[2021] Lag in private game with a friend

Originally posted by Neon:

Originally posted by Patouski: Game Launcher -> UNET -> both of you, disable that if not done already.

If it's a SurvivalMP map, it's not the case of a double instance (unlike hosting a Dedicated Server and playing on the host PC), but make sure you have a little over the recommended specs nonetheless - especially in the RAM part.

As for hosting a Dedicated Server - never on the same machine that you play from. It's just... bad. Too much to handle for one PC unless it's a freaking beast, but even then.

you probably wont see this, but ill ask anyways, how do I disable UNET? I cant find it in the launcher settings I have the same problem when playing with friends, but im the only one experiencing the lag. Im not the host, and we're playing with around 7 or 8 people, but I'm the only one with this problem. Also, at the same time the games lags, my discord also lags and i cant hear people for about 10 seconds, which coincidentally is how long it lags in game before i can open a chest or before the zombie stops walking in place and hits me like 5 times super fast bc of lag...
the host of the server lives in a different state then me, but we're both on the east coast. also, my brother, who lives in the same house as me, does not seem to experience this lag when connected to the host's game, although he has an ethernet cable whereas I do not

You don't because it hasn't existed in the game for a couple of years. This thread died several years ago. Might try reading the Pinned threads in the Support forum section. You'll get a lot farther than you will by raising zombie threads.