Steam Remote Play Together - FAQ

Tools Up! was designed as a local multiplayer game and we have always advertised it as such. The recent news about Steam Remote Play Together feature came as a pleasant surprise and we really hoped it would let you play Tools Up! with your friends and family online.

Sadly, we hear reports about the poor performance of Steam Remote Play Together in some regions, especially Asia. This is a brand new feature, so there might still be room for improvement. We have already reported it to Steam and hopefully you’ll be able to take full advantage of this feature soon.

It pains us that there’s not much we can do in regard to this matter. We’re waiting for Steam to work this out on their end. Thank you for your patience while this gets worked out.

Lastly, we have prepared a short FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for you, in which we explain how this feature works, how you can improve its performance, and present alternatives to Steam Remote Play Together. You can find it below.

Thank you for playing Tools Up! We wish you lots of fun with the game and hope to stay in touch!

Cheers!
All in! Games & The Knights of Unity

Steam Remote Play Together is a brand new feature allowing people to play together online. Please refer to Steam Remote Play overview and Steam Remote Play Support for more information in your native language.

Q: How do I use Steam Remote Play Together?
A: It’s easy! Just follow the three simple steps:
1. Launch Tools Up!
2. Open your Friends List and right-click to
Invite your friends.
3. They accept the invite in the chat window and... That’s it!
You're playing together.

To access your Friends List, you may need to open Steam Overlay (Shift+Tab by default).

Q: Can you play with two keyboards via Steam Remote Play Together?
A: You can only play Tools Up! with a single keyboard and multiple controllers (Xbox One, Steam Controller, etc.).

Q: How does Steam Remote Play work?
A: Steam Remote Play allows games to be launched on one computer, while being played from other devices connected to Steam. With Remote Play Together, you can invite your Steam Friends to join your local co-op sessions remotely, without having to own or launch the game themselves.

Q: We’re experiencing poor Steam Remote Play Together performance. What can we do?
A: Below are a few solutions Valve recommends. Please refer to Steam Remote Play overview and Steam Remote Play Support for more information in your native language.

• Hardware:We recommend a minimum of a quad-core CPU for the computer running the game. The client has more modest requirements, but should have a GPU that supports hardware accelerated H264 decoding. Any recent laptop or PC should meet the client requirements.
  
• Network:
  We recommend using a wired network for the best streaming experience. People have had some success with powerline networks and wireless N and AC networks with good signal, though your experience may vary.
  
• Game Settings:
  To improve your streaming experience, you can go into your game settings and lower your resolution and turn off vertical sync.
  
• Steam Settings:
  In the Remote Play settings you can change a number of things that can affect your experience. You can change your preference for speed vs quality, limit the network bandwidth, and adjust the maximum capture resolution.

Q: What network ports does Steam Remote Play use?
A: Streaming uses UDP ports 27031 and 27036 and TCP ports 27036 and 27037. Please make sure Steam can listen on these ports in your firewall software.

Q: Should I update video drivers?
A: A number of bugs have been fixed in the latest video driver releases that may affect streaming. If you are getting poor performance, graphical glitches or black screens please make sure you have the latest drivers installed from your video card vendor's website.

Q: What are alternatives to Steam Remote Play Together?
A: Members of the Tools Up! community have recommended using Parsec, a third-party software, which lets you invite your friends to play games with you online even if the game doesn't have online multiplayer. We don’t officially support this solution, but we hear reports that its performance can be better than Steam Remote Play Together