GUIDE FOR OFFLINE LAN WITH FRIENDS, SO EASY 100% WORKS

[l Shen l]

Alright guys so I had problems with some guides online about this, I fiddled with it and I got it 100 percent working, it is beautiful.

Before your friends can connect to you, you will need to find out your ip address and port number. You should do this before any step and it will be at the top because its better to have everything in front of you, instead of getting it half way through this.

Easy way to do this, is to: click on your bottom left windows button key

Type in the search bar for programs: cmd

once that is opened (should be small window that is black with white writing) you want to type in ipconfig and the ip address you want to write down is the: IPV4 Address.

1. Turn your steam client into offline mode.
2. right click dota in the library and click on properties
3. click on set launch options
4. type in: -console then click ok
5. open dota and hit the \ key to bring up the console
6. type in map dota.bsp
sv_lan 1
sv_cheats 1
dota_bot_set_difficulty 0,1,2,3,4

you only put one number in here and the different numbers are the difficulties from 0 being passive and 4 being unfair. Note you can only have 1 type of difficulty bots and not multiple.

dota_force_gamemode 1

( to get your friend to connect at this point, they must follow steps 1 up to 5 first)

So get your friends to open up the console (to have them already opened and prepared to hit enter with what it is they need to type first is so much easier then trying to get them all to type at that once exact moment. This is of course optional.

and have them type in: connect IP address:port number

here is an example: connect 192.162.1.8:27015

then once they are on a screen with the map loaded, get them to type in jointeam good/bad, one of those for what side, good being radient and bad being the dire.

after they have done that or at the same time you can type in jointeam good/bad for whatever you want to play on. I still need to test weather its after they do it or at same time but i will have an update in 24 hours to confirm and validate this.

There will be a game timer and you and your friends at this point should be in hero select on the teams you chose. After the countdown is 0 it will auto fill empty slots with bots or if you want to start earlier you can just type in the console:

dota_bot_populate and will auto fill after that. Please note if there are any problems please post and within 24 hours I will update this and confirm everything and answer all questions. Thank you and now you can finally lan with your friends offline xD have fun guys and girls.

[76561198103533339]

Do you know how to change the modes? I tried the dota_force_gamemode "X" (X = number) from 1-22 and it doesn't change.

[Miniminimanimon]

just put "dota_start_ai_game 1" before dotabotsetdifficulty to fill empty slot with bot

[76561198103533339]

How about the gamemodes? I am playing in offline mode lan games and we can't change the game modes to Captain's mode or any other mode.

[l Shen l]

Im not sure with the game modes, it was hard enough to get this to work properly sorry man lol

[Halma]

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[draconis::noob king::]

this method worked so well for me till one update around two weeks after 7.07 released...and then suddenly its not working.Whenever my friends try to connect it says invalid server steam id and some reason code 5002.Someone please help!!

[DG]

Originally posted by draconis::noob king:::

this method worked so well for me till one update around two weeks after 7.07 released...and then suddenly its not working.Whenever my friends try to connect it says invalid server steam id and some reason code 5002.Someone please help!!

same problem here dude. tried SmartSteamEmulator1.4.3 also no luck.

[toks]

how to lan dota 2 7.07
?

[Goshawk]

Originally posted by 박보영:

Originally posted by draconis::noob king:::

this method worked so well for me till one update around two weeks after 7.07 released...and then suddenly its not working.Whenever my friends try to connect it says invalid server steam id and some reason code 5002.Someone please help!!

same problem here dude. tried SmartSteamEmulator1.4.3 also no luck.

Hi Guys,

I just "LANned" with my sister on 7.07c.

it seems that a lot of the core mechanics have changed, and one does not need the console anymore. You do, however, need to be online until the game starts.

so:

1) Make sure you have all the computers on the same network that has the internet connection (we used a 4g mobile modem - you can probably use a smartphone hotspot)

2) Have your friends join your party (your friends should be your steam friends to add them to a perty as per usual Dota mechanics)

3) Open Dota in online mode, create a lobby,

4) CHOOSE LOCAL HOST - this is very important... it hosts the server on your PC.

5) Under settings choose "fill empty slots with bots". These bots will be added to any empty slots remaining after you click on start game You can also choose the AI, difficulty, etc.

6) Choose your other settings

7) Start the game as you would a normal lobby game

8) If you don't want to use data, you may switch off the data connection (for 4 hours it used about 30MB):
a) for a mobile hotspot go to the phone settings and disable data while keeping the hotspot active - most phones can do this,
b) for a dongle like the one we used you can swith it off by minimising the game and opeining the UI for the modem in teh browser
c) pull the internet plug on a wired router

And VOILA! you are playing offline on your local lan network. Remember to reconnect the internet and players (in dota) to play the next game.

[Goshawk]

Originally posted by draconis::noob king:::

this method worked so well for me till one update around two weeks after 7.07 released...and then suddenly its not working.Whenever my friends try to connect it says invalid server steam id and some reason code 5002.Someone please help!!

