failed to connect to a friend's host game

[Jorn67]

Hello everyone,

 

I need help, my game (Don't Starve Together) is crashing when I try to connect to my friend's host game.

 

The error happen always at the same point after the "Connecting..." screen disappear, just before the character selection

 

The error:

 

[string "scripts/saveindex.lua"] :109: SaveIndex:GetSaveData: Load failed for file [client_temp/server_save] Please try joining again.

LUA ERROR stack traceback:

    =[C]:-1 in (global) assert © <-1--1>

    scripts/saveindex.lua:109 in () ? (Lua) <106-125>

    =[C]:-1 in (method] GetPersistentString © <-1--1>

    scripts/saveindex.lua:106 in (method) GetSaveDataFile (Lua) <105-126>

    scripts/gamelogic.lua:764 in (upvalue) DoLoadWorldFile (Lua) <756-765>

    scripts/gamelogic.lua:876 in (upvalue) DoLoadWorldFile (Lua) <827-904>

    scripts/gamelogic.lua:915 in (local) complete_callback (Lua) <907-916>

 

When I host the game, my friend can join me in....but it isn't convenient for me (that's my first time in Starve)

 

Must I uninstall and reinstall the game?

 

Thanks for the answers

Jorn67

 

[Arkathorn]

Firstly, I'd like to point out that this subforum is for:

1. Don't Starve (The base, singleplayer game)
2. Modding

So you should probably post this in a DST subforum.

 

Secondly, the error is not specific enough to divine it's cause. I suggest you find a third party to try and connect to your friend's server, and see if they can. (This will determine if it is you or him with the issue)

 

Are you hosting through the in-game method, or a dedicated server? (Can he get in?)

 

If you have the time, I do suggest reinstalling, which may be a much quicker way of resolving the issue than puzzling it out. (If it works)

[z00girl]

I have had the same problem. It happens with trying to connect to anyone's server. If I host the server, other people can connect, but their version of the world is incorrect (biomes are different, they walk on water, etc). I have uninstalled and reinstalled the game already but error is still the same.

[Jorn67]

Case Solved,

 

My new (and terrible) Firewall blocked the game when I attempted to join the hosted game.

 

If, like myself, you have the Bitdefender antivirus/firewall software, then put Don't Starve into the "trusted app" of the firewall settings.

 

 

if not, turn off your firewall and test if it works (don't forget to turn On again your firewall right after the test(highly recommended)).

 

then if it worked, you must look to your firewall settings to add the game into the trusted app or something like this. If the test didn't work that only mean that's not a firewall issue....

 

Jorn67