I am also going searching, in no better boat im afraid.
All I have is from the announcement, which isn’t Dedi friendly im afraid:
With this update we’ve migrated off of the basic Steam networking to a new online subsystem to give everyone a slightly better experience overall and unlock a few more features. What does this mean for you? Effectively, nothing, but this may change the experience slightly for those who run dedicated servers and the like.
As for new features included with this change:
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The game will now attempt to connect to the server browser when you first launch the main menu. If this fails (or you’re offline) you’ll simply be notified that you can continue playing offline or LAN.
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The server browser in general should be much quicker and more responsive, and able to display more servers at a time.
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You can now use direct connect to join someone directly. This can be done by IP.
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You now also get a 5-digit Lobby Code when you run a game, allowing friends to join your game simply by typing in that code.
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Networking bandwidth has been increased, allowing players with massive worlds to load properly and they should see some improved stability here in general.
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Inviting and joining through Steam should still work as before!
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The Steam Server Browser should also still work as before!
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There are a few more benefits of this change, giving us more options (like crossplay) in the future, in the event we choose to pursue it.
Needless to say, it somehow doesnt work.
Ill excerpt some logs too:
[2025.02.05-17.38.04:251][ 0]LogAbiotic: Display: World save: Cascade
[2025.02.05-17.38.04:251][ 0]LogWorldEntryItem: GetWorldEntries count: 2
[2025.02.05-17.38.04:251][ 0]LogWorldEntryItem: GetWorldEntries: Cascade
[2025.02.05-17.38.04:252][ 0]LogWorldEntryItem: GetWorldEntries: WaldosLongplay
[2025.02.05-17.38.04:252][ 0]LogWorldEntryItem: ValidateFilesForCorruption: Server/Worlds/Cascade/WorldSave_Facility
[2025.02.05-17.38.04:599][ 0]LogWorldEntryItem: ValidateFilesForCorruption: Server/Worlds/Cascade/WorldSave_Facility_Office2
[2025.02.05-17.38.04:679][ 0]LogWorldEntryItem: ValidateFilesForCorruption: Server/Worlds/Cascade/WorldSave_Facility_Office3
[2025.02.05-17.38.04:717][ 0]LogWorldEntryItem: ValidateFilesForCorruption: Server/Worlds/Cascade/WorldSave_Facility_Office4
[2025.02.05-17.38.04:737][ 0]LogWorldEntryItem: ValidateFilesForCorruption: Server/Worlds/Cascade/WorldSave_Facility_Parking
[2025.02.05-17.38.04:738][ 0]LogWorldEntryItem: ValidateFilesForCorruption: Server/Worlds/Cascade/WorldSave_Facility_Pens
[2025.02.05-17.38.04:797][ 0]LogWorldEntryItem: ValidateFilesForCorruption: Server/Worlds/Cascade/WorldSave_Facility_Reservoir
[2025.02.05-17.38.04:797][ 0]LogWorldEntryItem: ValidateFilesForCorruption: Server/Worlds/Cascade/WorldSave_Facility_Security
[2025.02.05-17.38.04:815][ 0]LogWorldEntryItem: ValidateFilesForCorruption: Server/Worlds/Cascade/WorldSave_MetaData
[2025.02.05-17.38.04:815][ 0]LogWorldEntryItem: ValidateFilesForCorruption: Server/Worlds/Cascade/WorldSave_Vignette_FurnitureWarehouse
[2025.02.05-17.38.04:815][ 0]LogWorldEntryItem: ValidateFilesForCorruption: Server/Worlds/Cascade/WorldSave_V_Alps
[2025.02.05-17.38.04:815][ 0]LogWorldEntryItem: ValidateFilesForCorruption: Server/Worlds/Cascade/WorldSave_V_Anteverse_A
[2025.02.05-17.38.04:815][ 0]LogWorldEntryItem: ValidateFilesForCorruption: Server/Worlds/Cascade/WorldSave_V_Anteverse_B
[2025.02.05-17.38.04:815][ 0]LogWorldEntryItem: ValidateFilesForCorruption: Server/Worlds/Cascade/WorldSave_V_FOG
[2025.02.05-17.38.04:816][ 0]LogWorldEntryItem: ValidateFilesForCorruption: Server/Worlds/Cascade/WorldSave_V_NIGHT
[2025.02.05-17.38.04:816][ 0]LogWorldEntryItem: ValidateFilesForCorruption: Server/Worlds/Cascade/WorldSave_V_RISE
[2025.02.05-17.38.04:816][ 0]LogWorldEntryItem: ValidateFilesForCorruption: Server/Worlds/Cascade/WorldSave_V_Train
[2025.02.05-17.38.04:836][ 0]LogAbiotic: Display: World save Integrity State: Playable
