How to Host Private Missions?

[=OKT=Muas]

Hello all.

Im aware of the multiplayer hosting feature already built in with the game.

I can create a flyabe mission and make it appear on the internet missions list.

I can then join the mission myself but my friends are not allowed to join in. They see some message that they are not allowed to connect to the server.

What else is required to make the mission accessible to others? Please note this is not a remote 24x7 dedicated server setup. I just want to host a mission from my computer and fly with some friends for some tactics development and training.

Thank you.

[=OKT=Muas]

Since there was no reply, I will post here my own answer as it might be useful for some else.

 

To host your own private (or public) multiplayer session you only need the following:

1. to port forward ports 28000 TCP & UDP + 28100 TCP in your router, for the host computer you are using
2. use the create CREATE button on the ingame multiplayer interface
3. tick the option checkbox for the mission to appear in the internet multiplayer list

 

 

[=OKT=Muas]

What you don't need:

1. an extra game account/license host (this only applies for dedicated servers which is not the case)
2. to mess around with your firewall (hopefully)
3. open any other ports on your router than the 3 mentioned above

The tricky part is indeed to correctly setup port forwarding for the 3 mentioned ports.

For this I strongly recommend to dig well into your router manual on how to setup port forwarding and the installation of the utility mentioned on this post to make sure the ports are really opened at the host computer.

 

Enjoy your hosting.

[Eclipse4349]

Thanks for posting this. I need to brush up on the mission editor before I could take advantage of this.  Is there any kind of quick mission generator that you know of?

 

It would be really nice to have some sort of UI that a host could tick some boxes and set some parameters and have a randomized mission generated, like what the old campaign system was, but for coop/mp play. 

[=OKT=Muas]

I don't know about any quick mission generator for IL-2 GB series.

I believe there is a campaign generator though, just search on this forum.

 

Once you get into the mission editor you will see that is relatively easy to create a mission template for the kind you like.

After that you just edit and change the planes/objects to suit.

And there are ways to add random features to your mission too.

And the good thing about it is that you only need to put together these features once, then just copy/paste them to any other environment, like a different map, planes, objects, etc.

I strongly recommend this manual, this other manual and this youtube series for your guidance.

 

Have fun.

[Eclipse4349]

Thanks for the info. I had a messed around a bit in the ME a couple years ago, with the help of a couple guides. I used to make missions in Arma 3 with scripting and all that - I was hoping there was a way to generate missions without going that route! All the time spent making missions could be better spent flying! But at least, like you said, once a template is created its pretty easy to duplicate it and randomize it. 

 

From what I've seen so far, it looks like PWCG can probably do the job. I also saw some info in another thread about unpacking the old campaign mission files that the game used to generate campaign missions and using those as a template.

 

It would be great if the devs would redesign that sort of thing for coop mission generation on the fly right from the coop hosting menu. Maybe one day... It would make coop much more user friendly.