"No Message Received"

[Hummel 0]

Well I've given up on trying to figure this out myself.

Situation: Impossible to stay connected to any server longer than 5 minutes. On average I stay connected for approximately 1-2 minutes, if that, then I get a solid red chain and the classic "No message received for xx seconds..." until I'm booted.

 

Things I have tried:
- joining a server with the firewall off, then joining a server with the firewall turned on again
- validating Steam files (doesn't work... always gets stuck on 99% at file 2 of 2)

- deleting the addons folder, then joining the server in question, letting Steam re-download the mods
- deleting the common redist folder in Arma 3 and validating files (same story, stuck on 99%)
- deleting "ClientRegistry.blob" and validating files (same story)
- brute force? every time I lose connection I immediately reconnect and it feels like I stay connected a little while longer, but this is probably a placebo affect of some sort.

I've noticed that I'm supposed to have a report file in my Arma 3 folder but I don't. I don't have the -nologs startup line. My thinking is the problem has something to do with that, combined with the inability to completely validate my Arma 3 client.

 

Looking for any ideas here.

Edited August 2, 2019 by Hummel
correcting a typo

[soceris 56]

A low fps or bad ping might be the problem.

[Hummel 0]

I don't have low fps to these servers, and I get <80 ping.

[soceris 56]

Or a server has a crap ton of scripts that break you're game that causes it to crash.

[Hummel 0]

The server in question has no custom scripts, just the few mods. I have replicated this issue by joining all sorts of servers. Modded, unmodded, script-heavy and -light. High ping, low ping, high pop, low pop, doesn't matter.

[soceris 56]

How much is your fps, 30 or more?

[Hummel 0]

around 60

[soceris 56]

What kind of servers are they?

[Hummel 0]

I just told you that. All kinds. The server I *want* to join has ACE, TFAR, SMA, and CBA. It runs Liberation on Altis.