Play Borderlands 2 on Hamachi - Here's how

Since you can no longer play Borderlands 2 online via GameSpy, you need alternatives such as Hamachi for online mode. We explain how to set up the popular network tool correctly and play with your friends again.

Borderlands 2: This is how multiplayer works with Hamachi

If you don't want to run your Borderlands online round on Steam, you can use Hamachi and start a LAN game.

1. To do this, download the free network tool Hamachi and install it on your computer.
2. Now set Hamachi as the primary network adapter. To do this, open the "Network and Sharing Center" in the Control Panel.
3. Here you select the entry "Change adapter settings".
4. In the new window, click on "Advanced" in the menu bar - you may have to show it with the [ALT] key first - and select the "Advanced Settings" option here.
5. In the "Adapters and Bindings" tab, you can set the adapter priority under "Connections". To do this, click on Hamachi in the list and press the arrows until Hamachi is at the top.
6. Save the settings with "OK".
7. Back to Hamachi: All players have to join the same network here. Either one of you opens a new network or you all join an existing one. In any case, click on the corresponding item in the menu on "Network".
8. Finally, start a LAN game in Borderlands 2 as usual.

Play Borderlands 2 via Hamachi - solve connection problems

If the described way does not work, create a link to the EXE file with which you start the game:

1. To do this, right-click on the "Borderlands2.exe" file in the path "C: \ Program Files \ 2K Games \ Borderlands 2 \ Binaries \ Win32 \".
2. In the context menu, choose "Send to"> "Desktop".
3. Then right-click on the new link and select "Properties".
4. Here you append the Hamachi-IP of the person hosting the LAN game to the target path. It looks something like this: "C: \ Program Files \ 2K Games \ Borderlands 2 \ Binaries \ Win32 \ Borderlands2.exe" 1.0.0.120 ". Note: Only the joining players have to change this setting, not the host itself.
5. Finally, start Borderlands via the link.

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