Updates and matching versions

The server must match the game version

A player can join your server only when their game is on exactly the same version as the server, so after every Dragonwilds update the server and the players have to update together. A player sees their game version in the top-left corner of the game's screen.

We update your server for you

The Game version card on the Overview page shows the version installed on your server and the latest one available.

The default way to update is When empty. Dragonwilds doesn't tell us how many players are on your server, so we never update it while it runs: when an update comes out on Steam, we take a backup and update the game once your server is stopped. If your server stays on, press Update now yourself after an update comes out.

• To update right away without waiting, press Update now on the Game version card. The update drops everyone online, and Dragonwilds can't warn them in the game, so tell them yourself.
• To update only when you say so, choose Ask me on the Game updates card of the Manage page. We notify you when each new version comes out.

Console players after an update

A Dragonwilds update can reach PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch 2 days after it reaches Steam. Your server updates with the Steam version, so console players can't join until the update reaches their platform.

To wait for them, choose Ask me, and press Update now once the update reaches their platform. Until then, PC players who updated their game can't join.

When friends can't join after an update

1. Open the Game version card on the Overview page.
2. If it shows Update available, the server is on an older version than your friends' game. Press Update now, or stop your server and we update it.
3. If it shows Up to date, the player is the one on an older version. They update their game, then restart it and join again. On a console, the update may not be out yet.