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Nothing makes farming games better than playing with friends and meeting new people who enjoy the same games as you do.Sun Havenhas multiplayer that allows up to eight people to play in the same lobby and enjoy the same farm. The multiplayer system isn’t your usual run-of-the-mill, though.
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There are some things you will not have access to while partaking in multiplayer in Sun Haven. Get to know all the basic rules that involve playing with friends to get a better understanding of how to make the most of your experience.
Host Or Join A Multiplayer Server
To actually play with others, all you have to do is select Multiplayer in the main menu and either Host your own farm or Join a server/farm.By setting your Lobby Type to private, people will not be able to randomly joinyour farm off of Steam Chat. They will only be able to join withan invitation.
As the Host, you have the option to make money shared or split. This feature isn’t too important because you guys can continue playing in your own farms andgain money solo then rejoin. Andeven though money can be shared, some things will still only be available to whoever gets there first.For example, Museum rewards are unfortunately a one-time earning given to whoever asks for them that day.
Using Your Own Character
You can join or create a multiplayer server withany character and farm. You don’t need to set up a designated character and farm unless you want to.
However, you might actually want to make a separate farm and character solely for multiplayer becausethere are reports of multiplayer being buggy.
With your own beefed-up, high-leveled character, you are able to join your friend’s farmand give them items. There is no limit or rule to this back-and-forth and transfer of things. The only thing you might want to be aware of is bringing someone in who has already unlocked areas in the game that you have not.
Some players have reported that when they created a character to join a multiplayer server and then tried to join their own solo farm afterward, they did not have a house to place.
To prevent this from happening,ensure you have settled your new character into a house before joining another server.
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Using Your Own Farm
If you are the Host,you will want to be aware of what you are doing with your farm once your friends leave. If your farm is the designated multiplayer server, as the Host you might not want to continue playing until your friends have joined back again.
By continuing to play on your farm, you will be progressing without your friends. World progression is yours and all rewards will be yours. This could be a good thing if you are the only available friend to water some crops, but only you will get the money out of selling them unless others are in the game with you. It’s better to have a character and farm for multiplayer, and a character and farm for solo progress if that is the case.
Quest Progress
Now to get down to the nitty-gritty of things.How much of the game progress is shared through co-op?you’re able to go into the mines togetherand fight smaller enemies together.You may join each other on quest adventuresor interact with NPCs separately and go on your own quests. Both players can fully interact with the world, including decorating the farm and house.
The only limit to multiplayer in Sun Haven is cutscenes and bosses.Seasonal bosses will continue to be singleplayer, even in a multiplayer lobby. Your friends cannot help you defeat any bosses within the game, perhaps because they also contain cutscenes and the developers have yet to figure out how to involve friends in that feature.
There are some bug reports from players suchas invisible friends orcrops that won’t grow, but overall you will be able to co-op the game with your friends fully, aside from bosses.
