How to connect to your Romestead server

You join your Romestead server by its address and port, from the multiplayer menu in the game. Both are on the address card on Overview, like forum.play.wilderack.com:28050. If the server has a password, the game asks for it when you connect.

Before you start

• Find the address and port. The port is the number after the colon on the address card. It’s picked for your server, so it isn’t Romestead’s usual 8050.
• Update the game. Your game and the server must be on the same Romestead version.
• Play the normal version. If you switched to a beta branch in Steam, switch back. A beta game can’t join a server on the normal version.

Join by address and port

1. Start Romestead and open Multiplayer.
2. Choose to join a game, and pick or create a character.
3. Open the option for joining by address. It may be labelled Advanced or LAN, depending on your version.
4. Type the address in the address box, like forum.play.wilderack.com, and the port in the port box, like 28050.
5. Connect, and type the password if the game asks for it. Passwords are case-sensitive.

Steam Deck

Romestead runs on Steam Deck, and joining works the same way. Use the on-screen keyboard (Steam + X) to type the address and port.

No server browser

Romestead has no public list of servers. Only people you give the address and port to can find your server. Use a password anyway, in case the address gets shared further than you meant.

Server password

Set or change it in Settings, then restart the server. The new password only works after the restart.

By hand, it’s the Password value in config.json. An empty value means no password. See the config reference.

Joining wakes the server

Your server naps when nobody’s playing. Joining by address wakes it, usually in a couple of seconds. If the game gives up before the server is awake, connect again.

Friends can also open the wake link from the address card, play.wilderack.com/w/forum, to wake it before they start the game. The How to join card on Overview shows the same steps as this page.

Fewer disconnects than Steam hosting

When friends play on someone’s own game through Steam, the connection runs through Steam’s relay network. The developers say some groups get disconnected that way. They also say players who switched to a dedicated server and joined by IP saw those disconnects go away. Your server is that kind of setup.

Can’t connect?

1. Check the port. Use the one on the address card, not 8050.
2. Check the version. If you see “Client version … is not compatible with server version …”, update the game. Restart Steam if no update shows.
3. Wait for the server. After a restart or a long nap, give it a minute, then join again.
4. Check the password. Ask the owner whether it changed.

More fixes are in Fix common Romestead server errors.