How to fix Failed to host game error in Total War: Warhammer 3
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Key notes
- The Failed to host game error is currently driving Total War: Warhammer 3 players crazy.
- Multiplayer is, by far, the most entertaining mode in the game but there's no official fix yet.
- However, there are certain workarounds that worked for other players and we'll show you.
- Be sure to also check out why you get an error when trying to join already created W3 games.
We previously covered what you can do if you are unable to join an online Warhammer 3 game because of the Failed to join the game. No response from host error.
But Total War: Warhammer 3 is still a pretty young game, considering it was released a little over two weeks ago and has a lot of other bugs that frustrate users beyond imagination.
However, since multiplayer has been one of the biggest selling points of the game, with simultaneous turns and up to eight players able to play at the same time, players want these issues fixed ASAP.
If you simply can’t host Warhammer 3 multiplayer games and the only response you get is the Failed to host game error we can show you what to do while waiting for an official fix.
What can I do to fix this error?
Don’t think that there is an elaborate fix for this issue for the time being, as there really isn’t one. However, judging from what other players had to say after dealing with the same problem, there are some workarounds.
Apparently, if you take a closer look, Steam will show you if you are running any servers, whether you intend to or not, which can actually be the root cause for this annoying error.
It just so happens that one of the affected users checked this and he was running a Space Engineers dedicated server by accident.
Thus, all you have to do is access Steam and stop any server instances that you might have running in the background.
How can you do that, you ask? We’re about to show you the easiest way.
- Open Steam.
- Press the View button and then click on Servers.
- Select the LAN tab.
- DIsconnect any servers you are inadvertently running and close the window.
- Restart Steam.
- Run Total War: Warhammer 3.
All players that try this tweak reported being able to host and play multiplayer games afterward without any other issues.
Remember to also do the same if you are dealing with the same problem until we get an actual official fix from The Creative Assembly or Feral Interactive.
Have you managed to solve the issue using this guide? Let us know in the comments section below.
