OLMOD

Unzip the olmod package into the same directory as Overload. This directory is the same directory that contains the Overload executable as well as the subdirectory Overload_Data. You can then run olmod from within the same directory as Overload.

To verify that olmod got correctly installed and started, look at the version banner at the top right of the game's main menu:

To begin playing Overload online from within olmod:

1. Click "Play Multiplayer"
2. Click "Server Browser"
3. If there are already running matches, click "Join" to instantly join the game on that server.
4. Or to create a new game:
   1. Click "Create" on one of the currently free servers
   2. Change the game settings to your liking, when satifisfied click "Create Match"
   3. The IP address of the server is already filled in, just click "Create Match" again

Do not hesitate to join running matches. Games which you are not supposed to join are either presented as "Closed" (meaning "join in progress" has been disabled), or as "Join (PW)" (password required, see below) in the server browser. Note: Overload also features an in-game chat, by default it is bound to key

B

.

To create a password-protected match, just append an underscore and the password to the server's IP address, like this:

1.2.3.4_SuperSecret

. Be careful to leave the IP intact. The server browser will show a "Join (PW)" button for such games. After clicking it, you must append the password to the IP in the same way.

To take part in a game as an observer, create a pilot called

OBSERVER

or

OBSERVER_whatever

and join the game.

You may also go to "Play Multiplayer", "Internet Match" to create or join games. You need to manually type in (or paste with

Ctrl-V

) the IP of the server you want to use. Look at the Tracker page to find the IPs of currently running public servers (the in-game server browser uses the same data).