HeatSync Labs: Archipelago Multi-world Games

Basically, Archipelago mods games to talk with a server, throws all the items from everyone’s games into a big pot, stirs it thoroughly, and then redistributes all the items among all the games. Randomly. Your Metroid missiles might be somewhere on another player’s Stardew Valley farm. And everyone has to work together to gather each others’ items so everyone can progress.

We’ll set up a few machines where people can just grab a controller and play. You can also bring your own hardware (a laptop running Windows or Linux) and software (your legally-obtained copy of a supported game from https://archipelago.gg/games), and we’ll help you get it set up for the next event. (Please note that games can’t be added to a multiworld in progress.)

Setting up a few machines running randomized games on https://archipelago.gg/.

Here’s a lightning-fast introduction to rando multiworlds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAvHi8ut4C0