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dw_the_best's avatar
dw_the_best
Seasoned Newcomer
5 months ago

Port forwarding

I have an issue whereby anytime I play the game, I am met with red connection bars in a 2 player driver career. Both me and my friend have red bars. 

I was wondering if there are any port forwarding rules I should setup to help alleviate this issue? Or does anyone else have other experiences with this issue and know how to fix it?

TIA

3 Replies

  • BulletEyeDK's avatar
    BulletEyeDK
    Seasoned Traveler
    5 months ago

    This issue have been around for years.

    Co-op is the only game mode I play - i've done that for many years with the same friend of mine.

    We are both located in the same country with approx. 250 km between us.

    For the past 2 year we both have been playing with 1000 Mbit internet, both our consoles is using wired connection, and we both have an open NAT.

    Both my friend a I have exactly the same red icon for bad connection as you, but it's really not an issue - We have played many seasons i co-op, and it's not many connectivity problems we have occured.

    We have had this issue for several iterations of the game.

    Im not sure why the icon for bad connectivity is showing - would love to know what triggers it, what is the threshold for a bad connection between players?

  • dw_the_best's avatar
    dw_the_best
    Seasoned Newcomer
    5 months ago

    Pretty similar situation for us, however on occasion one of us get's kicked from the session and has to re-join, pretty stupid IMO.

    But like you say, would be nice to know what the trigger is

  • I have recently experienced a connection loss during a co-op session. There was no indication, such as a pop-up window or any other notification. We figured out more or less by chance that we weren't even in the same game anymore, as the other player was replaced by a bot. Unfortunately it has happened again and again since then.