I found there no a detail step by step "how to setup own server for AC' thread like everyone expect everyone else should be good on it automatically & when i search online i found different guide that not really say the same thing and some step which mention by those guide or member here actually not needed or actually not correct.
I bet many people just like me never play MP which need to create server like this before & i really take quite sometime to finally confirm which has to be done & which actually not necessary so i decide to share it here in case someone still helpless like the before me.
It take days for me to confirm everything but after everything is clear its pretty simply.
First of all launch this acServerLauncher.exe which located in Steam\SteamApps\common\assettocorsa
and setup everything (Car/Track/Different Session Time & all that) accordingly to your favor and after everything is done press "Save Preset" and then click "Launch".
Just that simple ?? Of course not because properly we will get this "Error Invalid Server" Message.
So what now ?? At this point some guide will tell you is first set up a static IP in Local Area Connection example something like this (Which actually no need) : --
No its in fact no need. What you need to do is just first find out your "Local IP Address" by using Cmd.exe and type in ipconfig or ipconfig /all if you like more detail result and copy down the IPv4 IP like this one :--
Then next thing is to log in your modem/router through IE or Firefox or whatever possible way by type in 192.168.1.1 like this :--
Then you should reach the log in page so key in the user name & password (admin + admin or something else may be)
So now we should in the router and in my case i have this ..
The trick is go to Advanced Setup & then Choose NAT like this : --
After click that NAT we have this : Virtual Server or Port Forwarding or whatever other name for this :
Click that Virtual Server will change to this & here is where we need to open the port 8075 & 9600 (Show in the acServerLauncher.exe, remember ??)
Make sure to key in the port number (same number for Start/End Port) & the Local IP Address correctly & choose "Both" or "All" for Protocol if available. So it goes something like this (after click Save, of course) : -
And you are done. No i dont mean you going to die but i mean this is all the step we need to do to make sure no more error in create a own server & also you can join your own server for sure.
Some will say you have to configure your windows or 3rd party firewall to open the port there also but i not sure if they right because i didnt do that at all. I using the Comodo Firewall (never use Windows firewall, always turn off) and all i do is just "allow" the game through the firewall and thats it.
So if we now launch again the launcher we should see this :-
And the room show up if search it in the list like this : -
And you are good to book & join. Thats it
By the way i dont responsible if this guide didnt help. At least it work for me. And there is a much easier way to make all this done is to just change your modem from PPPoE mode to Bridging mode so no need to do that open port thing, just connect to internet and you good to go to create your own room, as long as the game.exe already allow by your firewall then everything should be fine. I had try that too myself. No joke.
Ok thats it i guess. I hope this at least help someone. Good luck
Important: By the way if the all this is done but still have "Invalid Server" or "Unable contact server" type of error then thats a big chance the modem has some kind of faulty. In fact this is what happen to me at the beginning, i thought i do something wrong and after many different approach which suggest by my friends it still no work but then all suddenly become so easy after we change to use another modem 3 days later.
So if everything is done but still not working then try another modem, who know.
Again, good luck
I bet many people just like me never play MP which need to create server like this before & i really take quite sometime to finally confirm which has to be done & which actually not necessary so i decide to share it here in case someone still helpless like the before me.
It take days for me to confirm everything but after everything is clear its pretty simply.
First of all launch this acServerLauncher.exe which located in Steam\SteamApps\common\assettocorsa
and setup everything (Car/Track/Different Session Time & all that) accordingly to your favor and after everything is done press "Save Preset" and then click "Launch".
Just that simple ?? Of course not because properly we will get this "Error Invalid Server" Message.
So what now ?? At this point some guide will tell you is first set up a static IP in Local Area Connection example something like this (Which actually no need) : --
No its in fact no need. What you need to do is just first find out your "Local IP Address" by using Cmd.exe and type in ipconfig or ipconfig /all if you like more detail result and copy down the IPv4 IP like this one :--
Then next thing is to log in your modem/router through IE or Firefox or whatever possible way by type in 192.168.1.1 like this :--
Then you should reach the log in page so key in the user name & password (admin + admin or something else may be)
So now we should in the router and in my case i have this ..
The trick is go to Advanced Setup & then Choose NAT like this : --
After click that NAT we have this : Virtual Server or Port Forwarding or whatever other name for this :
Click that Virtual Server will change to this & here is where we need to open the port 8075 & 9600 (Show in the acServerLauncher.exe, remember ??)
Make sure to key in the port number (same number for Start/End Port) & the Local IP Address correctly & choose "Both" or "All" for Protocol if available. So it goes something like this (after click Save, of course) : -
And you are done. No i dont mean you going to die but i mean this is all the step we need to do to make sure no more error in create a own server & also you can join your own server for sure.
Some will say you have to configure your windows or 3rd party firewall to open the port there also but i not sure if they right because i didnt do that at all. I using the Comodo Firewall (never use Windows firewall, always turn off) and all i do is just "allow" the game through the firewall and thats it.
So if we now launch again the launcher we should see this :-
And the room show up if search it in the list like this : -
And you are good to book & join. Thats it
By the way i dont responsible if this guide didnt help. At least it work for me. And there is a much easier way to make all this done is to just change your modem from PPPoE mode to Bridging mode so no need to do that open port thing, just connect to internet and you good to go to create your own room, as long as the game.exe already allow by your firewall then everything should be fine. I had try that too myself. No joke.
Ok thats it i guess. I hope this at least help someone. Good luck
Important: By the way if the all this is done but still have "Invalid Server" or "Unable contact server" type of error then thats a big chance the modem has some kind of faulty. In fact this is what happen to me at the beginning, i thought i do something wrong and after many different approach which suggest by my friends it still no work but then all suddenly become so easy after we change to use another modem 3 days later.
So if everything is done but still not working then try another modem, who know.
Again, good luck
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