Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Multiplayer Discussion joining failed: can't join this game right now!

I've been getting this error when I try to join my friend who has been hosting our playthrough. We have tried restarting the game, restarting steam, joining through "Direct Connect", trying to join by not being on steam and nothing has worked. If you've had the same issue, I hope you can help

Same issue here, we have tried all of the above and a few more things. The only workaround is to start a new multiplayer game, invite your friend and then load your latest savegame.

The downside is that we now have to go through this every time we want to play. Would really appreciate it if anyone has a "real" fix for this.

BTW, me and my friend both play on PC via Steam, latest game version, no mods (this is our very first playthrough, we have never installed any mod since buying the game).

I see the same issue on the GOG version. The problem started when we saved on a red map (no rest possible). Going back to a non-red map save seems to fix the issue. Looks like a bug to me ...q

Hello, and sorry to hear you've been experiencing these connection issues.

There is currently an issue with connecting that the team is investigating and we have provided a workaround here: https://forums.larian.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=953712#Post953712

If it's a completely different issue and it persists, please feel free to reach out to our support team so they can take a look! https://larian.com/support/faqs/how-to-submit-a-bug-report_85

I am having this issue as well and i click your link to see your work around but it tells me i do not have permission for that link.

Sorry about that! The workaround thread is pinned to the top now. Please check if this link works: https://forums.larian.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=949324#Post949324

Still having this issue... We are on PS5 and have tried every trick in the book to join. Mods, no mods, uninstall, reinstall. Still nothing. Would be nice if we can play atleast at Christmas.