2 min readUpdated Oct 4, 2026

How To Connect To Your SWAT 4 Server

Here is how you can join your SWAT 4 dedicated server. Players need the same game as your server:

Your server runsPlayers need
SWAT 4SWAT 4 patched to 1.1
The Stetchkov SyndicateSWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate

SWAT 4: Gold Edition on GOG has both, already patched. To change which game your server runs, see Change Game.

Connecting From the Server List

The original SWAT 4 server list used GameSpy, which shut down in 2013. Your server is listed on swat4stats.com, the community master server, so players see it in game once they install the swat4stats master server patch (a replacement Engine.dll for each game).

  1. 1
    Open the game your server runs and go to Multiplayer.
  2. 2
    Open the internet server list and refresh it.
  3. 3
    Find your server name in the list and double-click it to join. If you set a server password, enter it when asked.

Note

It can take a few minutes for a new server to appear after it starts. Joining by IP always works, with or without the patch.

Connecting With the IP Address

  1. 1
    Log in to Bropanel and select your SWAT 4 server.
  2. 2
    Copy the server IP address and port from the Overview page, for example 123.45.67.89:10480.
  3. 3
    Open the game your server runs and go to Multiplayer.
  4. 4
    Click Direct IP, enter your IP and port, then click Join.