Applies to: Windows and Linux
Topic: Online and network
The launcher says you are online, but in the game the Social tab is missing, Online Free Roam and Road Trip are locked, or a parental-control message blocks online features.
Check these in order.
1. Your save hasn't unlocked online yet
Online play opens after the first championship and the road trip to Nice. On a fresh save there is no way around this. If you already have progress in plain Azimuth, import it with Settings > Save manager. See Moving saves.
2. Extra Options isn't loaded
The Social, Clubs, Rivals and Marketplace menus come from FH2 Extra Options. Without it, they stay locked even when FH2MP is connected.
1. In the launcher, open Settings and tick Install FH2 Extra Options if it is missing.
2. Press PLAY.
3. Check that winmm.dll and FH2_ExtraOptions.ini are next to azimuth.exe. If they keep disappearing, your antivirus removes them: see [Windows Security deletes or flags mods](/tutorials/windows-defender-false-positives-fh2-mods-azimuth).
On Linux, the launcher sets the needed Wine DLL overrides. If you start through Steam, add WINEDLLOVERRIDES="winmm,dwrite,d3dcompiler_47=n,b" %command% to the launch options.
3. Another mod blocks online
Community Garage takes over the same menus and breaks FH2MP's online features. Remove it (FH2MP already has livery and tune sharing built in). Then check [Mods that don't work online](/tutorials/mods-and-online).
4. You started the game outside the launcher
Start with PLAY in the FH2MP launcher. Starting azimuth.exe directly doesn't sign you in.
5. Car packs are kept
If Settings > Keep my car packs is ticked, Free Roam and Road Trip with other players are switched off on purpose. See Using car packs.
Still locked? Send the logs.