How to Start a Single Player Game

[fsupple1]

I just purchased thjis game. What steps must I take to set up and play a single player game?

[Wardiaper]

All I did was make sure to install the Wurm Unlimited dedicated server from the "tools" section of my game library.

- Start the game and press the "manage server" button.

- Press the "start server" button on the second window that pops up. You can set a password in the "local server" tab but you need to do that before you start the server.

- Wait for a few seconds for the server to load.

- Back in the first game menu when you first started the game click on the "LAN" tab and your server should be there and double click or click once and click "connect."

[fsupple1]

Thanks. I will follow your instructions and let you know the results. It's 1:00 AM here so will do in the morning and give you the results. Thanks again.

[Keenan]

You may want to set a password so others can't join you without your permission!

[fsupple1]

Followed your instructions and everything works just fine. Thanks again for the help.

[Wardiaper]

That's good because some people were having some difficulties I think with online with friends.

After 13-14 hours in adventure I just watched some of the videos from this thread and going to start a new creative world. Explained a lot of little things I didn't know or didn't understand how they worked and will end up saving a lot of time just learning the basics - http://steamcommunity.com/app/366220/discussions/0/483368526586280449/

[aaronfranke]

Originally posted by Wardiaper:

All I did was make sure to install the Wurm Unlimited dedicated server from the "tools" section of my game library.

- Start the game and press the "manage server" button.

- Press the "start server" button on the second window that pops up. You can set a password in the "local server" tab but you need to do that before you start the server.

- Wait for a few seconds for the server to load.

- Back in the first game menu when you first started the game click on the "LAN" tab and your server should be there and double click or click once and click "connect."

This almost works for me. When clicking "Start Server", the box closes and nothing appears under "LAN" tab. However, "Start Server Offline" seems to work fine.

Xubuntu 16.04 LTS 64-bit

[not a spy]

Originally posted by aaronfranke.tar.gz:

Originally posted by Wardiaper:

All I did was make sure to install the Wurm Unlimited dedicated server from the "tools" section of my game library.

- Start the game and press the "manage server" button.

- Press the "start server" button on the second window that pops up. You can set a password in the "local server" tab but you need to do that before you start the server.

- Wait for a few seconds for the server to load.

- Back in the first game menu when you first started the game click on the "LAN" tab and your server should be there and double click or click once and click "connect."

This almost works for me. When clicking "Start Server", the box closes and nothing appears under "LAN" tab. However, "Start Server Offline" seems to work fine.

Xubuntu 16.04 LTS 64-bit

same

[Warspite]

I've tried everything detailed in this thread, watched videos and read other threads about how to start a single player game but it doesn't work.

No matter what I do the server doesn't show up in the LAN tab.

I can join a internet server without any problem but I really want to try this game out in single player.

[bob_2059]

Bear in mind you guys are following instructions that are almost two years old.
My memory may be a little hazy, but I don't think the 'Start Offline Server' option existed back then.

Originally posted by Warspite:

No matter what I do the server doesn't show up in the LAN tab.

You have to wait a bit (the exact time will depend on your system) until after the "Server is connected to Steam" message appears in the server status window.

[Warspite]

Originally posted by bob_2059:

Bear in mind you guys are following instructions that are almost two years old.
My memory may be a little hazy, but I don't think the 'Start Offline Server' option existed back then.

Originally posted by Warspite:

No matter what I do the server doesn't show up in the LAN tab.

You have to wait a bit (the exact time will depends on your system) until after the "Server is connected to Steam" message appears in the server status window.

Yeah, I see that in the window but it still doesn't show up in the LAN tab. I've just tried the "Connect by IP" option and the game started but I don't know if that's my single player server.

[bob_2059]

For a quick test, turn off any firewalls that are running on your computer. See if that changes anything, but remember to turn the firewall(s) back on after the test.

[Warspite]

Originally posted by bob_2059:

For a quick test, turn off any firewalls that are running on your computer. See if that changes anything, but remember to turn the firewall(s) back on after the test.

Just tried it with the firewall turned off and still no dice.

[g051051]

I had the same problem, and noticed the console was displaying an exception before it closed. Checking the logs showed that the system had chosen the wrong IP address somehow...it was trying to bind to my public internet address that my ISP provides to my router, instead of the local IP address that my PC got from DNS.

Try going to the Local Server tab and deleting the Server External IP Address, then go back to the "Select Game Database" tab and try to "Start Server". Once I did that, the server was now showing up in my LAN Server list.

[Warspite]

Originally posted by g051051:

I had the same problem, and noticed the console was displaying an exception before it closed. Checking the logs showed that the system had chosen the wrong IP address somehow...it was trying to bind to my public internet address that my ISP provides to my router, instead of the local IP address that my PC got from DNS.

Try going to the Local Server tab and deleting the Server External IP Address, then go back to the "Select Game Database" tab and try to "Start Server". Once I did that, the server was now showing up in my LAN Server list.

I tried that but it didn't work.

Thanks for the help guys.

[g051051]

Originally posted by Warspite:

Originally posted by g051051:

I had the same problem, and noticed the console was displaying an exception before it closed. Checking the logs showed that the system had chosen the wrong IP address somehow...it was trying to bind to my public internet address that my ISP provides to my router, instead of the local IP address that my PC got from DNS.

Try going to the Local Server tab and deleting the Server External IP Address, then go back to the "Select Game Database" tab and try to "Start Server". Once I did that, the server was now showing up in my LAN Server list.

I tried that but it didn't work.

Thanks for the help guys.

Take a look at the wurm.log.0 file located at C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Wurm Unlimited\WurmServerLauncher\Adventure\Logs (assuming you have a standard installation). What, if any, exceptions are being reported?