possible way to switch hosts

[Luigi]

i am doing co-op with my bf and he wants to continue playing on our farm while i am away. i am the current host of our farm. is there a way i can switch hosts or leave the multiplayer game running while i am not at my computer?

[Mr. Hawt Model]

You might be able to move the file for the farm from one user to another by sharing it directly. I'm not sure how this will react to being loaded by a new user as host. This might work if you want to move it once and have your bf host from now on, but if you're looking to both play independently and together on the same file it will be a logistic nightmare.

If you want to just change host once, you can find the world file under
C:\Users\user_name\AppData\Roaming\StardewValley\Saves
Change user_name to yours and make sure to make copies of the file before anything else.

Again I don't know how this will act moving to a new user so be warned, but good luck if you try.


The other fix is outdated , and likely will not work after Stardew 1.2, but on the offchance this is ok with you then I'll mention it anyway.

You can mod the game to leave the farm running. constantly, a good comparison is like a Minecraft server. This will require the multiplayer mod I mentioned, and another mod called SMAPI, which loads most mods (including this one) that the community makes.

Here is a link for the mod that keeps the server up:
https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/2677

And here is a link for the SMAPI. Installing this is a little bit tricky so follow a guide like the one linked below:
https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/2400
Windows guide:
https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Modding:Installing_SMAPI_on_Windows


Good luck!