Dear fellow officers,

A quick heads-up for anyone using the hosts file method to bring back the master server.

The master server has moved to a new IP: 116.202.182.15

If you're using the hosts file method, please update it to the new IP. Your hosts file should now look like this:

116.202.182.15 swat4.available.gamespy.com swat4.master.gamespy.com swat4.ms15.gamespy.com
116.202.182.15 swat4xp1.available.gamespy.com swat4xp1.master.gamespy.com swat4xp1.ms16.gamespy.com

If you use the Engine.dll patch, you don't need to change anything. If servers don't show up, try restarting your PC or server (if you host one) so DNS refreshes properly.

As you probably know, GameSpy shut down its services in 2013, which emptied the in-game server browser.

swat4stats.com now provides its own master server alternative for players to browse servers in-game and for server owners to list their servers.

To use the new master server, install this master server patch in just two clicks

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P.S. This would not be possible without the valuable insights and research performed by BaDTimE, the true hero of the SWAT 4 community.