Originally posted by Tired_David:

It's a single player game unless you enable "Start Server" in the menu. Just put a password on it and send invitations to friends. You don't need to host a dedicated server if you don't want to, that's only if you want the game world available 24/7 so other players can join when you're not around. If you just enable the server option in your menu, the world will be online only when you're in it; on the other hand, you can move your characters between worlds, so you can go play on your friend's server any time as well.

That sounds perfect! It would be good to have others on there with me at times. I wouldnt want to leave my PC run all day long, so no dedicated server. I would like a dedicated server but Im scared of the wear and tear on my PC letting it run 24/7.

Being able to put your character onto other servers whenever you want is great. Im going to guess that you only bring with you your character and whats on them? Im guessing you have some kind of bank system where you store extra equipment and crafting materials. Do those come with you as well, or is it only what you have equipped on you and in your bag?