For those who cant join any servers because of the "master server" problem. This is a VERY simple guide on how to join a server, nothing more nothing less. The usual browser doesn't work because the master server is down, so the new way of joining servers ... 

It looks like the master server no longer works so you can't simply choose between the different servers while already running 'The Ship'. Luckily there are still some workarounds so you can still play the game. This guide shows two easy methods for joinin... 

The purpose of this guide is to teach the basics of The Ship to newcomers who don’t know all that much about how The Ship works. If you already understand the basics, this guide is not for you. 

It was rumoured that the master server for The Ship was killed for good, but this was NOT the case. The server browser in The Ship used to get a list of master servers from a file in Steam\config named "MasterServers.vdf" Steam client developers decided to... 

If the game won't start or doesn't work correctly , you need to go into the game folder and inside the "bin" folder find "steam_api.dll" and copy it into the main game folder where " Theship.exe " is located.