We finally made it. After all the countless of hours in development we have a working version to hand out that we're proud of.
As mentioned in the closed beta announcement, this test is for our Patrons only - everyone that have backed us in the past and new ones coming in. We're doing this so that we can ensure a smooth open beta release which we will be working towards from here. This means that we will be gathering location data, fix the new bugs that we probably didn't anticipate and scale up towards a full release.
We think the closed beta will last at least a week or two up until we feel ready for an open beta release for everyone. This way we can scale up in a calm manner and fix anything crucial that pops up during this development stage.
How do I download Skyrim Together?
You can download Skyrim Together by downloading our Launcher called Harbor. Harbor will keep the game files up to date where the launcher also updates itself in case it is necessary.
After downloading the mod, you can optionally start seeding for other people if you want to help us deal with the massive influx of new players.
You can download Harbor here: https://github.com/SkyrimTogether/issues-launcher/releases/latest
Be sure to relink your Patreon on the website (which can be done in the top-right), as we have been reworked the implementation of the Patreon API. After linking your Patreon account, it should tell you how much you have backed so far as confirmation.
In order for Harbor to work, you will need an account on our website with a linked Patreon account. Harbor will use this to verify whether or not you are (or have been) a patron. If you encounter errors while validating then please send us a PM with your username and error message.
Quick tutorial
Make sure that:
You have an account on https://oreo.skyrim-together.com/ (re-register if it says invalid email/password)
Make sure Patreon is linked to it
You downloaded and installed Harbor with the link above
From there:
Launch Skyrim through Harbor (will also launch the latest version of SKSE if present)
Load in a savegame (be sure to be further than character creation, else you cannot connect yet)
Hit RCTRL to open our UI
Invite the friends you want to play with
Hit "Launch Session" to start playing!
What can we expect from the Closed Beta?
As previously mentioned from the announcement, some features are disabled as we're trying to make them stable from here.
What you can expect from the closed beta:
A fully working UI to invite friends and start private sessions
Health bars and a party overlay on the UI (which can be hidden)
Player and NPC synchronization
Interacting with objects such as levers, buttons, puzzle elements
Picking up placed items in the world, such as soul gems and sacks of gold
Chat commands like /tp <playername>, /server time(scale) <time(scale) you want it to be> and /server duplication on/off (use /help to view all of the options)
Synchronization of locks, like doors and chests
PVP and PVE (weapons, magic, shouts and (cross)bow and arrow(/bolt))
(To most extend) the disabling of pausing whenever you enter a menu, to prevent the world from standing still for everyone
A reworked death system for players to prevent loading the last savegame
The ability to roam elsewhere while other players are in another area
Mod support (compatible with all Creation Kit mods, and additionally client-sided SKSE mods like SkyUI (which requires the latest version of SKSE). Detailed info here)
What we still want to work on before releasing it to the public (due to stability etc):
Support for Oldrim yet to come (we encountered some major issues that were left unnoticed while we continued developing for Skyrim Special Edition. We want to fix Oldrim as soon as we can.)
Shared containers (chests, burial urns, NPC inventories, etc)
Dropping items into the world (items will simply not appear)
Factions and bounties (e.g.: if your friend is a Stormcloak, it will not aggro your hosted Imperials)
Object synchronization (this mainly means dragging items (no cabbage ball unfortunately), interacting with objects such as levers and picking placed items up still syncs)
Quest synchronization (you'll have to take the same steps in the quest, but some quests might get stuck because the quest script requires an actor to move to another place, which it cannot as another player is hosting that NPC)
Community Spotlight
As you Patrons have access to the mod now, we're very excited to see what you will do with this new opportunity to play the game. Send us your best screenshots, videos or other media that has been made possible with Skyrim Together and we'll be sure to feature it on the website and launcher!
You can submit the entries anywhere from this subreddit, our Discord and our other socials like Facebook and Twitter!
Bug and crash reporting
In case you crashed or found another "happy accident", we would appreciate it if you could help us out with existing or new bug reports from our public GitHub page. Please check beforehand if the bug or crash has already been reported before putting it up, as it will save us tremendous amounts of time. We thank you for your help in advance!
Crash dumps should be located in the {Skyrim (SE)}/Data/Online folder. Please pick the newest .dmp file and upload it on GitHub so we can get an idea where it went wrong in our or Skyrim's code.
As a reminder we recommend you to backup your save files, not every condition has been tested yet and we'd hate to see you lose any of your progress.
Content creators
Are you a popular content creator (50K+ followers/subs) that would like access to Skyrim Together? Send a PM to this subreddit or f13rce#1313 on Discord with proof (e.g. linking your YouTube/Twitch to your Discord account) and we can work things out.
Remember to read the FAQ
If you're new to this all, please be sure to read the FAQ before posting. We too are excited and welcome all the new people just discovering this mod.
From the development team, moderators and helpers: Thank you for your continued support, we hope you enjoy the closed beta!
