Okay, you said that, but: what you envision your friends doing in the game world when you're not there? Specifically?

[Cardinal Lord Holland]

+1

[Little James]

+1

[Ta Mère]

+1

[hinoron1]

I understand your interest, but I don't think you really grasp the scale of what you're asking.

It's not really economical or reasonable for the game company to own and maintain their own dedicated servers to host your small-group game worlds. Not unless this game becomes as big as World of Warcraft. Imagine 500 players on the waterworld map at once? That would be... probably unplayable, and ridiculous.

Player-device-hosted co-op is the standard for this class of game. I suggest you just accept that.

Now, that said, there is not much stopping you (in terms of how the game works, anyway) from leaving your own computer on and running 24 hours a day, maintaining your own hosted map online for whichever friends you wanted to play on it while you're sleeping, or at work, or at school. It can be done.

[Narfinator]

i love how not having a supported way to play is turned into a feature by the fanboys.

[Dani]

Hope this will come one day.
We are a group of 3-4 players that are currently looking for a new game to play together and this one looked very promising but is missing something crucial : dedicated server.