Joining failed - Connection Timeout - Mega Thread

[Thekuervito]

First time playing gen 2 in official?

Read the forums, some servers down every 1-2 hours,others are offline for days.

[SarahMonette]

I can't play like this.

 

* Someone found a way to hack Ark and kick players who talk in chat.

Edited September 16, 2022 by SarahMonette

[DonaldDuck]

I cannot join any official server at all. Any solution ? I'm on Steam/PC

 

....nvm i'll try unofficial svr, I just play casually.

Edited December 3, 2022 by DonaldDuck

[Dizzee]

OK, I had this issue for ages also, could only play on unofficial non-battleye servers. I tried s many solutions.

After reading page 2

I use a mobile hotspot (I can't get a landline at this location).

I downloaded pdanet+ onto my phone and windows

Hid the tethering

Worked straight away.

Whoop whoop \o/

😄

[Inkyboi9000]

If you have a VPN on then maybe turn that off. That worked for me

[SarahMonette]

The official servers are being shut down and all support for Ark Survival Evolved is being discontinued.  If you wish to play ASE need to find an unofficial server or play in single player mode.

I do not know how to fix the server timed out problem.

When I have difficulty with multiplayer I do these things in this order exactly not leaving out anything in this process.

 

Check my server's up/down time on Battlemetrics.

Make an exception in my firewall for all of Steam's games.

Read troubleshooting where I found this solution to most of the game's problems -

 

1. Unsub all mods {Steam > Community > Workshop > Your Workshop Files Your Files > Subscribed Items}

2. Log out Steam

3. Delete file manager folder \steamapps\common\ARK\ShooterGame\Content\Mods

4. Delete file manager folder \steamapps\workshop\content\346110

5. Restart computer

6. Log in Steam

7. Verify Integrity Of Game Files {Steam > Library > right-click Ark > Properties > Local Files}

 

Not saying this is the fix for your problem but it might help some people.
 

[vexindono]

what is with these crazy joined failed messages the server says that there's room in the server but it wont let me in I've been trying to join for the better part of and hour this is ridiculous at this point the only time ive been able to get into my server is at night

[Plum28]

Anyone else still getting this message when trying to join? 

 

 

[METALGOD]

Same Here If Server have more then 40 or 50 player

[ozthelegend]

im getting the same issue my friend are in the game i cant log in

 

[UnKnownCaveDude]

same here figures pc servers get jacked up when xbox goes live i have tried several servers main is 5448

 

[Gilgamesth]

idk what happend i dont can log in in any oficial server  just no oficial servers hope this can fix it  im playing in console

Ever time say  "lost conection whit anfitrion"  hope can fix it or im just want back may  money

[rickyteiseljr]

What kind of game is this that i cant do tames or raise dinos and do the imprints when i cant even get onto the game at all. You all need to get this fixed now!!!!!!!!!!!

[rickyteiseljr]

54/70 people on line and i cant get on at all 

[wizard03]

I get the same thing, but this was a problem before ASA.....it has to do with ark being anti cell phone network freindly. No hot spots allowed. =/

[Tloc]

It feels like since the last update it is really hard for me to get into my official PVE server. 

Since release I have always had to spam the log in button, but as of yesterday and today I am hardly able to get logged in. Is it my system or is there something I can do on my end?

[Gilgamesth]

Esto está muy mal y no se mira parche alguno

 

 

[CervantesMor]

11 hours ago, wizard03 said:

I get the same thing, but this was a problem before ASA.....it has to do with ark being anti cell phone network freindly. No hot spots allowed. =/

wehi hi , did you finally manage to buy a new XBox? if I remember correctly you played ASE from XboxOne and from mobile hotspot precisely... well obviously wired networks are more stable but I can say that ASA has no problems with the WiFi connection: it is obvious that it depends on your data transmission speed but this also applies for wired lines, last night I tried to play (on Xbox S) via WiFi connection from Samsung S23 for 4 hours and I never received a single "connection error or Timout" message and no game crash.

 

---- For everyone ----

I'll hazard a HYPOTHESIS: I am convinced that many of these situations can derive from two important factors: graphics settings that are not adequate for your system and the speed of your connection (even downloading in the background, or more people connected on the same line than perhaps one person watching YouTube, and other factors burden data exchange).

I'm not ruling out that it might also be due to defects in the game itself (e.g. the server seems free but perhaps it can't count correctly but instead it's full and therefore won't let you log in, it's just an imagined example) but I'm of the opinion It is my opinion that before pointing fingers with one's own "claims", perhaps it is more useful to better analyze one's own situation and understand if the fault could be on our side, so asking for advice is legitimate.

[Thegrindingone]

Bought the Ark ascended as soon as it came out and still have yet to be able to join official servers. Servers won’t even be full and I can’t join. Have tried everything to get in, has any Xbox players figured a way around this? I know Studio Wildcard still hasnt

[Stevenlakatos13]

I am currently on Xbox series X and I am able to join unofficial servers but whenever I try to join officials I get lost/timedout connection to host. I reset my router, deleted the game and reinstalled, reset my Xbox and nothing seems to work. 

[CervantesMor]

HI. Out of curiosity, what type of connection do you have?

[Gilgamesth]

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[wizard03]

11 hours ago, CervantesMor said:

wehi hi , did you finally manage to buy a new XBox? if I remember correctly you played ASE from XboxOne and from mobile hotspot precisely... well obviously wired networks are more stable but I can say that ASA has no problems with the WiFi connection: it is obvious that it depends on your data transmission speed but this also applies for wired lines, last night I tried to play (on Xbox S) via WiFi connection from Samsung S23 for 4 hours and I never received a single "connection error or Timout" message and no game crash

Yep, new series x, same old problem. Although Im on the ATT hotspot they call "Blackhawk"? Its a bit of an older hot spot device tho, but the price is right. $25 a month, unlimited data. 100 mbs per secound It seems I can get into unofficial servers, but official is an absolute no go......well at least I think I can. Right now I cannot get past crashing. The most I have been able to do right now is see my arm before the game crash's.

[manuelsantos]

Pasa lo mismo yo juego en xbox y no me deja acceder al juego alguien tiene alguna solución

 

[CervantesMor]

11 hours ago, wizard03 said:

unlimited data. 100 mbs per secound It seems I can get into unofficial servers, but official is an absolute no go...

100 Mb per second is actually quite a lot, but it is possible that there could be a limited configuration of Nat Ports (?), out of curiosity try to do a "Nat Test" in your XBox menu and then tell us if it is: open or moderate or limited

[it's just to try to understand what can influence and where to look for the causes]