Port game dota 2

Its there anyway to set up a LAN game on DotA 2?

Sometimes I would like to play DotA 2 with my friends but the internet connection are needed even that we are playing against bot. The internet connection in my country is not very stable sometime and we just wish to play it through the LAN so nobody would face the lag issue.

Is there anyway I can play against bot with my friends through LAN network?

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Apparently since the 7.22 patch the below method doesn’t work anymore and a LAN game is now impossible

Yes, it’s possible, but not that easy. It requires you to use steam offline mode and dota 2 cheat mode.

This guide is the easiest to use source on this. I’ll copy the content now:

Before your friends can connect to you, you will need to find out your ip address and port number. You should do this before any step and it will be at the top because its better to have everything in front of you, instead of getting it half way through this.

Easy way to do this, is to: click on your bottom left windows button key. Type in the search bar for programs: cmd once that is opened (should be small window that is black with white writing) you want to type in ipconfig and the ip address you want to write down is the: IPV4 Address.

Note that this is the network IP address, not your internet ip address, which you can get by visiting whatismyip. com or a similar site. For Linux check here and for Mac check here.

1. Turn your steam client into offline mode.
2. right click dota in the library and click on properties
3. click on set launch options
4. type in: – console then click ok
5. open dota and hit the \ key to bring up the console
6. type in map dota. Port game dota 2 bsp sv_lan 1 sv_cheats 1 dota_bot_set_difficulty 0,1,2,3,4

you only put one number in here and the different numbers are the difficulties from 0 being passive and 4 being unfair. Note you can only have 1 type of difficulty bots and not multiple.

( to get your friend to connect at this point, they must follow steps 1 up to 5 first)

So get your friends to open up the console (to have them already opened and prepared to hit enter with what it is they need to type first is so much easier then trying to get them all to type at that once exact moment. This is of course optional.

and have them type in: connect IP address:port number

here is an example: connect 192.162.1.8:27015

then once they are on a screen with the map loaded, get them to type in jointeam good/bad, one of those for what side, good being radient and bad being the dire.

after they have done that or at the same time you can type in jointeam good/bad for whatever you want to play on.

There will be a game timer and you and your friends at this point should be in hero select on the teams you chose. After the countdown is 0 it will auto fill empty slots with bots or if you want to start earlier you can just type in the console: dota_bot_populate and will auto fill after that.

How To Open Ports in Your Router for Dota 2

Dota 2 is Valve Corporation’s Real-Time, Action, and Strategy game released in 2013.

Dota 2 offers the following styles of gameplay.

• Real time strategy games do not have turns, but instead have both players competing at the same time. They typically involve a mostly top down view and involve troop and building creation as well as resource management such as mining and logging. Popular examples are Warcraft and StarCraft.
• Action games are usually a bit faster than other games and require quick reflexes. You frequently jump platforms, shoot enemy mobs, climb ladders, and
• Strategy games tend to focus on planning and skillful thinking in order to beat either real players or bots. They can be either real-time in which the play clock ticks continuously or turn-based where each player has a dedicated turn to finish their action. It is not uncommon to include exploration and resource management.

How to Port Forward Dota 2

When you are playing Dota 2 you might need to forward some ports in your router. Forwarding ports is a useful trick in gaming because it can really help to make your network connection most stable and on occasion even faster. Routers were not designed to allow incoming network requests and some games can play tremendously better if an incoming connection is forwarded through the router to the game.

Before You Forward a Port

Before you can forward a port you need to know the following things:

• Your router’s IP address.
• The IP address of the device that the game will play on: either your computer or your console.
• A list of TCP and UDP ports that need to be forwarded.

How to find your router’s IP Address

The easiest way to locate your router’s IP address is to run our free Router Detector utility. It’s a part of the Network Utilities suite of tools and it’s completely free to use.

How To Forward Ports

To easily and quickly get your ports forwarded use the Network Utilities software. Network Utilities allows you to forward ports only when you need them, and then close them again when you are done. This makes keeping your network more secure much easier. You can also do it by hand.

The general process for forwarding a port is:

• Start by logging in to your router.
• Find your routers port forwarding section.
• Put the IP address of your computer or gaming console in the appropriate box in your router.
• Put the TCP and UDP ports for your game in the matching boxes in your router.
• Frequently you have to reboot your router for the changes to take effect.

Ports To Forward for Dota 2

The network ports for Dota 2 are as follows:

Dota 2 – Steam

We have guides that are custom tailored for Dota 2 that will show you the required incoming ports.

When you are done following those steps your ports will be forwarded. Be sure to check out our full list of games and programs that can be forwarded.