What is drmultiplayer?

DRMultiplayer is a mod that adds local network multiplayer to the puzzle game Dorfromantik, letting up to four players build the same shared map together. It works as a plugin for BepInEx, a modding tool used to add features to games that were not originally built with mod support. The mod offers two ways to play. In Coop mode, everyone shares one world and one combined score, but each player has their own separate stack of tiles to place, and everyone can place tiles whenever they want. In Versus mode, players still share the same map, but turns are taken one at a time, and each player keeps their own individual score, with the highest score at the end declared the winner. To install it, Windows players can download a ready made package and run a single installer script that automatically finds the game and sets everything up, with no extra Steam settings needed. Linux and macOS players instead clone the code and run a build script for their platform. Once installed, one player hosts a game and chooses Coop or Versus mode before starting, while the others join over the local network by scanning for the game or typing in the host's address. Joining wipes a guest's own board and replaces it with the host's shared world. Players can see each other's tile counts and even a preview of where another player is about to place a tile. In Coop mode, players can also send spare tiles to each other. The mod also supports saving and resuming a multiplayer session later, remembering each player's progress by matching their name to a saved slot. For playing with friends over the internet rather than a home network, the documentation suggests using a free virtual network tool, or manually forwarding a port on the host's router. This is a niche tool built specifically for fans of Dorfromantik who want to build the game's calm, tile laying world together with friends.