CHSubZero Posted April 4, 2011 Posted April 4, 2011 Maybe someone could help me... How can you create a Steam independent LAN server? I need to know this for planning our next LAn session. Thanks for the help Aviation Livery - Explore Military Aircraft Liveries My Mods: DCS User Files
Niallpatty Posted August 6, 2011 Posted August 6, 2011 Anybody using LAN Multiplayer sucessfully? Have a look at this thread Sub Zero. It seems like we are the only people in the world who are trying to do this. Can't get set up at all like we could in IL2 1946. http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=24991
PoleCat Posted August 6, 2011 Posted August 6, 2011 (edited) Maybe someone could help me... How can you create a Steam independent LAN server? I need to know this for planning our next LAn session. Thanks for the help What do you mean Steam independent? AFAIK you run the sim as normal on your steam account and select LAN from the MP session. Others on your LAN should then be able to join as clients. Out Edited August 6, 2011 by PoleCat http://www.104thphoenix.com/
CHSubZero Posted August 9, 2011 Author Posted August 9, 2011 What do you mean Steam independent? AFAIK you run the sim as normal on your steam account and select LAN from the MP session. Others on your LAN should then be able to join as clients. Out You have to be connected to STEAM to create a LAN server. But the developers mentioned, that a STEAM independent LAN mode is available, but how? Aviation Livery - Explore Military Aircraft Liveries My Mods: DCS User Files
Ali Fish Posted August 9, 2011 Posted August 9, 2011 ive noticed that by using the Lobby option and system in COD it bypasses whatever ports are required for steam connection, could that be it. it also allows connection via IP. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Niallpatty Posted August 20, 2011 Posted August 20, 2011 Thanks guys, I have tried the lobby method but that seems to be for internet connections only. I feel like this needs another look though. Will report back findings. The PCs will all be updated to the latest version on steam then taken to a LAN party in a location where there is no internet.
Niallpatty Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 Tried the lobby section in multiplayer and created a session in both "public" and "friends only" sections but both PCs came up with "no lobbies found" even the PC I had created it on. I say "created" but it never confirmed or denied that I had created a lobby session. While trying to create a session using the "server" and "client" options when creating the server with LAN selected in the drop down box at top of screen, after pressing "apply" then "OK", the tabs get shaded out for a few seconds then go active again. I get no error messages to say I have not created a server nor do i get a message to say I have created a server. I try searching for the server on the other PC in the "client" option but it does not find one so I try typing it in using the "direct connect" option. I get either a "timeout" or a "connect disabled" error message. Most often "timeout". So I think I have done as much as I can to test this. I have gone online in steam and I cannot find any updates since my first post on this thread. I assume I am up to date with patches. If anybody gets lucky then please post some instructions. Back to IL2 1946 then!
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