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Practical PC co-op and dedicated-server help: separate region/relay/Direct IP failures, protect a world before migration troubleshooting, and plan a setup without exposing your address or save.

PC Early AccessCo-opDedicated serversSave safety

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Windrose reading path

Check the same connection region first, then separate relay from Direct IP and LAN from cross-home port forwarding. For a server loading a fresh world, stop and back up before comparing WorldIslandID; the checklist cannot test connectivity or validate a save.

Start from your situation

What is blocking you?

Friends cannot join the invite code?

First compare Connection Service regions; test Force Relay separately from Direct IP, then branch on same-LAN versus cross-home routing.

Read the relevant guideDedicated server keeps making a new world?

Stop it, back up the server data, then compare WorldIslandID with the intended world ID; if it matches, treat save corruption as possible rather than renaming folders.

Read the relevant guideNeed a local server checklist?

Use the co-op preflight to distinguish LAN, relay and Direct IP; it never probes your network or reads server files.

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Windrose guides

3 articles
Windrose Friends Cannot Join? Check Region, Relay and Direct IP in Order

A connection-path decision guide for Windrose invite-code failures, same-network co-op and direct-IP setup.

Updated November 6, 2026 · 5 min read
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Windrose Dedicated Server Loads a New World? Check WorldIslandID and Backups Safely

Separate a wrong dedicated-server World ID from a potentially damaged save without overwriting the only copy.

Updated November 6, 2026 · 5 min read
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Windrose Co-op and Dedicated Server Preflight Checklist

Choose LAN, relay or cross-home Direct IP and verify version, region and world-selection checks without sending network or save data.

Updated November 6, 2026 · 3 min read
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External player-run posts are user-generated and anecdotal, not verified GamerWin advice. Compare the exact client/server build and network scenario; use Windrose Support for account or save-recovery issues. To suggest a correction for these guides, use the contribution page and include your build, settings and reproducible result.

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