How to play online and how to launch a Dedicated server(DM, TDM, DD, Co-op) with the mod Modernizer:
Player must complete steps 1-4. Host(server) must complete all steps.
1. Install Nolf2 ver.1.3. Download and install 2 official MapPacks for online: si_nolf2_mappack01.exe and si_nolf2_update_mappack2.exe
2. Install the mod Modernizer. WARNING: save the original autoexec.cfg file before installing Modernizer. If Modernizer does not work correctly, copy the original autoexec.cfg file to the game folder.
3. Install Microsoft Visual C++2015-2019 Redistributable Package
4. in the game shortcut properties set "Run as Administrator" and "Compatible with Windows XP SP3".
steps 5-8 for the Host(server) only:
5. In the router, make port forwarding of ports 27888-27889 for UDP and TCP protocols, otherwise your server will not be visible.
6. In the game's folder make a copy of the "Update_v1x3.rez" file and rename this copy as "gamep.rez", i.e. there must be 2 identical files in the game's folder: Update_v1x3.rez and gamep.rez
7. In the game's folder copy the files "MapPack001.rez" and "MapPack002.rez" to the "Resources" folder, the way "...Custom\Resources\
If the "Resources" folder is missing, then create this folder in the "Custom" folder. I.e., the "MapPack001.rez" and "MapPack002.rez" files should be in both the main game's folder and in the "Resources" folder.
8. Read the instructions "serverreadme.txt" and "ModernizerReadme.txt" in the game folder.
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