Loading stops at 29%: Sterilizing TCP/IP sockets

Gouda Kai

Gouda Kai

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Hi team,
I'm trying to play FreeSO at work (lol) but when I select my sim and log in to Sunrise Crater it stops loading at the 29% mark which is the 'sterilizing TCP/IP sockets' step.

I can play OK on my home network, so I imagine it has to do with my workplace's network. However my Windows firewall is completely turned off.

Does anyone know of anything I can do to circumvent this issue? Let me know if you need more information. Thanks.
 
It is indeed to do with the network firewall. Your employer is likely blocking non-standard traffic, so only allowing HTTP, mail etc. Since FreeSO uses a custom protocol built on TCP, it won't get through this firewall. Most enterprise connections do this - the only way around it is a VPN (if they allow that).
 
I question this explanation as i was playing just fine on my computer until the server was taken down for maintenance. The server came back up and was extremely laggy, then crashed completely. I am now getting this exact problem using the exact same computer and connection.
 
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