Multiplayer
over the hill is played in Single Player or online in rooms for up to 4 players. The host creates a room in the Server Browser and chooses Max Number of Players, Privacy, Server Region and Allow Mods. Rooms are Public or Private. Public and private rooms are both listed in the Server Browser (Hide Private Servers hides the private ones); a private room can only be joined with its 6-character room code (Join by Code).
Rules of a session
| Topic | What the game says |
|---|---|
| Game version | The room you are trying to join uses a different game version. Please make sure your game is up to date. |
| Kicked players | Are you sure you want to kick the player from the server? They won’t be able to join this session again. |
| Locked area (joining a room in an area you have not unlocked) | New areas cannot be unlocked during this session, but progress will still be saved. |
| Camping with friends | All party members must be close by. |
| Respawning while friends camp | Your buddies are camping right now. Wait until they wake up in order to spawn. |
| Steam | The game needs Steam to be running in order to play. Please make sure the Steam Client is running and you are starting the game from there. Steam's offline mode is supported. |
| Tutorial | Before venturing out with your friends, we suggest playing the tutorial, which takes approximately 5 minutes. |
Voice chat
You must be at least 13 years old to access voice chat features. Voice Chat is Off by default; Voice Chat Mode is Open Mic by default, the other choice is Push to Talk. Push to Talk has no default key.
Server regions
The game knows 16 server regions. The Server Region list shows the regions offered when you connect, plus Automatic.
| Server region |
|---|
| Asia |
| Australia |
| Canada, East |
| Chinese Mainland |
| Europe |
| Asia (Hong Kong) |
| India |
| Japan |
| South Africa |
| South America |
| South Korea |
| Turkey |
| UAE |
| USA, East |
| USA, West |
| USA, South |
