Items not loading in (multiplayer)

Thanks for those images Charlie1992, for the crates, is the one highlighted one is your character supposed to be holding it? Or is that another crate that’s turned invisible too?

Also (slightly off topic) can’t remember if I’ve said it before, but I love the back lighting on your screen :slight_smile:

Hi @Clare yea according to my partner in game i had the highlighted crate in my hands but on my screen as you can see the crate had been sort off placed down lol this is what happens most of the time if i drop something it floats in mid air for me but according to my partner ive dropped it on the floor lol. And no you havent but thank you :grin::grin: it defo makes hunting sharks and looting islands more fun

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Thank you for confirming that Charlie1992. I might file this invisible slightly sideway crate as a linked but separate report. I remember players mentioninging items floating in MP for them before so I’ll make sure to note that too. There may be one issue causing a number of smaller issues, or they could be different ones bundled together due to desync.

If you notice any other items behaving oddly, please do not hesitate to mention them and I’ll let the team know.

That photo is very atmospheric and a beautiful colour too :smile: And a bonus sleepy doggo! - thank you for sharing :slight_smile:

Hi @Clare i have a couple more pictures from the other night i forgot to upload basically the Aloe is suppose to be in the crate and when i open that crate the items just pop out the top and it doesnt give me a prompt to pick them up either. 9 times out of 10 if we save quit and load back in the game comes back to how it should be if i come across any more ill upload pics aswell and im glad you liked the picture :grin::grin:


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Thanks for unploading these too, I’ll add them to my report for reference for the team. Please do upload anything you feel could be helpful. So far it seems to affect all types of items anyway…

Though also no pressure if uploading is a hassle! Everything you’ve shared so far is great references! :slight_smile:

No problem Clare glad i can help i play coop on weekends and solo during the week and solo seems to be all good so yea only upload really on weekends but if we come across anything else i will be sure to let you know ASAP :grin: such an awesome game though we love it

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Good to know solo is behaving itself for you and I’m gad to hear you enjoy the game so much :slight_smile: Uploading on weekends is no problem! I’ll respond as soon as I can but most weeks my responses will be mon-fri.

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We’ve experienced the same issues with all of the same notes above, but today we experienced another new one.

We were playing a multiplayer game last night and before we quit, both of us saved. This morning, my husband started the multiplayer game before I woke up and when I joined later in the morning, everything he had changed in the interim did not load into my game. I could see everything in our house, but not the house itself. I could see the items that were in our storage areas we built, but not the actual storage area walls.

The issue seems to be related to syncing of save files. We both saved the file again, while I was not seeing the items noted above. We then backed out to the main screen and restarted the multiplayer session. When it loaded, everything had loaded correctly.

Another note on an issue we’ve seen last night and this morning -
Previously, if my connection dropped out or I backed out of the game because of sync issues, he could invite me back into the game using the Xbox friends menu and I could jump straight back in. Today and last night, when we tried that method, I received error stating “Server not found. Check your internet connection.” The games have been set up the same way each time - private server, USA East location. The workaround for this has been for him to back out to the main menu and invite me from the session start screen.

We are both playing on Xbox Series X systems, in the same room and on the same internet connection.

Hi LeahW - Thanks for sharing this, while it alls seems to be tied to some sort of desyncing, what you’re describing is a very large desync between players.

I am glad however that reloading resynced everything for you. I’ll make a note of this level of difference happening in a save where the issues above are also occuring but I’ll also give it it’s own report too in case it’s something to do with how the save data was pulled as well.

Thank you also for letting me know about the connection error too and on what region you play on, I’ll make a note of this for the team also.

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Thank you for adding it for research.

Any word on when Xbox might get the storage upgrades - piles, 5 spots in crates, craft crates, specifically?

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I was gonna ask this too ! Would make such a big difference to the gameplay for console also adding custom maps would be brilliant aswell get so jealous watching these youtubers play on fantastically created maps its insane lol

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No word yet @LeahW and @Charlie1992 - I know the team are working away on the game and reports made by players but details about if things from PC are being added to the game are unknown to me too up until a patch is announced. I’d like to see what you both mentioned added as well, but need to wait and see for now… Sorry I don’t have more info, I wish I did! However, I’ll keep a note of your comments as feedback too! :slight_smile:

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This kind of stuff is constant when we are playing. There are actually boxes under the ones that appear to be floating in mid-air, I just can’t see them on my screen. We also have a lot of issues with me not seeing items in boxes, me having phantom items in my pack, or me seeing him as standing in one spot, but doing all of the stuff he’s actually running around doing, like eating, drinking, building, etc.





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@Clare my husband noticed some changes had been made overnight, but I am not seeing anything on the forum detailing the patch or hotfix that was installed. Do you have any info on what was tweaked? I’ll not be able to play extensively with him until after work today. Stupid work interrupting my fun. :grin:

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False alarm. There was nothing new, only stuff we had not seen before.

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Hi @LeahW - My apologies for the delay in responding to you. Thank you for that information and for providing those images for reference. I’ll add them to my report for the team!

Regarding updates, the team are working on one but I don’t have details on when it’ll be released just yet. Rest assured when it is released there’ll be an announcement on the forums for it :slight_smile:

Thank you for the update.

We’ve narrowed the major issues with P2 not being able to see items in crates down to them being items added by P1. We can usually both save, back out, and rejoin and it is fixed. Sometimes if I am booted out for whatever reason, we have a hard time getting it to resync when I join back up.

One of two things typically happen with the crates. Either P2 tries to open the crate to see the items, and a full size version of the items extends out of the crate but is untouchable, and the items in the crate are not visible…

Or the crate opens for P2, the items inside are not visible, but a large item does not extend out. If P2 then tries to put items in the crate, the number of items that can be held in the empty spaces will go into the crates. It will allow them to continue adding items equivalent to the number of items they are unable to see, but the items “overlap” and visibly drop onto the ground in front of them. The items that are on the ground cannot be touched or picked up, but if the player opens the crate and removes the items they inserted, the ghost items on the floor in front of them usually disappear.

We have also found a trial and error that we tend to have fewer issues when P2 issues the sleep command at the end of the day and saves immediately after waking, every day. The longer we play coop in a day, the more buggy and out of sync it tends to get, even with shutting down and reinitiating the session periodically.

Hopefully this info helps the devs narrow down some triggers.

Hi LeahW - Thank you so much for detailing your findings with this issue, I shall add your comment to my report so the team can reference it when testing.

Thank you again!

If you are having the multiplayer empty crate issue talked about above, I have found a fix. P1 must go to every crate that shows no items/empty for P2 and pick up all the items. Place them back into the container and P2 will be able to see them again and interact with future containers. We have been having P2 save and sleep as suggested above as well. Hope this helps!

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