which IP are you using to connect btw? Assuming you are using windows you need to right click the connection icon at the bottom right then click "Open Network and Sharing Centre" then click on your internet connection at the right hand side of the window that will pop up. Then you click on "Details..." and you should find an IP address named IPv4: 192.168.X.Y you need to use this one not any of the other ones. You can also try the same as the IPv4 but with an 1 at the end (that is the router IP address and should look like this: 192.168.X.1)
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Im using the internal ip adress which is 192.168.x.y y is the only one different between our two computers.
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@smoelfen1978: If you get an "unable to connect" error when connecting to a LAN session (i.e. session started from the ingame LAN feature [singleplayer -> open for lan] and using the LAN IP [192.168.x.x]), this could be caused by an antivirus program or firewall which blocks the connection. What antivirus program and firewall are you using exactly?
Make sure there is no firewall or antivirus program blocking the game on your machine (or on the machine of your husband). Even the default Windows firewall could cause this issue, so make sure Rising World is on the exception list (the "risingworldx64.exe" file in your game directory [steam/steamapps/common/Rising World] as well as the "java.exe" in steam/steamapps/common/Rising World/java/bin)
To make sure that there is no networking issue, you could also try to ping your husbands machine (and vice versa). To do that, press Windowskey + R, type cmd and then type ping 192.168.x.x (insert your husbands ip there). Do you get a response?
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we only have windows defender and im iffy about turning that off... but i made sure the ports are open in the firewall as well and that Rising world is allowed through as well as the java exe. The ping works fine. I get a rsponce and so does hubby.... Ive been told that it might help to uninstall and install it again.. so we are trying that now
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Reinstalling worked!! Now we can play together whee!! Thanks so much for your time and patience. I simply adore this game. Small questions about playing together if I may.
1 )Are we able to group, or form some sort of "collective" so we can use eachothers stuff.
2) we use my world to play on, but if I log off can husband still play on the same world so he can earn progress while I sleep ?
Thanks in advance for helping
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1) unless you use an area protection script/plugin that creates groups everyone can use everything in terms of crafting stations/chests/etc.
2) in LAN mode he would have to keep you logged on to keep on playing if you "the host" log out the LAN server goes down. I would recommend the player who plays the most to host the game. An alternative would be for him to play on your PC and open your world in SP after you leave to go to bed. -
I think we use his world then.. as he plays the most
I just keep one where i play a little solo for myself Thanks so much for your help 
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If you want to play multiplayer, and host the game on your computer, there are two possible ways doing it:
- Go to the singleplayer menu, select a world and hit the red "Open for LAN" button. This starts a multiplayer session, so other people are able to join your game (please note that your server will not appear in the serverlist, so your friends have to connect via IP).
- Download the dedicated server files and start a dedicated server. We offer a startscript for Windows, Mac and Linux. It's highly recommended to have Java 8 installed in order to run the server.
In short: If you simply want to play with some friends, it's recommended to start a LAN game. If you want to run the server in background (or you don't want to join the game), it's recommended to start a dedicated server.You should be aware that when hosting a server on your machine, it's usually only reachable inside the local network. In order to give your friends the ability to connect over the internet, you need to forward your ports. You find plenty information about port forwarding on Google, it always depend on the type of router you have etc.
Note: If you and your friends have an IPv6 address, you usually don't have to forward your ports, and can connect directly. You can find out if you have an IPv6 address by visiting this site: http://whatismyv6.com/ (your IPv6 address should look like this, for example: 2b08:314:cd22:7950:696f:1c4e:1h32:5af2). When running the Steam version, it may be necessary to add +ipv6 as launch option (rightclick on Rising World in your Steam Library -> Properties -> Set Launch Options).The default port the game uses is 4255, the internal Http-Server uses the serverport-1. This can be changed for the dedicated server, but when using the default setup (or when starting a singleplayer game), you need to forward the ports 4254-4259 TCP and UDP (both protocols are required)
As you see, the server port as well as the following four ports need to be forwarded (so when using 5600 for example as your server port, you must forward 5599-5604).Now the final step to let your friends connect to your server is to give them your IP. If you want to play in a local network, you give them your local network ip (or when playing over hamachi, accordingly your hamachi-IP). But when playing over the internet, you need your internet IP, which you can - for example - get here: http://www.whatismyip.com/
That's it! By the way, it's recommended to restart the server periodically. Usually a daily restart is sufficient.
Please keep in mind that the flag "server_hive_verification" is enabled by default for dedicated servers. It ensures that everybody who connects to the server will be validated through our HIVE, it is highly recommended to keep this setting enabled.
I just downloaded the game and wanted to play with a friend. We both tried to start a multiplayer session from a single player world, but there was no button with "Open to LAN". We made the server using the second option, but I really want to know why there is no "Open to LAN" button for us. Thanks!
- Go to the singleplayer menu, select a world and hit the red "Open for LAN" button. This starts a multiplayer session, so other people are able to join your game (please note that your server will not appear in the serverlist, so your friends have to connect via IP).
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