Can't connect to Multiplayer? Try this!

[DeepFakeTomCruise]

TL;DR: See Global System Fix

I've been seeing a lot of new players not able to connect to multiplayer recently, with the game just showing "Contacting Respawn Servers". Because I want to see this game continue to succeed, I did some digging and have found a fix for connecting to the servers.

Titanfall 2 was released in 2016 and uses the OpenSSL version of that time. Unfortunately, it has not been updated for the latest hardware which creates problems for those with newer-gen processors.

A bit of background:

OpenSSL 1.0.2 beta (Jun 2014) to OpenSSL 1.0.2k (Jan 2017) contain bugs that either cause a crash or bad SHA (Secure Hash Algorithm) values on processors with the SHA extensions, such as the recently released 10th+ Generation processor. Both bugs were fixed years ago; however, any application that uses the old version directly (Titanfall), or as one of its dependencies, will fail. Unreal Engine version 4.13 (Sept 2016) to version 4.21 (Dec 2018) contains the old version of OpenSSL, so any game built using those versions is possibly affected. https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/articles/troubleshooting/openssl-sha-crash-bug-requires-application-update.html)

Luckily for us, there are a couple of ways to fix this:

Global System Fix

- Open “File Explorer” (Win+E), right-click on “This PC”, and select “Properties”
- Select “Advanced System Settings”
- Select “Environment Variables” in the “Advanced” tab
- Select “New…” under “System variables”
- Input the text below and select “OK”

Variable name: OPENSSL_ia32cap
Variable value: ~0x200000200000000

-Restart your computer

This disables the OpenSSL code check for SHA extensions and runs a different code path that does not contain the crashing bug.

Steam Command Line Fix

Alternately, you can right click on Titanfall, select Properties, and paste the following into the Launch Options:

 cmd /c "set OPENSSL_ia32cap=:~0x20000000 && %command%" 

NOTE: The above Steam command does not seem to work for all users, so if you find that the game no longer opens, delete the command from Launch Options and use the global fix.


Most of this information stems from a Reddit post pertaining to Smite which had the same issues. If you wish, you can read more HERE . Additionally, Intel has a post about the OpenSSL crash bug HERE[www.intel.com] .

I hope this helps. Happy hunting!

[Mhykols]

Originally posted by DeepFakeTomCruise:

TL;DR: See Global System Fix

I've been seeing a lot of new players not able to connect to multiplayer recently, with the game just showing "Contacting Respawn Servers". Because I want to see this game continue to succeed, I did some digging and have found a fix for connecting to the servers.

Titanfall 2 was released in 2016 and uses the OpenSSL version of that time. Unfortunately, it has not been updated for the latest hardware which creates problems for those with newer-gen processors.

A bit of background:

OpenSSL 1.0.2 beta (Jun 2014) to OpenSSL 1.0.2k (Jan 2017) contain bugs that either cause a crash or bad SHA (Secure Hash Algorithm) values on processors with the SHA extensions, such as the recently released 10th+ Generation processor. Both bugs were fixed years ago; however, any application that uses the old version directly (Titanfall), or as one of its dependencies, will fail. Unreal Engine version 4.13 (Sept 2016) to version 4.21 (Dec 2018) contains the old version of OpenSSL, so any game built using those versions is possibly affected. https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/articles/troubleshooting/openssl-sha-crash-bug-requires-application-update.html)

Luckily for us, there are a couple of ways to fix this:

Global System Fix

- Open “File Explorer” (Win+E), right-click on “This PC”, and select “Properties”
- Select “Advanced System Settings”
- Select “Environment Variables” in the “Advanced” tab
- Select “New…” under “System variables”
- Input the text below and select “OK”

Variable name: OPENSSL_ia32cap
Variable value: ~0x200000200000000

-Restart your computer

This disables the OpenSSL code check for SHA extensions and runs a different code path that does not contain the crashing bug.

Steam Command Line Fix

Alternately, you can right click on Titanfall, select Properties, and paste the following into the Launch Options:

 cmd /c "set OPENSSL_ia32cap=:~0x20000000 && %command%" 

NOTE: The above Steam command does not seem to work for all users, so if you find that the game no longer opens, delete the command from Launch Options and use the global fix.


Most of this information stems from a Reddit post pertaining to Smite which had the same issues. If you wish, you can read more HERE . Additionally, Intel has a post about the OpenSSL crash bug HERE[www.intel.com] .

I hope this helps. Happy hunting!

Thank you bro!

[nahirzaharenko]

I wish we could pin this.

[khoerrizal]

this doesn't work for me. im not built for competitive anyway time to cry about BT forever again