So how do I actually play with more than 4 people?

[bonebrah]

We had an IRL group of 5, it seems groups are still set to 4. We managed to get to the same anomaly and start a mission but it said 2/2 when we joined up.

Is there actually any new multiplayer for beyond 4 people? I thought the whole thing was missions for a ton of people, not just a social hub.

[Arson]

4 people is for lobbies and fireteams. The 32 players is for ambient multiple. If you and your friends (in a lobby or not) visit the same planet you'll be able to see each other up to 32 players. You just won't be in a group together.

[bonebrah]

Originally posted by Arson:

4 people is for lobbies and fireteams. The 32 players is for ambient multiple. If you and your friends (in a lobby or not) visit the same planet you'll be able to see each other up to 32 players. You just won't be in a group together.

So the fireteams are just adhoc groups for missions and not a way for a group of 4 people to play with others?

[Arson]

Originally posted by bonebrah:

Originally posted by Arson:

4 people is for lobbies and fireteams. The 32 players is for ambient multiple. If you and your friends (in a lobby or not) visit the same planet you'll be able to see each other up to 32 players. You just won't be in a group together.

So the fireteams are just adhoc groups for missions and not a way for a group of 4 people to play with others?

The fireteams are a new feature for Nexus missions. Four people can still play together by joining the lobby of one of them.

[bonebrah]

Originally posted by Arson:

Originally posted by bonebrah:

So the fireteams are just adhoc groups for missions and not a way for a group of 4 people to play with others?

The fireteams are a new feature for Nexus missions. Four people can still play together by joining the lobby of one of them.

But nobody else can join if you already have 4? that's what im getting at. I mistook this update as expanded multiplayer

[Magirock]

Unless they travel to the same system no. One way to go around this is to form 2 4man teams and do the same mission

[Arson]

Originally posted by bonebrah:

Originally posted by Arson:

The fireteams are a new feature for Nexus missions. Four people can still play together by joining the lobby of one of them.

But nobody else can join if you already have 4? that's what im getting at. I mistook this update as expanded multiplayer

They cannot group with you, but they can live on your planet, appear next to you, interact with you. they just not in your 4 player group (which really has little function as it is)

[Power]

Originally posted by bonebrah:

Originally posted by Arson:

The fireteams are a new feature for Nexus missions. Four people can still play together by joining the lobby of one of them.

But nobody else can join if you already have 4? that's what im getting at. I mistook this update as expanded multiplayer

ive answered this so many times lol. 4 players in a group, everything you do will update for the other 3 and vice versa. above 4 is AMBIENT MP. you can have up to 32 other people chilling on a planet and you can see them all. Either warp to the same system and planet with your buddies OR have them join your game in the lobby so they spawn into your system, have them mark the tele and save, then return to their solo game, when they come back they will be in your ambient MP. repeat for as many friends as necessary.

note that the ambient players base building actions will not update for you until they "upload" their bases, and you will only be able to see 32 or so at a time of them flying around. if you have more friends than that they'll get split between lobbies.

[Power]

Originally posted by Arson:

Originally posted by bonebrah:

But nobody else can join if you already have 4? that's what im getting at. I mistook this update as expanded multiplayer

They cannot group with you, but they can live on your planet, appear next to you, interact with you. they just not in your 4 player group (which really has little function as it is)

the 4 player group syncs your games. ambient multiplayer actions wont appear for you. If they terraform or base build you usually wont see it. If your grouped that stuff streams to you immediately