What
Archipelago is a tool for linking together multiple game randomizers into a single shared play experience. Whenever you collect an item in your game, it could be an item in someone else's game, or a different one of your items. Players will need to find and collect the items others need to progress to enable everyone to move forward.
Async means that players will not be expected to all play at the same time. Instead, players can play whenever is convenient for them, if they can make progress. That way, there should be no issue with time zones. Players should try to play at least once every 7 days, and should be contactable either in The Bridge or in the Arqade Discord server.
When
The multiworld will become available some time on Saturday, February 14, 2026. It will run however long it takes for the games to finish. Once the event starts, the room link will be provided in this post and in The Bridge.
How to Sign Up
Follow the signup page link and submit the YAML config file(s) for the game(s) you want to play in the event. Any game in the signup sheet's game page is supported. You can submit up to three games for this event.
If you want to play Archipelago's officially supported games, follow that game's link to the "Options Page" to configure your randomizer settings. When you're done, choose "Export Options" to download a YAML file, then go to the signup page and choose "Upload YAML" at the top to upload that file. You can also generate a YAML file for any game from the signup sheet's world list.
The options page for a game also has a "Generate Single-Player Game" option. In order to make this go smoothly, if you sign up please also generate a single player game with your configuration and play at least a little of it, both to make sure you have the correct local setup to interact with the Archipelago system, and to make sure that you have some idea of what that game is like randomized.
If you submit a game that supports cooperative multiplayer, feel free to invite other people to play with you. The point of this event is to have fun playing video games together. Just keep in mind that as the person whose name is on the slot, you are responsible for ensuring that the slot makes progress.
