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Far Cry 2 Hamachi howto

Posted on 01 November 2008 by Stereohype

Since there is no (multiplayer) demo of Far Cry 2 and you are curious if the multiplayer is worth the purchase, this Hamachi guide will easily enable you to test out Far Cry 2 multiplayer online. It requires pretty much the same steps as with Rainbow Six Vegas 2. Since I have explained already how Hamachi works in general, I will keep this guide as brief as possible so you can get into action right away.

Assuming you have installed Hamachi and joined R6V2 network(s) with active users. You can also try hamachigames.info which seems to have better stats. It is recommended to connect to many networks since this game is new and not everyone knows how to get it working. Now the Far Cry 2 Hamachi fix!

To get Far Cry 2 working over Hamachi you need to do 2 simple things:

Step 1) Set the Hamachi adapter as your primary LAN adapter.
Open up the Control Panel. Then open the network connections menu.
At the top bar, under the advanced tab (in Vista press the “alt” key to see the bar) open up the advanced settings menu, then move the Hamachi adapter above your main LAN.

Step 2) Open up the Control Panel. Then open the network connections menu. Right click on the Hamachi adapter and select Properties. Doubleclick TCP/IPv4 and click the Advanced button.
Change the Interface metric from 9000 to 10.

When all this is done you may need to reboot. Also make sure the right ports are open in your router/modem and your firewall allows it.

Once you are in the game, make an offline account, go to multiplayer select offline account, go to LAN and simply join a match. If someone is hosting you should see a server, otherwise obviously not. Ask people on the network if anyone is hosting, or host yourself and put it in your Hamachi nickname so others know. Don’t be surprised if no one is hosting, just try at a later time.

Please post your comments/problems and whether or not this works for you.
Hopefully you will be able to join and enjoy the game now!

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56 Comments For This Post

  1. stevenbhoy Said on:
    November 1st, 2008 at 5:23 pm

    nice guide works a treat thanks :)

  2. NRN_R_Sumo1 Said on:
    November 1st, 2008 at 9:35 pm

    This guide has been insanely helpful to myself to use, and of course pass onto others.

    I have a rather long list of servers but I dont want to seem them all clog up so Ill give one that has less action at present. (I still want to get my pals into these hamachi servers xD)

    Name: Farcry2ebwf

    pw: 123

  3. Damitcartman Said on:
    November 2nd, 2008 at 8:22 pm

    Network:FARCRY2 FM1
    Pass:farcry

    Network:FARCRY2 FM2
    Pass:farcry

    Network:FARCRY2 FM3
    Pass:farcry

  4. Paul Said on:
    November 3rd, 2008 at 7:34 pm

    I can’t see any servers in the list, yet one is supposedly being hosted. I followed this guide pretty closely, any advice?

  5. lolman Said on:
    November 3rd, 2008 at 10:53 pm

    the guide says to check if the port is open, what is the port number?

  6. inzo Said on:
    November 4th, 2008 at 11:16 am

    farcrydiamonds

    pass farcry2

  7. WHAT_IS_LOVE Said on:
    November 4th, 2008 at 8:57 pm

    It works, too bad FC2 MP sucks : \

    Just wondering what “metric” is, what does it mean?

  8. Superbus Said on:
    November 5th, 2008 at 9:51 pm

    I have done everything exactly as described in this article. Then I hosted a game, opened up the console and used ‘net_gethostaddress’ to check on what IP and port the server was running. The console tells me it’s running on my Hamachi IP and the forwarded port(s).

    …but still nobody can join my match. Every single time the game responds with nothing more than ‘Match search failed’. Trying to connect directly to my Hamachi IP just doesn’t work.

    Why?

  9. Hunk Said on:
    November 6th, 2008 at 2:01 am

    same problem here superbus :(

  10. rusta Said on:
    November 6th, 2008 at 2:28 am

    Thanxxxxxxxxxxxxxx thats work!! :D
    Metric 10!!! :)
    re thanxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  11. klq Said on:
    November 6th, 2008 at 6:53 pm

    Hi,
    when I change Interface metric from 9000 to 10 my hamachi cant connect.
    My browser also fails to connect until I inactivates Hamaci…

  12. Zillerboy Said on:
    November 6th, 2008 at 9:08 pm

    Very helpful guide!
    Works perfectly!
    Big Thanx!

  13. ks Said on:
    November 7th, 2008 at 1:50 pm

    @klq

    same here, when i activate it then again my internet works but
    hamachi not, also metric of 1500 doesnt work.

