Joining failed - Connection Timeout

[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.