[2025.02.05-17.38.04:836][ 0]LogAbiotic: Display: Dedicated Server is now loading the main map
[2025.02.05-17.38.04:836][ 0]LogGameState: Match State Changed from EnteringMap to WaitingToStart
[2025.02.05-17.38.04:836][ 0]LogLoad: Took 0.605252 seconds to LoadMap(/Game/Maps/ServerEntry)
[2025.02.05-17.38.04:836][ 0]LogGlobalStatus: UEngine::LoadMap Load map complete /Game/Maps/ServerEntry
[2025.02.05-17.38.04:841][ 0]LogInit: Display: Engine is initialized. Leaving FEngineLoop::Init()
[2025.02.05-17.38.04:841][ 0]LogLoad: (Engine Initialization) Total time: 1.79 seconds
17:38:05
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:057][962]LogGameMode: Display: Match State Changed from WaitingToStart to LeavingMap
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:057][962]LogGameState: Match State Changed from WaitingToStart to LeavingMap
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:057][962]LogGlobalStatus: UEngine::Browse Started Browse: “/Game/Maps/Facility?Listen?bPassthrough”
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:057][962]LogNet: Browse: /Game/Maps/Facility?Listen?bPassthrough
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:057][962]LogLoad: LoadMap: /Game/Maps/Facility?Listen?bPassthrough
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:057][962]LogWorld: BeginTearingDown for /Game/Maps/ServerEntry
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:057][962]LogWorld: UWorld::CleanupWorld for ServerEntry, bSessionEnded=true, bCleanupResources=true
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:064][962]LogWorldMetrics: [UWorldMetricsSubsystem::Deinitialize]
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:064][962]LogWorldMetrics: [UWorldMetricsSubsystem::Clear]
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:075][962]LogUObjectHash: Compacting FUObjectHashTables data took 1.85ms
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:271][962]LogStringTable: Warning: Failed to find string table entry for ‘/Game/StringTables/StringTable_Objects.StringTable_Objects’ ‘object_keypad’. Did you forget to add a string table redirector?
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:604][962]AbioticSandboxOptionSubsystem: Display: Key ShowDeathMessages sandbox option default value, ignoring
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:604][962]AbioticSandboxOptionSubsystem: Display: Key AllowRecipeSharing sandbox option default value, ignoring
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:604][962]AbioticSandboxOptionSubsystem: Display: Key AllowPagers sandbox option default value, ignoring
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:604][962]AbioticSandboxOptionSubsystem: Display: Key AllowTransmog sandbox option default value, ignoring
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:604][962]AbioticSandboxOptionSubsystem: Display: Key DisableResearchMinigame sandbox option default value, ignoring
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:604][962]AbioticSandboxOptionSubsystem: Display: Key DeathPenalties sandbox option modified value: 0
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:604][962]AbioticSandboxOptionSubsystem: Display: Key FirstTimeStartingWeapon sandbox option modified value: 3
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:604][962]AbioticSandboxOptionSubsystem: Display: Key HostAccessPlayerCorpses sandbox option default value, ignoring
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:604][962]AbioticSandboxOptionSubsystem: Display: Key StorageByTag sandbox option modified value: False
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:604][962]AbioticSandboxOptionSubsystem: Display: Key StructuralSupportLimit sandbox option modified value: 8
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:612][962]AdvancedSessionsLog: Warning: GetLocalPlayerNameFromController Bad Player Controller!
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:612][962]LogOnlineSession: Warning: EOS: FOnlineSessionSettings::bUsesPresence is set to false, bAllowJoinViaPresence and bAllowJoinViaPresenceFriendsOnly will be automatically set to false as well
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:612][962]LogEOSSDK: LogEOSSessions: The Social Overlay will not know about this session (GameSession).
