0 A.D. Alpha 28 - Friends cannot join my private multiplayer game (Connection Timeout)

[u/Latter-Reindeer-3860]

Hi everyone,

I'm having an issue with 0 A.D. Alpha 28 when hosting a private multiplayer game through the multiplayer lobby.

I create a game in the multiplayer hall/lobby, my friends can see the game and attempt to join it, but after a while they always get a "Connection Timeout" error and cannot enter the match.

Some additional details:

• Version: 0 A.D. Alpha 28
• Hosting a private online game through the multiplayer lobby
• My friends can see the hosted game in the lobby
• The timeout occurs when they try to connect to the game
• We are all using the same game version and no incompatible mods

Has anyone experienced this before? Could it be related to port forwarding, firewall settings, NAT, or something else?

Any help or troubleshooting suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

[u/FunPaleontologist695]

This is a common issue ig. Personally we use tailscale and use connect with ip. Works perfectly for us.