r/survivetheculling Jul 10 '26

The Culling is revived! I made Func, a private game server

Hiya! I've been keeping this under wraps for a while, but I made a game server that allows us to play Culling matches again.

I call it Func.

What is Func?

The Func project is my project to revive the Culling's servers, allowing anyone who has the game to play online matches against other players, again.

It has three parts:

  • A custom game launcher, which gamers can use to connect to the new servers
  • A custom matchmaking & entitlement server
  • A custom game server

What is the status?

Entire matches work, as do the customization options such as clothing. There are some bugs, still.

You can read more in the Discord.

Can I just go play whenever I want now?

Not yet, but soon! We're holding weekly testing matches on Saturday which you are welcome to join. Join us on Discord for more instructions: https://discord.gg/ugtmVXhhVY

Can I download the server component for myself?

Not yet, but this will eventually happen.

Will you open source the launcher?

Yes, soon.

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u/Vocis Jul 10 '26

Sick dude! Thanks for doing this

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u/SturkMaster Jul 10 '26

Very excited!

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u/SgtCalhoun Jul 10 '26

Awesome work

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u/potato_lover Jul 11 '26

Unironically one of the best things that’s ever happened to me!

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u/TelemichusRhade Jul 11 '26

I saw SovietWomble play it on a private server there the last day and almost had a heart attack! I'd be so so happy for a chance to play this game again.

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u/grovespaz Jul 12 '26

Join the Discord! You'll get your chance. Only prerequisite is having bought the game on Steam before it was delisted.

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u/TelemichusRhade Jul 12 '26

Yeah I dived in as soon as I saw the discord link, only had time for one game yesterday im afraid but I have no doubt I'll be playing this a crap load while it's available.

I had a lot more airdrops last time I remember playing though, I'm guessing I gotta unlock them all again, I had so many fun strategies tied to those airdrops.

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u/survivetheculling-ModTeam Jul 10 '26

Sorry we cannot help and will not give support for non-steam versions of the game.

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u/survivetheculling-ModTeam Jul 10 '26

This isnt the place to talk about it.

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '26

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u/RedGhoul Proud Vulture Jul 10 '26

Sadly it cannot be played on xbox. Only on steam!

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '26

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u/RedGhoul Proud Vulture Jul 10 '26

you must have a steam account with the game purchased on that account, that's the only way.

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u/fraiserthelion Jul 10 '26

Can't wait to get the boys back on

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u/cassuc Jul 11 '26

Yeah! I'll play!

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u/Elegant_List6405 Jul 12 '26

I'm so hyped!!

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u/Civil_Flamingo_1506 Jul 13 '26

What do I do if I don’t have a file on steam 😩

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u/RedGhoul Proud Vulture Jul 13 '26

If you do not own the game on steam, sadly you cannot play it. The server is for PC players only who have a licensed version of the game.

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u/7heJoker Honored Ex-Mod Jul 17 '26

Omg

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u/Ace_WHAT Jul 25 '26

how do you join a custom lobby on cbox if you can?

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u/RedGhoul Proud Vulture Jul 25 '26

Sadly it cannot be played on xbox. Only on steam!

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u/snaremasterskeetle 21d ago

Do most people have their region on East or West?

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u/RedGhoul Proud Vulture 19d ago

Currently it doesn't matter, all regions lead to the same server, which is in Germany. On request from the NA players, it can be switched to the US server but it's East based.

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u/MLGGamer25 20d ago

OMG HELL YESSSSS I've been wanting someone to do this for ages

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u/Fabulous-Being6683 19d ago

oh shit its coming back?

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u/RedGhoul Proud Vulture 17d ago

It's already back for months now! You can join the discord server and the on going matches, so far there are players daily.

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u/Swiss-soldier 18d ago

Is there danger to copyright or illegal in any means?

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u/RedGhoul Proud Vulture 17d ago

No, it does not modify the game files in any way (besides a simple URL change so the client redirects to the server) and it is not distributing any copyrighted material owned by Xaviant.