Skyrim is by far one of the most popular role-playing games and computer games in principle. His huge, immense open world, through which you can move absolutely calmly, and you will not see obstacles in the form of invisible walls or any restrictions, his incredible pumping system that allows you to make your character a fighter of absolutely any orientation, his amazing storyline, the passage of which it will take you at least a hundred hours, and in no moment you will not be bored - all this makes this project one of the best in the history of gaming.
However, it has a small drawback - it does not have a multi-user mode, that is, you can not play with people on the network. Naturally, with such a magnificent single-player mode, you can’t record the lack of multiplayer as full flaws, but still many gamers would not refuse to play together with their friends. But don’t worry, it’s possible to play Skyrim over the network - for this you just have to try. You can always find a way out, and the fans did it by creating a special modification. Her capabilities at the moment, of course, are limited, but the fact that you can now play Skyrim over the network remains a fact. Now you only need to find out exactly how to do it.
Training
So, if you want to play Skyrim online, then you need to prepare for it. You need to have a client for a single player installed on your computer, for which you need to download a modification from the network that will allow you to try out the online mode. If you have not already installed the game, then you can download the modified version from the Internet, which will be much easier. You also need to download and install a special program that allows you to simulate a LAN network connection. There are quite a few such programs - the most popular among them are Tunngle, Hamachi and Evolve. This is a special software that allows you to create a kind of local network, despite the fact that you can be at a great distance from other players. When everything you need is installed on your computer, you can proceed to the next step, which will bring you closer to trying what a game of "Skyrim" is like on a network.
Game launch
Well, both a modified game client and a local network simulator are installed on your computer. How to play Skyrim online? To do this, you need to go into the simulator program and create a room there, which will become a kind of local network. There you can invite your friends with whom you plan to play. Here you can run any game and enjoy it with friends on the network, but now it’s about Skyrim. The second step is to launch the game directly. After which you will need to create your own server. This is the most difficult part of the process, but if you want to learn how to play Skyrim over the network, you will have to learn it.
Work with IP
Many gamers dreamed that the Skyrim Online project would appear, many were waiting for the release of a separate multiplayer, but all hopes were in vain. Therefore, all that remains for you to do now is to use this method. To create your own server, where you then invite your friends, you first need to figure out the IP address, which is why it will be the key in the whole process. You need to know your address, and you can do this in several ways. Firstly, this can be done through the command line, in which you need to enter the ipconfig command. A decent amount of data will appear, among which you need to find the ipv4 line, which will contain your address, which will be required to play on the network. You can also use one of the Internet services for this, which now exists more than enough. In addition, you can create an IP for playing on the network yourself - using a simulator program, if your version has a similar function. So, when you already have a ready address, you can create Skyrim Online yourself without the help of developers.
Server creation
It is worth noting that the use of a simulator program, of course, is necessary only if there is no local network between your computer and friends' computers. The probability of having such a network, of course, is extremely small, because now they are already out of fashion - such networks, stretched between several, and sometimes dozens of houses in the same area, were popular in the early 2000s. Now they can be found mainly only in office premises, and even then not always, because the Internet connection is not much inferior to the local network in speed and quality. But if you return to the topic, now comes the most important moment. Having your IP address in your hands, you go to the game folder and open a file called TamrielOnline.ini (as a text document). There you need to find a line with the text connectionip = 127.0.0.1 - instead of these numbers you need to enter your IP address. After that, start the game (if it has not already been launched) and load your character (or create a new one, but it takes a lot of time, and your friends are waiting, so it is better to take care of creating the characters in advance). After your character boots up, click on the Home button, which will lead to the creation of your local server, where you can play with friends. The Skyrim launch guide for the network can be considered complete. One detail remains - how can your friends connect to the server you created?
Server connection
In fact, the process is practically no different from the previous file. To play “Skyrim” on the local network, you still need to open the TamrielOnline.ini file, change the IP address in it to the one that will be given to you by the person creating the server. Then you start the game, load the character and click on the Home button. Instead of creating a new server, you are connected to an existing one, and you can start a joint game.
Features
Do not think that this modification is a miracle that creates a full-fledged multiplayer for such a large-scale game. At the moment, the possibilities in fashion are limited, and you cannot do everything that is in a single player game, however, the project is constantly evolving and updated with new functions.