How to Join Your Longvinter Server

Longvinter offers a server browser in the main menu. It contains a Connect by IP function that lets you connect directly to your own server. To connect you use the Game Port, not the Query Port.

Find connection details

Important

You can find the IP address and the ports of your server in the dashboard. To join you need the IP address and the Game Port. The Query Port is only used so your server shows up in the public server list – you do not connect through it.

Connect via Connect by IP

A direct connection is the most reliable way onto your server.

1. Start Longvinter
   Launch Longvinter and wait until the main menu has loaded.

2. Open the server browser
   Select Server Browser in the main menu.

3. Open Connect by IP
   Click on Connect by IP at the top right above the server list.

4. Enter the server address
   Enter the IP address and the Game Port of your server, separated by a colon:

   <IP address>:<Game Port>

   Warning

   Enter the Game Port from the dashboard here. The connection will fail with the Query Port.

5. Connect
   Confirm your input with Enter or via the connect button.

Join via the server list

Your server also appears in the server list inside the Server Browser. Search for your server name there and join it with a click.

Note

For your server to show up in the list, the Query Port has to be reachable. If it is not listed, use Connect by IP instead – that method works regardless of whether your server is listed.

Password protected server

If your server has a password, you will be asked for it when joining.

Warning

The server password in Longvinter may only consist of letters and numbers. Special characters are not supported and can make it impossible for anyone to join.

Server is shown in the wrong region

Note

Longvinter sorts servers in the server list by region. If your server is shown in the wrong region, you can correct this with the ServerRegion key in the configuration file of your server:

/Longvinter/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/Game.ini

Possible values are EU, NA, SA, AS and AU. First check whether your dashboard already offers a dedicated field for this. Stop your server before editing the file – see Add Admin.

"Continue" takes you to the wrong server

Note

Continue in the main menu reconnects you to the server you played on last. The developers list a known issue for it: the button does not always work reliably and can put you onto the wrong server. This is not caused by your server – your progress stays intact. Simply reconnect via Connect by IP or through the server list in that case.

Which ports does Longvinter use?

Note

A Longvinter server uses two ports:

Port	Protocol	Purpose
Game Port	UDP	Game data – players connect to your server through this one
Query Port	TCP and UDP	Server query – makes your server appear in the server list

You can see which values apply to your server in the dashboard.

Warning

Longvinter is based on the Unreal Engine and transmits game data exclusively over UDP. An additional TCP port for the Game Port is not required – guides claiming otherwise are wrong.