Can't connect to a friend's game. Stuck at the lobby, says "Waiting for the host to start the game."
When a friend starts their game, they load in and I'm stuck at the lobby with an error that says "Waiting for the host to start the game." The same happens to my friend if I host, they cannot connect. We waited for half an hour, restarted the game, and nothing is working. Any help is GREATLY appreciated!
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same thing happened for me once, i restarted like 4 times and after that i never had theb ug
Hmm...okay!
@nobility Did you restart your game, or your entire computer? Are there any changes you made to your game, like verifying the game files?
Your help is very much appreciated π
No I just restarted everything, tried multiple times. I think I waited like 3 hours just leaving the pc on, I didnβt come in to the game but I did restart the pc and then everything worked perfect
Interesting. I'll give restarts a try then! π
Did you still connect to your friends from peer-to-peer? Or did you use a dedicated server?
I think the other person made a server and then I could join after a while
Youβll might as well just reinstall the game
did you try repair it
over steam?
Sounds good. I can give that a try then π
I did, yes, through Steam. My friend and I both verified the integrity of our files, and I still can't connect to their lobby
thats weird
did you try it over shift and tab?
Yes, they sent the invite through the shift+tab overlay. I also accepted it through there, but it didn't change much