Once human, it faces several server lag issues

Once Human is currently suffering from server lag issues, Starry Studio has confirmed. The Chinese developer also promised some compensation for Once Human players affected by the current situation.

The post-apocalyptic survival game from Starry Studio was originally released for PC in early July 2024. Its free-to-play nature and compelling gameplay loop helped it quickly establish a sizeable audience, with the game peaking at over 231,000 players Steam competitors shortly after its debut. . But this level of success seems to have even taken Starry Studio by surprise, as underlined by the fact that Once Human suffered from long queue times and server issues at launch.

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Four months later, some of these issues still appear to persist. Specifically, Starry Studio has just confirmed that it has recently identified several server lag issues with the game. While the exact scope of the problem is currently unclear, the developer has said that the lag is only affecting certain servers. Given this state of affairs, the company is currently working on “urgent fixes,” as it said in a Nov. 1 tweet. It remains to be seen whether these fixes are delivered through the server or the client Once Human update.

Once the human developer promises players compensation for server lag issues

Starry Studio's latest announcement has the company pledging to make up for it all Once Human players affected by ongoing issues. The specifics of his compensation package have not yet been disclosed. Twitter reactions to the developer's announcement seem somewhat mixed; while some fans thanked the studio for working to fix the issues, others claimed that server lag was a long-standing problem with Once Humanwondering why it took the company so long to identify it.

And while it's true that server lag has plagued the game for months, there's no way to tell if all of its occurrences have the same root cause. It's also possible that Starry Studio has already fixed some such issues, only to have more of them crop up. Pattern of social media complaints about Once HumanIts network issues—which have occurred in waves since the game's July 2024 release, rather than constantly—support that theory.

This is not the first time that Starry Studio has decided to apologize to its players with some freebies. The company most recently did so in mid-October 2024, when it compensated Once Human players affected by server lag issues with a variety of items including Mitsuko's Marks, Stardust Sources, and Gunpowder. As always, the developer still asks players who encounter any kind of bugs or other issues to report them in-game or using its Discord feedback desk.

The apocalypse changed everything. People, animals, plants… all are infested by an alien creature – Stardust. As a Meta-Man, you can survive the contamination and use the power of Stardust. Play alone or join others to battle, build and explore. When the world is in chaos, you are our last hope.

You wake up in the middle of nowhere. You will have to prepare for the cruelty of nature (from monsters to lack of food); however, Stardust's influence is not limited to living things, it also affects soil and water. Eating polluted food and drinking dirty water will reduce your mental health. When your Sanity is low, your maximum HP will decrease accordingly. To eat or not to eat is a question.

Fight numerous once-human enemies and challenge bosses from another dimension to obtain powerful items and ease the Stardust pollution. You are not only fighting for yourself, but also for the survivors.

Survival

Shooter

Open world

ISSUED

July 9, 2024

Developer(s)

The starry studio

Publisher(s)

Starry Studio, NetEase, Inc.

Multiplayer

Online multiplayer, online co-op

Motor

Once a human engine

ESRB

t

OpenCritic rating

Strong

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