FH2Net

FH2Net 0.1.3 is an experimental self-hosted online free-roam mod for Forza Horizon 2 on PC by conner-mcvay. Players can connect through a local-network or internet server; this is separate from FH2MP and does not use the original Microsoft/Turn 10 multiplayer services.

WHAT IT DOES

•Allows multiple players to join the same free-roam session, see other players' cars and drive together.

•Uses a self-hosted fh2srv.py server to handle sign-in, session discovery, livery sharing and multiplayer traffic.

•Falls back to offline/single-player at launch when the server cannot be reached.

•Compatible with Azimuth 0.9.10 and its matching FH2 Extra Options build. The installer chains azimuth-tls.dll to preserve the original loader while Extra Options continues to work. Older Azimuth 0.9.9 and 0.9.7 builds also have documented support.

INSTALLATION (OVERVIEW)

1. Download the fh2-net-0.1.3 release package from the author's GitHub page.

2. Each player needs FH2 build 1.0.0.64, Azimuth and the Extra Options build compatible with their Azimuth version.

3. Run Install-Fh2net.ps1 while the game is closed and configure data/bin/fh2net.ini for the server and each player's unique ID.

4. The server host runs the bundled Python 3 server with the pefile dependency and their own FH2 files; configure LAN or internet access as needed.

5. Start the server first, then start FH2 in Azimuth. From the game's free-roam pause menu, select online free roam and join the session.

CURRENT LIMITATIONS