How to Join The Forest Server

To join a multiplayer server for The Forest, follow these steps:

Set the Name of Your Server

If you have access to Nodecraft’s Control Panel, follow the Nodecraft Pro steps. If not, skip ahead to the Edit server.cfg File section.

Nodecraft Pro

Click on the “Game Settings” tab in the panel while the server is offline.

Locate the Server Name field, provide your desired name for players to find, and click “Submit”.

Edit server.cfg File

Locate your server’s server.cfg file, this will be where your server’s -configfilepath is set to.

At Nodecraft, you can find this file in the Main Folder of the “Server Files” tab.

Select the file and click the “Edit” button.

Find the serverName setting, add your desired server name, and then “Save Changes”.

Start the Server

From here, be sure to Start your server up, or Restart it if you made any edits while the server was running.

Launch the Game

Start The Forest from your Steam library.

Select Multiplayer

In the main menu, click on the "Multiplayer" option.

Choose Join Game

Select "Join Game."

Browse or Search for your Server

You will be presented with a list of available servers.

Select Dedicated (Internet) on the left-hand side.

You can browse the list or use the search bar to find a specific server by name.

Join the Server

Click on the server you want to join.

New Character

After selecting the server, click "Join" to enter the game.

Resume Character

If you’ve previously played on this server and remembered to Save your character progress at a Shelter, click the “Continue” option to resume playing where you’ve left off.

Enjoy your adventure in The Forest!

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