Overview
Today I will be showing you how to install the multiplayer mod for Game Dev Tycoon.
Game Dev Tycoon multiplayer mod features.
Compete and co-operate with your friends!
Connecting
Every time you start the game with the mod enabled, you will be asked for the IP of the server you want to connect to. Ask the host for the IP if you don’t know it already. If you don’t want to connect to a server, click “Cancel”.
Trading
About 2 years into the game, you should be able to research spying. This allows you to trade research points for cash with other players. Click your CEO to perform this.
Co-developing games
About one year later, you should be able to research co-development of games. After the research is complete, you can send co-development offers in the regular game development dialog.
Spying
About 7 years into the game, you should be able to research spying. This automatically informs you of what other players are researching and what’s happening to them in real time. Click your CEO to perform this.
Advanced spying and sabotage
About 12 years into the game, you should be able to research advanced spying. This gives you advanced details on the targeted player’s company. Click your CEO to perform this.
About 15 years into the game, you should be able to research sabotage. You can either hack someone’s interviews and make them lose fans, corrupt their game in development (will fail if they are not developing a game), or asassinate an employee. Click your CEO to perform this.
Advanced spying and sabotage have some things in common. They both have a chance of failing, and a chance of getting you caught if they don’t fail. The chance of failing/getting caught rises as you move onto the more advanced sabotage options. However, you can lower those chances by increasing your budget in the pop-up dialog. Also, only the founder of the company can use these options.
Chat/log window
Press T to bring up the chat/log window.
Commands
/commands – shows a list of client commands
/mute [company/player] – mute messages from a certain player
/srvsettings – shows server settings
/tell [company/player] [message] – send a private message to a player
/tellre [message] – private message the player you last sent a message to
/unmute [company/player] – unmute messages from a certain player
Installation
Client
1. Download the client zip file and extract the “dmultiplayer” folder in the Game Dev Tycoon mods folder. (default location is C:/Program Files (x86/)Steam/steamapps/common/Game Dev Tycoon/mods for most Steam users)
2. Open Game Dev Tycoon
3. Instead of clicking to load the game, press Escape and click “Mods”
4. Enable the mod by clicking on it
5. Restart the game and play
Server
Windows Only!
Requires .NET 4!
1. Download the server zip file and extract it somewhere on your computer.
2. a) Console (better performance but harder to use): Run “dmultiplayersrv.exe”.
b) Full interface (worse performance but easier to use): Run “GDTMP Server.exe”.
3. a) If you want to play with people over the internet (not on LAN), forward port 3966 (TCP) in your router. Click here[portforward.com] for a port forwarding guide. Select your router brand, router model, then click “Default Guide” (just above the list of programs). You can find your public IP here[www.whatismyip.com].
b) If you want to play with people connected to your local WiFi network, you don’t have to do anything, other than find out your local IP so other people can connect to it. There’s a guide for that here[lifehacker.com].
Downoads
Client Download[www.dropbox.com]
Server Download[www.dropbox.com]
Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2013 (Needed for server)[www.microsoft.com]