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# The Messenger Randomizer Setup Guide
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## Quick Links
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- [Game Info](../../../../games/The%20Messenger/info/en)
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- [Settings Page](../../../../games/The%20Messenger/player-settings)
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- [Courier Github](https://github.com/Brokemia/Courier)
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- [The Messenger Randomizer AP Github](https://github.com/alwaysintreble/TheMessengerRandomizerModAP)
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- [Jacksonbird8237's Item Tracker](https://github.com/Jacksonbird8237/TheMessengerItemTracker)
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- [PopTracker Pack](https://github.com/alwaysintreble/TheMessengerTrackPack)
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## Installation
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1. Read the [Game Info Page](../../../../games/The%20Messenger/info/en) for how the game works, caveats and known issues
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2. Download and install Courier Mod Loader using the instructions on the release page
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* [Latest release is currently 0.7.1](https://github.com/Brokemia/Courier/releases)
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3. Download and install the randomizer mod
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1. Download the latest TheMessengerRandomizerAP.zip from
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[The Messenger Randomizer Mod AP releases page](https://github.com/alwaysintreble/TheMessengerRandomizerModAP/releases)
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2. Extract the zip file to `TheMessenger/Mods/` of your game's install location
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* You cannot have both the non-AP randomizer and the AP randomizer installed at the same time. The AP randomizer
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is backwards compatible, so the non-AP mod can be safely removed, and you can still play seeds generated from the
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non-AP randomizer.
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3. Optionally, Backup your save game
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* On Windows
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1. Press `Windows Key + R` to open run
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2. Type `%appdata%` to access AppData
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3. Navigate to `AppData/locallow/SabotageStudios/The Messenger`
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4. Rename `SaveGame.txt` to any name of your choice
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* On Linux
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1. Navigate to `steamapps/compatdata/764790/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/LocalLow/Sabotage Studio/The Messenger`
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2. Rename `SaveGame.txt` to any name of your choice
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## Joining a MultiWorld Game
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1. Launch the game
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2. Navigate to `Options > Third Party Mod Options`
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3. Select `Reset Randomizer File Slots`
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* This will set up all of your save slots with new randomizer save files. You can have up to 3 randomizer files at a
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time, but must do this step again to start new runs afterward.
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4. Enter connection info using the relevant option buttons
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* **The game is limited to alphanumerical characters and `-` so when entering the host name replace `.` with ` `.
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Ensure that your player name when generating a settings file follows these constrictions**
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* This defaults to `archipelago.gg` and does not need to be manually changed if connecting to a game hosted on the
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website.
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5. Select the `Connect to Archipelago` button
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6. Navigate to save file selection
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7. Select a new valid randomizer save
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## Continuing a MultiWorld Game
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At any point while playing, it is completely safe to quit. Returning to the title screen or closing the game will
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disconnect you from the server. To reconnect to an in progress MultiWorld, simply load the correct save file for that
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MultiWorld.
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If the reconnection fails, the message on screen will state you are disconnected. If this happens, you can return to the
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main menu and connect to the server as in [Joining a Multiworld Game](#joining-a-multiworld-game), then load the correct
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save file.
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## Troubleshooting
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If you launch the game, and it hangs on the splash screen for more than 30 seconds try these steps:
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1. Close the game and remove `TheMessengerRandomizerAP` from the `Mods` folder.
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2. Launch The Messenger
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3. Delete any save slot
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4. Reinstall the randomizer mod following step 2 of the installation.
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