rohitrojo
Greenhorn
I host a multiplayer farm on my PC to play with my girlfriend. I bought the game from the Xbox/Microsoft store on Windows 11 and she bought it through Steam on a Mac. We started playing together using the auto generated Multiplayer codes. After a few weeks, she was unable to connect to my farm through the Multiplayer codes. Has anyone else experienced this, and is there any fix for it?
Now, we used multiple tunneling/VPN services like ZeroTier and NordVPN. We currently use NordVPN's Meshnet to play together, but she often disconnects randomly after her character glitches repeatedly on my screen. On her screen, she sees similar erratic movements from my character. Sometimes, she disconnects within a few seconds of joining; other times, she disconnects after we play through a few days. Killing monsters in the skull caverns tends to increase the glitches and disconnections (more packets being sent quickly). My assumption is that there is some packet loss due to the UDP connection and Stardew doesn't handle it well. I was once using SMAPI (this issue began occurring before i downloaded modes) while playing with her and I saw some errors:
Also, if there are many people encountering the same problem with LAN connections and no plans for fixing this issue, I might begin working on a mod that better handles multiplayer connections.
I am also considering buying Stardew through Steam so that we can potentially connect as Steam friends. Is it possible to get a refund so that I can buy again through Steam, or would I have to just pay another $15?
Version: 1.6.15 build 24354
My Laptop: Dell G16 7630, Windows 11
Idk what Mac she has lmao I'll update this after I ask her
Language: English
Multiplayer
She uses controller, I primarily use keyboard/mouse
These bugs occur both in Vanilla and Modded (only I occasionally use mods, but I usually turn mods off when we play together). These bugs began before I started using mods.
I have attached the full SMAPI error log below.
I cannot attach my save file because it is too large.
These bugs have been occuring for around 6-8 months.
I also could not find "PC" as an option for a prefix
Now, we used multiple tunneling/VPN services like ZeroTier and NordVPN. We currently use NordVPN's Meshnet to play together, but she often disconnects randomly after her character glitches repeatedly on my screen. On her screen, she sees similar erratic movements from my character. Sometimes, she disconnects within a few seconds of joining; other times, she disconnects after we play through a few days. Killing monsters in the skull caverns tends to increase the glitches and disconnections (more packets being sent quickly). My assumption is that there is some packet loss due to the UDP connection and Stardew doesn't handle it well. I was once using SMAPI (this issue began occurring before i downloaded modes) while playing with her and I saw some errors:
These errors occur after she disconnects
[18:33:25 TRACE SMAPI] Player quit: -456797026218736048. It's confusing to see "Acknowledge" because a UDP connection shouldn't implement an acknwoledge packet because that's what makes a UDP connection fast. I know that UDP connections don't handle packet loss, but is there a way for Stardew to better handle packet loss and prevent disconnections? Or should I use a different service for UDP tunneling? I can also provide pcapng files of some packets that Wireshark saw in port 24642.Also, if there are many people encountering the same problem with LAN connections and no plans for fixing this issue, I might begin working on a mod that better handles multiplayer connections.
I am also considering buying Stardew through Steam so that we can potentially connect as Steam friends. Is it possible to get a refund so that I can buy again through Steam, or would I have to just pay another $15?
Version: 1.6.15 build 24354
My Laptop: Dell G16 7630, Windows 11
Idk what Mac she has lmao I'll update this after I ask her
Language: English
Multiplayer
She uses controller, I primarily use keyboard/mouse
These bugs occur both in Vanilla and Modded (only I occasionally use mods, but I usually turn mods off when we play together). These bugs began before I started using mods.
I have attached the full SMAPI error log below.
I cannot attach my save file because it is too large.
These bugs have been occuring for around 6-8 months.
I also could not find "PC" as an option for a prefix
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