Bored with single-player experience in Hytale? Learn how to create your own server so you can play together with friends in this Hytale multiplayer guide!
What is Hytale?
Hytale is a voxel-based RPG from Hypixel Studios. The game puts emphasis on modding and adds a variety of easily accessible in-game tools that allow the creation of custom content, but fans of a well-structured fantasy game with pre-made scenarios, progression systems, tactical combat, and evolving lore will also find something to enjoy.
Can You Play Hytale with Friends?
Yes! Hytale supports both single-player and multiplayer modes, allowing everyone to choose how they want to play. Whether you prefer playing alone or with others, both options are available in Hytale.
Keep in mind that playing with others will result in a much different experience compared to playing alone, but both ways of playing are valid and satisfying in their own ways.
Here’s everything you need to know about multiplayer in Hytale.
Hytale Multiplayer Overview
If you’d like to team up in Hytale co-op with your friends, you will all have to join the same Hytale server. You have the following options:
- Let everyone join the same private server
- Let someone from your group become the host by sharing their single-player world with the rest
- Rent a dedicated server using a dedicated hosting service
Let’s go through each option one by one.
Joining a Private Server – Browse Hytale Multiplayer Server Lists
If you’d like to play on someone else’s server, you’ll have to find one first.
For that, you can use the in-game server browser or one of the fan-made ones. Here are some for your convenience:
- https://hytale.game/en/servers/
- https://hytaleonlineservers.com/
Both are working as of now, but if they’re down, just do a quick Google search for “Hytale servers”.
Use the filters to find your favorite server. Once you’ve chosen the server, press the “copy IP” to get its address.
With that, go to the main menu of Hytale and choose “servers”. There, you can use either the “direct connect” or “add server” button. The only difference between them is that “add server” allows you to save the server for easier access in the future.
In either case, you need to paste the copied address into the “connection address” field and confirm.
Private Servers – Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Very easy to set up
- Reliable and stable connection with high uptime (varies, depending on the server)
- Persistent worlds that will save your multiplayer progression between sessions
- Free
Cons:
- No control over the server rules
- Forced to play with strangers
- The server can be deleted or rolled back by the owner at any time
Share Your Hytale Single-Player World with Friends
Another easy solution for playing with friends is to simply open your single-player world to the public. To do so, go to the main menu in Hytale and choose “worlds”. There, you can either create a new world or choose an existing one.
Enter the chosen or newly-created world, then hit the “esc” key and choose “online play” from the menu.
There, set the “allow other players to join” to “on”. You can also set a password if you wish to.
Once done, click the “save” button, and a code will appear under the “share code” section. Copy it and send it to your friends, along with the password if you’ve used one.
Share the code only with people you trust; it contains your IP address.
To join your world, your friends will have to go to the main menu, choose “servers” and click the “join via code” button, where they’ll have to paste your Hytale invite code and the password (if required).
As long as you have the world running on your computer, they’ll be able to join and play.
Sharing Your Own World – Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Very easy to set up
- A lot of control over the server rules and customization options
- Perfect if you want to restrict access to strangers and only allow your friends in
- Free
Cons:
- The host must have a fast and stable Internet connection
- The server will be up only when the host is playing
- For security reasons, it’s recommended to not share the world with strangers
- Requires powerful hardware to support more than just a few players
Why Friends Can’t Join My World?
According to the developers, sharing the world is an experimental feature and heavily depends on system settings. If your friends can’t join your world, there might be an issue on your side, such as a firewall blocking Hytale connections, an antivirus interfering with the game, an internet service provider (ISP) blocking game ports, or UPnP being disabled on the router, among other potential causes.
For the quickest fix, let your friend try hosting the game instead.
If it doesn’t work or it’s not an option, try reaching out to Hytale support or following official Hytale guides that zero in on troubleshooting technical issues.
Dedicated Server Hosting – Renting a Server
If you’d like to play with your friends without worrying about lag and server uptime, renting a dedicated server might be worth considering.
It’s not free (as opposed to self-hosting, which is not recommended for a beginner and won’t be covered here) and requires diving into technical details a bit, but it has its own unique perks that make it an interesting option.
Hytale partnered with several hosting services that allow you to rent a server and easily set up your own, often with a single click. Visit one of the Hytale’s partners (Nitrado, Apex Hosting, GPORTAL, Shockbyte, Dathost), and choose the suitable plan. The hosting company will take care of all the technicalities.
If you’re interested in learning how to set up a self-hosted dedicated server instead, check out the official guides on Hytale’s website.
Dedicated Server Hosting – Pros and Cons
Pros:
- More server control (but much less than self-hosting)
- Can be safely opened to strangers, if you wish to
- Reliable and stable connection with high uptime (varies, depending on the hosting service)
- Persistent worlds that will save your multiplayer progression between sessions
- Automatic backups, updates, 24/7 support, and DDoS protection (depending on the service)
Cons:
- Not free, and the price scales with the number of players you’d want to support
- More difficult to set up (but still much easier than self-hosting)
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