How to Solve the Not-Showing Stardew Valley Invite Code

What isn’t to love about Stardew Valley’s farming and community-based gameplay? But unfortunately, one common hiccup that Stardew Valley players are having is that the invite code not showing up so they cannot share the virtual farm game with others. Follow along as we go over some steps you can do in this guide to resolve the problem of the invite code not showing in Stardew Valley.

Stardew Valley Invite Code Not Showing

Before moving on to the solutions, let’s take a look at some common reasons for the issue:

• Slow Internet Connection
• Outdated Game Version
• Low number of Cabins

Method 1: Start the Game in Co-op Mode

If you don’t see cabins listed from Robin, it could mean you haven’t switched things over to multi-player mode yet. To do this you will need to first start the game via its co-op mode and to do so, you will need to start the game from the game’s title screen and select ‘co-op’.

1. In Co-op from the main menu.
2. Go to the Host tab, and load your saved game file.
3. The first thing to do is enter the Options menu, and verify the Multiplayer settings so everything is set correctly.

Method 2: Adding on the Number of the Cabins in the Farm

It is necessary to have enough cabins on your farm when you play the game in multiplayer mode and if you do have not enough cabins you lose your game. When a new player joins the multiplayer session they require an available cabin. If you don’t have enough cabins then you will not be able to invite or add new players to the game.

• The last thing you want to have to do is construct another cabin for one extra player on their farm.
• To create further cabins reach out to Robin if needed.

If necessary randomly generate a new game with the number of cabins needed to host all players.

Method 3: Check if Steam and GOG Galaxy are running.

Most importantly, you want to be sure that your gaming platform of choice—be it Steam or GOG Galaxy—is working as Stardew Valley’s representational honor system and invite code provider relies on them. Thus, make certain that Steam is active, and not in Offline mode. If you’re playing the game or the GOG Galaxy client, make sure it’s got a working internet connection.

Method 4: This will first Configure Firewall and Antivirus Settings.

Windows Firewall watches this network traffic and blocks potential risks. If you’re able to allow the game to the firewall it may fix game connection issues and invite codes. For reference, see Allow or Block Apps using Windows Firewall.

Method 5: Update Stardew Valley

If Stardew Valley hasn’t been updated for a long time, it has issues such as this. You can get infected with some very old games, and bugs and glitches are more likely to hit. Worse, the error needs to be fixed; update the game.

Option 1: On Steam

Follow the steps below:

1. Go to open Steam and go to your Library.
2. Bring up the content menu by right-clicking on Stardew Valley then choose Properties….
3. Click on the UPDATES tab and select Always keep this game updated under AUTOMATIC UPDATES.
4. Update any available updates you receive.
5. To apply the updates you need to restart Stardew Valley.

Option 2: On GOG Galaxy

Here’s how to update Stardew Valley on the GOG Galaxy client:

1. Go to Stardew Valley under Owned Games in Open GOG Galaxy.
2. Click on the Update option if there’s an update available.
3. Run Stardew Valley again after the update is finished.

Method 6: Check NAT Type

Network Address Translation (NAT) type gives secondary security as it changes network address information and allows to isolation of internal networks from external ones. But NAT type can affect multiplayer connection in the game. Therefore, on your PC you can change the NAT type. Try doing the same if you’re playing Stardew Valley on a gaming console like PS4 or Nintendo Switch to see if that’ll get you invite codes.

Method 7: Set Up A DMZ

With just that, you should be able to adjust your router settings to make it forward a port or to turn it on in DMZ to make multiplayer games work, such as Stardew Valley.

1. Search through your router’s admin interface for forwarding ports or DMZ.
2. For Stardew Valley, input the needed ports, or for the device, the game is being played on, turn DMZ on.
3. After making these adjustments disconnect the router, wait about 30 seconds then reconnect the router and let it completely restart.

Method 8: Adjust Steam Privacy Settings

You see, if your Steam privacy settings are overprotective, that could prevent the game from being able to create and show invite codes. To fix this, you’ll need to modify the settings:

1. Select Edit Profile under your Steam profile.
2. From the menu choose Privacy Settings.
3. Set your game details to Public, or ensure they’re visible to your friends, then relaunch Stardew Valley.

Method 9: Contact Stardew Valley Support

If none of the above solutions fixes the problem, contact Stardew Valley’s support team or your contact in the platform you’re using to have the problem dealt with in person.

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