Continuous

This 'alpha' release is an automatically generated snapshot of the current state of development. It is continuously updated with work-in-progress changes that may be broken, incomplete, or incompatible.

Supported RimWorld versions: latest 1.6

Installation

1. Download the Multiplayer-beta.zip file below.
2. Open your RimWorld installation directory
   • Steam: Right-click RimWorld in your Steam library → Manage → Browse local Files
   • Or navigate directly to:
     • Windows: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\RimWorld\Mods
     • Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/RimWorld/RimWorldMac.app/Mods (Right-click on RimWorldMac.app, then click Show Package Contents to see the Mods folder)
     • Linux: ~/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/RimWorld/Mods
3. Extract the zip file into the Mods folder.
   • You should have a Multiplayer folder in the Mods folder (Mods/Multiplayer)
   • Make sure you do not have this directory structure: Mods/Multiplayer-beta/Multiplayer. If you do, move the Multiplayer folder to the parent directory.

Standalone server

Download Server-beta.zip if you want to host a dedicated standalone server for testing.

Setup

1. Download and extract Server-beta.zip.
2. Open the folder for your platform:
   • Server/Windows
   • Server/Linux
3. Start the server using:
   • Windows: Server.exe
   • Linux: ./Server.sh
4. The server will start and wait for the first connection.

First-time configuration (bootstrap)
No manual configuration files are required.
The first player to connect via the Multiplayer mod client will be prompted to perform the initial setup:
they can configure the game world, scenario, and other options directly from within RimWorld.
Subsequent players connect to the already-running session.