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Private match · build 1.0.1.4

Play Hood Warfare 2 with Friends

Patch 1.0.1.4 added a password-only private lobby. Both PCs need that build in the bottom-right of the main menu. Pick the situation you are in. Every lane says what to check, where to look, and what to do next. Menu labels the developer did not publish stay marked unverified.

Three armed players hold a weedy residential block at night beside a glowing red house marker.
A block with more than one player in frame. The private-lobby button labels are not in this shot. Steam store screenshot. Trapstar Games.

I’m hosting

You are creating the Hood Warfare 2 private match. Finish the version check before you hunt for a button.

  1. 01

    Both players are on 1.0.1.4

    Check
    The main menu shows 1.0.1.4 in the bottom-right corner, on the host and on the joining PC.
    Where
    Main menu, bottom right. That placement is the developer’s own instruction for patch 1.0.1.4.
    Then
    If either menu shows an older number, or no number, stop and update before anyone shares a password.

    Developer postPatch 1.0.1.4 post, 14 October 2026, 01:03 UTC.

  2. 02

    Quit Steam completely if the build is old

    Check
    Steam was closed from its own menu, then opened again, then Hood Warfare 2 was launched.
    Where
    Top left of the Steam window: Steam, then Exit Steam. The developer named that path, not a dock or tray shortcut.
    Then
    Read the bottom-right version again. Do not treat a still-open Steam client as updated.

    Developer postSame 1.0.1.4 post. Trapstar signed it Trap$tar.

  3. 03

    Host a password-only private lobby

    Check
    The host has a private lobby that requires a password, on build 1.0.1.4.
    Where
    The patch says private matches are in the game. It does not name the button. Look in match setup for a private or password lobby. If your labels differ, this click path is unverified.
    Then
    Set a password you can read aloud. Avoid 0 and O, and 1 and l.

    Not confirmed in-gameThe lobby’s existence is from the developer. The menu labels are not.

  4. 04

    Send the password outside the game

    Check
    The joining player has the exact password.
    Where
    A text, a call, or a Discord message. The patch does not describe an in-game invite button.
    Then
    The joiner uses the password field. A pre-patch guide that only says to click a public lobby is the wrong path for this update.

    Not confirmed in-gamePassword lobbies are confirmed. An invite button is not.

  5. 05

    Wait until the friend is actually in

    Check
    The second player is in the lobby with you, not just “trying to join.”
    Where
    The password lobby on the same build.
    Then
    If they cannot see a room, the join errors, they get kicked, or the audio dies, switch lanes. Repeating “create lobby” does not answer those.

    Not confirmed in-gameLane routing is this site’s checklist, tied to the fixes named in the patch.

I’m joining

You are entering someone else’s password lobby. Match their build first, then the password.

  1. 01

    Both players are on 1.0.1.4

    Check
    The main menu shows 1.0.1.4 in the bottom-right corner, on the host and on the joining PC.
    Where
    Main menu, bottom right. That placement is the developer’s own instruction for patch 1.0.1.4.
    Then
    If either menu shows an older number, or no number, stop and update before anyone shares a password.

    Developer postPatch 1.0.1.4 post, 14 October 2026, 01:03 UTC.

  2. 02

    Quit Steam completely if the build is old

    Check
    Steam was closed from its own menu, then opened again, then Hood Warfare 2 was launched.
    Where
    Top left of the Steam window: Steam, then Exit Steam. The developer named that path, not a dock or tray shortcut.
    Then
    Read the bottom-right version again. Do not treat a still-open Steam client as updated.

    Developer postSame 1.0.1.4 post. Trapstar signed it Trap$tar.

  3. 03

    Get the password from the host

    Check
    You have a password the host just set on 1.0.1.4, not a room code from an older afternoon.
    Where
    Ask them directly. This site has not confirmed an in-game invite.
    Then
    Enter that password in the private-lobby join. Do not scroll a public list and assume their room is posted there.

    Not confirmed in-gameThe developer said the lobby is password only. They did not say it appears in a public browser.

  4. 04

    Join on the same build

    Check
    Your menu and the host’s menu both read 1.0.1.4.
    Where
    Bottom right of each main menu.
    Then
    If the join fails, you get kicked, or you load into silence, open the matching fix lane.

    Developer postVersion placement is from the patch. The join result still has to be checked live.

I can’t see the room

A missing room is not automatically a dead server. Private and public are different questions on this patch.

  1. 01

    Both players are on 1.0.1.4

    Check
    The main menu shows 1.0.1.4 in the bottom-right corner, on the host and on the joining PC.
    Where
    Main menu, bottom right. That placement is the developer’s own instruction for patch 1.0.1.4.
    Then
    If either menu shows an older number, or no number, stop and update before anyone shares a password.

    Developer postPatch 1.0.1.4 post, 14 October 2026, 01:03 UTC.

  2. 02

    Confirm the host finished creating it

    Check
    The host says the password lobby is up on 1.0.1.4, and reads the password again.
    Where
    Ask the host. Typos and a lobby that was never started both look like an empty browser.
    Then
    Use the password join if that control is on your screen.

