Keep your friends when changing worlds

A fix for world switches being cancelled when a captain has friends or ignored players in another world.

Live · 0.20.0 · 2026-10-01T15:55:11.833902+00:00

Original dark naval free world-switch window — The existing Switch world interface with sample populations, captured in Electron. Reused to illustrate the transfer fix; this is not a live session. · visual reference

World switches preserve friends and ignored-player references on both sides.
Cancelled switches explain how to return to your original world.
Your captain, bank, cargo and currency remain intact; switching is still free.

A missing friend-name reference could make the destination reject a valid character save. The transfer now keeps these references for both the traveller and players remaining in the original world.

If a switch is cancelled, return to world selection and select your previous world. A transfer that is still being completed remains protected while it finishes.

The fix was checked through the real gateway and world-server handlers, including connections across Europe, America and Andaman and back. Native Steam verification remains a separate player check. No gameplay balance or map changes are included.