Minecraft offline

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I host a weekly Minecraft night. All LAN server. Tonight, the Minecraft authentication server was down for nearly an hour. Blew game night out of the water. There used to be a "play offline" ability, but now, when I start the launcher, it immediately goes to username and password, and even left blank, I can't get past that screen. Any way to play LAN multiplayer games offline?

Best Answer

I would disconnect your lan from the internet, thereby allowing you to play offline, then open your game to lan as normal.