How to rejoin a multiplayer game?

[Rahkun]

Yesterday I started a multiplayer game with a friend. He hosted the game. We want to continue today, but we can't seem to find how to continue with the saved game?

Any tips?

[Medicles]

I had the same problem with my brother the last days. I just couldnt find him and join game or invitation dont seem to work. Well i figured, that if i use "join game" through steam chat, sometimes he pops up in the list and from then on i can join the game.

[Mansen]

The multiplayer system is a slight bit unstable and buggy at the moment. Sometimes you will see your friends games in the list (you can scroll), and sometimes joining through steam friends doesn't work either.

But the way it works is that the host starts a new server from a savegame. Lets the game start and then the previous players rejoin and are asked if they want to keep playing their old empires.

[Rahkun]

Yeah, we see a (new) server ID of the saved game and when I use Direct Join it says not found.

We're trying the Join Game option now.

[Mansen]

A few things you can do.

Change your Steam download location to the same location (this sometimes move your MP region and lets you see servers not normally seen)

Double check that everyone has the same DLC enabled and Mods. Maybe even disable all of them if you're not using them. If only to confirm the connection holds.

[Rahkun]

Apparently it only works when both of us are online in Steam. My friend used the shortcut on his desktop and did not start Steam.

[Mansen]

Yep. Paradox games require being online on Steam to play multiplayer - even LAN.