Games that support cooperative mode and multiplayer games are in good demand among players. It is doubly interesting to play your favorite game together with a friend. And you can become the administrator of some server in your game, if possible. In "Terraria" it is very convenient to organize a joint passage of the game. You can create a server in "Terraria" - both independently and using the Steam platform. This game supports a console application with which it is possible to become a host and part-time administrator.
How to create a server in "Terraria"?
Everyone knows the Hamachi service, which allows you to play on the network. But in "Terraria" you can avoid using this application. If you use an unlicensed client, then in the following way you can create a server in "Terraria". As mentioned earlier, everyone can start it independently. In the root folder is the console application TerrariaServer.exe, which is responsible for the health of the server. By launching it, you can see the panel window where the server commands fit.
An alternative way exists for owners of a licensed game on Steam. It is enough just to have a future teammate in friends and connect to his game through pop-ups. The player who will host must enter the multiplayer game mode and select the world settings. Then he needs to start the game and wait for the loading of all the working elements of the world.
World creation
If the host plans to play through the console application, then you need to determine the type of server. But before creating a server in Terraria, both as an owner and as an administrator, you should create or join an existing world:
- If the host decided to connect his, the previously created, game world, then you need to decide on the maximum allowable online, come up with a port and enable the password. The world will begin to load and be generated after the operations completed. The host enters a familiar world, where he needs to give himself administrator rights, and only then invite friends and acquaintances.
- If the host decided to create a completely new world, then in the game itself it should determine the size of the world. After that, you need to repeat all the steps from the paragraph above.
- If the host wants to delete the world, then this can be done either in the game itself or by deleting the world file from the root folder of the game.
Important server commands and addresses
Server addresses in "Terraria" are determined by IP, regardless of the country where the host is located. That is, the player can join a host from any country, the difference will only be in delays and data transfer rates. Therefore, after we created the north in the "Terraria", we learn our IP. This can be done using third-party services that display the player’s IP on the screen.
To invite other users to the server, you must provide your IP and password, and in some cases the port.
Administrators can use convenient commands:
- / help - shows a list of all kinds of commands available to the host;
- / save - standard save the world without stopping the server;
- / exit - pauses the server and saves the current progress;
- / playing - displays the number of players who are currently playing on the server.
The list of console commands is much larger than the one presented above. These are just the most necessary commands to help support the server. You can get acquainted with all the teams on the sites dedicated to the game "Terraria".