Playing online

Get the game with the launcher (AetheriaLauncher.exe): pick Stable (recommended) or Beta (newest, might break, its own saves) and press Play. It keeps the game up to date by itself.

Title screen → Play Online (the server address is filled in). Your farm lives on the server, so Poncho's program keeps running there. Mendwell, chat, friends, visits and mail are described in 6b.

Log in with Discord opens your browser once. After that, Continue as \<name\> for 30 days.
Dev login (any name) only works on local test servers.
Online, the game can't be paused or sped up, and saving is automatic. Esc → Disconnect to leave.
If the connection drops, the game reconnects by itself (your farm stays on screen meanwhile).

Found a bug? Press F8 (or Esc → Report a bug) and say what went wrong. The game attaches the version, where Poncho is and your recent messages, and sends it to the developers. In a solo game the report waits and is sent the next time you play online.