When you play, your game client (the software installed on your PC or mobile device) is merely a visual interface. It sends commands to the master server—such as "start building a hovel" or "scout this coordinate"—and waits for the server to process the action, calculate the math, and send back the updated state. Reverse Engineering the Architecture
Private servers are hobby projects. Expect occasional crashes, rollbacks, and broken quests. I lost a fully upgraded cathedral twice due to database errors. Support is usually a single admin on Discord. stronghold kingdoms private server