q: how does one connect to one another?
a: using lanbridger. there, you can host a server, and once that’s up, click the button that says ‘share link’, and give it to your opponent. of course they’ll have to know the password as well. if you want to host the ikemen session, boot ikemen up, hit ‘netplay’, enter nothing in the prompt, and wait for your opponent to connect. if you are the one joining, boot ikemen up, hit ‘netplay’, copy their i.p., paste it into the ip prompt, hit okay, and it should direct both of you to the select screen.

q: i can’t open lanbridger. are there any other alternatives?
a: LogMeIn Hamachi, Tunngle, Evolve, Zerotier One, or even port forwarding works.