Share a Portal?

[Blueyce]

can one player open a portal to a friends planet and once activated can that friend use the portal to come back to the 1st players point of origin?

[Marzipan]

I think I´ve tried this a while ago and it did not work.

What is possible though is that 2 players from different systems visit a planet through a Portal at the same time (because there is a base, or a multitool etc.). When they leave again they´ll be back at their respective starting planet.

[Microsan]

As far as you have the respective glyphs for each planet yes you can. Please note that you won't be able to use your own spaceship except if you claim a new base on the planet you arrive with the portal. I hope the "Next" update will correct this.

[Blueyce]

Well thank you. You see I have all 16 glyphs and my brother has 1. My thought was to get his portal address, open one to his planet so IF he could come back through with me and establish a base on my world then he would be able to call his freighter and ships to the core. My world is 5400 ly from core, as well as being the best planet I have found so far in this game. I have established a large farm and intend on stocking up on the necessities so that IF ( again there is that big word ) if it all goes to crap at "Next", then we can do the galaxy jump together and be able to watch each others back. Maybe! Just maybe. Has anyone ever done the galaxy jump with a friend? We would probably come out in different parts of the new galaxy, unless Next makes it possible to stick together.
I have read all the speculation, all the "we don't know " answers. I just hope to be prepared for MP, HOWEVER it's done.

[Marzipan]

Aha, and that explains why you asked about multiple bases on a planet ;). This would work and your brother could do the mentioned "claim and teleporter return"-method to be there with his ship too.
But to get there I still think he has to dial the Portal glyphs for himself, and you cannot open the way for him from your side.
Should be easy for you to just try it, nothing can go wrong.

Not exactly to the point, but I recenty visited someones base and the teleporter was lit at this place. But that didn´t mean I could use it myself. It was blocked and I could not enter to follow wherever the baseowner might have gone the last time he used it...

As for the galaxy jump "together", I find that thought really interesting. My guess would be that you´re split up somewehere randomly apart, but who knows what can happen? I´d like to know that too, sounds interesting. :)
But however it works out, with the ability to use Portals you should have no problems to come together again.
To check your positions this app might be helpful. Here you can set your own custom destination and see your relative position in the galaxy to it (and more): https://pahefu.github.io/pilgrimstarpath/

[Blueyce]

thank you Marzipan. I honestly appreciate you sharing your experience and knowledge. It helps me with decisions. It looks like I will have to wait till after the update and see what Next allows. If nothing else I can always move back out via portal and base claim.
Maybe! Lately when I've tried to go to planets that I have actual addresses for I have ended up somewhere other than my target.