How to Play Red Alert 3 over Hamachi

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This guide will tell you how to play Red Alert 3 over Hamachi.

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Install Hamachi

- First you need to install Hamachi.


Join Red Alert 3 Universe's Hamachi Network

- Click Create to join networks (middle right) button. Go to "Join an existing network".

- Enter network name "rtsu.redalert3" with password "rtsu". Click Join.

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You can now play Red Alert 3 in LAN mode over the internet. You should also do the Hamachi fix.


Game Settings

Make sure you have the Hamachi IP (the one starting with a 5.) set in Red Alert 3 on Settings > Network.

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Playing Multiplayer

- Find someone to play with in the IRC channel.

- Make sure you are both in the same Hamachi network. Its best if you just in one network at a time.

- Load the game, go to Versus > Network and Create or Join a match.


Multiplayer Problems?

If you are having problems such as timeouts, kicked from game, CD key in use try the following:

- Make sure you have done EVERYTHING on this page and restarted your computer.

- Disable all firewalls

- Forward ports for Hamachi, guides here.

- Leave all Hamachi networks apart from one with the person you want to play with.

- If your hosting the game try and start the game and quickly after a player joins the game.

- If your joining a game set your settings (faction, color) as quickly as possible and click ready.


Downloads


Hamachi Network List

Password: rtsu

Networks:

rtsu.redalert3

rtsu.redalert3_1

rtsu.redalert3_2

rtsu.redalert3_3

rtsu.redalert3_4

rtsu.redalert3_5

rtsu.redalert3_6

rtsu.redalert3_7

rtsu.redalert3_8

rtsu.redalert3_9

rtsu.redalert3_10

Also see

  • RTSnet IRC channel: #redalert3
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