Playing online (Against other players, Also works via the internet without VPN)
1. Create a lobby (Server)
‘Play’ –> ‘Matchmaking’ –> ‘Private Matchmaking’ –> ‘Create a private Matchmaking Pool’.
2. Invite friends (Server)
2.1. Selective
2.1.1 Uncheck the ‘Open Party’ option within ‘Private Matchmaking’ tab.
2.1.2 Press ‘Shift’ + ‘Tab’, then right click friend and press ‘Invite to play’.
2.1. Open (Alternative)
2.1.1 Check the ‘Open Party’ option within ‘Private Matchmaking’ tab.
2.1.2 Friends can join you by themselves now.
Playing local (Against each other, Does just work with LAN or VPN)
0. Pre (Client and Server)
– Setup VPN client like Radmin VPN (at least if not in LAN).
– Enable the CS2 Console: ‘Settings’ –> ‘Enable console’.
1. Setup (Server)
1.1 Start a game: ‘Play’ –> ‘Practice’.
1.2 Make it a LAN game (ONLY for LAN, not for VPN)
1.2.1 Open console (Default hotkey: ‘^’)
1.2.2 Enter commands:
– ‘sv_lan 1’ (Make it a LAN game)
– ‘status’ (Show LAN IP address)
2. Connect (Client)
1.1 Open console (Default hotkey: ‘^’)
1.2 Enter command:
– ‘connect [ip]:[port]’ (LAN IP address for LAN and VPN IP address for VPN)