Server issues in games are a nightmare for many players and it seems like many are experiencing it in World of Warships. The most played naval action game is enjoyed by millions of players around the globe for a variety of ships, stunning graphics, and strategies that lets players improvise to defeat their opponents. It’s frustrating not being able to do anything when you suddenly get an error connecting to a server message, thankfully there are a few fixes that can solve the connection issue and get you back into the game. Continue reading the article to know how to fix errors connecting to the server.
How to fix server connection error in World of Warships.
We know the pain of not being able to log back into World of Warships and unable to play the game. Sometimes the issue comes from the server itself which gets overloaded when millions of players are accessing it. You can try playing the game at a different time and see if it resolves the error. If not, you can try the workarounds mentioned below and see if the server connection error gets fixed or not.
Allow the game in Firewall.
If you’re having server connection problems when playing World of Warships, it might be because the Windows Firewall is blocking the game. You need to add the game to the exception in the firewall, here’s how you can do it.
- In the start menu search box, type “Control Panel” and open it.
- On the right side, type “Windows Firewall” and click on it, after that click on “Allow an app through Windows Firewall”.
- After that, click on “Change Settings” check the box of World of Warships and click on “Ok” to save the settings.
Switch to a different server
Sometimes there is huge traffic that causes trouble connecting to online servers that are populated in World of Warships. Try switching to a different server that’ll let you connect to the game and play normally.
Verify files using Steam
If you own the game on Steam and having trouble connecting online, there’s a good chance the files are missing or corrupt due to an unexpected shutdown of the PC. Verifying files in Steam can fix a lot of issues in the game that including the server connection error. Here’s how you can fix it.
- Open Steam and click on the “Library” in the interface window.
- On the left side of the game’s list, right-click on World of Warships and select “Properties”.
- Click on the “Local files” tab and click on “Verify Integrity of game files”.
Let the scanning process complete and start the game and play a match to see if you’re still experiencing server issues. These fixes will solve the server connection issues and let you play the online mode. However, if all of the methods above didn’t work, then your best option is to reinstall the game. We hope you enjoyed reading this article, stay tuned for more updates at Digistatement.
