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I keep getting this message when I rest at inns.
I can still hire pawns though.
This has been happening for about a week.
Anyone else having this problem?
Does anyone know how to fix this?
I tried uninstalling and the re-installing.
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unknowngizzard: I keep getting this message when I rest at inns.
I can still hire pawns though.
This has been happening for about a week.
Anyone else having this problem?
Does anyone know how to fix this?
I tried uninstalling and the re-installing.
Can't help you with how to fix it.
But I do envy you only having it happen for the last week.
I had it the whole time I played the game, and just learnt to live with it.
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unknowngizzard: I keep getting this message when I rest at inns.
I can still hire pawns though.
This has been happening for about a week.
Anyone else having this problem?
Does anyone know how to fix this?
I tried uninstalling and the re-installing.
Did you ever find a fix? I bought this game recently and I haven't been able to connect at all. I thought maybe the game is a bit old and they shut down the servers but i can't find any info anywhere that isn't a few years old.
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Grimmicks: Did you ever find a fix? I bought this game recently and I haven't been able to connect at all. I thought maybe the game is a bit old and they shut down the servers but i can't find any info anywhere that isn't a few years old.
The only 2 causes for not being able to connect to the server I know are:
- GalaxyCommunication service is not activating on starting the game. So find the service and make sure is starts.
- the server malfuntions (happens on all platforms btw), This cannot be fixed on the user's end.

I mean apart from someone's internet connection malfunctioning or firewall blocking it. Obviously.
I got the game in a sale in a few days ago and spend now a few days researching this topic, as I had this from the start.
Sadly I was not able to fix it but I would like to sumarise some methods:

Starting Gog and the game in Adminmode = didnt worked
trying to start the game in compatibility mode = not possible, there seems a problem with a file, I cant find out what
checking game files = didnt worked
tried the unofficial patch, just to be sure = dont solve that bug.

Found a rather new topic from steam with someone who managed to fix it, apparently there is something wrong with a certificate. Reinstalling this certificate solved the problem for some, I tried that too = didnt worked


The only other thing Ive found was, that it worked if one has a gog friend and both play at the same time, it will work with that friend. That I wasnt able to try.

If I understand it correct, that only influences how the own vassel gets rented out. So the vassal wont get quest and beast knowledge, wont bring back any recieved presents and dont get payed.
As I can still rent other peoples vassals, but I am not sure, if they can recieve gifts, I stopped giving departing vassals gifts.

What about the other online feature, the undead dragon - does someone know, if that works at least correctly?
Vassal bug is annoying, but not as impactfull, but if the dragon fight wont work properly, there is no use in doing that fight.
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unknowngizzard: I keep getting this message when I rest at inns.
I can still hire pawns though.
This has been happening for about a week.
Anyone else having this problem?
Does anyone know how to fix this?
I tried uninstalling and the re-installing.
Same problem here.
Can find and rent player pawns, but can't upload my own.
I have read that this is only supposed to happen if your pawn gets corrupted, which happens if you tamper with it in any way (mods, stat cheats etc), resulting in a ban.
But i have tried several new pawns and no matter what i do i get the same error msg.
I am curious if anyone on GOG can upload or update their pawns atm?
I'm considering a refund, this bug exists since the game came out and there is no fix apparently, i never got the chance to test the online component of the game.
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mirandacg.285: I'm considering a refund, this bug exists since the game came out and there is no fix apparently, i never got the chance to test the online component of the game.
This is not a game bug, it's a server issue. Servers are up and sometimes go down - that's not something you can patch once and for all, it's a tech limitation.

I have just entered the game and hired an online Pawn no problem (you can ingnore Connection failure message). If you can't, the problem is on your end.

Not saying that there are no good reasons to refund, eg the Pawn sharing system is bugged as hell and only works once in a blue moon; but server going down at times is not one of them.
Done some digging and have a couple of updates on this issue.
This can apparently happen if you delete your first created pawn by some other means than starting a new game via the ingame menu. For example if you just delete the save (like i did).
There are a lot of sanity checks on pawns and any deviations can result in a permanent ban.
Another thing i found is that some people have solved their pawn issues by turning on cloud saves in Galaxy.
Hope that helps someone.
Post edited February 13, 2024 by Vizera