See my message

[Goshawk]

Originally posted by oOo:

how to lan dota 2 7.07
?

See above

[draconis::noob king::]

Originally posted by Goshawk:

Originally posted by 박보영:

same problem here dude. tried SmartSteamEmulator1.4.3 also no luck.

Hi Guys,

I just "LANned" with my sister on 7.07c.

it seems that a lot of the core mechanics have changed, and one does not need the console anymore. You do, however, need to be online until the game starts.

so:

1) Make sure you have all the computers on the same network that has the internet connection (we used a 4g mobile modem - you can probably use a smartphone hotspot)

2) Have your friends join your party (your friends should be your steam friends to add them to a perty as per usual Dota mechanics)

3) Open Dota in online mode, create a lobby,

4) CHOOSE LOCAL HOST - this is very important... it hosts the server on your PC.

5) Under settings choose "fill empty slots with bots". These bots will be added to any empty slots remaining after you click on start game You can also choose the AI, difficulty, etc.

6) Choose your other settings

7) Start the game as you would a normal lobby game

8) If you don't want to use data, you may switch off the data connection (for 4 hours it used about 30MB):
a) for a mobile hotspot go to the phone settings and disable data while keeping the hotspot active - most phones can do this,
b) for a dongle like the one we used you can swith it off by minimising the game and opeining the UI for the modem in teh browser
c) pull the internet plug on a wired router

And VOILA! you are playing offline on your local lan network. Remember to reconnect the internet and players (in dota) to play the next game.

the reason we're playing dota lan offline is coz we dont have accesss to the steam servers....anyway to get around that?

[DG]

Originally posted by draconis::noob king:::

Originally posted by Goshawk:

Hi Guys,

I just "LANned" with my sister on 7.07c.

it seems that a lot of the core mechanics have changed, and one does not need the console anymore. You do, however, need to be online until the game starts.

so:

1) Make sure you have all the computers on the same network that has the internet connection (we used a 4g mobile modem - you can probably use a smartphone hotspot)

2) Have your friends join your party (your friends should be your steam friends to add them to a perty as per usual Dota mechanics)

3) Open Dota in online mode, create a lobby,

4) CHOOSE LOCAL HOST - this is very important... it hosts the server on your PC.

5) Under settings choose "fill empty slots with bots". These bots will be added to any empty slots remaining after you click on start game You can also choose the AI, difficulty, etc.

6) Choose your other settings

7) Start the game as you would a normal lobby game

8) If you don't want to use data, you may switch off the data connection (for 4 hours it used about 30MB):
a) for a mobile hotspot go to the phone settings and disable data while keeping the hotspot active - most phones can do this,
b) for a dongle like the one we used you can swith it off by minimising the game and opeining the UI for the modem in teh browser
c) pull the internet plug on a wired router

And VOILA! you are playing offline on your local lan network. Remember to reconnect the internet and players (in dota) to play the next game.

the reason we're playing dota lan offline is coz we dont have accesss to the steam servers....anyway to get around that?

I found that using moderm router for Dota 2 LAN connection is no longer working. However, using mobile hotspot (turned off mobile data) works just fine.

[draconis::noob king::]

Originally posted by 박보영:

Originally posted by draconis::noob king:::

the reason we're playing dota lan offline is coz we dont have accesss to the steam servers....anyway to get around that?

I found that using moderm router for Dota 2 LAN connection is no longer working. However, using mobile hotspot (turned off mobile data) works just fine.

nah..i've always been using mobile hotspot

[Goshawk]

Originally posted by draconis::noob king:::

Originally posted by Goshawk:

Hi Guys,

I just "LANned" with my sister on 7.07c.

it seems that a lot of the core mechanics have changed, and one does not need the console anymore. You do, however, need to be online until the game starts.

so:

1) Make sure you have all the computers on the same network that has the internet connection (we used a 4g mobile modem - you can probably use a smartphone hotspot)

2) Have your friends join your party (your friends should be your steam friends to add them to a perty as per usual Dota mechanics)

3) Open Dota in online mode, create a lobby,

4) CHOOSE LOCAL HOST - this is very important... it hosts the server on your PC.

5) Under settings choose "fill empty slots with bots". These bots will be added to any empty slots remaining after you click on start game You can also choose the AI, difficulty, etc.

6) Choose your other settings

7) Start the game as you would a normal lobby game

8) If you don't want to use data, you may switch off the data connection (for 4 hours it used about 30MB):
a) for a mobile hotspot go to the phone settings and disable data while keeping the hotspot active - most phones can do this,
b) for a dongle like the one we used you can swith it off by minimising the game and opeining the UI for the modem in teh browser
c) pull the internet plug on a wired router

And VOILA! you are playing offline on your local lan network. Remember to reconnect the internet and players (in dota) to play the next game.

the reason we're playing dota lan offline is coz we dont have accesss to the steam servers....anyway to get around that?

Hmmm sorry no. why don't you have access?