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How to Connect to Akatsuki: Patcher

Download the Akatsuki Patcher, it can be found here.
Run the Akatsuki Patcher.
Enjoy playing osu! on Akatsuki!

How to Connect to Akatsuki: Windows Shortcut

Locate the osu!.exe application on your computer.
Right-click on the osu!.exe file and select Create Shortcut.
Right-click on the newly created shortcut and select Properties.
In Properties, add -devserver akatsuki.gg to the Target field.
Click on Apply button to save changes.
Close the Properties window.
Run the game from the shortcut.
Enjoy playing osu! on Akatsuki!

A video tutorial can also be found here!

How to Connect to Akatsuki: Linux

Open your osu! launch script.
If "$@" is not already present after osu!.exe, add it. For example, modify wine osu\!.exe to wine osu\!.exe "$@".
When launching the script, add -devserver akatsuki.gg. For instance, if you typically use ./osu.sh to launch osu!, run ./osu.sh -devserver akatsuki.gg.

If you exclusively play on Akatsuki, you can replace "$@" with -devserver akatsuki.gg. This way, you won’t need to type the server address each time you want to play!

How to Connect to Akatsuki: MacOS

If you’re running `osu!.exe` directly:

Look for EXE Flags in file properties.
Add -devserver akatsuki.gg to the argument box.
Save changes then run it normally.
Enjoy playing osu! on Akatsuki!

If you’re running `osu!.exe` through a bat file (`execute.bat`):

Open the bat file on a file editor.
Add -devserver akatsuki.gg to the same line as start C:\osu!\osu!.exe.
Save changes then run it normally.
Enjoy playing osu! on Akatsuki!

How to Return to Bancho:

Remove the -devserver akatsuki.gg command from the shortcut you use to launch osu!.

It is recommended to maintain at least two shortcuts: one for the official server and another one for Akatsuki. For security reasons, each time you switch servers, you’ll need to re-enter your login credentials.

Troubleshooting:

If you have any issues, feel free to contact us through our Discord!

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