Multiplayer Expedition Initiation Issue | GTFO | Page 1

rugged sequoia Jul 13, 2023, 1:57 AM

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I have been trying to play with a friend and we can both launch and expedition fine on our own, but when we are in a lobby together and the host is ready on their own client they still show as not ready for the other person in the lobby and the expedition cannot be initiated by the host. Any idea how to fix this issue?

waxen tiger Jul 13, 2023, 1:58 AM

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Any VPN on?

rugged sequoia Jul 13, 2023, 1:59 AM

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Nope, neither of us are using one

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Update: after waiting about 5 minutes it finally updated and said he is ready as well but it still will not let him launch the expedition.

rugged sequoia Jul 13, 2023, 2:30 AM

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We swapped hosts and it took about 7 minutes for it to update that I was ready for him, and now about 15 minutes after that we are still trying to initiate the drop and it is not working.

celest frost Jul 13, 2023, 8:20 AM

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are u or friend running a qos software like asus gamefirst?

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also, both pls reboot internet router, if upnp is not registering correct ports to router, lobby join will work but drop will not (udp packet not getting thru from 1 to 2 or vice versa)

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one of u could have a problem where intrrnet modem is doing nat and behind that a separate router is doing nat also, gtfo networking is allergic to double nat..

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u can try hotspot or usb tether with mobile 4g / 5g and see if it works with that

vague solstice Jul 13, 2023, 2:35 PM

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i have the same thing with mobile 4g

rugged sequoia Jul 14, 2023, 6:45 PM

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He is using his hotspot for his phone, is it possible that is causing a problem?

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I could try restarting my own router and see if that fixes it, but it's strange since we've played a lot in the past and never had this problem

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Makes me think his hotspot might be the issue

celest frost Jul 15, 2023, 12:01 AM

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have u played with anyone else successfully, or has friend?

rugged sequoia Jul 15, 2023, 12:33 AM

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We did before but not on a hotspot

vague solstice Jul 16, 2023, 9:04 AM

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i use 4G key and works now but not with mobile 4G

celest frost Jul 16, 2023, 7:52 PM

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cool, nice to hear. phone hotspots can do funny nat stuff too.. if u have "normal" internet and have problems with this or other games, look at the 2-nat-thing, try to have only 1 if possible

rugged sequoia Jul 18, 2023, 1:10 AM

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My friend connected to his hotspot and used a VPN and it worked

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So it definitely appears to be a weird NAT issue with the hotspot connection

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