Takes forever to join a server.....

[21]

So, idk if its only me, having this problem, but it makes the game unplayable.... like for real, it takes around 30 minutes to join a server! sometimes even more! when its finally joined, i have a very little stuttering, but that ok. Please, help me with the loading time!
My Specs:
8Gb DDR4 Ram, GTX 1060 3GB, I5 6500, 1TB HDD
((ill be getting an SSD soon, but until then, i need some solutions!))

[Iompaeqe]

rust's first time server loads when you run the game are taking too long, it s normal. It is extremele quicker if you get disconnect or leave the server but do not exit the game. 30 mins is not normal tho, it is usually about 5 to 10 with an avarage HDD. but even with SSD (unless you donot buy something with 2000-3000 read/write speed.) it will takes about 1.5-2 mins.

Also i don't know if you are playing on high quality but i have 1070ti and 16 gb ram and rust uses %100 (8gb) of GPU memory and 9-12GB ram depends on the server on fantastic quality. So low ram capacity at high quality may slow you loading time.

Good Luck

[Max Verstappen]

Did you solve? I have your exact same specs and your exact same problem, and I've been staring the loading screen for my whole playtime...

[BORG]

You can't speed up the loading time due to limitatinos of a mechanical HDD (Hard Disk Drive). If you want quicker load times, you will need to get an SSD (Solid State Disk) as they have more IOPS than a mechanical disk. Understand that Rust has absolutely zero optimization in regard to performance becuase it's still considered an alpha game by the developers.

[Dutchmaniak]

Originally posted by BORG:

You can't speed up the loading time due to limitatinos of a mechanical HDD (Hard Disk Drive). If you want quicker load times, you will need to get an SSD (Solid State Disk) as they have more IOPS than a mechanical disk. Understand that Rust has absolutely zero optimization in regard to performance becuase it's still considered an alpha game by the developers.

Sorry to go off subject, but borg plz tell me you have a life? why you always on rust forum spreading negativity?

[BORG]

Originally posted by Dutchmaniak:

Originally posted by BORG:

You can't speed up the loading time due to limitatinos of a mechanical HDD (Hard Disk Drive). If you want quicker load times, you will need to get an SSD (Solid State Disk) as they have more IOPS than a mechanical disk. Understand that Rust has absolutely zero optimization in regard to performance becuase it's still considered an alpha game by the developers.

Sorry to go off subject, but borg plz tell me you have a life? why you always on rust forum spreading negativity?

Sorry, I'm talking about the discussion, not me.

[21]

Jolly, i did not solve it, i just cant, i tried basically everything, like for real. but nothing works..... the funny thing is, GTA Online loads up in like 2 minutes, Battlefield 1 is the same, but this game... half a hour. ive been staring at the loading screen in my whole playtime too, like for real, there's gotta be a fix....

[21]

And u know whats even more funny? when i played the cracked version, about half a year ago, it joined a cracked server in 2 minutes, and i could've played on fantastic graphics. now, it loads up in half a hour, and i get around 100 fps at good graphics, but stuttering like ♥♥♥♥.

[BORG]

Originally posted by EMGÉÉÉ:

Jolly, i did not solve it, i just cant, i tried basically everything, like for real. but nothing works..... the funny thing is, GTA Online loads up in like 2 minutes, Battlefield 1 is the same, but this game... half a hour. ive been staring at the loading screen in my whole playtime too, like for real, there's gotta be a fix....

The only fix for this is the developers to get their act together, finish and optimize the game. Other than that, there is absolutely no fix for the loading situation on mechanical disks. (HDD). Don't expect this to be fixed anytime soon either because the roadmap for this game is not even close to being finished. Rust will be an alpha game for the next two to three years at minimum.

[Max Verstappen]

Man, this is the dumbest thing I've ever seen in my life...
There are people playing this game on potatoes, and they run the game just fine. No SSD, no high-end graphics card, crappy processor, less RAM than minimum requirements, and they run the game just fine - Then why can't we even get into a server? Is this even a joke?

I seriously refuse to believe that there is no solution rather than buying a damn SSD, because HELL NO that I'm wasting my money for this little problematic game. I'm still on the lookup for a fix that doesn't include useless hardware upgrades to a machine that runs AAA games. (But not Rust, because Rust is made for NASA computers, or am I missing something?)

