Will there ever be official online multiplayer in the future?

[Orchetrance]

I just find it kinda silly that you can't play online with friends without mods or remote play.

[The Gambler]

nope it will always be mods like jolly's co-op.

[Hydro Boom]

there should be like some sort of open world multiplayer where everyone is in the same world wandering around the different areas and surviving. would make computers lag tho so probably wouldn't work

[Screen Lady]

There was an experimental mod called Monkland that did that, it was abandoned a very long time ago unfortunately.
Truth is, the game is probably too old to be worth the time of the devs re-purposing it to have an online mode, but it would be amazing if it existed.

The best thing you have to fill that need at the moment is MinimalisticMultiplayer, or the name is something along those lines, on the workshop.

[Douknodefox]

Originally posted by Hydro Boom:

there should be like some sort of open world multiplayer where everyone is in the same world wandering around the different areas and surviving. would make computers lag tho so probably wouldn't work

Isn't that called an mmo? That would be cool! But laggy but cool! (But cool)

[Hydro Boom]

Originally posted by Douknodefox:

Originally posted by Hydro Boom:

there should be like some sort of open world multiplayer where everyone is in the same world wandering around the different areas and surviving. would make computers lag tho so probably wouldn't work

Isn't that called an mmo? That would be cool! But laggy but cool! (But cool)

yeah but I would reckon it could get wrecked by players who choose to absoloutly demolish all in their path :/. still cool tho

[Douknodefox]

Originally posted by Hydro Boom:

Originally posted by Douknodefox:

Isn't that called an mmo? That would be cool! But laggy but cool! (But cool)

yeah but I would reckon it could get wrecked by players who choose to absoloutly demolish all in their path :/. still cool tho

You could choose between 2 different servers lol. One where there is no friendly fire. And one where all war breaks loose! So murdering is very present.

[Spirit]

a rainworld mmo would be cool where you can not only play as a cat but also as a random creature (i always wanna be a pole plant)

[CtenosaurOaxacana]

Originally posted by Orchetrance:

I just find it kinda silly that you can't play online with friends without mods or remote play.

I just find it kinda silly how obnoxious extroverts
feel the need to fix and rearrange a game inside and out
to make it as '100'% multiplayer friendly' as possible
because they cannot ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ cope having ♥♥♥♥ that is 'single-player friendly' instead.
Be glad we've got the Jolly Co-Op.

[Serafine]

Originally posted by Orchetrance:

I just find it kinda silly that you can't play online with friends without mods or remote play.

What's your problem with remote play while using splitscreen mod?

[Honkiewithaboomstick]

Due to the way the game's code is written, It's literally impossible unless you re-code the entire game from the ground up and have a dedicated server.
Way out of the scope for anything indie devs or modders can do: There's never going to be online co-op

[Honkiewithaboomstick]

Originally posted by Serafine:

Originally posted by Orchetrance:

I just find it kinda silly that you can't play online with friends without mods or remote play.

What's your problem with remote play while using splitscreen mod?

Also if you tried remote play, you'd know what the problem with it is input lag and latency make it unplayable even with decent internet

[Storm0267]

never.. simply put for online multiplayer.. to be NOT a mod. it would require the game to be reworked from scratch code wise. so the only multiplayer is with jolly co op mod..

[CtenosaurOaxacana]

Originally posted by Storm0267:

never.. simply put for online multiplayer.. to be NOT a mod. it would require the game to be reworked from scratch code wise. so the only multiplayer is with jolly co op mod..

Exactly, you phrased it more nicely than I did. People demanding 'pure' multiplayer or whatever crap are simply asking for an entirely different game.

[ZappyDoggo]

I've no idea why people are so pessimistic about this, a couple of mods have come really close, I think the problem is generally just lack of support. A lot of modding comes from people dedicating freetime without pay.

I'd say Minimalist Multiplayer is really close as is, if only they could somehow hook it into non-host clients rather than use an external application.
I highly doubt that it's "impossible," just really hard to figure out, but I'm hoping the improving mod support will make it easier some day.