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absol77 imgur doesn't require an account.. you can ofc also post in the bo2 support channel on discord.

absol77 it should also work on win8.1 but nothing older than that. It's hardly "lazy", having to support ancient operating systems will hold you back when implementing new features that involve using system functions that are not available in older os's. Microsoft isn't supporting anything before win10 anymore either.

FilipKingMVP it means you're missing game files or you selected the wrong folder in the launcher. https://plutonium.pw/docs/repair/

plagasplays and which version of win10? you can find out by hitting windows key + R and typing "winver" into the run box.
Try downloading and running this: https://git.io/redists

rustgamer27 https://plutonium.pw/docs/custom-games/. The host may need to forward port 3074 UDP.

Sussive6 please post a screenshot of the error message.

absol77 post a screenshot of your server folder, you don't need to attach it just upload it to imgur or another image host.

Samueel https://plutonium.pw/docs/repair/

DaBasicBoi not sure if you need mp but you don't need campaign. 2GB sounds way to small even if it's just zombies tho..
The launcher has a folder selection dialogue, it will only show folders and no files.

plagasplays which version of windows are you using?

JudsonBr post a screenshot of the defender exclusion settings.

that tutorial is not very good.. the guy creates a huge mess in the server folder and does a lot of unnecessary stuff. The t6r folder is also not what you're supposed to use for configs (or anything else).

absol77 Chances are you're missing stuff with the video on mute.. if you don't like video tutorials follow the official one on our site. https://plutonium.pw/docs/server/t6/setting-up-a-server/
the server will send heartbeats and load a map without the port being forwarded so you should focus on getting that to work first. If you're still stuck on it not being able to find dedicated.cfg post a screenshot of your server folder.

absol77 said in Server Hosting Problems:

My question then is this: is there a way to host my own servers without needing port forwarding skills?

If you don't port forward your server won't be visible on the serverlist and people outside your LAN won't be able to connect to it. If you just wanna play on it with people on your LAN you can directly connect via the console.

connect serverip:port

serverip is gonna be the lan ip of the pc that runs the server and the port is gonna be the one the server uses (4976 or 4977). If you run game and server on the same pc you need to be aware that the ports will conflict so if you start the game first it will occupy port 4876, if you then start the server 4976 will already be occupied and the server will automatically use 4977.

Hxly i assume you're trying to host a private match for your friends? Did you actually check if this works? Forwarding port 3074 UDP should make it work even if the game says your nat is strict.

soner_abi i googled the error message

soner_abi do you use asus gpu tweak by any chance? if yes turn off the "OSD" option.

AlxsSousSdehhh install directx from the redist folder in your game folder (redist/DirectX/DXSETUP.exe).

renzo12345 covered here.. https://forum.plutonium.pw/topic/6832/common-launcher-issues-solutions

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chrisupt2001 this post is 3 years old, piry no longer exists.. https://plutonium.pw/docs/repair/