DSS has become the world's largest peer-to-peer multiplayer game! “Don't do it!” - that was the advice I got from my programmer friends, but DSS is a game about dreaming big!
What do you say? Is it fun, or did I fly too close to the sun?!
Online Multiplayer
Co-op only. Friends only.
It uses a peer-to-peer network over the Steam API. No external servers are used.
Players can drop in or out at any time.
New players will have their own faction that will replace a bot.
Players can share resources with each other.
64-player max limit.
Players can mix difficulty settings and casual/advanced controls, if you want to play with your children for example.
You can modify security settings at your own risk.
Zero protection against cheating.
The starting positions of players are not balanced.
The multiplayer will expose your IP address to other players.
It does not allow mixing of local and online multiplayer (might come later).
Other features
Location pin - can be placed on the map as both a reminder to yourself and communication with other players.
Text chat.
Voice chat.
Gifted achievements - Players can send rewards to each other in multiplayer. (Not translated, since I still am considering to remove them)
You can send gold, cities and armies to other factions.
Plus other optimizations and polish.
Known issues
! Old saves will have some bot flag color drifting.
! Joining from a closed game doesn't work.
! Desync can make soldiers rotate for a moment on the spot.
Supporter DLC launch
Contains some time-exclusive content:
Social statues - high-five or insult your neighbours.
Skins for location pins, all for the wins.
What’s next?
I have started on the Map2.0 update. It is a big project that will consume up to a year of work. I made that map twelve years ago, and during the years added more and more ad-hoc solutions on top of it, until it now lacks any flexibility - so it’s time to rip it all out and start over.
To cover up the long wait, I will do a series of quality-of-life updates from my list of popular requests.
Hopefully you can forgive me for the lack of upcoming updates, but it will be worth it in the end, I promise!
