Post has published by Fak_r1p October 24, 2025 October 24, 2025 L2IREAL INSTALLATION & START GUIDE Follow these steps to install the clean client, apply the L2Ireal Auto Updater, and enter the world with the correct files. No stress, no guesswork. STEP 1 DOWNLOAD THE BASE CLIENT & THE L2IREAL UPDATER Download the clean Lineage II Freya client (no modifications) and the L2Ireal Auto Updater. The clean client is just retail. The L2Ireal Updater patches it for our server. Full HD resolution is recommended. Get the clean client + the official L2Ireal Auto Updater. STEP 2 RUN THE INSTALLER (SETUP.EXE) Open the downloaded client folder and double-click setup.exe. If Windows asks for permission, click “Yes”. Launch setup.exe to start installing Lineage II. STEP 3 SELECT FULL INSTALLATION When the Lineage II Setup opens, choose Full installation and click Next. To install Lineage2 Client in a default location, choose “Complete” if you want to choose your own location, choose “Custom”. STEP 4 CHOOSE WHERE TO INSTALL THE GAME Pick the folder where Lineage II will be installed. Default is usually C:\Program Files\Lineage II. You can click Browse… and choose something like D:\Games\Lineage2\ if you want. Click Next to continue. Confirm your install path, then continue. STEP 5 DO NOT KEEP THE DEFAULT COMPONENTS The installer will show which components will be installed. Uncheck the Shortcut Options and click Next. Use the default component selection. STEP 6 FINISH THE INSTALLER (DO NOT LAUNCH YET) When the installation is complete, click Finish. Important: Do not run the official client yet. You must start the game using the L2Ireal Updater, not the original Lineage2.exe. Uncheck the 2 boxes and click Finish. Click Finish, but don’t start the game here. STEP 7 OPEN YOUR LINEAGE II INSTALL FOLDER Go to the folder where you installed the game. You’ll see the client files (system/, animations/, etc.). This is your clean base client. Keep this folder clean. Don’t mix patches from other servers, you can safely delete the Lineage2.ico and LineageII.exe Your Lineage II installation directory after setup. STEP 8 COPY THE L2IREAL UPDATER INTO THAT FOLDER From our Website, download the L2Ireal Auto Updater ! Use ONLY the official L2Ireal updater for patching. STEP 9 Coppy the L2Ireal.EXE in the folder where the game is installed : Right-click L2Ireal.exe and choose Run as administrator. Admin rights let the updater modify the game folder. Without that, Windows can block patch files and you’ll get errors. Always start the game using L2Ireal.exe STEP 10 PATCH & CLICK START The L2Ireal launcher will check for updates and sync your client to the latest version of the server. When updating is complete, click START. You are now connecting to the official L2Ireal server. Press START to play.
STEP 1 DOWNLOAD THE BASE CLIENT & THE L2IREAL UPDATER Download the clean Lineage II Freya client (no modifications) and the L2Ireal Auto Updater. The clean client is just retail. The L2Ireal Updater patches it for our server. Full HD resolution is recommended. Get the clean client + the official L2Ireal Auto Updater.
STEP 2 RUN THE INSTALLER (SETUP.EXE) Open the downloaded client folder and double-click setup.exe. If Windows asks for permission, click “Yes”. Launch setup.exe to start installing Lineage II.
STEP 3 SELECT FULL INSTALLATION When the Lineage II Setup opens, choose Full installation and click Next. To install Lineage2 Client in a default location, choose “Complete” if you want to choose your own location, choose “Custom”.
STEP 4 CHOOSE WHERE TO INSTALL THE GAME Pick the folder where Lineage II will be installed. Default is usually C:\Program Files\Lineage II. You can click Browse… and choose something like D:\Games\Lineage2\ if you want. Click Next to continue. Confirm your install path, then continue.
STEP 5 DO NOT KEEP THE DEFAULT COMPONENTS The installer will show which components will be installed. Uncheck the Shortcut Options and click Next. Use the default component selection.
STEP 6 FINISH THE INSTALLER (DO NOT LAUNCH YET) When the installation is complete, click Finish. Important: Do not run the official client yet. You must start the game using the L2Ireal Updater, not the original Lineage2.exe. Uncheck the 2 boxes and click Finish. Click Finish, but don’t start the game here.
STEP 7 OPEN YOUR LINEAGE II INSTALL FOLDER Go to the folder where you installed the game. You’ll see the client files (system/, animations/, etc.). This is your clean base client. Keep this folder clean. Don’t mix patches from other servers, you can safely delete the Lineage2.ico and LineageII.exe Your Lineage II installation directory after setup.
STEP 8 COPY THE L2IREAL UPDATER INTO THAT FOLDER From our Website, download the L2Ireal Auto Updater ! Use ONLY the official L2Ireal updater for patching.
STEP 9 Coppy the L2Ireal.EXE in the folder where the game is installed : Right-click L2Ireal.exe and choose Run as administrator. Admin rights let the updater modify the game folder. Without that, Windows can block patch files and you’ll get errors. Always start the game using L2Ireal.exe
STEP 10 PATCH & CLICK START The L2Ireal launcher will check for updates and sync your client to the latest version of the server. When updating is complete, click START. You are now connecting to the official L2Ireal server. Press START to play.
