Put 'lancraft.exe' in your WarCraft 3 directory. Download LANCraft (see "Related Links" below).
WARCRAFT 3 LOCAL AREA NETWORK INSTALL
But since you might join a hosted game later, it's a good idea to install LANCraft beforehand. That's right, if you are hosting a game, you don't need to install LANCraft. So you'll have to use LANCraft to the hosted game. Now, the WarCraft 3 "Local Area Mode" doesn't work over the Internet. But I recommend you set-up an alias for everyone beforehand, so that you'd have the freedom to join anyone's hosted game. You only need to enter an alias for the person who is hosting the game. That alias must be different from your own Hamachi IP and different from all other Peer VPN aliases. For example, my Hamachi IP is 5.6.209.32, so I give carrera an alias of "5.6.209.44" (see screen shot below) my subnet is "5.6.209". Enter an IP that is on the same subnet as you into the "Peer VPN alias". Click on the "OK" button.įrom the Hamachi list of players, right click on the IP that is hosting the game. " peer menu item (shown in the screen shot below). Once you are in the network, you'll see a screen similar to the following.Ĭlick on the Gear button on the lower right hand corner and enter the "Preferences. You might want to set-up a password for it. Create or join the the Hamanchi network that you and your friends agreed to. Install Hamachi (see "Related Links" below). Plus, might go away someday and you'll have to use this work-around to play older games in the future.īefore you start, make sure you patch WarCraft III to the version everyone is using, which is generally the latest version.Ĭomments & Discussion > Internet LAN Using Hamachi
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For some, it's easier to get the "Local Area Network" mode to work. This document details how you and your friends can play WarCraft III over the Internet without going through.