Players of V Rising, the latest survival hit on Steam, can now suck the new update 0.5.41448 in addition to plenty of blood. The patch with lots of numbers includes an important new feature that should please solo and local co-op players in particular: A LAN mode.
With this you can from now on Play V Rising even without an internet connection – either as a lone vampire wolf or in co-op with players who can access your freshly created local area network. How this works exactly, we explain to you briefly and concisely below.
Meanwhile, there is a good mood at Stunlock Studios: As the developer announced on Twitter, V Rising sold in just over a week since the Early Access release a million times. So the hype is real:
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If you’re new to V Rising and can still use tips for the vampire survival game, we recommend our beginner’s guide:
V Rising Guide
Beginner tips that the game doesn’t tell you
How to play V Rising offline
In order to be able to play V Rising alone or with friends in local co-op multiplayer, you have to follow a few simple steps.
- First you have to start Steam in offline mode. This works via the button
Steam
>To go offline
. Once that is done, you can disconnect from the internet. - Now you can start V Rising normally.
- To create a LAN game, set up a local server and check the switch
LAN Mode
. With a dedicated server you have to set the parameter-lan
put. - If you want to join a LAN game, you have to switch the Direct Connect function
LAN Server
ConnectLan
The trailer shows how vampire life is shaped in V Rising:
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V Rising shows in the trailer how you build your own vampire castle in the survival game
What else is in the update?
In addition to the LAN option, the new patch for V Rising also contains a few other small improvements and bug fixes.
- Global Chat Messages: Server owners can now send global messages to warn players about a reboot.
- Server-Infos in der Steam-Cloud: The Steam Cloud now also saves your server history.
- New server icons: Official servers should be easier to recognize with new symbols.
- Fixed connection error: Various fixes should
authentication error
remedy. - Less Exploit: Cloaks should no longer be exploitable for resource farming.
- To Soul Shards: Soul Shards can no longer be stowed in containers. Previously, the Soul Shards disappeared this way. Now V Rising tells you that you have to build soul shards in the castle to keep them. So the valuable items can no longer be hidden from a raid.
- No more minion exploit: You can no longer send your minions on multiple hunts by building multiple thrones.
- Annoying bug fixed: Floors of your castle no longer detach from the heart of the castle when two players dismantle them at the same time.
- Buffs and co.: You no longer get stacked buffs when equipping multiple weapons at once.
- Languages: Fixed incorrect characters in Simplified Chinese, Korean, and Japanese.
Additionally, the latest update for V Rising includes three new admin commands:
- changehealthofclosesttomouse: This allows server hosts to dish out damage or healing.
- changedurability: This command changes the durability of items that are equipped.
- addtime: Adds up to 12 hours of time, affecting the current game hour and the respawn timer of NPCs and objects.
If, after reading this article, you want to throw yourself back into vampire adventures full of vigour, you should pack our guides in addition to an anti-garlic remedy. For example, where you can find the precious whetstones or how you can get leather most efficiently.