How to play Lost Planet 2

🪐 How to Play Lost Planet 2 via XLLN

First of all, thank you for showing interest in what's now a 15-year-old game that was delisted on Steam and built on the lovely Games for Windows Live (GFWL) platform.
We hope this guide is easy to follow — and we’d love to see you in the Discord to set up and play co-op campaign runs and multiplayer matches:
👉 https://discord.com/invite/Qt78G3Yjrg

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⚙️ Setting Up Lost Planet 2
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Getting the Game:
There are several places you can get the game — we’ll leave that to you.
Any modern version will do, but v1.0.0.129 is preferred.

For websites that allow us to talk about piracy:

DODI: https://dodi-repacks.site/lost-planet-2/
Important Notes:
- Soemtimes the DODI Launcher gets deleted by Defender
- Here is my launcher I tested it and it works https://pixeldrain.com/u/G9Eqy7BE
- You can also manually switch the game language to English, use this registry file:
  https://www.regfiles.net/registry/lost-planet-2-registry


If you can't get the repack to work here is an old russian ISO installer.
ISO: https://rutracker.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6253462
The default installation language is Russian, but English is included and can be selected via the launcher.

You can start the game using either:
- The Launcher
- The DX9 / DX11 executables directly (the launcher isn’t required).

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🔧 Downloading XLLN
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Note: The current version (v1.6.0.1) does not work for Lost Planet 2.
You need version 1.5.1.1.

Download: https://dl.glitchyscripts.com/xlln/XLiveLessNess-v1.5.1.1-Release.zip
Releases Page: https://gitlab.com/GlitchyScripts/xlivelessness/-/releases

Huge thanks to Glitchy Scripts for keeping GFWL-era games alive!

XLLN Community Links:
- XLLN Discord: https://discord.gg/9fhY3ucmAf
- XLLN Git: https://gitlab.com/GlitchyScripts/xlivelessness

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🧩 Installing XLLN
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Inside the v1.5.1.1 ZIP file, you’ll find a folder called release/ containing:

XLLN-Hub-Server/
XLiveLessNess/
readme.txt
xlive.dll

To install:
1. Copy xlive.dll into your Lost Planet 2 installation folder.
2. Copy and Replace.
3. Ignore the other folders (XLLN-Hub-Server and XLiveLessNess).

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⚙️ Setting Up XLLN
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When launching the game for the first time after installing xlive.dll, an XLLN window will pop up.

Configuration Steps:
1. Enter your username.
2. Set up microphone and speaker (optional — Discord works fine).
3. Click Login.
4. Check all the boxes on the left:
   - Live Enabled
   - Sign-in “Online”
   - Auto Login

Once configured, it won’t appear automatically again.
You can reopen it anytime by pressing:
- Home on the keyboard
- Back (<) on your controller from the main menu.

Setup Tips:
- If you have a Steam save, set your XLLN name to something different to avoid overwriting your save. Otherwise back up your save before continuing.

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🔌 Joining Lobbies
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One player acts as the XLLN Host (see next section).
They’ll give you their IP address and port.

Steps:
1. Enter the host’s external IP and port in the field: [Direct IP Host IP:Port]
2. Click Connect.
3. If a popup appears, scroll to “Message Box of Doom” for the fix.
	- Clicking the No option should fix that issue.
4. You should now see the host’s lobby when you search for games.

You can also add glitchyscripts.com:1100 in the Broadcast Address.
It doesn’t affect gameplay, but it shows on glitchyscripts.com that someone’s playing LP2 (for player count tracking).

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🏠 Hosting Lobbies
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To host a game:
1. Open port 1001 on your router.
2. Share your external IP with the players joining.
3. Do not enter anything in XLLN (only guests do).
4. Create a room in-game (Campaign or Co-op).
5. Have others connect.
6. Once everyone’s in — start and have fun!

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🖥️ Headless Server (Future Feature)
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A headless server via glitchyscripts.com is planned.
It would allow users to connect globally via glitchyscripts.com:1100 without port forwarding — effectively a GFWL replacement.

Currently, this does not work for Lost Planet 2 (v1.6 shows the lobby but fails to connect).
Glitchy Scripts plans to fix it in a future update (likely v1.7).

Once functional, this will replace Direct IP connections.

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💀 Message Box of Doom
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Sometimes, when connecting, you’ll see this popup about a “current game session.”

Clicking “Yes” → kicks you to the menu and loops the login.
Clicking “No” → might kick you once, but then:
- Hit Connect again, click No, and
- Press Start to find the lobby.

Tip: You only need to connect once — even if you’re on the Title screen.

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🧠 Fixing Crashes & Errors
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If your game crashes during cutscenes or transitions, make sure:

- Your graphics drivers are up to date.
- You have DirectX End-User Runtimes installed.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35

This fixes 90% of known issues.
Ignore Reddit/Steam claims about CPU limiting — it’s not necessary.