Is local game hosting still plagued with router problems?
I'd like to be able to facilitate a smooth co-op environment using player computers as hosts for their parties. I haven't tried anything yet, but I do remember having to apply acrobatics to get a local server up.
I prefer not to try this if I have to tell every player they have to apply technical knowledge to go co-op.
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 Nov 23 2013, 2:48 pm
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Nov 23 2013, 3:20 pm
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Nadrew
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Like any application that hosts something, it requires ports be open in the firewall/router. If you call Googling how to open a port on your router technical knowledge then yes.
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Thank you. & yes, I think it is technical from the perspective of the casual gamer.
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As far as I know, it only ever took a Google or two.
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If you're hosting internally on LAN you don't need to open any ports on the router only on the firewall if you have one.
Ports on a router are made to allow or block access to external users not internal. | |
If you can't or won't port forward, you can use programs like Hamachi.
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I wanted the experience to be as simple as an in-game invitation sent -> accepted -> seamless connection. Anything else would make it less appealing to me. I'll find another way, maybe a server to host multiple co-op instances. Thanks for the help guys.
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Local via LAN, you don't need anything technical, but for a live game to be connected to(ie: somebody connecting from a different household) would require some technical work.
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DarkCampainger wrote:
No one wants UPnP. Which is down to the device implementation, not software like BYOND utilizing your router's features that are there regardless. | |