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This looks super cool!

Ideal would be if an online multiplayer community evolves around this game. Does the game feature the ability to track multiplayer win/losses and keep some kind of ELO rating or similar on a server? Is it reasonably safe against cheating in multiplayer? Does it allow setting a handicap for less good players?

Thanks :)

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As of right now the multiplayer has very limited support and isn't even supported in the basic packaged build you can download. Running multiplayer currently involves building it yourself with a specific patch. As for what they get done if they get the funding, we can only hope.

The latest release appears to have multiplayer enabled.

To clarify, there has been support for multiplayer games for a long time. Currently you connect to other players by entering the host player's ip address.

What is currently being worked on is a lobby system so you can create an account and view listings of what games are being hosted. The work is probably going to be added to the game soon, then further improvements like a ranking system can be added in the future.

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