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1/13/2015
Change log:
1.0 Initial release.
1.1 Added FAQ and made minor corrections.
StarFriend startup
Startup StarFriend.
Ensure StarCraft 2 folder is the correct location.
Ensure that Client Version is 2.0.9. If not then check the troubleshooting section.
Ensure firewall and anti-virus is turned off on hosting computer otherwise the server cannot communicate to
the other clients/players computer.
Hosting
For the hosting of the server click on the server tab.
If starting up for the first time, click on add server button a window will appear labeled Server Info leave
the default values. Optional is to add sponsor. Click on save to add to the server list.
Ensure server version is 2.0.9, If not then check the troubleshooting section, then click on Start Server
button.
Get the ip address of the hosting computer; this will be needed for the clients/players computer, by going to
the Control Panel and selecting Network and Sharing Center.
Select Local Area Connection.
Click on details.
A window with Network Connection Details will be shown, the arrow, as shown below points to the ip
address of the host computer that is running the StarFriend server.
Click on the client tab of the StarFriend client of the computer that is hosting the server.
After the StarCraft 2 game has started you will be promoted for a login, the details are as follows:
Battle.net account name: gg@gl.hf
A way to remember it is gg = good game, gl = good luck, hf = have fun.
Click on connect and enter in the password as follows:
Password: gg
You can click the checkbox on Remember Account and it will retain the login name.
Once the other player has logged in the player will appear in the StarFriendchatroom.
Once the game lobby windows appears, select Race, colour, percentage.
Open up the StarFriendchat window and right click on the player. From the drop down menu select Invite
To Game.
The player will be added to the game lobby and a pending status will appear awaiting acceptance from the
other player.
Once the other player has accepted to join game the host can then select start game.
Double click on the 192.168.1.2 that is shown in the bottom window this will add it to the Server ip:
Ensure client version is the same as the host 2.0.9
Then click on start game
After the StarCraft 2 game has started you will be promoted for a login the details are as follows:
Battle.net account name: gg@gl.hf
A way to remember it is gg = good game, gl = good luck, hf = have fun.
Click on connect and enter in the password as follows:
Password: gg
You can click the checkbox on Remember Account and it will retain the login name.
Click on connect and then you will goto the StarFriend lobby.
Wait to be invited to a game.
When prompted click on Join Game button.
Troubleshooting
If StarFriend client, on host or client, the client version is blank this indicates that the StarCraft 2 game is not
equal to or greater then version 2.0.9 in this case you need to login to battle net and download and update.
If StarFriend client, on host or client, the client version is blank this could also indicate that the StarCraft 2
directory is incorrect. Click on the Browse button and point to the correct directory.
If StarFriend client, on host or client, in the server window has a status of closed this indicates that the host
computer does not have the server started. On the host computer click on the server tab and click on Start
Server button.
Client computer with StarFriendnow running server on host computer with a status of idle.
If StarFriend client, on client or other players computer, in the server window has a status of closed this
could also indicate that the host computer is unreachable. This could mean that the windows firewall or the
anti-virus firewall is blocking the connection. Either open up windows firewall or the anti-virus firewall to
allow StarCraft 2 to communicate to the other computers. If that doesnt work try turning off firewall on host
and/or client computer.
If on the client computer after starting StarCraft 2 from StarFriend shows a window showing Play Offline
This could indicate that the server ip is incorrect, the picture below shows that the host server has an ip
address of 192.168.1.2 but the server ip is 127.0.0.1
To fix this on the client computer, quit StarCraft 2, open up StarFriend client and double click on the server
numbered 192.168.1.2 and this will change the server ip to 192.168.1.2 then click on start game button.
Client computer showing the correct server ip of the host computer using StarFriendserver with ip address of
192.168.1.2 and port 1119.
MAC Users
StarFriend does not at present have a MAC version, to overcome this you can download and install an app
called parallels use at least version 10, note that this will only work on intel based MACs with 64bit kernels
and at least 2GB of RAM.
After installing parallels you will need to install your windows operating system. Upon completion you will
also need to install at least Microsoft .net version 4.0 so that StarCraft 2 will run.
Before starting up windows it is recommend for best performance to set parallels configuration for windows
to Games only.