Not able to join friends after randomly occuring update

[Orangeez]

I am not able to join my friend world, my game will do a random update and i will get a cannot connect to host/ timed out message when i try to join. ive tried verifying game files and my ownly fix is to completely uninstall and re install the game. obviously this isnt ideal if anyone has a fix for this it would be greatly appreciated

[retsam1]

That's very likely an issue reflecting your friend's needing to update their server if you've been updating properly. Servers have to be manually updated unless using a hosting service or program that automates updates for a server.

Also if they're using modded content and the time out is due to a mod mismatch, and you've done the update from a mod, same thing applies: server needs to update.

[Orangeez]

its not a server its just an unnoficial world

[retsam1]

Originally posted by Orangeez:

its not a server its just an unnoficial world

If you are playing on your "friend's world" it is either:

1. An unofficial dedicated server

OR

2. An unofficial non dedicated server.

That's the system.

[Orangeez]

its an unnoficial non dedicated server, any tips

[retsam1]

Originally posted by whizzie:

I can also dont join servers , no official or unofficial after update, just get the message invalid authentication token.
cant find anything usefull online :(

Stop spamming and piggy backing on other people's threads with this. Its not the same issue as the OP. Don't be silly.

[retsam1]

Originally posted by Orangeez:

its an unnoficial non dedicated server, any tips

1. Chances are that there is something your friend needs to do with their computer and not yours. This should be especially true of you attempt to join official dedicated and unofficial dedicated servers and do not encounter this issue.

Timeouts when attempting to join a server are a symptom. There are many different causes of it but almost all except a small number of the reasons are due to the server/computer that you're attempting to join.

2. We often recommend for people to not play non dedicated server iterations. This is because they're prone to a myriad of issues. Instead your friend may be better off make a dedicated server version BUT just only running it from his computer when the two of you plan to play together. OR since there are 70,000+ unofficial servers out there, there's a good chance you and your friend can find a suitable server that matches you both to play on and not worry on such challenges.

[Orangeez]

im now having the same problem as the other guy who commented on this i cant play any form of online ark without uninstalling and re installing the game, i even tried using hamachi but it didnt work