If you re going to go the dedicated server route which i recommend never use the in game dedicated server.
How to host a killing floor listen server.
A dedicated server started by clicking the button in kf s host game screen is appreciably less resource intensive.
Although you may need to reactivate them next time you want to host a server as sometimes ports spontaneously close after a period of time or something.
The example above is the location of tripwire s public redirect.
Would appreciate tips and advice on how to properly host one and have it visible on the servers list which is the main part i cant figure out.
The most effecient server option however a proper dedicated server.
From i am finding it s virtually a pain in the ass to host a listen server so your friends can join.
A listen server needs to load textures calculate physics and display graphics standard running a game stuff on top of its server duties.
Open killing floor and click host a game.
Usually lower bandwidth and higher latency compared to a dedicated server.
To download the killing floor 2 server you do not need to be logged into a steam account that owns killing floor 2.
As the host all you have to do is click host game on the main menu of killing floor select the gamemode which you want to play select the map settings and etc lastly click the big listen button on the bottom right of your screen it will bring you into a lobby.
Those things can lead to choppy performance for other players.
I have not played killing floor for a long time about a year and realize there have been updates and patches since then.
Choose your server settings and click the listen button in the bottom right opening your ports.
By default webadmin will listen on port 8080 on the ip of the game server using but you ll want to customize this port for multiple servers on the same ip.
Just one of you has to create a listen server and the other should be able to join through the lan tab.
Exiting the game ends the server for everyone else.