Guides

Start here

Getting started with Archipelago

Learn the basics, then choose the right path for joining a group, playing solo, or organizing a multiworld.

APWorlds

What is the fuzzer?

Understand the coloured APWorld badges, recorded failure rates and what generation tests can tell you.

Archipelago Pie

Collecting YAMLs in a collection room

Create a collection room, share it with players, review submissions, and download everything for local generation.

Hosting

Hosting an Archipelago multiworld

Collect the YAMLs, generate the game, put the server online, and run the session for your group.

Your settings

Setting up your YAML

Get a template, change the options you care about, validate the file, and hand it to your host.

Connect and play

Set up your game client

Understand clients, connectors, generated patches, room details, and the checks to run before you start playing.

Tracking

Setting up PopTracker

Install the tracker, find your game's community pack, and connect auto-tracking to your room.

Randomizer

Crash Team Racing setup

Get the native CTR Archipelago client installed, launched, and connected to your multiworld room.

Vanilla on PC

Play Crash Team Racing on PC

The 1999 classic as a native PC port with no emulator involved, thanks to the community decompilation. It sets up in minutes.

Setup

Poképelago setup

Install the APWorld, configure your regions and locks, generate a seed, then connect the browser client and start guessing.