Introduction
Due to the nature of these community clients being separated from Steam’s infrastructure, you can’t add friends through Steam and join their games directly. Instead, you’ll need to connect to an active match using a VPN solution like Radmin VPN or by port forwarding.Prerequisites
- One of the supported game clients installed:
- The client executable in your game folder
Client Port Numbers
| Client | Port |
|---|---|
| BOIII | 27017 |
| S1x | 27016 |
| IW6x | 27016 |
| H1-Mod | 27016 |
| IW7-Mod | 27016 |
| HMW | 27016 |
- Radmin VPN (Easier)
- Port Forwarding (Advanced)
Method 1: Hosting with Radmin VPN
This is the easier method and doesn’t require router configuration.Additional Prerequisites
- Radmin VPN installed on all players’ computers
Initial Setup (All Players)
Install Radmin VPN
Download and install Radmin VPN.
Allow client through Windows Firewall
- Go to Windows Firewall settings
- Click Change Settings > Allow another app
- Browse to your client executable
- Ensure all boxes are ticked, then click OK
Create firewall rules for your client port
- Open Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
- Create both Inbound and Outbound rules for your client’s port (see port numbers above)
- Important: Set protocol to UDP, not TCP
Network Setup (Host)
Create a Radmin VPN network
- Open Radmin VPN
- Click Network > Create Network
- Set a network name and password
Network Setup (Friends)
Starting the Match (Host)
Start a match
- Open the client executable (e.g.,
boiii.exe) - Navigate to your desired mode, choose a map and start the match
Find your Radmin IP
- Open Radmin VPN
- Your IP will be displayed in the network list (e.g.,
26.118.191.42) - Share this IP with your friends

Joining the Match (Friends)
Connect via console
- Open the in-game console (
`or~key)- On 60% keyboards:
Fn+ESC
- On 60% keyboards:
- Type:
connect RadminIP:PORT - Example:
connect 26.118.191.42:27017 - Use the Radmin IP provided by the host and the appropriate port for your client