DDoS Update

[Corrosive1]

If ISP's are blocking octowow now I think im done. This is to much of a hassle to just play a game...with 180 ping and higher if DDoS is happening. I also cannot connect to PvE realm, but I can't be bothered to do the workaround. Im just going to find something I can play seamlessly without the threat of losing all progress. I love turtle, I played it for the past 4 to 5 years, but this is not worth it anymore.

[Hataph]

FYI, I am from SEA and able to play Octo without using VPN or modify the hosts file this few day.
It seem it is getting better.

[Tuss70]

You do not need to install any software to change your DNS server in Windows. You can simply change it in your network settings and use a public DNS provider such as Cloudflare or Google.

For example:

Cloudflare DNS:

* Preferred DNS: 1.1.1.1
* Alternate DNS: 1.0.0.1

Google DNS:

* Preferred DNS: 8.8.8.8
* Alternate DNS: 8.8.4.4

In Windows 11:

1. Open **Settings**.
2. Go to **Network & Internet**.
3. Select your active connection, either **Ethernet** or **Wi-Fi**.
4. Find **DNS server assignment** and click **Edit**.
5. Change it from **Automatic (DHCP)** to **Manual**.
6. Enable **IPv4**.
7. Enter the preferred and alternate DNS addresses you want to use.
8. Click **Save**.

This is generally safe and does not modify or damage your internet connection. You are simply choosing which DNS server your computer uses to translate website names such as `example.com` into IP addresses.

If you experience any problems, you can change the setting back to **Automatic (DHCP)** at any time.

Using Cloudflare or Google DNS can also sometimes solve problems where an ISP's DNS service is incorrectly blocking a website, failing to resolve a domain, or returning outdated DNS information.

After changing DNS, you can optionally open Command Prompt and run:

`ipconfig /flushdns`

This clears Windows' existing DNS cache so the new DNS settings are used immediately.

No VPN, third-party program, or other software is required.

[Andort]

For those who cant connect to normal server:

1)Open Notepad as admin (right click it and run as admin)

2) Open file C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts (check *.* to see all files)

3) At the end of a file add:

92.114.107.47 hc.octowow.st
185.165.170.59 normal.octowow.st
92.114.107.48 pvp.octowow.st

4) Save a file
5) Open cmd as admin
6) Type ipconfig /flushdns
7) Restart Launcher

Thanks for this it worked on my PC! if anyone knows the equivalent linux workaround, i would love to play on my steam deck

The equivalent you want on Linux is /etc/hosts
You open it with sudo using nano or whatever text editor, and add those lines after whatever is already there.
Will it work, however, is yet another story, for I can't ping none of those IP regardless.

Yea didn't work on my deck. With and without VPN they won't connect. Works fine on my Windows PC tho which is weird