Hello everyone! lets cut right to the point. I’ve spent the last few days figuring out how to get a VPN to work on switch.
So, for anyone that’s seing this, I’m from the Netherlands and have spent the past few days trying to figure out a way to continue playing on switch, even when/if it shuts down OR just to buy gems after october.
So basically you can use a VPN hotspot from your laptop/PC (And I assume phone as well).
BEFORE FOLLOWING THIS TUTORIAL PLEASE READ:
this method will allow you to start up Unite, see all the lootbox stuff and most likely lets you buy gems. BUT, switches don’t support all channels on 5gh internet, so actually playing matches will make controller inputs lag behind a little. There might be a solution to this which I have currently not figured out yet, but please comment if you have anything to add that helps!
TUTORIAL:
1. First you need to get a VPN. I personally have SurfShark which works fine.
2. Follow this small tutorial how to get SurfShark (and most likely any VPN) set-up with the mobile hotspot on PC (easier then me explaining it as it has clear images and text of what to do step by step).
!! PLEASE SEE STEP 3 ONCE YOU GET TO THE “Configure the VPN adapter” STEP IN THE TUTORIAL BELOW IF YOU ARE USING WIRELESS WIFI !!
https://support.surfshark.com/hc/en-us/articles/360013717719-How-to-set-up-a-VPN-protected-Wi-Fi-hotspot-using-Windows#h_ac6394a7-680f-4565-b616-b3972e33c08f
3. if you use wireless wifi choose the “surfshark shared wireguard Tunnel” instead of the “channel offload for surfshark” and continue the tutorial from the link. (if confused: Pick the one with the word “surfshark” in it that doesn’t have a red X in the icon)
4. turn on the VPN with the location with the best ping. (for me this was Germany)
5. If you can’t find the hotspot on your switch on 5gh (which was the issue for me), change it to 2.4gh and try again. Once it works, connect to the network on your switch and start Unite! It’s not 100% smooth and without issues but it’s a good start for now. (to change it go to: network&internet → mobile hotspot → properties → edit → network band.)
I hope this helps! let me know if you run into any issues!
(I had an issue where if I activated the mobile hotspot on my laptop, my laptop started lagging every few seconds. This is a completely different issue from anything that this tutorial was for, but please let me know if you run into the same issue. I was able to fix it, It’s just a little more complicated.