Playing YGOPro on a Chinese server

This is a small tutorial about how to play YGOPro online without using Hamachi.

Requirements

• YGOPro client version 1.028.0
  Click here to download
• Web browser

Some things you need to know first 

• The server described here is called FH-YGOPro and is located in China. Most of the players only use OCG cards by default and will probably send you messages in Chinese during a duel.
• Default game settings are: OCG only, single duel, 8000LP, starting with 5 cards, 1 draw per turn
• Account is required to create a room
• Account is NOT required to join a room

Registering an account

---- UPDATE may 2012 ---- They moved.. AGAIN
Registration page: http://s-34989.gotocdn.com/regist.html
Room browser: http://s-34989.gotocdn.com:7922/
Server address: 211.101.18.141 port 7911

 

Visit http://125.65.108.125:50708/HFS-001/regist.html to register. Don't let the amount of Chinese text scare you. You only need to fill in 3 fields and press a button. The screenshots explains everything you need to know.

Watch out!!! Create a new password for this. Do not use the same one as your email / router etc. Because the password is sent over the internet unencrypted !!!

Creating a room

1. Start YGOPro
2. Click on LAN Mode
3. In the 'Nickname' field enter your account in the following way: [Name]$[Password]
   So if you registered as 'Yusei' with password 'Hello' then you fill in Yusei$Hello
4. Enter the 'Host IP' and port: 125.65.108.125 port 50704
5. Enter the room name into the 'Password' field
6. Click 'Join'. Now wait for someone to join and duel!

Joining a room

1. Visit http://125.65.108.125:50707/ to view the active rooms
2. Start YGOPro
3. Click on LAN Mode
4. Enter the room name into the 'Password' field
5. Click 'Join'

Using a tool (optional)

• In the ygopro folder, rename 'gframe-english.exe' to 'gframe.exe'
• Register an account if you haven't already
• Download and extract the tool made by fh-ygopro http://www.mediafire.com/?lsfkugbzkkfbj5n
• Open FH.exe and login with your account
• Double click on a blue room to join. It might ask where ygopro is located, browse and point to gframe.exe

Other stuff

Q: How can I create a match?
A: Add M# in front of the room name. Like this M#123

Q: How can I use TCG cards?
A: Add one the following strings in front of the room name
Single Duel and TCG/OCG cards allowed: 20TTT8000,5,1,[RoomName]
Match Duel and TCG/OCG cards allowed: 21TTT8000,5,1,[RoomName]

Q: How to password protect my room?
A: Add $[Password] after the room name. Like this RoomName$Password

Q: Are there other servers?
A: Yes:
Mycard ygocore http://card.touhou.cc/
Server located in Taiwan, account also required to create a room

Kaiba Corporation http://battlecitykc.webs.com/
Download 'Dawn of a New Era'

Q: I am getting 'Invalid deck' when I join the server
A: Some cards that the server uses are different from cards in the Percy version. These errors will be fixed in the next update. Report here if you find cards that cannot be used.

Q: I entered a room but all I see is some Chinese and I can't do anything!
A: That is an error message. I encountered these during testing:

Version 1026 is required on this server

Room name empty

Not registered users cannot create a room

Duel already started, cannot enter