Half-Life: How To Play With Friends In Multiplayer (25th Anniversary Update)

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has received a major overhaul via the 25th Anniversary Update, which now includes a way to play with friends in a multiplayer mode. However, the age of the title makes it very tricky to set up a server that other players can join. Only those with strong connections and protection can invite a party of friends into a space where they can relive experiences from this iconic title.

Anyone who wants to return to Black Mesa or dive into it for the first time should pick up the game while it is discounted on Steam. This supreme sale during the Anniversary Update will not last forever, but it is the best way to obtain this classic FPS as of this time of writing. With many mods for still being produced to this day, many expansions to this game's content make it worth picking up.

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The only way to play with your friends in the 25th Anniversary Update is to create a local server and configure your IP address so other players can join your game. This process can be complicated and requires you to have a decent router and firewall that prevents unsolicited incoming connections. According to 's Steam Support page, you will need to have administrative access to your network hardware to set this up.

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First,port your router to 27015 on both TCP and UDP protocols to initialize the server creation for your game. Then, open the game and click the menu option before heading to the "Create Server" prompt. Selecting this option comes with a few different presets that can help configure your server's settings to exactly what you want them to be before creating the multiplayer space.

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