    Not confirmed in-gameChecklist step. The patch does not describe the browser layout.

  3. 03

    Do not trust a public-room guide

    Check
    You stopped using a tutorial that assumes every friend lobby is listed in public matchmaking.
    Where
    Older posts from launch week, before 14 October 2026.
    Then
    If a password join exists and still errors, move to the join-failed lane.

    Developer postPrivate password lobbies were added in 1.0.1.4. Launch-week friend advice predates that.

Join fails

Patch 1.0.1.4 says it fixed various join failures and crashes. That only helps if you are actually on that build.

  1. 01

    Both players are on 1.0.1.4

    Check
    The main menu shows 1.0.1.4 in the bottom-right corner, on the host and on the joining PC.
    Where
    Main menu, bottom right. That placement is the developer’s own instruction for patch 1.0.1.4.
    Then
    If either menu shows an older number, or no number, stop and update before anyone shares a password.

    Developer postPatch 1.0.1.4 post, 14 October 2026, 01:03 UTC.

  2. 02

    Quit Steam completely if the build is old

    Check
    Steam was closed from its own menu, then opened again, then Hood Warfare 2 was launched.
    Where
    Top left of the Steam window: Steam, then Exit Steam. The developer named that path, not a dock or tray shortcut.
    Then
    Read the bottom-right version again. Do not treat a still-open Steam client as updated.

    Developer postSame 1.0.1.4 post. Trapstar signed it Trap$tar.

  3. 03

    Verify the game files if 1.0.1.4 still fails

    Check
    Steam finished an integrity check and you launched the game again.
    Where
    Steam Library, right-click Hood Warfare 2, Properties, Installed Files, Verify integrity of game files.
    Then
    Try the password lobby once more. If it still dies, report it instead of cycling random settings.

    Steam clientStandard Steam repair. It is not a sentence in the patch note.

  4. 04

    Report a join that still fails on 1.0.1.4

    Check
    You told the developer the menu version, the map or mode if you got that far, and whether a friend could join.
    Where
    Steam discussions, or trapstargames@protonmail.com. Patch 1.0.10 also points bug reports at the developer’s Discord. This site does not have a verified invite link.
    Then
    Stop installing unofficial repair tools. They are not part of this fix.

    Steam storeSupport email is the address on the Steam store page, checked 14 October 2026.

I get kicked

A kick after the 1.0.1.4 patch is a different case from a kick on an older build.

  1. 01

    Both players are on 1.0.1.4

    Check
    The main menu shows 1.0.1.4 in the bottom-right corner, on the host and on the joining PC.
    Where
    Main menu, bottom right. That placement is the developer’s own instruction for patch 1.0.1.4.
    Then
    If either menu shows an older number, or no number, stop and update before anyone shares a password.

    Developer postPatch 1.0.1.4 post, 14 October 2026, 01:03 UTC.

  2. 02

    Treat an old build as the known false-kick bug

    Check
    You updated to 1.0.1.4 before deciding the anti-cheat is still broken.
    Where
    Bottom right of the main menu, then a full Steam exit if the number will not change.
    Then
    Launch again and rejoin the password lobby.

    Developer postThe post says false anti-cheat kicks were fixed. It does not publish error codes.

  3. 03

    Do not confuse a ban review with the false kick

    Check
    You are not installing a bypass. A report review is a different system from the false-kick bug.
    Where
    Patch 1.0.10 added a Report control in the pause menu. The developer said they review reports and ban players they decide are cheating.
    Then
    If 1.0.1.4 still kicks you instantly, write the developer with the version on screen. This site cannot see your account.

    Developer postReport and bans are from the 1.0.10 post on 12 October 2026. The store page also lists Easy Anti-Cheat.

Audio is wrong

No game audio and a dead microphone are different fixes. Pick one lane on the troubleshooting page instead of mixing them here.

  1. 01

    Both players are on 1.0.1.4

    Check
    The main menu shows 1.0.1.4 in the bottom-right corner, on the host and on the joining PC.
    Where
    Main menu, bottom right. That placement is the developer’s own instruction for patch 1.0.1.4.
    Then
    If either menu shows an older number, or no number, stop and update before anyone shares a password.

    Developer postPatch 1.0.1.4 post, 14 October 2026, 01:03 UTC.

  2. 02

    Split the symptom before you change settings

    Check
    You know whether the guns and menu are silent, or whether people cannot hear you.
    Where
    Silent guns and menu: no-sound lane. You hear the match but voice does not work: voice-chat lane.
    Then
    Open the troubleshooting page on that lane. The output-device fix will not repair a microphone, and push-to-talk will not repair silent guns.

    Developer post1.0.1.4 covers the missing-audio output device. 1.0.10 covers voice chat.

What this page will not pretend

  • It does not name a button the 1.0.1.4 post never named.
  • It does not claim the password room appears in the public browser.
  • It does not treat “no sound” and “mic dead” as one bug.
  • It does not count a bot match as progress. That rule is unverified.
First-person view of a red and black pistol on a downtown street at dusk, with another player ahead.
Downtown block at dusk. The store names downtown as one of the launch maps. Steam store screenshot. Trapstar Games.