# Joining a Multiplayer Room

Use this when you need to connect to a multiplayer room for LDN functionality inside of Eden.  This does not cover how to host a room, only joining existing ones.

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### Pre-Requisites

- Eden set up and functioning
- Multiplayer Options Configured in Eden Settings
- Network Access

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## Steps

There are 2 primary methods that you can use to connect to an existing room, depending on how the room is hosted.

- Joining a Public Lobby
    - This option allows you to view publicly hosted lobbies and join them easily.  Use this option if you just want to join a room and play quickly.
- Directly Connecting to a Room
    - Use this option if the hosted room is not on the public lobby list (private, internal network only, etc.)

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***NOTE:*** Just because a lobby appears on the public lobby list, does not mean that the hoster has properly configured the necessary port forwarding/firewall rules to allow a connection.  If you cannot connect to a lobby, move onto another entry as the issue is probably not on your end.  Start looking at your environment if you are unable to connect to multiple/any lobbies.

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### Joining a Public Lobby

1. Open Eden and navigate to *Multiplayer → Browse Public Game Lobby*.
2. The **Public Room Browser** will now open and display a list of publicly accessible rooms.  Find one you want to connect to and double click it.
    
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    ***NOTE***: Just because a room is set for a specific game, does not mean that you ***have*** to play that game in that lobby.  It is generally good practice to do so, but there is no enforcement of that. 
    
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3. You will now see a window showing everyone on the lobby, or an error message.

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### Direct Connecting to a Room

If the hoster has not made the lobby public, or you don’t want to find it in the public game browser - use this option to connect.

1. Open Eden and navigate to *Multiplayer → Direct Connect*.
2. Enter the *Server Address, Port*, *Nickname* (what your user will be called in the room), and a *Password* (if the hoster set one, otherwise leave it blank) and hit **Connect.**
3. You will now see a window showing everyone on the lobby, or an error message.