How to play with friends

If you want to host a server, you need to let other players connect to your computer over the internet. To do this, you have to change some settings in your router. This is called port forwarding. You don’t need any other software like Hamachi or Radmin to play the game

• First, you need to find out your router’s IP address.
  
  • Windows: Open the Start Menu and type Command Prompt. Click on it when it appears. A window will open. Type this command:
    ipconfig | findstr /i “Gateway”
  • Linux: Open a terminal and type this command:
    ip route | grep default
• You will see an IP address. Copy it and paste it in your web browser.
  
• You will see your router’s homepage. It will ask you for a username and password. Sometimes they are on a sticker on the router. If not, you can search for them online or contact your internet provider.
  
• After you log in, look for the port forwarding settings.

• Next, you need to find out your computer's IP address.
  
  • Windows: Go back to the Command Prompt and type this command:
    ipconfig | findstr /i "Gateway"
  • Linux: Open a terminal and type this command:
    hostname -I
• You will see an IP address that is similar to your router's IP address. Copy it to your clipboard.
  
  
  
• Now go back to the port forwarding page on your router and create a new rule.
  
• Set the IP to the one from your clipboard
  
• Set start port and end port to 27015 (external and internal if asked)
  
• Set protocol to UDP
  
  Example setup:
  
  
  
  
• Save the changes

Finally, you need to create a server in the game. To do this, you have to:

• Go to the game and click on Create Server
  
• Make sure that LAN Only is turned off
  
• Click on Start