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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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- [Options Page](/games/The%20Messenger/player-options)
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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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- [PopTracker Pack](https://github.com/alwaysintreble/TheMessengerTrackPack)
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## Installation
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Read changes to the base game on the [Game Info Page](/games/The%20Messenger/info/en)
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### Automated Installation
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1. Download and install the latest [Archipelago release](https://github.com/ArchipelagoMW/Archipelago/releases/latest)
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2. Launch the Archipelago Launcher (ArchipelagoLauncher.exe)
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3. Click on "The Messenger"
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4. Follow the prompts
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These steps can also be followed to launch the game and check for mod updates after the initial setup.
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### Manual Installation
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1. 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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2. 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
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## Joining a MultiWorld Game
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### Automatic Connection on archipelago.gg
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1. Go to the room page of the MultiWorld you are going to join.
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2. Click on your slot name on the left side.
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3. Click the "The Messenger" button in the prompt.
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4. Follow the remaining prompts. This process will check that you have the mod installed and will also check for updates
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before launching The Messenger. If you are using the Steam version of The Messenger you may also get a prompt from
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Steam asking if the game should be launched with arguments. These arguments are the URI which the mod uses to
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connect.
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5. Start a new save. You will already be connected in The Messenger and do not need to go through the menus.
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### Manual Connection
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1. Launch the game
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2. Navigate to `Options > Archipelago Options`
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3. Enter connection info using the relevant option buttons
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* **The game is limited to alphanumerical characters, `.`, and `-`.**
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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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* If using a name that cannot be entered in the in game menus, there is a config file (APConfig.toml) in the game
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directory. When using this, all connection information must be entered in the file.
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4. Select the `Connect to Archipelago` button
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5. Navigate to save file selection
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6. Start a new game
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* If you're already connected, deleting an existing save will not disconnect you and is completely safe.
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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, the game will attempt
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to reconnect in the background. An option will also be added to the in game menu to change the port, if necessary.
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