How to Fix Connection & World Loading in Hytale

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Complete Troubleshooting Guide for Network Driver Issues on Windows

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Fix multiplayer connection problems in Hytale - This guide helps you resolve slow server connections and world loading issues caused by network driver incompatibilities with the QUIC protocol.

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Quick Navigation

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Symptoms: Is This Your Issue?

Check if the following describes your situation:

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Understanding the Problem

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Why Does This Happen?

Hytale uses the QUIC protocol for network communication. QUIC is a modern, high-performance protocol, but it is not fully supported by all network hardware and drivers.

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Confirming the Issue

Before making changes, confirm that network drivers are the cause:

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Solutions

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Before You Begin

• Try each solution one at a time
• Test after each solution to see if the problem is fixed
• You may not need to apply all solutions
• Solutions are ordered from least invasive to most invasive

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Initial Steps (Required for All Solutions)

Open your network adapter settings: You are now in the network adapter configuration window.

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Solution 1: Priority & VLAN

Difficulty: Easy | Risk: Low

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Solution 2: Receive Segment Coalescing

Difficulty: Easy | Risk: Low

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Solution 3: Energy Saving Features

Difficulty: Medium | Risk: Low

Disable power-saving features that can interfere with network performance:

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Solution 4: Full Driver Configuration (Advanced)

Difficulty: Advanced | Risk: Medium

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Warning

This is an invasive change that modifies many driver settings. It may be difficult to reverse without reinstalling network drivers. Only use this if Solutions 1-3 did not work.

Configure all of the following settings in the Advanced tab:

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Network Offloading Settings

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Power & Energy Settings

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Performance Settings

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VLAN & Wake Settings

After configuring all settings:

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Additional Resources

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