[BORG]

Originally posted by Jolly_ITA:

Man, this is the dumbest thing I've ever seen in my life...
There are people playing this game on potatoes, and they run the game just fine. No SSD, no high-end graphics card, crappy processor, less RAM than minimum requirements, and they run the game just fine - Then why can't we even get into a server? Is this even a joke?

I seriously refuse to believe that there is no solution rather than buying a damn SSD, because HELL NO that I'm wasting my money for this little problematic game. I'm still on the lookup for a fix that doesn't include useless hardware upgrades to a machine that runs AAA games. (But not Rust, because Rust is made for NASA computers, or am I missing something?)

Sorry, but that's just how it is. I fyou're going to play unoptimized alpha games these things are expected. Rust might have left Early Access, but it was not ready to be pushed out of the program and it was. Rust might be labeled a full retail released game, but fact is it is not complete, is not optimized and is full of issues.

There is really no way around this loading time issue because of the state of the game. Nobody can fix that problem, but the developers who created this unoptimized game. Rust is not a triple A title and is more of an A or B title at best. There has been over $60+ million in sales made off this game (which is in the triple A budget range), but the game is far from being a triple A title.

Furthermore, the power of a computer is only partial to things working half decent with Rust. Some hardware Rust runs decent on while other hardware it may not run decent at all. Alpha games behave very strangely sometimes and on many hardware configurations, there is going to be noticeable differences from system to system when it comes to performance, loading times and so on.

I don't blame you for not wanting to waste the money on an SSD when there should be no need for it. I understand your point and it is valid. However, when it comes to alpha games that have no optimization, you need hardware to compensate for either proor programming design or the unoptimized code if you want performance gains. In Rust's case it suffers from both problems so it's a problem within a problem all on its own.

[Max Verstappen]

Can I tell you a fun fact?
You said that Alpha games behave very strangely, didn't you?
Well the good thing is... that I seem to have fixed the problem!
And the bad thing is... that I don't know how?

This is kind of a tricky situation now, so I'll just copy and paste the answer that Rust's tech support gave me and "apparently" made me fix the problem, even if I don't know exactly how is this even possib-

"Jun 24, 20:23 WEST

Yeah a combination of the bare minimum of 8GM RAM (Rust often uses more than that to load in) and your standard hard drive Rust will take quite a while to load.

You can at least make sure you are current on both windows updates and graphics software and restart the computer. In some rare cases you may need to remove all traces of current graphic software and install fresh from their website. Here's a helpful guide on how to do that: https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/pc/how-to-perform-a-clean-installation-of-your-graphics-driver/"

Now let me explain how did the game work for me:
I went in Windows Update and did every update that I could have done, even non-important ones. Then I rebooted the sistem.

After rebooting I closed a few programs that were sucking out a little bit of RAM from my computer, such as Discord and Wallpaper Engine. Then I launched the game with "good" graphics, I managed to connect to a small community server (50 players) and it took me 5 minutes, but after those I could play! Then I left the game after five minutes and went to play The Stanley Parable.

Now EMGÉÉÉ, because there seems to be no logic in this fix, just try to do what I did in the first place. Maybe the problem will be solved? Just go for it.

[Max Verstappen]

Also remember to update your GPU drivers, it's pretty simple with NVIDIA GPUs. Just download GeForce Experience via this link [www.geforce.com] and follow the instructions for the GPU to update.

[Max Verstappen]

Let me know if your problem gets solved!

[BORG]

Yeah, updating things helps sometimes, but not always. Some get lucky and some don't. In your case you got lucky I guess. Give it time though. Things will screw up again. I see so many discussions regarding the game stopping working out of nowhere it's insane. It's that or the performance takes a massive hit and then this whole process is rinsed and repeated.

Glad to see you got results none the less. Hope for the best.

[Max Verstappen]

I just hope that EMGÉÉÉ fixes the problem like I did, these are the kind of problems that should not even bother existing. I should't go insane for a game! Nobody should. Also everybody that reads this discussion should solve the problem, or at least this is what I hope for. Maybe keeping drivers and OS updated solves the thing?