{"id":8531,"date":"2020-10-05T14:05:57","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T14:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/code-218-error-in-star-wars-squadrons-potential-fix-for-matchmaking-bug"},"modified":"2024-07-19T07:14:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T07:14:57","slug":"code-218-error-in-star-wars-squadrons-potential-fix-for-matchmaking-bug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/star-wars\/code-218-error-in-star-wars-squadrons-potential-fix-for-matchmaking-bug","title":{"rendered":"Error code 218 in Star Wars: Squadrons – Two potential fixes for the Fleet Battles bug"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are few more frustrating things that being unable to play your new game to its full potential and when everyone is talking about how much they are enjoying it<\/a>, likes the case with Star Wars: Squadrons, it can be doubly so.<\/p>\n

And that is the case for many players of Motive Studios space dogfighting with many reporting receiving Error Code 218<\/a> when trying to join a match of the game’s ranked game mode – Fleet Battles.<\/p>\n

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Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC players have reported the issue and while Motive Studios have acknowledged some of the game’s issues<\/a> they have been quiet on this particular problem.<\/p>\n

However, some players have reported fixing it and it could come down to your PC specifications (if that’s your chosen platform) or the choice of HDD if your playing on console.<\/p>\n

How to fix Error Code 218 in Star Wars: Squadrons<\/h2>\n

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To fix error code 218 in Squadrons you have two possible fixes.<\/p>\n

Note these aren’t official fixes just solutions that some players (including myself) have used to fix the problem.<\/p>\n

The core of the issue is a timeout during Fleet Battles matchmaking and using the power of deduction it is likely that the game’s main game mode is also it’s most resource-intensive and both fixes work to take reduce the time it takes for your PC or Console to load all the assets.<\/p>\n

PC Fix:<\/h3>\n

Loading as many of the game’s assets before queueing for a Fleet Battle is one way to reduce the initial load time.<\/p>\n

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  1. Load a single-player game or AI Fleet Battle game.<\/li>\n
  2. Exit the game, suffering no low-priority queue penalty.<\/li>\n
  3. Queue into ranked Fleet Battles.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    PC and Console Fix<\/h3>\n

    Some players have found success with changing the installation drive for Star Wars: Squadrons, with PlayStation players reporting moving it from an external HD to the internal (and likely much faster) HD resolving the issue.<\/p>\n

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    1. Uninstall Squadrons from your chosen HD.<\/li>\n
    2. Reinstall on an SSD or Internal HD.<\/li>\n
    3. Queue into Fleet Battles.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      It may well be that a combination of these fixes will go some way towards you getting to play Fleet Battles, with Motive Studios likely optimizing through a patch to resolve the issue permanently.<\/p>\n