  14. Stretch Said on:
    November 7th, 2008 at 6:55 pm

    Obviously one must be in the same network as the other…One must create a LAN thru HAmachi otherwise it won’t work ever..
    Try to join Nomiss pass nms in HAmachi

  15. Argetlam Said on:
    November 7th, 2008 at 6:56 pm

    Help i see some servers but if i want to join it loads en then it says:

    cannot join this match at this time, please try later

    but the server name is:

    Far cry 2® serv

    is that correct?

    what can be the problem?

  16. Argetlam Said on:
    November 7th, 2008 at 7:40 pm

    Now i have an other problem:

    match search failed, please help me

  17. Darkwizzard70 Said on:
    November 8th, 2008 at 9:16 pm

    Guys wtf I dont see that last picture how does that come EXPLAIN IT ME!!!! pls >,<

  18. Mike Said on:
    November 9th, 2008 at 6:42 am

    Mike’s Servers:
    Mike’s Network -Farcry2- Pass: 123
    Mike’s Network02 Pass: 123
    Mike’s Network03 Pass: 123

    Come and join up guys =DDD

  19. Mike -Hamachi Help- Said on:
    November 9th, 2008 at 6:45 am

    To make it so that you can access games on hamachi go to control Panel > Network and Sharing > Network Connections > where you see file etc, go to advanced and advanced settings move your hamachi connection to the top and then press ok, next go to your hamachi connection and right click go to properties where you see Internet Protocol Version 4 click it twice and then at the bottom right corner you will see advanced press on that and then change the Interface Metric to 10 Instead of 9000,

  20. NRN_R_Sumo1 Said on:
    November 9th, 2008 at 5:17 pm

    s:SWWT Farcry
    p:SWWT

  21. NRN_R_Sumo1 Said on:
    November 9th, 2008 at 9:37 pm

    s:SWWT Farcry
    p:SWWT

    Join up folks

  22. Mike Said on:
    November 10th, 2008 at 11:20 pm

    More Servers!!:
    farcry-lt1
    farcry-lt4
    farcry-lt6
    All Passwords are 123

  23. RoUs_PL Said on:
    November 11th, 2008 at 12:28 pm

    I invite on Polish server all Far cry 2 by hamachi

    Network: Polish Far Cry2
    Pass: 123

  24. Cesar B. aka the Mover Said on:
    November 11th, 2008 at 9:52 pm

    I’ve heard some goody things about this blog. Remember to balance the pics with the text tho :) but over all very nice post, keep up the good work

  25. Farcry server Said on:
    November 17th, 2008 at 6:45 pm

    There´s a server for farcry 2 Germany ;)

    name: prenninger

    pass: alex

    have fun

    Ps: please only user who´d like to play

  26. Alex Said on:
    November 20th, 2008 at 7:45 pm

    Name: FARCRY2 FM13
    Pass: farcry

  27. dali Said on:
    December 2nd, 2008 at 12:28 am

    name:farcry 2 humachi
    pass:123

  28. dali Said on:
    December 2nd, 2008 at 2:40 pm

    For stalker clear sky 1.5.07 some hamachi adress

    name- sstalker clear sky 1.5.07
    password- stalker

  29. mate Said on:
    December 7th, 2008 at 3:07 am

    join me at FARCRY2 FM21
    password farcry

  30. Tim Reynolds Said on:
    December 7th, 2008 at 7:09 pm

    Nice post. Thank you for the info. Keep it up.

  31. racoun Said on:
    December 15th, 2008 at 10:01 pm

    we are now at farcry2 fm23
    same pw

  32. descent242 Said on:
    December 18th, 2008 at 3:29 pm

    Is there a list to be found anywhere where I can see all Farcry 2 servers for hamachi so far or am I gonna have to search for them myself…?

    FARCRY2 FM25 now bytheway… password is still “farcry”

  33. RAD5brandon Said on:
    December 21st, 2008 at 9:27 pm

    Hey nice guide i must say, not many far cry servers up at the moment, but our community the RAD community is bustling and growing. If you want to play then here are the networks:

    radserver usa
    123

    radserver fc2
    123

    radserver2 fc2
    123

    radserver3 fc2
    123

    And on like that, until 5. We have daily deathmatches and everything else

  34. Paulius Said on:
    December 24th, 2008 at 1:47 pm

    Try disabling antivirus firewall and must update to 1.02 :) ask here, i was going hard until finally solved my problem, i don’t think ports are necessary. Since mine were having problems years ago.

  35. Snoopy Said on:
    December 26th, 2008 at 11:22 pm

    HEy guys

    Have problems?
    any questions or need answers?
    go to you tube and ssearch :Far cry 2 Multiplayer on demo/Full
    and watch my video, need more help? ask me in the comments board.

