Step 3: Hosting a Custom Game

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Disable '-override_vpk' if you are using for other cosmetic mods for the time being.



Do not keep the Workshop Tools or any other unneeded programs running when playing.

Custom Games are hosted locally and hence the player that wants to host one needs to have a comparatively strong system to support the game and other players.



You can currently only join Friend Lobbies for custom games. So the players trying to join a custom game need to be the friend of the hosting player.

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Now that you have all the files and everything else setup it is time to jump in to the game. But before we do that, a couple of things to keep things smooth.The Workshop tools and the custom game are currently in an Alpha release state and there are some technical issues as one would expect. They will be refined with the future updates but until then to ensure smoother play, here are a couple of things you are suggested to do when trying to play.Done? Now let's jump in to the game.Launch your Dota 2 client.Before we get started, another couple of things.Once you are in the game and go to theTab. If you did everything mentioned in the above steps, then you should have a new tab here that says ''.In order to, go to the '' tab from the drop down to see a list of all your subscribed mods. Click on the one you want to play and press "".You are then presented with the warning I mentioned above that hosting requires higher system requirements. PressOnce you do that, you will get the familiar local lobby settings panel where you adjust your lobby settings. All you need to make sure here is to ensure that theis set to '' (in this case) and the rest of the settings as per your wish.After you press '' you should now have the lobby where your friends can join in for a game just like other regular lobbies.Once all your friend are in, press -and you're good to go. You will load in first while the rest of the players wait. Once you are loaded in as the host, the rest of the players will connect through.When you press 'Start Game' and the game begins to load, the Dota 2 client that you are on willdown. So it might seem like itbut do not worry. It did not crash but instead is just booting up thethat is packed with the Workshop tools on which the Custom Games are played currently.Give it sometime and the other client will load up in to your Custom Game.