How to Join Your Soldat 2 Server

Soldat 2 uses a single port for the connection – the Game Port. There is no separate Query Port. You can reach your server in two ways: through the in-game server list or through a direct connection using IP address and port.

Find connection details

Important

You can find the IP address and the Game Port of your server in the dashboard. That is exactly the port you enter in the game – with Soldat 2 there is nothing to add to it.

Via the server list

1. Start Soldat 2
   Launch Soldat 2 on your PC.

2. Open the server list
   In the main menu, open the multiplayer section with the list of public servers.

3. Search for your server
   Look for the name of your server in the list. The name you set in the dashboard is exactly the name shown here.

4. Join
   Select your server and join it.

Note

For your server to appear in the public list at all, VisibleInGamesList in the autoconfig.ini has to be set to True. If it is set to False, your server is still reachable – but only through a direct connection.

Connect directly via IP

A direct connection is the most reliable way onto your server and also works when it does not show up in the server list.

1. Start Soldat 2
   Launch Soldat 2 on your PC.

2. Open the direct connection
   Switch to the direct connection in the multiplayer section. Soldat 2 asks for the address and the port in separate fields.

3. Enter the address
   Enter the IP address of your server from the dashboard into the address field:

   123.45.67.89

4. Enter the port
   Enter the Game Port of your server into the port field – unchanged, exactly as shown in the dashboard.

5. Connect
   Confirm your input. You then drop straight into the running game.

Password protected server

If a game password is set for your server, you are asked for it when joining. The game password only controls who is allowed on the server at all – it has nothing to do with the RCON password used for admin rights. How to grant admin rights is explained under Add Admin.

Server cannot be found

Warning

If your server does not appear in the list, check the following in order:

• Is the server running in the dashboard and has it finished starting?
• Is VisibleInGamesList in the autoconfig.ini set to True?
• Are you really using the IP address and Game Port from the dashboard?

Freshly started servers need a moment before they show up in the server list. Through a direct connection you reach your server immediately.

Which ports does Soldat 2 use?

Note

Port	Protocol	Purpose
Game Port	TCP and UDP	Game data and server queries – all players connect through this one
WebSockets port	TCP	Optional WebSockets interface – not needed for normal play
WebSockets RCON port	TCP	Optional RCON interface over WebSockets – not needed for normal play

Soldat 2 has no dedicated Query Port – server queries run through the same port as the game itself. You can see which ports apply to your server in the dashboard.

Warning

Ports, server name and game password are written from the dashboard into the autoconfig.ini on every server start. If you enter these values into the file by hand, they are overwritten on the next start – always change them in the dashboard instead.