  36. shtmlf Said on:
    December 30th, 2008 at 6:33 pm

    TartuFC2

    123

    join all just made the network

    not full

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    January 2nd, 2009 at 5:09 am

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  38. Alex Said on:
    January 9th, 2009 at 6:01 pm

    I cant tab-down my farcry becouse it crashes then =/

  39. loverNotFighter Said on:
    January 24th, 2009 at 8:34 am

    Thank you very much for this howto.
    It appears that “Interface Metric” is related to determining the default gateway to choose according to its speed. see http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc779696.aspx

  40. loolme Said on:
    January 27th, 2009 at 7:50 pm

    can some help me on the ports thingy? I don’t know how to open them.

  41. pRetz Said on:
    February 2nd, 2009 at 12:16 pm

    I followed the guide but after it finishes searching it says no matches found.
    Do i need to move or copy the servers from the hamachi list to the game somehow or should they just show up?

    danny__boi@hotmail.com

  42. Polo Said on:
    February 2nd, 2009 at 6:03 pm

    Hey guys with the llimited space for FC2 servers now I decided to host a number of servers:

    Username:

    FARCRY2 SA 1
    FARCRY2 SA 2
    FARCRY2 SA 3
    FARCRY2 SA 4
    FARCRY2 SA 5

    Password: 123 for everything

    Please DONT HESITATE to join I will also be hosting servers daily.

    HAVE FUN

  43. Deftones Said on:
    February 10th, 2009 at 7:23 pm

    Network name: Far cry2 Aus
    Network pass: farcry2

  44. ARIEL Said on:
    May 23rd, 2009 at 3:55 pm

    ARG!!!FC2
    123

  45. ShoukaT Said on:
    June 5th, 2009 at 6:40 am

    My interface metric changes again again back to this value 5320
    even i change it to 10..

  46. Gerwin Said on:
    July 4th, 2009 at 3:38 pm

    hello. i have do it So you say but it Doest work:S i have Creat a match on a Offline account But my friend can’t see the Server you now a other solution i hope so:)! thanks for this!

  47. wolfen Said on:
    July 11th, 2009 at 8:17 pm

    umm i dont see tcp iv4 its not in there

  48. BLACKMATIJA Said on:
    August 1st, 2009 at 11:13 am

    network: FARCRY2!!! password : 123 network: FREEDOMCRY2 password: 123 network FARCRY 2 )

  49. BLACKMATIJA Said on:
    August 1st, 2009 at 12:35 pm

    hey u need server?

  50. Strykar Said on:
    August 18th, 2009 at 2:17 pm

    Thanks, changing the Interface metric fixes it!

    For those who were asking, a LOWER metric value for a network interface will make the Operating System place a HIGHER preference on that adapter.
    More info here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894564

  51. lampa4kin Said on:
    October 28th, 2009 at 8:46 pm

    very helpful thread,metric means p2p connection signature who allows you connect directly to servers

  52. Thewienerman Said on:
    November 6th, 2009 at 3:35 pm

    Configuring Routers

    1. Open Hamachi preferences (the little gear icon in the bottom left hand corner), select the ‘Status’ tab on the left and click on ‘Detailed Configuration’. If you use a proxy enter it here!
    2. Under ‘Connecting through NAT’ tick the UDP port and put a port number, something higher that 45000 usually provides better connections, and remember it;
    3. Allow port forward on that UDP port for your router;
    4. Test the port is forwarded correctly here; just add a custom port and click test (open and closed means it’s working ok; time-out… not forwarded correctly).

  53. RAD5brandon Said on:
    December 12th, 2009 at 1:40 am

    Hey everyone it is nearing the holiday season and 1 year after Far Cry 2’s release! I have some new servers up and a brand new mapmaking/ game playing community!

    rad farcry
    123

    rad farcry2
    123

    rad farcry3
    123

    rad farcry4
    123

    And more and more will be added as demand increases. Happy 2009!

  54. marco Said on:
    December 23rd, 2009 at 9:42 am

    brand new 1st Dutch Far Cry 2 server here>

    DustyShootOut
    password: hardekaas

  55. far cry 2 Said on:
    January 21st, 2010 at 1:23 am

    aca les dejo una nueva red hamachi para jugar far cry 2 online

    server: OnlineFarCry2

    pass: amoafarcry2

    unanse ya pero solo unanse los que se van a conectar porque si se unen y nunca se conectan los eliminare para tener espacio para los que si se conectan :D

  56. jon Said on:
    January 23rd, 2010 at 1:15 am

    unanse a esta red

    far_cry42
    pass: 123

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