Less than a week into the game’s launch, the Skyrim Together team is developing a Hogwarts Legacy multiplayer mod titled “HogWarp” that will let up to eight people enjoy the Hogwarts RPG experience together. Even more impressively, the team has already developed early builds of the mod that are exclusive to Patreon supporters.
Check out a few seconds of alpha HogWarp-enabled gameplay shared by the team:
Avalanche Software’s Wizarding World RPG Hogwarts Legacy was released on February 10, and immediately enjoyed immense popularity. The game broke Twitch viewership records for single-player games and came in at second place for highest concurrent player count in the same genre on Steam.
Still, the game’s lack of multiplayer is a significant omission in a world dominated by multiplayer FPS and sports games. The team behind the Skyrim Together multiplayer mod for Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is seeking to rectify that with their multiplayer mod “HogWarp.” Four days into the game’s full release, HogWarp already has live test builds that fans can check out via the Together Team’s “Grown Otter” Patreon tier ($10.50/€10 monthly) or higher.
The primary creator of the mod, Yamashi, says that the mod will tentatively allow up to eight players to play together, and does not intend to “create any multiplayer-specific content.” Instead, the focus of the mod is “co-op and roleplay,” and the team is currently figuring out “how to do the basics such as spawning characters with the player’s appearance, animations and NPCs.” While a fully-functioning version of the mod is still “months away” at least, Yamashi is planning on publicly releasing a proof-on-concept later this month.
Hogwarts Legacy is available now on PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One. If you’re planning on picking up the game, be sure to check out our review first (where we found the game “a genuine, authentic [Wizarding World] experience like no other”) as well as our plethora of Hogwarts Legacy guides that should streamline your Hogwarts adventure.
(Yamashi’s comments were provided by PC Gamer.)