What Does Realm Works Server Access Provide?
Server access through Realm Works is sometimes conflated with cloud storage solutions like Dropbox and GoogleDrive, but it is not the same thing. To help clarify this distinction, we’ve outlined below a handful of capabilities that “server access” provides.
- Intelligent Syncing – Realm Works tracks what content has been changed, allowing you to efficiently utilize your content on multiple computers. Make a few changes on your desktop and sync to the server, with only those few changes being sent to the server. Switch to your laptop and sync, with only the changes you made on your desktop being brought down to your laptop. As your realms evolve, intelligent syncing makes it a breeze to move between computers, which is invaluable if you have one where you create your world and another you use to run your games.
- Selective Syncing – If you have multiple realms, you can choose which realms to keep on any given computer. A Realm Works database can grow quite large over time, which can become a concern on computers with limited storage available (e.g. SSD drives). If you want to only keep a single realm you’re actively using on a particular computer, you can leave everything else on our servers until you want them.
- Peace of Mind – When your realms are synced to our server, you don’t need to worry about making your own backups. Everything is safely secured for you, always available for retrieval if something happens to your computer.
- Sharing Content with Players – Imagine being able to give all your players access to just the information they’ve uncovered through the course of play, including map fragments, hints, clues, details, etc. They can independently lookup information, review what they’ve learned, and even make their own notes. Best of all, there’s no extra work involved on your part. In conjunction with the Player Edition, server access makes it easy to share your world with your players outside of the game.
- Handouts are History – Once your players have access to everything online, you don’t need to create handouts, which gives you more time to focus on other aspects of your game.