Star69

Don't you go castrating my fruit!

I agree…very frustrating. However, we do know a couple of things are not the problem. It’s probably not the router since you’ve swapped the first for the second. It’s probably not the game….no errors in the log. You’ve turned off your firewall so it’s not that. You’ve done fresh install of Windows and 7 Days so not those. You’ve created exclusions in your antivirus for the game and saves folder so it isn’t antivirus. Your isp said it tested your internet….I still have some doubts there but we will see. Your issue ‘screams’ network/internet but since the router has been changed, that part is likely out. Two more questions, do you have any background software that monitors network traffic or changes settings specifically for gaming like Asus Gamer First or similar? Second, are you on cable or dsl?

No errors in the log file. I saw that you tried to connect to two different servers. The first one you tried, your litenetlib connection failed but was successful on the second server. You joined the second server and you lost connection after a few minutes. Is it possible that you remembered what your ping was when you couldn't play anymore? Also, on the first server that you attempted to join, did you get a message about not being able to join?

A quick google search showed a whole bunch of folks have problems with Google Mesh and port forwarding. 1) Some say disable ipv6, forward your ports then enable ipv6 when done. 2) Another says to give your server a reservation on the dhcp table then forward ports. This recommendation actually came from Google Support so I'd try this. For some reason with Google the forwarded ports are based on device rather than IP address like many others do. 3) Update your firmware, restart the router after each port has been forwarded 4) set router to bridge mode 5) Make sure that you aren't double-natted, that your modem has a built in router on top of your Google Mesh router

Well we can try and keep throwing advice your way in hopes you find a solution. So let’s try a clean uninstall. Bring up the game launcher, click tools tab and check every box then click Clean. Exit out, uninstall the game. In windows explorer, go to the game folder for example mine is D:Programs(x86)->Steam->Steamapps->common->7 Days To Die. Delete the 7 Days to Die folder. Next go to: Users->{your name}->appdata->Roaming->7 Days to Die and delete that folder. Then Users->{yourname}->appdata->LocalLow->The Fun Pimps and delete The Fun Pimps folder. If you don’t see appdata, you need to be sure to hide system files box is unchecked. Finally, open regedit and search for 7 days to die and delete all entries but be sure it says the entire phrase 7 days to die, don’t delete any partials. Go back to the beginning of the registry and search for The Fun Pimps and delete all entries and again the entries must include all of the words. Now your system is cleaned of everything pertaining to the game. Now reinstall the game and see if you are still not able to play.

Twins! I’d call that a win lol.

It may be what’s causing your issue. I have heard multiple times of this happening with various routers. My suggestion is to check forums for your brand of router or even the forums of dslreports.com. Maybe tell us make/model of the router in case someone here has experience with it.

Since you said that you weren’t very tech saavy, why not run the Windows Memory Diagnostics? It’s built into Windows and is an okay way to check whether you have a bad sector on your ram. It does take a bunch of time to complete so plan for that.

I thought this bug was fixed in 20.3?? I guess not since that’s the identical problem. I’d suggest an official bug report, Fatal was working on this IIRC.

Oops…..thought server was another computer on his network…my bad. Still think it’s some sort of network issue since none of his pcs can connect.

Have you tried uninstalling/reinstalling video drivers?

There are no errors at all in the latest log. You mentioned that you are having the same problem trying to play on a different computer on the same network. So with no errors in the game log and two different computers having the same problem, that points to your network as being the source of your problem. Since your internet provider says that your connection is fine, that leaves your router as the most likely source. It still could be your antivirus even though it is disabled. Some antivirus software still have some functionality even disabled. So, first I would create an exclusion in the antivirus for both the the 7Days folder and also your save game folder in app data/roaming/7daystodie. If you don’t know how to exclude folders, instructions are in this pinned topic for the most popular antivirus software: https://community.7daystodie.com/topic/3998-support-faq-information-and-common-solutions/ Second, I would access your router and be sure to forward all the ports listed in that same thread. Once you are done, use an online port scanner to check that those ports are indeed open. Some routers are notorious for being difficult to forward ports. Also, some internet providers will not allow users to forward ports. You must contact them by telephone and have them forward the ports for you. If all of that fails, I have a final suggestion to uninstall the game, clean the files and edit the registry. Let me know if the above suggestions do not work then I’ll walk you through the extreme uninstall process.

As you begin to load in, before you spawn, hit F1 and type. There’s a bit of timing to get it right but it’s still able to be done.

It is a known issue. As you are loading in the game, hit F1 to bring up the console and type “tp 0 0 0” without the quotes. This should get you back to the normal part of the map.

I’ve been running a single player, quests only game. Turned off horde nights and just doing quests, all the different types. Currently, I’m up to tier 4 at one trader and haven’t been able to replicate any issues. All fetch, clear, fetch & clear and buried supplies work as expected. Next I’m going to start the night missions. Once I finish through tier 5, I’ll move to another trader and start over.

That’s great news! I had figured that there was no way to deal with lost/stuck drones so now we know of one trick to try. Thanks!

I spend a part of D1 chopping tree stumps to get a jar of honey….just in case. My D1 poi of choice is the roof of one of the white motels. Ladders up the front then jump off ac ductwork to get on the roof and set up base there. During the day, loot the motel to get wrenches, aci, glass jars, clothes etc. Also has a nice vending machine & 2 safes. Very safe from zombies when on the roof.

Read the pinned topic about posting a problem. Specifically, we need you to post your log file using pastebin. Instructions are in the pinned thread. Once we can see your log, someone can probably suggest a fix. Without that log, no one can help. As for refunds, those are handled by Steam.

Still seeing a bunch of missing custom prefab files, other than that no errors. Can you possibly join a vanilla server with no mods and post the the log if you have the same issue as with a modded server??

Your log file is pretty clean, just missing a custom prefab file, and it ends abruptly with no errors which also supports everything said above that you have a hardware issue that the game reveals. 7 Days is a heavy stressor on the cpu and ram which is why it happens with 7 Days versus some other software/game. If you follow the others advice, you’ll discover your issue.

Could the ground be heaped up in front of the door so they are actually hitting the top of the door while it appears like they are hitting air? Whenever I set up a large door entering our base compound, I level the ground and place blocks in 3 rows on either side of the doors just for this reason and would be my suggestion for you.

Hmmm.....a bunch of errors though not sure if they are 'normal' errors due to mod or if they are a real issue. First thing, I would use the Game Launcher->Tools tab and check/clean all boxes. Second, try verifying game files......twice or three times. Lastly, reinstall WotW as some of the errors mention missing files/attribute. If you do all of this and you still can't join the server, I'd go to the WotW forum and ask there. Maybe someone else running that mod has run into this as well.

Go to the Game Modifications(Mods) section of this forum. There are pinned threads that list all the mods and what they do for you.

Try posting your log file here using pastebin so someone can look for errors. Usually with issues playing the game, the answers are in the logs. Instructions on how to do this are in the pinned topics above.

Can you post your log file using the link generated by pastebin? Instructions are in the pinned topic of this forum. That will give us the most information to help solve your problem. Thanks.