Online co-op without having to fiddle with ports?

[BrackishLake]

Last I heard, the only way to successfully host online co-op was if you messed around with ports and whatnot. Is it possible to do so without having to mess with ports yet?

[Job]

Hi there, some users will need to either portforward or host a hamachi server but this does not count for everyone.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=196446569
Sorry for the inconvenience.

[Chrius]

Most people DON'T need to do anything about port forwarding, as the game is using UPnP. But some will need to port-forward unfortunately, yes.

We are also looking into the alternative of hosting servers to make this easier for those users having issues, but that might take a while before it's implemented.

[BrackishLake]

Thank you both for getting back to me so quick! :) I'll look into it and hopefully I'll be able to get it to work without port forwarding. If not, then I really hope you guys implement the alternative means of server hosting in the near future.

[JacobMIX]

I use PortMapper and it works for me: http://upnp-portmapper.sourceforge.net/#download
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/btlmps/discussions/0/864974880517413455/

[Desert_Wolf]

thats long

[Larson]

But how do i join another player. My friends cant invite me :(

[JacobMIX]

Originally posted by Mr Larsie:

But how do i join another player. My friends cant invite me :(

Originally posted by From JacobMIX's guide:

How to join a server (and other things):
To join a server on the list, just go left, and you can go up and down between servers.
Press enter when you found one you like, and if it has a password,
type the password (if you have it) in the box that will pop up. (to cancel press Esc)
If you want to join with an IP, select MANUAL JOIN and put in the IP.
And to refresh the server list, just go back once, and re-select your players.

Your friends can get their ip here: What is my IP[www.whatismyip.com]

Warning: You can't join servers with "---" (It might also say "---" if it's loading the ping)
And you SHOULD probably not join a server with 200+ ping.

More info here:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=274366319