Overview
A short guide describing the basic configuration for OW game hosting.
Introduction
Original War is a old game, so you would face some problems with hosting a game. Unlike AOE II HD, EU IV (etc.), OW don’t have any “dedicated server”, which is supporting your gamehosting
What you need to know?
- Your ISP name – it’s just necessary (duh!). How to find your ISP name[www.whoismyisp.org]
- How to open a port in Windows[www.dummies.com]
- Router login and password (may be necessary)
Step by step
- You need to find if your ISP is offering a public IP address, so you would be able to host a game. You can just google it – it should be described on your ISP’s site or on some discussion board (or you can call your ISP consumer service). E.g. my ISP is UPC Polska – after googling UPC IP, I’ve found a page with this info:
“IP address in UPC service is dynamic (variable), public.”
It means that despite the fact that my IP is changing, I would be able to “host” a game. - If your ISP won’t provide you a public IP in a standard, you may stop reading this guide. Ordering this service may require a extra charge. You would be able to host a game via VPN app (e.g. Evolve or overrated Hamachi). Anyway, I’m the lucky guy now. But nobody sees my server! What to do?
- First, you should unlock (forward) 27963 UDP port in your Windows Firewall.
- Next, check if you have router Firewall enabled – if so, unlock (forward) OW port (27963 UDP) there.
- If you’re still unable to host a game, the real work begins here. The steps are dependent on your router model. It’s described in following section (I’m not an expert and I won’t explain all of the problems).
Don’t forget to do the same in any additional firewall app! Also, you may add an exception for OwarFull in your antivirus app)
Lan server, DMZ Host
DMZ Host
- Check if your router is provided with DMZ Host service (usually in “Advanced settings”)
- Launch cmd (command prompt) in your Windows and enter ipconfig
- Search for “IPv4 Address” in Lan section – remember it.
- Enter DMZ Host in your router and change the last digits of the adres into the ones from ipconfig (e.g. mine: 192.168.0.11)
- Save, rebot your router.
- If you have multiple devices connected into your router your Lan IPv4 may change over the time. I recommend signing static lan IP for your PC.
- Should be working now
OR:
Lan server / Virtual server
- Find the Lan Server tab in your router (e.g. advanced setup/NAT/Virtual Circuit/Virtual Server in most of the old TP-Links)
- Add new Lan server there
- Enter your server name (e.g. original war), change its protocol into UDP and port range into: “27963 to 27963”
- Should be working now.