1. Set up a local connection
   1. Download and install a program that puts your computers on a virtual LAN (for example: RadminVPN, TailScale, Hamachi, or ZeroTier).
   2. Create a network (host) and join it (friends). Make sure you can see each other in the program and the connection status is green.
2. Start the server and join (Host instructions)

   The host is the person whose computer is running the server and the game world.

   1. Launch: Click the server start button in the launcher. A console will open. Click Start in it and wait for the ready message.

      

   2. Join yourself: Launch the game → open the Servers tab.

   3. Click Direct Connect.

   4. Enter the address: 127.0.0.1

   Important: 127.0.0.1 is the local address of your PC. It only works for you. Friends need a different IP!

3. How friends join (Player instructions)

   Once the host’s server is running, friends should do the following:

   1. Open the LAN program you chose (for example, RadminVPN).
   2. Find the Host nickname in the list, right-click it, and choose Copy IP address.
   3. Launch the game → Servers tab → Direct Connect.
   4. Paste the host’s copied IP into the input field and click Connect.

🛠 What if they cannot join?

• Firewall: Make sure Windows is not blocking the game. Try adding the server and the game to firewall exceptions.
• Version: The host and the players must have the same game and launcher versions.
• Ports: If the connection still fails, try specifying the port after the IP with a colon (for example: 26.x.x.x:5520).