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:612][962]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_SetPermissionLevel() set to (0) for session (GameSession)
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:612][962]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_SetMaxPlayers() set to (12) for session (GameSession)
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:612][962]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_SetInvitesAllowed() set to (1) for session (GameSession)
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:612][962]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_SetJoinInProgressAllowed() set to (1) for session (GameSession)
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:612][962]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_AddAttribute() named (PRESENCESEARCH) with value ()
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:612][962]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_AddAttribute() named (NumPrivateConnections) with value (0)
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:612][962]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_AddAttribute() named (NumPublicConnections) with value (12)
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:612][962]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_AddAttribute() named (bAntiCheatProtected) with value ()
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:612][962]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_AddAttribute() named (bUsesStats) with value ()
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:612][962]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_AddAttribute() named (bIsDedicated) with value ()
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:612][962]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_AddAttribute() named (BuildUniqueId) with value (0)
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:612][962]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_AddAttribute() named (ShortCode) with value (2W884)
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:612][962]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_AddAttribute() named (GamePort) with value (7777)
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:612][962]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_AddAttribute() named (Locked) with value ()
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:612][962]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_AddAttribute() named (PlayerCount) with value (0)
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:612][962]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_AddAttribute() named (Dedicated) with value ()
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:612][962]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_AddAttribute() named (StoryProgress) with value (Office)
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:612][962]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_AddAttribute() named (ModifiedRuleset) with value (0)
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:612][962]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_AddAttribute() named (ServerName) with value (WaldosWarzone)
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:612][962]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_AddAttribute() named (SN) with value (1)
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:612][962]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_AddAttribute() named (SN0) with value (waldoswarzone)
[2025.02.05-17.38.05:612][962]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_AddAttribute() named (USESPRESENCE) with value ()
17:38:06
[2025.02.05-17.38.06:126][962]LogStreaming: Error: CreateExport: /Game/Blueprints/DeployedObjects/Furniture/Deployed_CraftedChargingStation (0x87894D47E1FC2906) /Game/Blueprints/DeployedObjects/Furniture/Deployed_CraftedChargingStation (0x87894D47E1FC2906) - Could not find template object for NiagaraDataInterfaceSkeletalMesh_0
[2025.02.05-17.38.06:126][962]LogStreaming: Error: CreateExport: /Game/Blueprints/DeployedObjects/Furniture/Deployed_CraftedChargingStation (0x87894D47E1FC2906) /Game/Blueprints/DeployedObjects/Furniture/Deployed_CraftedChargingStation (0x87894D47E1FC2906) - Could not find template object for NiagaraDataInterfaceStaticMesh_0
[2025.02.05-17.38.06:302][962]LogGameState: Match State Changed from EnteringMap to WaitingToStart
[2025.02.05-17.38.06:302][962]LogLoad: Took 1.245148 seconds to LoadMap(/Game/Maps/Facility)
[2025.02.05-17.38.06:303][962]LogGlobalStatus: UEngine::LoadMap Load map complete /Game/Maps/Facility
[2025.02.05-17.38.06:470][962]LogEOSSDK: Verbose: LogEOSAnalytics: Record Event: EOSSDK.HTTP.Complete
[2025.02.05-17.38.06:501][963]LogEOSSDK: LogEOS: SDK Config Platform Update Request Successful, Time: 3.078065
[2025.02.05-17.38.06:502][963]LogEOSSDK: LogEOSAnalytics: EOS SDK Analytics disabled for route [1].
[2025.02.05-17.38.06:503][963]LogEOSSDK: Verbose: LogEOSEcom: Purchase flow is disabled due to flags passed to EOS_Platform_Create
[2025.02.05-17.38.06:503][963]LogEOSSDK: Verbose: LogEOSUI: UpdateConfiguration: Social overlay is disabled due to flags passed to EOS_Platform_Create
[2025.02.05-17.38.06:503][963]LogEOSSDK: Verbose: LogEOSP2P: Using Port Range 7777-7876 for P2P traffic
[2025.02.05-17.38.06:503][963]LogEOSSDK: LogEOS: Updating Product SDK Config, Time: 3.109228
[2025.02.05-17.38.06:641][968]LogEOSSDK: Verbose: LogEOSAnalytics: Record Event: EOSSDK.HTTP.Complete
[2025.02.05-17.38.06:677][969]LogEOSSDK: Verbose: LogEOSConnect: ConnectClientAuthTask Success
[2025.02.05-17.38.06:704][970]LogEOSSDK: LogEOSAnalytics: Start Session (User: …)
[2025.02.05-17.38.06:833][974]LogEOSSDK: Verbose: LogEOSAnalytics: Record Event: EOSSDK.HTTP.Complete
[2025.02.05-17.38.06:866][975]LogEOSSDK: LogEOS: SDK Config Product Update Request Successful, Time: 3.441422
[2025.02.05-17.38.06:867][975]LogEOSSDK: Verbose: LogEOSEcom: Purchase flow is disabled due to flags passed to EOS_Platform_Create
[2025.02.05-17.38.06:867][975]LogEOSSDK: Verbose: LogEOSUI: UpdateConfiguration: Social overlay is disabled due to flags passed to EOS_Platform_Create
[2025.02.05-17.38.06:867][975]LogEOSSDK: Verbose: LogEOSP2P: Using Port Range 7777-7876 for P2P traffic
[2025.02.05-17.38.06:867][975]LogEOSSDK: LogEOS: SDK Config Data - Watermark: -143813463
[2025.02.05-17.38.06:867][975]LogEOSSDK: LogEOS: ScheduleNextSDKConfigDataUpdate - Time: 3.441422, Update Interval: 336.177246
17:38:07
[2025.02.05-17.38.07:032][980]LogEOSSDK: Verbose: LogEOSAnalytics: Record Event: EOSSDK.HTTP.Complete
[2025.02.05-17.38.07:229][986]LogEOSSDK: Verbose: LogEOSAnalytics: Record Event: EOSSDK.HTTP.Complete
[2025.02.05-17.38.07:259][987]LogEOSSDK: Warning: LogEOSSessions: Invites Allowed was enabled on a session which is not the presence session. Only the presence session will advertise that invites are allowed.
