Down in the status line to the right of the objects info. It will say multi player lobbies now available. when some one hosts a level. So look for that while you are creating.
You can chat in lobbies. When you enter the lobby, press enter, type you text, press enter again. Same as in game now.
The suggestion of advertise times for matches would be a wonderful addition to a thread. Please post your time zone, so people can calculate the difference and join with you. Need to keep it simple and clean for ease of use. But a great idea.

Gold star of the day.
Thank you.
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