Multiplayer coop hosting

[Casual]

Why are the devs not adressing server hosting for coop campaigns with friends. Me and a friend are trying to play IL-2 together (using PWCG) for the past month but we cannot even get into a server. Everytime me or he is trying to enter the game either it freezes on the server list or it starts loading then just completly freezing. We tried hosting LAN with ZeroTier but it just does not want to function. Isn`t there a way to make all this jazz simpler. We tried port forwarding but we got even more problems. I do not know how to make it work and I might just give up at this point. Also the problems started before trying PWCG, so even vanilla didn`t work... Help

Edited December 22, 2025 by Casual

[Turbine]

On 12/22/2025 at 12:33 PM, Casual said:

Why are the devs not adressing server hosting for coop campaigns with friends. Me and a friend are trying to play IL-2 together (using PWCG) for the past month but we cannot even get into a server. Everytime me or he is trying to enter the game either it freezes on the server list or it starts loading then just completly freezing. We tried hosting LAN with ZeroTier but it just does not want to function. Isn`t there a way to make all this jazz simpler. We tried port forwarding but we got even more problems. I do not know how to make it work and I might just give up at this point. Also the problems started before trying PWCG, so even vanilla didn`t work... Help

Hey Casual.  If you're looking for a server to fly on and run the PWCG campaign on, reach out to me.  I've got 2 dedicated servers running both a dogfight and co-op mission but they are pretty stable.  Its on a box running DCS, IL-2, Falcon BMS and Arma 3.  you are welcome to join our discord and use the servers for your gaming if you wish.