Any way to stop multiplayer desync

[David Niggins]

Can't find anything on the internet so I'm hoping there's a prodigy out there who has a solution. I have a group where we play everynight, after lets say 2-3 hours the game desyncs, the only way we found to fix this is by rehosting, the desync gets pretty bad if nothing is done, can't select research, build ships, mining stations, traditions, you name it. It is a bit annoying restarting the game constantly, especially in the end game where its just horrible.

[The Grand Mugwump]

There are basic solutions covered in the FAQ, but if those have failed, then I've found three solutions and you probably won't like any of them.

1. Depending on the type of desync, you might have to slow the game down if the host is getting too far ahead of the other players. You can see where you are relative to everyone else by highlighting the date in the upper right of the screen.

2. Sometimes a game is just broken and will immediately desync no matter what you try. You'll have to try loading an earlier save and hope it doesn't have the same broken thing which causes instant desyncs in it.

3. The final solution is to just make a new game and hope it doesn't desync.

[Dr. Loan Lee]

Originally posted by The Grand Mugwump:

There are basic solutions covered in the FAQ, but if those have failed, then I've found three solutions and you probably won't like any of them.

1. Depending on the type of desync, you might have to slow the game down if the host is getting too far ahead of the other players. You can see where you are relative to everyone else by highlighting the date in the upper right of the screen.

2. Sometimes a game is just broken and will immediately desync no matter what you try. You'll have to try loading an earlier save and hope it doesn't have the same broken thing which causes instant desyncs in it.

3. The final solution is to just make a new game and hope it doesn't desync.

This. Although in a general manner, if 2 is happening I find its often due to mods.