How to play coop?

[Falcon]

Hi everyone

So I finally decided to buy this game, and wanted to start a coop game with my buddy.

So I go into the game, click on Start Game --> CO-OP --> Survival --> Start
I've set no password, set player limit to 2, and click Start.

Then I wait for a few minutes and the only thing I'm looking at is this:
Connecting to server 127.0.0.1:30000...

It eventually times out saying it cannot connect to the server.

I tried restarting my computer, and still the same thing.
I read that EmpyrionDedicated.exe tries to run in the background.
So I found the file, and set it to run as administrator.

Now when I try start the co-op game, Windows prompts that I allow it to run as Administrator.
But the exact same thing happens.

What I do notice everytime though, is that EmpyrionDedicated.exe starts, but it only runs for about 5 seconds, but then closes. No error messages or prompts though.


Any help please?


My system:

64bit Windows 10 Pro
Windows default AntiVirus (With the Empyrion Galactic Steam folder added to the exception list)
32Gb 3200MHz ram
1000 mbps up and down fibre internet line
2080Ti gpu
i9900k cpu

[Falcon]

Hey Scooby

I tried with the EAC disabled, (via the ingame setup menu).
I also tried again with the Anti Virus temporarily disabled.

I downloaded the Dedicated Server software via the Steam Gui.
Curiously, I notice the same thing there:

I start the "EmpyrionDedicated.cmd" file, and a window pop ups saying to wait 10 seconds.
I notice that EmpyrionDedicated.exe starts again, but it disappears after about 2 seconds.
No errors.

I'll try the steamcmd method you pasted above.

[Falcon]

Same thing I'm afraid.

EmpyrionDedicated.exe starts in the background, but disappears.
I found the log files, and only this sticks out, but it's not evident if it's the cause of the problem:

16-16:41:23.279 18_41 -LOG- Loading file 'D:\Games\egsdedi\DedicatedServer/../dedicated.yaml'
16-16:41:23.356 18_41 -LOG- Task Type=lastCancel ThreadId=14188 ManagedId=4
16-16:41:23.361 18_41 -LOG- Save game version Alpha 12.0, Build 2939
16-16:41:23.533 18_41 -LOG- Altering table Marketplace not successfull: SQL logic error
duplicate column name: maxtranscost. Table already in correct format.
16-16:41:23.547 18_41 -LOG- Game dat file loaded
16-16:41:23.717 18_41 -LOG- Loaded sector file D:\Games\egsdedi\DedicatedServer/../Saves/Games/DediGame/Sectors/Sectors.yaml with 28 playfields, needed 115ms
16-16:41:23.906 18_41 -LOG- Generating stars=19778 took 186
16-16:41:23.914 18_41 -LOG- Faction statistics enabled
16-16:41:23.914 18_41 -LOG- Mode=nextData, GameSeed=1011345, UniqueId=1586744466, EntityId=1001
16-16:41:24.072 18_41 -LOG- Error starting dedicated server: firstCancel
16-16:41:24.153 18_41 -LOG- EAC: Starting server
16-16:41:24.177 18_41 -LOG- Now listening for PfServers on port 30003
16-16:41:24.178 18_41 -LOG- Thread 'EnableNetwork1' ThreadId=5516 ManagedId=7
16-16:41:25.754 18_41 -LOG- EAC: Stopping server
16-16:41:26.059 18_41 -LOG- Ending listening thread...
16-16:41:26.091 18_41 -LOG- Done cleaning up
16-16:41:26.091 18_41 -LOG- Task Type=lastCancel ThreadId=2180 ManagedId=9
Setting up 8 worker threads for Enlighten.

[Falcon]

Finally figured it out...

So it turns out that I already have a service running on port 30000. (My UPS)
When I changed the server port to anything else, suddenly it starts working.

Thanks for suggestions though.

[Battle_Hampter]

Does coop cost?

[ravien_ff]

Originally posted by Battle_Hampter:

Does coop cost?

4 year old thread.