PendingConnectionFailure

[TeD]

Help, got this error messege every time i try and join my friends.

"PendingConnectionFailure
The pending connection to the server failed
error string provided: Your connection to the host has been lost."

Sometimes the last text says instead "server is at maximum capacity" which has been false when it happend.

[KrisRedbeard]

Unfortunately that is the generic error it gives when an issue occurs without some other obvious cause.

The "Server is at maximum capacity" is only given once the client has successfully connected to the server and tried to login. At that point, it counts the number of connections and either accepts or refused you based on that number.

The number of players listed in the server browser is not going to be accurate to the second due to refresh intervals and the like. This means that it is possible to see a server with 15/16 players, try to join and be rejected, since someone else joined after you retrieved the 15/16 value.

[TeD]

Originally posted by KrisRedbeard:

Unfortunately that is the generic error it gives when an issue occurs without some other obvious cause.

The "Server is at maximum capacity" is only given once the client has successfully connected to the server and tried to login. At that point, it counts the number of connections and either accepts or refused you based on that number.

The number of players listed in the server browser is not going to be accurate to the second due to refresh intervals and the like. This means that it is possible to see a server with 15/16 players, try to join and be rejected, since someone else joined after you retrieved the 15/16 value.

Thank you so much for the replay!

Love the game so far and i managed to fix it yesterday after a starting my own game and inviting my friends.

[Infamous|Ozzay]

Originally posted by KrisRedbeard:

Unfortunately that is the generic error it gives when an issue occurs without some other obvious cause.

The "Server is at maximum capacity" is only given once the client has successfully connected to the server and tried to login. At that point, it counts the number of connections and either accepts or refused you based on that number.

The number of players listed in the server browser is not going to be accurate to the second due to refresh intervals and the like. This means that it is possible to see a server with 15/16 players, try to join and be rejected, since someone else joined after you retrieved the 15/16 value.

So there is no way to fix this?

[KrisRedbeard]

The generic error part?
Not as yet, no, as I do not know the cause.
Could be something we've done, game wise.
Could be something inherent to Unreal Engine 4.
Just don't know.

[Infamous|Ozzay]

Originally posted by KrisRedbeard:

The generic error part?
Not as yet, no, as I do not know the cause.
Could be something we've done, game wise.
Could be something inherent to Unreal Engine 4.
Just don't know.

Yeah, I can't connect to [BFS] London 1 or [BFS] Germany 1

[KrisRedbeard]

Originally posted by Infamous|Ozzay:

Yeah, I can't connect to [BFS] London 1 or [BFS] Germany 1

Permanently or just sometimes?
One issue that I learned about recently, thanks to a Discord community member, causes UE4 to basically DDoS itself with multiple reconnects. This requires the server to be restarted.

Thankfully, GB has will automatically shutdown every 6-8 hours, to be restarted by what ever the service the server operator is using. Long time to wait sometimes though :(

[Infamous|Ozzay]

Originally posted by KrisRedbeard:

Originally posted by Infamous|Ozzay:

Yeah, I can't connect to [BFS] London 1 or [BFS] Germany 1

Permanently or just sometimes?
One issue that I learned about recently, thanks to a Discord community member, causes UE4 to basically DDoS itself with multiple reconnects. This requires the server to be restarted.

Thankfully, GB has will automatically shutdown every 6-8 hours, to be restarted by what ever the service the server operator is using. Long time to wait sometimes though :(

So far this is a permanent issue, for both myself and 4 of my friends

[KrisRedbeard]

Originally posted by Infamous|Ozzay:

So far this is a permanent issue, for both myself and 4 of my friends

Gah, damn Steam sockets implementation!

[renebi]

Having this same issue with myself and a friend of mine. He can't connect to mine (or any of my friends' servers), but I can't connect to his (while I can connect to my friends' and they can connect to mine).

[Dilbobaggins]

mine just started this today. cant join any online lobbys

[KrisRedbeard]

Various issues have cropped up today with Steam.
If you're using the Steam beta, make sure you opt out of it.

[Dilbobaggins]

It doesnt say im using the steam beta. Thankyou for replying.

[Fenrir]

I filtered the server list by , not full, not empty, same version, not locked, tried 5 different servers, got this error every time, the servers were like 6/16 , 8/16 etc more than enough room, not sure what the deal is, first time I tried to join a game.

[Slyspider]

Same issue as some of those above. For the past few days, every server errors with the generic error on connect. Validated game and checked any firewall settings, nothing worked.

[CalicoJack]

could this be of use?

go into "Steam Settings, In-Game, Server Browser Pings / Minute"
try something lower like 500 or so