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Servers

Online-only servers, each a fresh island; caps rose from about 40 players to 100 in Alpha 4.

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Patch history

5 versions

Every fact about Servers by game version, newest first.

VersionWhat we know
Planned
  • Regional servers are not likely for alphas; planned by launch along with localization.
  • Goal is a 100-player server by Early Access, ideally higher; the break point is known to be under 90 now.
  • Early Access goal is 100 players per server, with more possible if the tech allows.
  • Regional servers are planned; the game launches with them, but they are not in yet.
  • The goal for Early Access is 100 players per server.
  • The team thinks the world could support more than 100 players and wants to keep raising the cap if tech allows.
  • The goal for Alpha 3 was 60 players per server, based on large bot tests.
  • Late in Alpha 3 the team planned experiments pushing concurrency higher with real players.
  • The next milestone brings server and client performance work to raise concurrency and help lower-end PCs.
Dev build
  • Target server update rate for a full server is around 20 Hz; it adapts to load.
  • Main focus since the alpha: server and client performance and memory, with about 40 performance problems found.
  • Each server is a new island: same geography but different camps, enemies and difficulty tiers.
Alpha 4
  • Alpha 3 capped servers at 60 players; Alpha 4 servers allow 100 concurrent players.
  • Alpha 4 lag came mostly from the number of unique accounts placing tents and ranches, around 2,000 on Dread Rock, not the player cap.
  • Discovering a new outpost or hideout used to cause server stalls with 800 to 1,000 accounts; improved during Alpha 4.
  • Alpha 4 ran 100 players per server.
Alpha 3
  • In Alpha 3 most servers held up to 60 players; the Wolf server was tested to about 90 before feeling laggy.
  • Goal for Alpha 3 is 60 players per server.
March alpha
  • The game runs only on online multiplayer servers; there is no offline or separate single-player mode.
  • Alpha 1 servers were capped at 45 concurrent players, and even lower on some busy servers.
  • Populations were capped at 60 players at the start, later lowered to 40.
  • Above about 30 players, per-character processes hit the server hard, limiting concurrency.
  • Alpha ran about five servers, each on a different map seed.
  • The very first alpha had only 35 players per server, which felt too empty.

Sources

12

Official posts, videos and game data this page is built from.

SourceDateUsed
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (October) (opens in a new tab) VideoOct 17, 20261
Thanks for a great Alpha! The Legend of California (opens in a new tab) VideoSep 25, 20262
Alpha Weekend Livestream - Jeff & Tim Play on Dread Rock (PvP server) (opens in a new tab) VideoSep 20, 20263
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (August) (opens in a new tab) VideoAug 15, 20261
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (July) (opens in a new tab) VideoJul 18, 20263
How Many Players Per Server? (opens in a new tab) VideoJun 11, 20264
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) (opens in a new tab) VideoJun 6, 20262
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (May) (opens in a new tab) VideoMay 2, 20262
Dev Update: Alpha Recap (opens in a new tab) Steam postApr 10, 20261
Jeff Kaplan + Esfand Play The Legend of California Alpha (opens in a new tab) VideoMar 30, 20263
EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK - The Legend of California: A Sprawling Western Adventure (noclip) (opens in a new tab) VideoMar 28, 20261
The Legend of California Alpha Coming Soon (opens in a new tab) Steam postMar 18, 20261

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