Network Error force loads Entry map for client when server shuts down

Development Programming & Scripting
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This seems to have been an issue for some time now without being resolved.
If a listen server disconnects, the connected client in the session will get a Network Error event and is then loaded into Entry, regardless if that Network Error event is connected to a Open Level or console command (open mapname) these will be ignored and the client will end up on the Entry map.

I can’t find any way of fixing this and it is a problem. Any advice is appreciated!

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Did you ever find a solution to this?

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Not really, I did some hacky fix by setting a bool when the network error occurs, and if that bool is set when the entry map loads, it instantly loads the menu map, error messages etc. It works tho.

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yeah, I actually did similar, not happy about it though. I have it that on network error, I quickly load the main menu (from the entry map Splash screen), and show an error message. Not so pretty.

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guys, seems like this is the only solution, even if we don’t like it. i checked ShooterGame example, and they do the same, after disconnect they change GameState to ErrorMessage, and game opens default level, then this game state value is applied

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While I’m sure there’s better ways, this seemed to do the trick for me.

void HandleNetworkFailure(UWorld* World, UNetDriver* NetDriver, ENetworkFailure::Type FailureType, const FString& ErrorString);

HandleNetworkFailure is found in the UnrealEngine.h file and can be overridden - this has other interesting stuff like OnTravelFailure.

void UMyGameInstance::HandleNetworkFailure(UWorld* World, UNetDriver* NetDriver, ENetworkFailure::Type FailureType, const FString& ErrorString) {
	if (FailureType == ENetworkFailure::FailureReceived || FailureType == ENetworkFailure::ConnectionLost) {
		APlayerController* PlayerController = GetFirstLocalPlayerController();
		if (!ensure(PlayerController != nullptr)) return;

		PlayerController->ClientTravel("/Game/Maps/MainMenu", ETravelType::TRAVEL_Absolute);
	}
}

The function can be implemented as shown above. Running multiple instances via commandline with log reveiled the FailureType to be FailureReceived and ConnectionLost so do a check - eventually it’ll be caught and you can do a client travel to the main menu.

	GetEngine()->OnNetworkFailure().AddUObject(this, &UMyGameInstance::HandleNetworkFailure);

Lastly, add a delegate with the function to the OnNetworkFailure event in the Init function of your GameInstance, or where you prefer, and it should be working.

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I’ve also implemented your solution, but I still cannot control clientTraveling to the EntryMap. I don’t want the client to travel anywhere.
How do you choose whether/where the client will travel to post-NetworkError?

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UGameMapsSettings::SetGameDefaultMap(levelName);

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Funny, I implemented the exact same solution and found this topic after -_-

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It raises a 'package not found' error… If set default map to None