So ingame start? If followers, during the ingame start, do not see server running within 3-4s after their activation, they will leave the game. For ingame start, form the party, move them to A1, boot all the 4 DBs, load your profiles (GR for server, FollowerCombat.xml for followers). Start followers quickly one after another, wait 2s and start the server.
Out of game start is easier. Select your characters, do not group them. Boot followers' DBs, start them, they will complain about no connection to server periodically - that's ok. Boot and start the server as last, they will autoinvite, enter game, port to A1, start the respective rift.
Out of game start is easier. Select your characters, do not group them. Boot followers' DBs, start them, they will complain about no connection to server periodically - that's ok. Boot and start the server as last, they will autoinvite, enter game, port to A1, start the respective rift.