Windows 10 & 11 • Free
Download Lotus Net
Current version: …
Most people should pick the zip.
Choose a download
Install the zip (recommended)
Click Windows zip above. Right-click the downloaded file, choose Extract All, and put the folder somewhere easy to find, like Documents.
Open the folder and double-click Battle Realms Net.exe. If Windows shows a blue warning, see SmartScreen below.
Updates install into this same folder, so don't delete or move it. You can pin the app to your taskbar.
Install the portable .exe
Click Portable .exe above and move the file into a folder you keep, for example Documents\Lotus Net.
Nothing to unzip. It may take a few seconds to open the first time.
Download the portable updater, put it in the same folder as your portable .exe, open it, and click Update. It closes Lotus Net, replaces it with the newest version, and opens it again.
If Microsoft SmartScreen appears
Windows shows this for new apps that are not from a big company. Lotus Net is safe to run when you downloaded it from this site.
- Click More info in the blue window.
- Click Run anyway.
You only need to do this once for each new download.
Open your browser's downloads list, find the Lotus Net file, and choose Keep (in Edge: … → Keep → Keep anyway).
If your antivirus removes the file, restore it from the antivirus quarantine or add an exception for the Lotus Net folder, then download again.
Updates
You don't need to come back here for new versions. Lotus Net updates itself.
- New versions download in the background while you use the app.
- When one is ready, Lotus Net asks you to Restart now. Click it and the new version opens.
- Want it right away? Open Settings and click Update now.
- Works for both the zip and the portable .exe.
Your first time in Lotus Net
Use your email and password. No account yet? Create one — it takes a minute.
Open Settings and choose your game. Lotus Net supports Battle Realms 1.50q (Winter of the Wolf) and Battle Realms 1.0. You need your own copy of each game you want to play.
Click Host Room to make your own, or click a room in the list to join one. Right-click a player to invite them.
The host clicks Start. Battle Realms opens and everyone in the room joins. If a player can't see the game, they can open Battle Realms' Multiplayer → LAN screen and join from there.
Turn on the VPN inside Lotus Net and try again. See the VPN notice.