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Most likely the game is hanging. It is incredibly unlikely someone would hack into your Steam account just so they can log into your Wurm account and create a character and play for a while at the same time you are logged in. It IS possible to have multiple characters logged in at the same time, referred to as multiboxing and quite popular among regular Wurm players, you just need the file steam_appid.txt with wurm unlimited's game ID 366220 copied into the game folder. Sometimes though, the Wurm client simply doesn't close properly and people accidentally have multiple clients showing in task manager, which would cause some lag. That is FAR more likely than someone hacking your Steam account simply to play Wurm at the same time as you. If you are still worried someone hacked your Steam account just to make a Wurm character while you are also logged in, every character ever made on your account will have it's own folder here: \Steam\steamapps\common\Wurm Unlimited\WurmLauncher\PlayerFiles\players You can see at a glance whether there are any character names you did not create, and check the logs of characters that were created. This is assuming you actually intended to post this in WURM UNLIMITED and did not mean to post in the WURM ONLINE tech help. Pretty much the same situation but the folder location will be different.

Sometimes on some servers you can simply lead on a rope and then equip with gear without branding or taming, so next time give that a try as well. In WU, every server is a little different.

This section is for Wurm Unlimited Technical issues, not Wurm Online technical issues. You want to post here for Wurm Online tech help: https://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/forum/26-technical-issues/

Did you ever make it drinkable? I am used to getting salt for cooking by boiling water and now I have all this "purified water" that is no use to me?

At this stage I don't know if there is an issue on your end, or on their end. I don't THINK it is on your end, at this stage. But I am no expert on this. A final thing you could try, is going to \Steam\steamapps\common\Wurm Unlimited\WurmLauncher\packs\ to see what files are there (you probably will see meaningless pack names), and maybe moving everything there into a "safe spot" folder, then log BACK into Nirvana and log out after, then check /packs/ again to see whether it downloaded any files to replace the ones you moved. That should I guess indicate that you ARE downloading any files Nirvana is offering to you. If nothing new downloads there, I still don't know whether that means the issue is on your end, or on their end. It's very possible they simply never uploaded to their host server, the files required to make the items viewable. Or never updated them after launching the server. You also could try sending a PM to Seria who posted the server here. Even though they are not showing as active on the forums for nearly a year, PMs will often get forwarded to their email, and they might be interested in helping. If anyone else has any ideas, I hope they will jump in! I know it is frustrating when you finally find a server you like, only to have something like this mess it up for you.

Are we still in a Wurm Unlimited discussion forum? Because there hasn't been an update here in many YEARS..

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Yeah those indeed suggest you are missing serverpacks. It looks like you already have the clientside modloader (which includes clientside serverpacks) installed to use Live Map and Improved Compass. If you have been away from the game for a long time or are on a newer computer, it's possible your clientside version simply needs to be updated using the patcher.bat file in \Steam\steamapps\common\Wurm Unlimited\WurmLauncher\ (If you see that subfolder named "packs", that is where the packs should be auto-installing when you log into a server that uses them. Another possibility is that it is the server that is failing to download them to your system as you log in -- there is no place for you go go to get the missing textures on your own)

Wurm Unlimited has two types of mods: Clientside mods which are ones you have personally chosen and affect only you and your computer. Examples are client mods that let you set the game to always-daylight, or never-winter, install a local "minimap" on the screen, or even let you see hostile creatures from far off. Serverside mods are installed on the host server you log into, *normally* without any need for additional effort on your end. (An exception are server mods that occasionally require you to download custom server packs.) The huge list at the top of this thread, are all serverside mods. The vast majority of time, when you log into a public multiplayer server, you should not need to install any mods on your end. Most Wurm Unlimited admins know that some people can struggle figuring how to install mods on their client, as it can be a little complicated in Wurm, so they often try to avoid anything that takes any extra effort on the player side and install mostly serverside mods that do not require special downloads. On the other hand, other players are not at all intimidated by learning how Wurm mods are installed, and like to download and play with dozens of "extra" mods in ADDITION to the ones that server officially supports. If fellow players are telling you "You really NEED LiveMap to enjoy Wurm!", they are mostly talking about their personal preferences and not about a required download. I am trying to figure which category you are in, so we can help better. Do you think there are server mods that you for this server that you are currently not getting access to? Can you list any examples, so that we can determine whether you actually need to install the clientside server packs mod? Or are you mostly guessing you "probably" need them because that's how it worked in other games and you assume you need to download that huge 80-plus giant list of mods listed at the top of this thread (because you probably don't need to download anything)? This youtube video discusses how to install client modloader for personalized clientside mods plus how to access custom serverside packs, for those servers (like Mythmoor mentioned in the video) that DO require you to download additional files. Also, be aware that mods of any sort are strictly prohibited to use on official Wurm Online subscription servers.

