If a server has a password, Steam Friends list's "join game" feature fails. Normal functionality in games would be to ask for the password, but in Arma 3 it simply states "connection failed" with no further explanation.
Description
Description
Details
Details
- Legacy ID
- 1974968646
- Severity
- None
- Resolution
- Open
- Reproducibility
- Always
- Category
- Multiplayer
Steps To Reproduce
- Set up a passworded server
- Ask your friend to join it
- Try to join through Steam's Friends list
Additional Information
Has been around ever since the feature's implementation.
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Okay, I really should've redone the tests before making this ticket. The behaviour isn't actually linked to passworded servers at all.
In truth the issue is when you try a Steam "Join Game" on a friend who is playing on a dedicated server that they're hosting themselves.
So the correct steps to reproduce:
- Start up a dedicated server from your Arma 3 folder
- Join the dedicated server
- Ask for a friend to join it through Steam Join Game targeted at your account
- They get the "Can't connect to server" message
It's still rather confusing, and somehow sorting it out would make things clearer.
The actual ticket info is now very misleading, and I cannot edit it. Sorry about that.