Open the server list, pick a server marked 🟢 Game on! or 🟡 Warming up, and press its Join link. That copies a /connect command. In SoF2, open the console with the ~ key, paste it, press Enter, and you’re in.
1. Find where people are playing
The server list counts real players separately from bots, so a server full of bots doesn’t look busy. Each server shows a status:
- 🟢 Game on! 4 or more real players.
- 🟡 Warming up: 2 or more real players. Join and help it fill up.
- 🔴 Quiet: fewer than 2 real players.
The list is sorted with the busiest servers first and refreshes by itself, so you don’t need to reload the page. The homepage also has a “Live now” strip of servers with people on them. When the site’s own server has 5 or more people playing, a gold “Live on our server” box shows its map, score and players with a Join button.
Every column and filter is explained in The live server list explained.
2. Join the server
- Press Join. On the server list, press “Join” under the server’s name. On a server page, press “Copy connect”. Either way the command
/connect address:portis copied for you. - Start SoF2 multiplayer. Open the game’s multiplayer mode and wait for the main menu.
- Open the console. Press the ~ key (the key under Esc on most keyboards).
- Paste and press Enter. Paste with Ctrl+V and press Enter. The game connects to the server.
Two Join links? Many servers run one port for game version 1.00 and another for 1.03. The site shows them as one server and gives a Join link for each version. Pick the one that matches your game. If you’re not sure which version you have, see the guide SoF2 v1.00 vs v1.03.
3. Have the map
If the server is on a custom map you don’t have, the game can’t load it. Find the map in the map library (its name is shown on the server list), download it and put the .pk3 file in your SoF2 base folder. The full steps are in the guide How to install SoF2 maps.
Never miss a busy game
- Follow a server and the bell tells you when it gets busy.
- Follow players or add friends to hear when they start playing.
- Book a game so others know when you’ll be on.
- Server pages show when each server is usually busy, by weekday and hour.
Questions
Nothing happens when I press Join
Join only copies the command; it doesn’t start the game. Open SoF2, press ~ for the console, paste and press Enter. If your browser blocked the copy, the full address is also shown on the server’s page so you can type /connect followed by it.
The server is full
The Slots column shows how many places a server has. If it’s full, try again in a few minutes or pick another busy server; people leave between matches.
It says Game on but I see bots
Many servers add bots to fill teams. The status only counts real players, so a Game on! server has real people in it, plus any bots.