
In essence, everyone connected to a Hamachi network are all on a LAN. The host and clients create a Hamachi network that automatically opens the necessary ports and gives everyone a local virtual IP address. It is a program that all players - host and clients - must download.
It also requires you share your IP with any players, which may pose a security risk. It requires changing your router settings to open a particular game's port.
Port-forwarding allows players outside of your Local Area Network (LAN) to connect to you. The most common methods of server hosting are the "port-forwarding" method, the "Hamachi" method, and the local LAN method between players on the same network. Listen servers are only supported in Unturned (classic), and cannot be hosted in Unturned (version 3). When creating a listen server, one person must be the "host" and the others connecting to the host are the "players" or "clients." If one prefers to make a dedicated server in which this doesn't happen (also allowing for more versatility), they should follow the instruction in Hosting a Dedicated Server. If the host leaves, all players get disconnected. The server is hosted only while the host is connected. Details of the various options available to the server host.Ī Listen Server is one where the host joins the game at the same time as the players.