I would like to just add that I have been switching back and forth repeatedly between Steam and Xb without issues. I do however keep my save files locally and back them up each time just in case.

I WOULD stick to a single platform but I cannot play on Steam with my Xb friends and vice versa.

Originally posted by Nomadski:

Originally posted by GunsForBucks:

The software is available to run your own server.
I wonder if you could run the server 24/7 on your PC and play the game through your xbox thingy?

I seriously doubt the devs have any intent to run servers for people, especially considering the 10 client limit in the game.

Its running my PC 24/7 that I want to avoid. That game Grounded has some way of sharing gameworlds doesn't it? Its an indie game that went from early access to full release, but they've been able to implement some kind of world share system without having to run your pc on 24/7.

I have no idea about some other games systems.
There are a lot of factors when it comes to sharing world data.
The biggest issue that comes to mind is what happens if two people decide to build in the same place? Unless they are logging in to some shared service of some kind there is a chance of things being destroyed if they overlap when the save data is put back together.

For all I know that other game devs are hosting worlds ... in that case the game is dead when the devs pull the plug in the future.

So just saying another game does it means nothing.

Originally posted by GunsForBucks:

Originally posted by Nomadski:

Its running my PC 24/7 that I want to avoid. That game Grounded has some way of sharing gameworlds doesn't it? Its an indie game that went from early access to full release, but they've been able to implement some kind of world share system without having to run your pc on 24/7.

I have no idea about some other games systems.
There are a lot of factors when it comes to sharing world data.
The biggest issue that comes to mind is what happens if two people decide to build in the same place? Unless they are logging in to some shared service of some kind there is a chance of things being destroyed if they overlap when the save data is put back together.

For all I know that other game devs are hosting worlds ... in that case the game is dead when the devs pull the plug in the future.

So just saying another game does it means nothing.

Well if it works, it means something, yes.

The Grounded system works like this - when you quit game to main menu you can select save file and then select Copy. Then you can select share with friends, and send it to whoever you want. It's not perfect but it does mean you can solo on a shared world and then update the others with what youve done.

I could share a save file with pc friends on Valheim but when this comes to Xbox it will need an in-game system to be able to copy and share updated worlds with friends on other platforms (actual platforms, not pc launcher platforms).

There is always a way with a little bit of will.

Originally posted by GunsForBucks:

Originally posted by Nomadski:

Thanks for the detailed response

One follow up, is there any changes planned re gameworld sharing or will that remain on personal servers as it is currently? It's kind of annoying that my friends can't just jump on my gameworld when I'm not about unless I leave my PC on which I'm hesitant to do. Will be doubly so when a greater number of my friends who have xboxes jump on the game.

I realise I could just rent a server but would rather not have that cost when the xbox version laucnhes.

The software is available to run your own server.
I wonder if you could run the server 24/7 on your PC and play the game through your xbox thingy?

I seriously doubt the devs have any intent to run servers for people, especially considering the 10 client limit in the game.

Its running my PC 24/7 that I want to avoid. That game Grounded has some way of sharing gameworlds doesn't it? Its an indie game that went from early access to full release, but they've been able to implement some kind of world share system without having to run your pc on 24/7.

Originally posted by IronMontilyet:

On a PC your saves will be stored in the same folder regardless of whether you're playing through Steam or with PC Game Pass, so you can theoretically easily switch over from one to the other. However, I would recommend choosing one platform and sticking to it (rather than switching back and forth continuously) in order to avoid conflicts with Cloud saves.
As for getting your saves over to Xbox, this should also work as the two Game Passes share the same Cloud service. You will need to play it with PC Game Pass first though, to get the saves from your computer to the Xbox Cloud, before you can access them from your console (you can't go directly from Steam to Xbox). Once again though, you should still choose either Game Pass or Steam, so that the two Cloud services don't try to conflict with each other.
The good thing about crossplay though is that it doesn't matter which you choose - you'll still be able to play with your friends regardless of whether you're all on console, or they're on console and you're on PC.

Thanks for the detailed response

One follow up, is there any changes planned re gameworld sharing or will that remain on personal servers as it is currently? It's kind of annoying that my friends can't just jump on my gameworld when I'm not about unless I leave my PC on which I'm hesitant to do. Will be doubly so when a greater number of my friends who have xboxes jump on the game.

I realise I could just rent a server but would rather not have that cost when the xbox version laucnhes.

Originally posted by Nomadski:

Originally posted by IronMontilyet:

On a PC your saves will be stored in the same folder regardless of whether you're playing through Steam or with PC Game Pass, so you can theoretically easily switch over from one to the other. However, I would recommend choosing one platform and sticking to it (rather than switching back and forth continuously) in order to avoid conflicts with Cloud saves.
As for getting your saves over to Xbox, this should also work as the two Game Passes share the same Cloud service. You will need to play it with PC Game Pass first though, to get the saves from your computer to the Xbox Cloud, before you can access them from your console (you can't go directly from Steam to Xbox). Once again though, you should still choose either Game Pass or Steam, so that the two Cloud services don't try to conflict with each other.
The good thing about crossplay though is that it doesn't matter which you choose - you'll still be able to play with your friends regardless of whether you're all on console, or they're on console and you're on PC.

Thanks for the detailed response :cupup:

One follow up, is there any changes planned re gameworld sharing or will that remain on personal servers as it is currently? It's kind of annoying that my friends can't just jump on my gameworld when I'm not about unless I leave my PC on which I'm hesitant to do. Will be doubly so when a greater number of my friends who have xboxes jump on the game.

I realise I could just rent a server but would rather not have that cost when the xbox version laucnhes.

The software is available to run your own server.
I wonder if you could run the server 24/7 on your PC and play the game through your xbox thingy?

I seriously doubt the devs have any intent to run servers for people, especially considering the 10 client limit in the game.

On a PC your saves will be stored in the same folder regardless of whether you're playing through Steam or with PC Game Pass, so you can theoretically easily switch over from one to the other. However, I would recommend choosing one platform and sticking to it (rather than switching back and forth continuously) in order to avoid conflicts with Cloud saves.
As for getting your saves over to Xbox, this should also work as the two Game Passes share the same Cloud service. You will need to play it with PC Game Pass first though, to get the saves from your computer to the Xbox Cloud, before you can access them from your console (you can't go directly from Steam to Xbox). Once again though, you should still choose either Game Pass or Steam, so that the two Cloud services don't try to conflict with each other.
The good thing about crossplay though is that it doesn't matter which you choose - you'll still be able to play with your friends regardless of whether you're all on console, or they're on console and you're on PC.