This guide will help you on how to connect to your server.
Direct Connect method
- Start your server
- Be sure your server is online and querying, you can use HLSW to check
- Close your game
- Press the Steam Connect button on your control panel
- Accept the warning and game should launch and connect to your server
Steam favorites method
- Start your server
- Be sure your server is online and querying, you can use HLSW to check
- Close your game
- Get your server Query Connection Info IP:PORT from your control panel
- Open Steam and select the option View > Servers
- Change to Favorites tab and press Add Server and paste your server Query Info IP:PORT
- Change to Internet tab and then back to Favorites tab and double-click your server to join it
Ingame browser method
- Start your server
- Be sure your server is online and querying, you can use HLSW to check
- Open your game and select Multiplayer
- Search for your server name and connect to it
Ingame direct connect method
- Start your server
- Be sure your server is online and querying, you can use HLSW to check
- Open your game and select Multiplayer
- Get your server Connection Info IP and PORT from your control panel
- Select the Direct Connect option and paste your server Connection Info IP and PORT
- Press connect
Windows direct connect method
- Start your server
- Be sure your server is online and querying, you can use HLSW to check
- Close your game
- Get your server Connection Info IP and PORT from your control panel
- Press Windows key + R on your keyboard
- Past the following code in the box: steam://connect/IP:PORT
- Replace the IP:PORT part with your IP and PORT from the Connection Info and press Ok
Some games don't have the in-game browser or direct connect option available, please use the alternate ways to connect to your server.
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