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Connect PC, PS5 and Xbox Series players, choose compatible settings and diagnose a missing server.
Description
The modern game supports crossplay. The older PS4 and Xbox One console release is a separate product. A shared game title does not establish compatibility: compare platform, version and stable or experimental branch.
Friend-hosted game or dedicated server?
A player-hosted world is available while its host is running the session. A dedicated server is a separate program and does not require a host character to be playing. Crossplay does not mean every player must run a server.
Agree on the exact version, world name and session password. Enable crossplay where needed by the platforms. Clear unnecessary server browser filters; for invitations, check the account and platform multiplayer permissions.
Cannot join: what to check first
Start with the exact error message. Record client and server versions and when failure occurs: discovery, sign-in, world download or spawning. Each stage can fail for a different reason.
- Server absent: check filters, version, visibility, crossplay and host availability.
- Connection rejected: check password, player limit, bans, EAC and mod requirements.
- World download stalls: check free space, connection stability and server errors; preserve the original save.
- Works on LAN but not online: the administrator checks ports, firewall and public addressing, including possible CGNAT.
Crossplay server requirements
Official requirements include at most 8 slots, enabled crossplay and EAC, and respecting EOS sanctions. A server configured for more slots does not meet the requirement just because only 2 players are online.
The Fun Pimps publishes the following limits. In V3.x, some gameplay options may come from Sandbox. Check the values actually applied rather than entries copied from an older guide.
| Setting | Requirement |
|---|---|
| ServerMaxPlayerCount | 8 or fewer |
| ServerAllowCrossplay / EACEnabled | true / true |
| IgnoreEOSSanctions | false |
| XP | 25-300% |
| Day length | At least 10 minutes |
| Concurrent Blood Moon zombies | 4-64 |
| Airdrops | At least 24 in-game hours apart |
| Player block damage | 25-300% |
| AI and Blood Moon AI block damage | At least 25% |
| Loot abundance | At most 200% |
| Loot respawn | At least 5 days |
Allies, parties and mods
Being on the same server does not automatically create a party. Ally and party invitations serve different purposes. Check membership, quest sharing and shared-XP conditions before heading out.
Consoles cannot install arbitrary PC mod packs. A server requiring custom assets or client code does not become compatible just by enabling crossplay. Diagnose on a separate clean test world while preserving the real game backup.
Worked example
PC can see a server but PS5 cannot. Check version compatibility, crossplay, EAC and the 8-slot limit first. Deleting a character will not fix incompatible crossplay settings.
Common mistake
Treating every console edition as the same version or assuming a PC mod is available on console.