-lan starts game instead of server

ColouRz

Not much more to say. I only replaced the -dedicated launch option for -lan in order to run a local server that I can test on. My game launches instead of a server. -Dedicated works but I get server not authenticated error as expected. Windows 10.

Fry

I just discover this and figure it out myself.

Try making a LAN.bat file and copy and paste this command line in notepad.

@echo off
.\bin\plutonium-bootstrapper-win32.exe iw5mp "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3" +name "ColouRz" -lan

Place it in your C:\Users\YOURNAME\AppData\Local\Plutonium

If your IW5 not in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 then you need to change that line in the bat.

~~Update: Might want to hold off on that.~~

SyGnUs

Fry said in -lan starts game instead of server:

.\bin\plutonium-bootstrapper-win32.exe iw5mp "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3" -lan

@echo off
.\bin\plutonium-bootstrapper-win32.exe iw5mp "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3" +name "YEET" -lan

Just change YEET to whatever name you want. That will fix the error.

Fry

Ah thanks.

You can also do connect on the command too

+name "Fry" +connect ip:port -lan

RektInator

ColouRz said in -lan starts game instead of server:

Not much more to say. I only replaced the -dedicated launch option for -lan in order to run a local server that I can test on. My game launches instead of a server. -Dedicated works but I get server not authenticated error as expected. Windows 10.

If you want a server in lan mode, you need to specify both -dedicated and -lan. If you only specify -lan, it will start the game in lan mode.

ColouRz

Thanks, this worked:
+name "blabla" -dedicated -lan

The game didn't start from the launcher when a lan server was up, but it works if you start the game first The client can possibly be started with a .bat even when the server is up but if anyone needs to do that just experiment with it a bit.

Darkon47

SyGnUs question can you also use this command on waw and bo2 ?