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Haven't been able to play online recently (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/helldivers2@lemmy.ca
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And here I am with another Helldivers 2 on Linux troubleshooting question... Recently (as in some about the end of Void Piercer), my game just doesn't allow me to up-link to any other ships anymore. I show up as "offline" to all my friends. I have tried switching the proton launcher in steam from Hotfix to Experimental and back, I have uninstalled and reinstalled the game, have switched my VPN nodes dozens of times, restarted, everything, and nothing seems to allow me to link up to other players anymore. I can drop SOS beacons but no one can join. Might anyone Helldiving on Linux (Linux Mint specifically) know what might be causing this? >.<

EDIT: yup it was my VPN, thank you all!

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[–] 9 points 2 months ago

You mentioned a VPN; I’ve only been able to connect in multiplayer if I’ve turned off my VPN entirely.

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    [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    It's likely your VPN and Linux combo. Great for privacy but not so great for online gaming (Linux build doesn't officially exist so your likely using Steam Proton)

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    [–] 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Try a p2p VPN server if possible

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    • [–] [S] 4 points 2 months ago

    thank you all. Will muddle with my VPN settings after work and return to the front ✊

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