Cant play with friend in private match

[La Vaguelette]

I dont get how it works. I invited him to join my private lobby and we went to the game. after that my friend cant join my game because he got the "Server is not responding" error. So whats the right way to play with friend in private? like 1v1 or coop against bots

[kurt1968_2]

Originally posted by Croxist:

I dont get how it works. I invited him to join my private lobby and we went to the game. after that my friend cant join my game because he got the "Server is not responding" error. So whats the right way to play with friend in private? like 1v1 or coop against bots

You can play together on a private Classic CASUAL game without any issues but that's not as much fun as a Classic Competitive game. With the matchmaking update it got harder to start a Classic Competitive game with friends in private. It IS possible though. In a nutshell, you bypass matchmaking by starting a Casual game and then switch game modes.

Here are the steps:
1. Invite your friends to a Classic CASUAL game (any map will do)
2. When everyone has connected, open the console (~) and execute the following commands:
game_type 0
game_mode 1
changelevel levelofyourchoosing

The "changelevel" command will immediately load a new level with the new game type and mode setting in place for a Classic Competitive game.

If the ~ key doesn't bring up the in-game console then use the Help & Options -> Game Settings to enable the console.

Another console command you might find useful is bot_quota xx (where xx is a number). This sets the number of bots you want.

[La Vaguelette]

thank you for telling me, it seems like it would work. will try that when i play with my friend

[Hrairoo]

does the lobby leader/host have to be the one to enter the console commands?

[La Vaguelette]

yes

[The Drake Part]

i have the same error,

[Connor]

I WANT TO DO THIS THANKS FOR THE HELP!