You can even chat with them via Hamachi and guide them along or let them know how you’re doing with the game setup or whenever you’re ready to start so the others can connect to your computer, which will act as the server, assuming that you are hosting the game.įor the Hoster – when you are in the menu of the game, press the ~ button (normally found above the Tab button on your keyboard). You will see their Hamachi usernames and IPs in the Hamachi window list.

Follow the instructions below once you have installed the game on your computer and other computers connected to yours, via crosswire cable or router.Įxample of setup for running L4D2 in LAN via Hamachi:Ĭreate a Hamachi room/channel and have your friends join it. Install Hamachi (It’s small and free for personal use!)Ĥ. Forget about installing/downloading Steam.ģ. I know this from (sadly) personal experience, as i have downloaded Steam’s HUGE ~2gb setup files and it still didn’t work for me, so i did some research and discovered an excellent program called Hamachi (freeware for personal use) less than 1 MB in size! I now use it all the time, when playing L4D2 on LAN.Ģ. How to play via LANThere is NO need for Steam to play L4D2 in LAN. Unfortunately there is no specific guide on how to configure the excellent Left 4 Dead PC game without having to install Steam, so i have made this easy guide to inform you that you CAN play L4D2 without Steam! But i wonder if others have been as lucky as me in figuring this out.

I have finally resolved this a while ago, by using Hamachi.

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