Choo-Choo Charles MultiWorld Setup Guide

This page is a simplified guide of the Choo-Choo Charles Multiworld Randomizer Mod page.

Requirements and Required Softwares

• A computer running Windows (the Mod is not handled by Linux or Mac)
• Archipelago
• A legal copy of the Choo-Choo Charles original game (can be found on Steam)

Mod Installation for playing

Mod Download

All the required files of the Mod can be found in the Releases. To use the Mod, download and unzip CCCharles_Random.zip somewhere safe, then follow the instructions in the next sections of this guide. This archive contains:

• The Obscure/ folder loading the Mod itself, it runs the code handling all the randomized elements
• The cccharles.apworld file containing the randomization logic, used by the host to generate a random seed with the others games

Game Setup

The Mod can be installed and played by following these steps (see the Mod Download section to get CCCharles_Random.zip):

1. Copy the Obscure/ folder from CCCharles_Random.zip to <GameFolder> (where the Obscure/ folder and Obscure.exe are placed)
2. Launch the game, if "OFFLINE" is visible in the upper-right corner of the screen, the Mod is working

Create a Config (.yaml) File

The purpose of a YAML file is described in the Basic Multiworld Setup Guide.

The Player Options page allows to configure personal options and export a config YAML file.

Joining a MultiWorld Game

Before playing, it is highly recommended to check out the Known Issues section

• The game console must be opened to type Archipelago commands, press "F10" key or "`" (or "~") key in querty ("²" key in azerty)
• Type /connect <IP> <PlayerName> with <IP> and <PlayerName> found on the hosting Archipelago web page in the form archipelago.gg:XXXXX and CCCharles
• Disconnection is automatic at game closure but can be manually done with /disconnect

Hosting a MultiWorld or Single-Player Game

See the Mod Download section to get the cccharles.apworld file.

In this section, Archipelago/ refers to the path where Archipelago is installed locally.

Follow these steps to host a remote multiplayer or a local single-player session:

1. Double-click the cccharles.apworld to automatically install the world randomization logic
2. Put the CCCharles.yaml to Archipelago/Players/ with the YAML of each player to host
3. Launch the Archipelago launcher and click "Generate" to configure a game with the YAMLs in Archipelago/output/
4. For a multiplayer session, go to the Archipelago HOST GAME page
5. Click "Upload File" and select the generated AP_<seed>.zip in Archipelago/output/
6. Send the generated room page to each player

For a local single-player session, click "Host" in the Archipelago launcher by using the generated AP_<seed>.zip in Archipelago/output/

Known Issues

Major issues

No major issue found.

Minor issues

• The current version of the command parser does not accept console commands with a player names containing whitespaces. It is recommended to use underscores "_" instead, for instance: CCCharles_Player_1.