Only way I have found to get threads moved to the correct subforum is to report the post. (I usually report my own post in the thread to avoid causing issues for anyone...)

It has an established page here:

A good start! Spring is still here, still plenty of time to strike the earth before a brutal winter! [15:49:55] 10 other players are online. You are on Patience | survival | 1x 2x | 4k custom map | tons of custom mods (11 totally in Wurm). Still growing two days layer with miles of open space: [12:27:35] 19 other players are online. You are on Patience | survival | 1x 2x | 4k custom map | tons of custom mods (20 totally in Wurm). Springtime yet and Winter is still a ways off so plenty of time still to dig in and get that cozy homestead built before the winter storms roll in! edit: community live map is not up yet but here is an image of the map:

Very excited to see a new Equinox server up -- I am there!

"Unclaimed" simply means they did not provide Wurm-Unlimited Server list with any info about their server. It has nothing to do with whether you get paid for voting or not, that's just a mod that some (not all) servers run. It also has nothing to do with whether a server is active or abandoned. Wurm Unlimited Server list isn't anything official, just someone's private project to earn free ad revenue and is not connected to the game. Players often find it useful. (Hint, sort by *latest servers* if you want to find fresh, spanking new servers). The fact this person didn't feel obligated to "claim" the server and provide a private advertisement site with additional information, is no reason to angrily declare they should just delete their server. You can always vote even on an unclaimed server, but they apparently never have paid people to vote there. And server owners have no say whether their server is listed there, the site uses bots to "discover" servers and then adds them to their website, uninvited. I was kind of surprised at your complaint so I hopped onto it for a look. It was empty (getting pretty late in my time zone) but not filled with old abandoned deeds like some. The one deed I passed, was very recently begun. Server map shows few active settlements and a ton of virgin wilderness. Starter deed had a trader willing to buy my newbie toolbelt for cash. Then I foraged about 10 tiles and got a 20c copper coin. I only killed one creature, a cow, to see whether it would drop anything the trader would buy (it didn't) but in about ten minutes I had made enough to pay about a week's deed upkeep. While I didn't test this, most places that don't charge for creating a settlement, also give you approximately three months of free upkeep to get you started (as long as you don;t make a HUGE deed with lots of guards) , meaning if you made a 20x25 starter deed with 1s upkeep, you wouldn't really have to worry how you were going to make the money for several months. With a trader there at the start being willing to buy crude spindles, I would say you could spend a day or two making *better* ones (I only made 4Q ones) and have months of upkeep paid off with less than a day's work. The fact the server still seems to be alive and running seven years after created, is to me a good thing. Someone is PAYING even now for that server so that WU players can log in and play there for free. Like you, I do like servers that let residents vote and collect an allowance so I can chill and enjoy Wurm instead of treating it like another job, but this is actually looking like a very easy server to get started on, and to manage to pay upkeep on deeds. I suggest you give it another try, maybe spend some time at the starter deed making spindles for cash if you feel better with a little coin in your pocket. It seems like you are new to WU (we LOVE new players!) and didn't quite understand there is zero relationship between a server owner "claiming" a server on what is really just a third-party advertisement site, and whether you can earn coin for voting at that third party site. I have seen easy servers and very very hard servers, and this one is definitely on the easy end of the scale, for getting started. This one is NOT abandoned, but they also have never paid people to vote there. * Started a new character, made a free 20x25 deed with one guard, grabbed a horse and pulled all hostiles to that guard and helped him kill them, once there were no more hostiles for miles around I fired the guard and now have 82 days of upkeep remaining for my little one-silver upkeep deed plus a few silver in the token from mob bounties and foraging etc. If I need a guard again I can hire him back; this server doesn't charge you for hiring a guard just for keeping them on duty, so don't keep them when you don't need them, and get a guard tower with free guards started asap. I have nearly three months now before I need to worry about upkeep again. I also voted for the server

Is there a reason you prefer not to use the no-rot mod? Otherwise you have a choice between very slow farm ticks (like vanilla Wurm) or fast ticks and rotting crops. Five ticks a day means the crop would rot before the next day was over. I think it only takes like two ticks to go from ripe, to dead. Setting it to 24 would at least keep crops from rotting while people are off brushing their teeth or taking a quick nap. Nothing more frustrating than logging into to a server with fast farm ticks and no no-rot mod. Otherwise unless you run your life and your Wurm farm with military efficiency, it's not possible to sleep without losing most of your crops.