Server

This is a Server / Client based game, even when playing solo.

It means 2 programs must run in order to play, even when playing solo locally to your own PC: one is the client, with the game graphics and UI you interact with, and one is the server: the actual program running the game itself.

The game client can auto-launch and setup a server via the "NEW GAME" menu. However on some setups, the auto-launch is blocked by the OS and the server needs to be manually launched via server_start.bat or by creating an Ymir shortcut with appropriate arguments.

The server is the program running and maintaining the actual game save.

Saves are located in %appdata%\Local\Ymir\saves.

The server config.ini file is located in %AppData%\Local\Ymir. It allows to control server specific settings such as the default network port used, and to specify the time of the daily restart.

This game's networking does not support Upnp, nor tunelling. Therefore, the appropriate port must be manually forwarded by your local network router in order to allow other players to join your game for multiplayer.

To start the Ymir server with the World save create a server_start.bat

start Ymir.exe -server -save NAMEOFSAVE exit ---

Place the server_start.bat in the Ymir folder ..\Steam\steamapps\common\Ymir.. and run the .bat, now it shoudl start de the Server with your choosen save (World)