Multiplayer - One player constantly has connection issues

[cyan flume]

We are trying to play multiplayer and it works well for three of the players who seem to have no issues, but for me I keep getting what seems to be connection issues that make it unplayable. When I log in not every other player appears in the connected players for me, but they can all see each other and me in the list. When I spawn in I am often in the wrong place, either somewhere on the farm I can't see myself behind, or inside a blank void. Sometimes I spawn in my bed but am unable to move. When I am able to play, often other players are invisible though I can sometimes see the effects of their actions. Also I have issues with inventory where items don't seem to visibly update in the inventory, but do update, presumably on the server side, since my inventory does get full and I stop being able to pick up items. When I try to move items into the seemingly empty slots it picks up whatever is there, but then the inventory screen gets stuck confused and I have to alt-f4 the game. I don't understand why this is happening only to me, since I am playing on the same connection as one of the other players who has no issues. We have tried testing various things like changing the order we connect to the host, changing if the game is paused or running when I join but nothing seems to change, only I have an issue and everyone else is fine. I'm playing on Steam/Win11 and not sure what else to do apart from write this bug report since the issue is still persistent several days later.

[mighty wagon]

Hello @cyan flume,
I'm so sorry for the inconvenience, and thank you for letting us know about the issues you’ve run into. 🙏

Could you let us know what platforms you and the other players are using (Steam PC/Deck, Xbox X/S, or PS5)? Also, do you remember the in-game time when these issues first started happening?

[cyan flume]

We are all on Steam, some of us are on Windows 11 and others on Windows 10. It was probably on Spring 5 or so that I first started having issues, I cant remember exactly, though I don't remember there was a dream cutscene that was supposed to run at the beginning of the day.

And lt all happens when I load into the game, though it doesn't seem to matter if its the start of the day or halfway through it or if I wait to join the following day after everyone else finishes.

[cyan flume]

I've tried it on the same game from another device and the same issues persist

I've also tried starting a new game with them and it was working fine until I hit the dream cutscene and after that I started having the same issues like players seeming to be invisible.

Reconnecting after that point hits all the issues like spawning in stuck and unable to move and the other players not being able to see me despite allegedly being connected to the game

[mighty wagon]

Thank you for confirming the details @cyan flume.

To help us take a closer look, could you share the Host's save file here as well? The host can find it by copying and pasting this file path to the File Explorer: %localappdata%\ProjectCoral\Saved\SaveGames

[cyan flume]

These are the two saves, the first is the one we were mainly playing, the second was a quick test we did to see if the same thing would happen

[mighty wagon]

Hello Ekreed,
I’m really sorry for the delayed response—I missed your earlier reply. 🙇‍♀️

Just checking in, does the issue still occur on your end?
In the meantime, I'll pass the save files to the team for further review.

[cyan flume]

Yes, it did for a few days after I sent this. We haven't played since then, hoping a future patch might resolve this

[mighty wagon]

Thanks for confirming! 🙏 I’ll pass this along to the team for review and we’ll reach out if we need more info or have any updates. Appreciate your patience in the meantime!

[woven badge]

Hello, I'm also having the same issue, and it sucks. I'm player 2 in the multiplayer, and my friends and I were able to somewhat fix the problem by having the host restart the session. It takes 1 - 2 tries till it works, but today has been pretty bad. We restarted a few times, and I'm still stuck either in bed or underground. The indication of the bug at the start of the game is usually by not finding my name on the player list on the right side, or my house not being fully loaded or with a colored background.

[woven badge]

Update: I tried reinstalling the game as well just now, and when I launched it, it just spawned me underground when I entered the game, and I keep falling into the abyss. It's been happening to me only so far; the other players don't seem to have this problem.

[woven badge]

Update: my friends and I have a suspicion that it might be a bug that is tied to player 2, because on the first MP playthrough we tried, my other friend, who was P2, was buggy as well, and kept having problems with the game; the second playthrough, he is fine since he is now P1 while I'm the one who is currently buggy.
Another thing, I think it got worse after the fix, when before we could just restart the session to fix the problem, now I'm unable to no matter how many times we tried to restart the session.

main file we used

[mighty wagon]

Hello Luth!
Sorry for the trouble, and thanks a bunch for sharing all the details with us. 🙌

If you get a chance to play again, could you send a video of when you join the session and the issue pops up?
It’d be super helpful if the Host could also record their POV while you’re joining.

You can use Steam’s built-in recording or just a quick phone video—whatever’s easiest.
Thanks so much for your help! 🙏

[woven badge]

Hello Rachma, we tried to play the game again today but it showed me a different bug instead this time around. It's the one where I spawn under the shed (somewhat in the middle of the farm?) and keeps falling into the abyss. Tried to restart, but it's the same bug again... 😅
I'll try to update if I encounter the bug again where I'm stuck in the bedroom and my name is not on the player list 🙏
Here is the compiled Video:

[mighty wagon]

Ahh, I see. Thanks so much for sending the video! 🙏
We’ve received a similar report here
https://discord.com/channels/623097219628662784/1409771042745876480 and are still gathering more info.

Could you share a bit more detail about how the issue started and what led up to the falling issue happening? That would really help us, thank you!

[woven badge]

I honestly have no idea about the falling issue. I just entered the game and it's already bugged for me as you can see from the video, free-falling immediately.

There is a high possibility that because we tried saving the game even though I was bugged last time (with me still being online just stuck and waiting to faint so we can start the next day) the next day became unplayable for me because the bug is now 'saved' to the save file so to speak.

The bug problem, we noticed, came more often after we reached fall and after the Hotfix v1.2-1240 update.

All I can say the most consistent bugs that I encountered the last 3 game days on that save were:

1. The one where when I log in, my character is invisible to the other players, when I can see them, and I'm not in the player list, but can still move around and do stuff in the farm.

2. The one where I log in, but I am stuck in the room next to the bed, sometimes with me also not being in the player list, and the furniture loading in late.

3. The one where I spawn underground, either with the game camera above ground showing where my location is, or the camera is also with me underground in the void, free-falling with me. (which, in theory, I think is why I'm not free-falling if the camera is above ground and I'm down under.)

[mighty wagon]

Hi Luth, Thank you for providing all the details regarding the issue. I'm sorry for the delayed response. 🙇‍♀️

We’ve forwarded the information you shared to our development team, and they are currently investigating the cause.

In the meantime, the only available workaround for the falling loop is to craft a Warp Sesajen, which allows you to fast travel and free your character.
If the Warp Sesajen is not yet available in your crafting menu, it can be unlocked by another player who has completed the Rare Altar in the Lake Temple.

We understand that this may not be ideal, and we truly appreciate your patience and understanding. If you have any further questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out — we’re always here to help. 🙏

[agile scroll]

Is it possible that some sort of cheat to get a warp sesajen could be added? It's quite late-game tech, so it would mean our fourth player has to miss out on so much before we unlock it and free him.

[agile scroll]

@mighty wagon ?