So you can play Hytale singleplayer just fine, but when you try to join a multiplayer server or a friend, everything breaks? Here’s what that usually looks like:

Symptoms

• Your internet is fast (YouTube works, Discord works, etc.)

• Singleplayer loads perfectly

• Multiplayer loads super slow or doesn’t load at all

• You can’t move or interact, but your friend can see you

• You are playing on Windows PC

If this sounds like you — don’t worry — there’s a fix!

Why Does This Happen?

Some computers have weird problems with their network drivers (especially Intel or Realtek Wi-Fi/Ethernet cards).

Hytale uses a new, modern internet technology called QUIC. It’s super fast, but not all PCs fully support it yet. Because of that, multiplayer can break.

This problem can happen on:
✔ Wi-Fi
✔ Ethernet
✔ New computers
✔ Old computers

How To Confirm If This Is Your Problem

If you have a USB Ethernet dongle, plug it in and try multiplayer again.

➡ If multiplayer suddenly works — then this guide is for you.

How To Fix It (Step-By-Step)

You don’t need to do everything — try each step and stop when multiplayer works!

STEP 1 — Open Network Settings

1. Open Start Menu

2. Type: View network connections

3. Click the Control Panel result

4. Right-click your main internet connection

5. Click Properties

6. Click Configure

 SOLUTION 1 — Disable Priority & VLAN

Inside Advanced tab:

➡ Find: Priority & VLAN
➡ Change to: Disabled

Click OK, wait for internet to come back, then test Hytale multiplayer.

SOLUTION 2 — Disable RSC (Recv. Segment Coalescing)

Find these and set both to Disabled:

✔ Recv. Segment Coalescing (IPv4)
✔ Recv. Segment Coalescing (IPv6)

Click OK, wait, test multiplayer again.

SOLUTION 3 — Disable Power Saving & Fancy Stuff

Change these to Disabled:

• Advanced EEE

• ARP Offload

• Energy-Efficient Ethernet

• Flow Control

• Green Ethernet

Click OK, test again.

SOLUTION 4 — Full Fix (Super Detailed)

Only do this if nothing else worked.
This changes a lot of settings for Realtek/Intel drivers.

Use these values:

Advanced EEE - Disabled
ARP Offload - Disabled
EEE Max Support Speed - 1.0 Gbps Full Duplex
Energy-Efficient Ethernet - Disabled
Flow Control - Disabled
Gigabit Lite - Disabled
Green Ethernet - Disabled
Interrupt Moderation - Disabled
IPv4 Checksum Offload - Rx & Tx Enabled
Jumbo Frame - Disabled
Large Send Offload v2 (IPv4) - Disabled
Large Send Offload v2 (IPv6) - Disabled
Maximum Number of RSS Queues - 4 Queues
Network Address - Not Present
NS Offload - Disabled
Power Saving Mode - Disabled
Priority & VLAN - Disabled
Receive Buffers - 512
Receive Side Scaling - Enabled
Shutdown Wake-On-Lan - Disabled
Speed & Duplex - Auto
TCP Checksum Offload (IPv4) - Disabled
TCP Checksum Offload (IPv6) - Disabled
Transmit Buffers - 1024 (or 2048)
UDP Checksum Offload (IPv4) - Disabled
UDP Checksum Offload (IPv6) - Disabled
VLAN ID - 0
Wake on Magic Packet - Disabled
Wake on Magic Packet (S0ix) - Disabled
Wake on Pattern Match - Disabled
WOL & Shutdown Link Speed - Not Speed Down

After changing everything — restart your PC and try Hytale multiplayer again.

Final Tips

If your Hytale multiplayer still doesn’t work:

✔ Update your network driver
✔ Try a USB Wi-Fi dongle
✔ Try Ethernet instead of Wi-Fi
✔ Restart your router
✔ Check firewall/antivirus

Conclusion

Hytale multiplayer not working is usually not because of your internet — it’s because Windows drivers don’t like QUIC. Disabling certain features makes multiplayer work again for most players.

If you play with friends a lot, this fix is worth doing!