34 articlesIf you’re a fan of Minecraft but looking for something different in the same vein, look no further than Hytale. The revived game has gotten a breath of breath air and early access is now live. You can now play the game not only by yourself but with your friends.
If you’re having trouble joining your friends, we got you sorted! In this guide, we’ll show you exactly how you can play online with your friends very quickly. Let’s get into it!
How to Play Hytale Online With Friends
When you want to play with friends, one friend will need to be the host while the other friends will join. Let’s take a look at how you can do this.
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Starting off, one of either you or your friends will need to host a game. To do this, navigate to the Worlds option in the main menu.
Over here, you have two options:
- Create a new world
- Open an existing world you already made before.
Once you’re in the game, open the game menu using the Esc key. In this menu, select Online Play.
In this menu, you will see a bunch of options. Here is what you need to do:
- Turn On the Allow Other Players to Join Option
- Optional: Add a password for added security but it is not needed
- Press Save to generate a code
- Select Copy To Clipboard and share the code.
It is important to mention that you should only share this code with your friends and not with others. Otherwise, anyone will be able to join your World. Additionally, Share Codes also contain IP addresses as well which can breach your privacy.
How To Join Game As Friend
If the host friend shares the code, you can use this code to join their game.
Start by going into the main menu and select the Servers option. Here, look to the bottom right and you will see the Join Via Code.
Select this option and then paste the code you received from the host friend. Doing so will allow you to join your friend’s game directly. It’s as simple as that!
Final Advice
That’s everything you need to know about playing Hytale online with friends. It really is as simple as that, it just depends on who’s hosting the game. If you run into some issues while joining, this likely could be due to your environment. Hytale developers have acknowledged that playing with friends is still an experimental feature that could have multiple issues. This is why we suggest checking out hytale’s official joining friends article for troubleshooting advice.
