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The idea behind UPnP is to let your router automatically open and close ports as you open/close services (such as game servers) on your PC, so it's basically an easy automatic port forwarding. To host a server/custom game you need port forwarding which requires manual setup on your router. Throughout this guide you'll see the words 'port forwarding' and 'UPnP' mentionned. This is where the concept of ports and port forwarding comes in. If you want to play with 2 PC connected on the same internet router you can connect to each other using your local IP because both devices trust each other.īut when you want to play with people who aren't connected to your router (so basically people from outside your home) that's a different story because they're all considered as strangers and potential threats.

You don't want people from the outside to have access to everything on your PC. How does hosting work? #īasically when you want to host a service such as a game server (or a private game with your friends) there is an important concept to understand: who can access my network and which service can they access.

Introduction # Why do I need to do all this? #įirst of all you need to know that Plutonium ask you to do all these steps because hosting servers costs money, which is why most games on Steam don't require anything from you other than clicking 'Create a game'.īut for indie games and passionate projects like Plutonium hosting a server for everyone would cost way too much money so you're required to host your games yourself instead which is free for everyone. Hosting isn't complicated but involves several networking concept that you need to understand before diving in so please make sure to take your time to read this guide to understand the concepts involved in hosting.

How to downlaod custom zombie maps waw how to#

This guide will teach you how to play with friends over the internet in a custom games match.