

After selecting a character, the player can choose "Multiplayer" and "Start Game" to host a world locally.To host a LAN World, the device will have to have at least 1 GB of RAM.There is a maximum of 8 players allowed in one world. Third-party applications exist to forward these games over the internet rather than just over a single network, such as Multi Terraria or Terraria MP, but others are unsupported and come with no guarantee. Then the screen will read: "Searching for local hosts.", or if the "online" button was pressed then it will just wait until it finds someone. The player will need to press "Multiplayer", and then press on their preferred character.In server multiplayer games, the host server provides the world file, and has the ability to communicate with players, save the map, close the server, set the time of day, and kick or ban players. Server lists can be found below, in the "Server lists" section on this page.

Players can join server games by choosing " Join via IP" from Terraria's multiplayer menu, then entering the server information. A server allows the game world to run on a separate computer, with no graphical requirements, and without requiring any particular player to remain connected. Servers are started via the TerrariaServer.exe file included with each Windows Terraria installation, or via a third-party server program – see server for details.

See also: Guide:Setting up a Terraria server and Guide:Setting up Steam Multiplayer Desktop/Console
