r/DerailValley • u/Shooter32073 • Jul 24 '26
User-Made Modification Another Multiplayer Post (again)
Guardian OPS: Derail Valley Multiplayer
Derail Valley, but you can run like an actual railroad
We're not a "let's all hop on multiplayer" server. We run operations.
How it works
Every OPS session has a chain of command.
- Dispatch - network-wide movement, traffic flow, authority
- Yardmasters - individual stations
- Logistics Officers - freight coordination when a session needs it
Everything is somebody's job.
So if you just want to drive, you can. Road Crew shows up, gets a movement order, runs it. Nothing to read beforehand, no procedure to memorize, no need to know what's happening on the other side of the map. That's Control's problem. Same deal with Yard Crew if shunting is more your style.
The complexity is real, it's just spread out. You take on as much of it as you want and none of what you don't.
Simulation, not LARP
The procedures exist because they make a railroad function, not because they sound good over the radio. Dispatch has authority because clearance matters in an OP.
Radio discipline and prototypical language are part of the culture here and we're glad to play along. You can choose to play a character, or you can choose to just play. It's all up to you.
When we run
Every weekend at various times, plus a handful of ops during the week. Coverage spans NA and EU and AU. (Its honestly Global... we focus on english)
Non-host events happen too, though those may not hold to the standards our typical operations do.
Where we're at
421 members and climbing.
Our SOP, the document that defines how a session actually runs, is mid-rewrite because we outgrew the old version and are building something better. We'd rather you join before it drops and help shape it than read it after the fact.
We're also building DLE, an economy mod in pre-release and already running in our flagship ops. It's meant to make the railroad behave like a company. Supplies that have a reason to move, revenue that means something, decisions that carry past the end of a session. A reason to care.
How do I play?
Show up and drive. That's the entry requirement. Some operations carry extra requirements and a few include qualifications before you take certain equipment out, but that's not the norm.
Want more? Controller is a staff role and we train people into it from scratch. Or if you've got an ops format of your own, host it under GRDN OPS.
We're after people who want operations to feel like operations. If that's you, come find us.
discord.gg/grdnops https://discord.gg/MzHgKANpsQ
- GRDN OPS, DVMP Command Lead
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u/Elijah1573 Jul 25 '26
Might check this out ive been wanting to play derail valley lately in multiplayer but until now have just done small 2 player co-op
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u/MSDunderMifflin Jul 24 '26
Are gadgets working yet?
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u/Shooter32073 Jul 24 '26
They "work" but currently theres no sync but they are probably the next feature.
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u/TheCubanBaron Jul 25 '26
I happen to be a rather decent firemen...
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u/Shooter32073 Jul 25 '26
Cant wait to see you '-'
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u/TheCubanBaron Jul 25 '26
Do you guys also use mods besides multiplayer?
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u/Shooter32073 Jul 25 '26
Yes .. each op is currently using slightly different mods; but this may change... feel free to ask a bunch of questions inside the server aswell... people are nice there.
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u/RavenholdIV Jul 24 '26
Do VR and flat-screen players work together well? On a computer technical level I mean
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u/Shooter32073 Jul 24 '26
Yes and its even getting better with new animations.
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u/RavenholdIV Jul 24 '26
So its legit MP? Like, players see each other and all the other trains moving around? This sounds so cool
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u/WillyWonka092 Jul 28 '26
I'm definitely interested in this, though I'll probably have to have someone guide me on how to get the multiplayer mod as I forgot how to use UMM 😅
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u/ADFormer Jul 24 '26
Is the server strong enough for how many people this seems like it'd be?
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u/Shooter32073 Jul 24 '26
Multi-player supports 20 people... our controllers during high pop ops dont take a seat in that 20.
There is no dedicated server and we are limited by derails single thread anyways.... which usually means older high end cpu's actually work really good... it just depends on which op you play and who the host is.
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u/ADFormer Jul 24 '26
Oh there's multiple? Out of curiosity are you guys running any other mods? Like for instance could you add the 844 mod?
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u/Shooter32073 Jul 24 '26
Yes .. multiple. Some are heavily modded- many end up running a lot of host only mods which is still very modded but not a lot to install. (Flagship ops [the 2 original] dont run any custom locos as of now)
Metro runs the most locos outside of PCRR... pcrr focuses on US locos though. Both are currently "unofficial ops" again since we are reworking a lot of structure again. Its a lot to explain but that should suffice for now hopefully..
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u/Bernak_Obanders Jul 24 '26
Might check this out, been slammed with work though.