How to set up ZeroTier - an ICO Alternative

[LBFrank]

Seen a few people come about here looking to get on ICO, but haven't been able to get on. Figured it would be a good idea to make a post here about ZeroTier, a program we've been using as an alternative to ICO when it has been down. Here's a full rundown on how ZeroTier works and how to set it up, courtesy of Renee/MemoryOfAlessa:

"Unfortunately IC's servers are rather unreliable and the IC Online service is prone to outages. When this happens, we're pretty much forced to use IP games in order to play. However, this too is unreliable, as IC will often not display the proper IP and port required for others to join your game. To resolve this, you'll want to set up a program called ZeroTier.

You can download the software here: https://www.zerotier.com/download/

Once installed, run ZeroTier and locate its icon in the system tray on your taskbar. Right click it and select "Join Network...". Paste this network ID into the box: b6079f73c666285e

The window will close. To verify you've joined the network correctly, right click the icon again and select "Show Networks...". You should see the network displayed in the window.

ZeroTier is now set up and ready to go. To host a game in IC, simply ensure ZeroTier is running and proceed to set up an Internet TCP lobby as usual. IC should display the correct IP for ZeroTier, but in case it doesn't, you can find the the IP by going back to the "Show Networks" window and checking the IP address displayed under the "Managed IPs" field. ZeroTier IP addresses on this network should begin with 172.28.

And that's it! If you've followed the steps correctly, you should be all set to host and join IC games through ZeroTier."

Note: If you are still having issues hosting/joining games or displaying your IP address, you may want to ensure ZeroTier has highest network priority by following this guide: https://www.windowscentral.com/how-change-priority-order-network-adapters-windows-10

If you have any more questions or are looking for people to play with, be sure to check out our IC Discord! Link is here: https://discord.gg/KpcMeguHxG