17:38:08
[2025.02.05-17.38.08:639][ 30]LogOnline: Verbose: STEAM: FOnlineAsyncEventSteamServerConnectedGS ServerId: Server[0x140A9E6C7344C06]
[2025.02.05-17.38.08:936][ 39]LogOnline: Verbose: STEAM: FOnlineAsyncEventSteamServerPolicyResponseGS Secure: 0
[2025.02.05-17.38.08:970][ 39]LogOnline: Verbose: OSS: Async task ‘FOnlineAsyncTaskSteamCreateServer bWasSuccessful: 1’ succeeded in 1.664397 seconds
[2025.02.05-17.38.08:970][ 39]LogOnlineSession: Display: OSS: Session creation completed. Automatic start is turned on, starting session now.
17:38:09
[2025.02.05-17.38.09:002][ 41]LogOnline: Verbose: OSS: Async task ‘FOnlineAsyncTaskSteamUpdateServer bWasSuccessful: 1 Session: GameSession’ succeeded in 0.001407 seconds
[2025.02.05-17.38.09:101][ 43]LogEOSSDK: Verbose: LogEOSAnalytics: Record Event: EOSSDK.HTTP.Complete
17:38:11
[2025.02.05-17.38.11:078][103]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_SetPermissionLevel() set to (0) for session (GameSession)
[2025.02.05-17.38.11:078][103]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_SetMaxPlayers() set to (12) for session (GameSession)
[2025.02.05-17.38.11:078][103]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_SetInvitesAllowed() set to (1) for session (GameSession)
[2025.02.05-17.38.11:078][103]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_SetJoinInProgressAllowed() set to (1) for session (GameSession)
[2025.02.05-17.38.11:078][103]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_AddAttribute() named (PRESENCESEARCH) with value ()
[2025.02.05-17.38.11:078][103]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_AddAttribute() named (NumPrivateConnections) with value (0)
[2025.02.05-17.38.11:078][103]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_AddAttribute() named (NumPublicConnections) with value (12)
[2025.02.05-17.38.11:078][103]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_AddAttribute() named (bAntiCheatProtected) with value ()
[2025.02.05-17.38.11:078][103]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_AddAttribute() named (bUsesStats) with value ()
[2025.02.05-17.38.11:078][103]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_AddAttribute() named (bIsDedicated) with value ()
[2025.02.05-17.38.11:078][103]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_AddAttribute() named (BuildUniqueId) with value (0)
[2025.02.05-17.38.11:078][103]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_AddAttribute() named (ShortCode) with value (2W884)
[2025.02.05-17.38.11:079][103]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_AddAttribute() named (GamePort) with value (7777)
[2025.02.05-17.38.11:079][103]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_AddAttribute() named (Locked) with value ()
[2025.02.05-17.38.11:079][103]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_AddAttribute() named (PlayerCount) with value (0)
[2025.02.05-17.38.11:079][103]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_AddAttribute() named (Dedicated) with value ()
[2025.02.05-17.38.11:079][103]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_AddAttribute() named (StoryProgress) with value (Voussoir)
[2025.02.05-17.38.11:079][103]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_AddAttribute() named (ModifiedRuleset) with value (3)
[2025.02.05-17.38.11:079][103]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_AddAttribute() named (ServerName) with value (WaldosWarzone)
[2025.02.05-17.38.11:079][103]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_AddAttribute() named (SN) with value (1)
[2025.02.05-17.38.11:079][103]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_AddAttribute() named (SN0) with value (waldoswarzone)
[2025.02.05-17.38.11:079][103]LogOnlineSession: EOS: EOS_SessionModification_AddAttribute() named (USESPRESENCE) with value ()
[2025.02.05-17.38.11:112][105]LogOnline: Verbose: OSS: Async task ‘FOnlineAsyncTaskSteamUpdateServer bWasSuccessful: 1 Session: GameSession’ succeeded in 0.003539 seconds
[2025.02.05-17.38.11:211][107]LogEOSSDK: Verbose: LogEOSAnalytics: Record Event: EOSSDK.HTTP.Complete
[2025.02.05-17.38.11:245][108]LogEOSSDK: Warning: LogEOSSessions: Invites Allowed was enabled on a session which is not the presence session. Only the presence session will advertise that invites are allowed.