Invalid session ID

[sdcole06]

Me and my son has been trying to play together but everytime he tries to join my game it tells him it is a invalid session ID we have tried over and over just will not work! please help

[Larza81]

its har to se different on little l (L) and big I (i)

[sdcole06]

I had tried multiple times with different session IDs and still says invalid session ID

[Chudrick Westfallen]

game is still broken, cant join friends

[ICEWOLF]

Still not fixed. UE 5 is more important xd

[Ambreon]

If you are unable to connect to a session, please try the following:
- Check that your antivirus software or Windows Defender isn't blocking the connection, try whitelisting Ranch Simulator.
To do this on Windows Defender:
> In the search bar, search for windows firewall (you want to find 'Allow apps to communicate through Windows Defender Firewall')
> Select 'change settings' (you may need to provide administrator details to access this)
> Scroll down to where you find Ranch Simulator / and tick the boxes for Private and Public
> Press OK at the bottom of the page

- Ensure that you are running Steam and Ranch Simulator in Admin mode. To do this:

- Right-click on the Steam icon on your desktop
or Navigate to your Steam folder and right-click Steam.exe
- Select Properties
- Click on the Compatibility tab
- Check Run This Program As An Administrator
- Click the Apply button
- Click the OK button

Then navigate to the installation area for the game.
The easiest way of doing this is to:

- Open steam and go to your library
- right click on Ranch Simulator and go to properties
- Click on the local files tab and then browse
- Once here you want to go Ranch_Simulator\Binaries\Win64
- Right click on the file Ranch_Simulator-Win64-Shipping.exe and also set this to run as administrator.

If that doesn't work:
- If this is anyone's first time playing the game, you may need to have created your own save game and completed the beginning of the tutorial up to the point where you save at the tent before playing a multiplayer game.
- Check that you are both on the same version number, and your PC date and time is accurate for the time zone you have selected
- Start a new game and invite everyone, if that connects then all exit to the main menu and load up your save. Try to invite everyone again
- Swap who is hosting the session and see if you can connect that way
- Check that your PC and GPU is all up to date, and you have nothing else using your network bandwidth that could slow it down. If you have an unstable connection, unfortunately the only thing you can do is to keep trying to re-connect - there may be an underlying issue with your router/DNS or network provider/ just having a weak or unstable connection in general. You can run a ping test here: https://www.netmeter.co.uk/ping-test/ and send me a screenshot of your graph and results to analyse.
- Email us at [e-mail] and let us know what you've already tried