Bought rust, started it up... can't join any servers. - Rust

I just purchased rust about an hour ago and I can't join any servers. The list comes up, I can click them and the name turns orange for a second and then.... nothing. Nothing happens. Any ideas?

Did you try to double click the server name?

[QUOTE=theQQ;44038343]Did you try to double click the server name?[/QUOTE] Yep, ended up clicking like a madman to see, tried clicking then waiting, tried clicking then clicking some more It just does nothing.

Did you try restarting? If you did that and it didn't work, did you try re installing the game?

Try validating the game files. That fixed my bug which prevented me from playing on any servers back in the day. :-)

Its a safety feature, its for your own good.

click on "refresh" and try it again

Press F1, then paste here what you're getting so we could have an idea whats goin' on.-

I still can't join any servers.. When I press f1 it says "rust." and nothing else clicking on a server name still just makes it turn orange for a second and then nothing [editline]28th February 2014[/editline] wait now it says "Skipped frame because GfxDevice is in invalid state(device lost)" about a million times

Firewall? Blocking Rust connections?

are you on a laptop?

Try joining a server directly using their IP, it could be some sort of NAT issue. I saw someone say they had this problem the other day, before eventually being able to join Absolut Rust. They said they couldn't join any official servers, and had to dig around in the modded list awhile before finding one they could join. Keep at it, or give it some time and come back to it, and perhaps the issue will resolve itself.

just google the error try to run the game in windowed mode

Go to toprustservers.com (or whatever other server site you want to use), pick any server in a nearby country, copy the ip, then open up the Rust console and put in "net.connect *serverIPgoeshere*" without quotes. Try a few different servers, official and unofficial/modded, to be sure that you're not just getting unlucky and connecting to servers right after they power-cycle or crash. If this doesn't work, your computer may be haunted.

[QUOTE=GmodLUA;44077093]Firewall? Blocking Rust connections?[/QUOTE] If this was the case the server list wouldn't populate

the error "Skipped frame because GfxDevice is in invalid state(device lost)" is common because it happens every time you alt+tab. It's not the problem

[QUOTE=dssalmon;44077225]If this was the case the server list wouldn't populate[/QUOTE] ZoneAlarm prompts twice for connection with Rust for me. First - Populating server list Second - Connecting to servers

[QUOTE=GmodLUA;44077232]ZoneAlarm prompts twice for connection with Rust for me. First - Populating server list Second - Connecting to servers[/QUOTE] When i read zonealarm i chuckled to myself. Software filewalls... almost as useless as norton or mcafee antivirus

[QUOTE=dssalmon;44077339]When i read zonealarm i chuckled to myself. Software filewalls... almost as useless as norton or mcafee antivirus[/QUOTE] Would much rather use them than Windows Firewall!

[QUOTE=frozensoda;44077076]I still can't join any servers.. When I press f1 it says "rust." and nothing else clicking on a server name still just makes it turn orange for a second and then nothing [editline]28th February 2014[/editline] wait now it says "Skipped frame because GfxDevice is in invalid state(device lost)" about a million times[/QUOTE] Update your video card drivers.

[QUOTE=zloj;44077627]Update your video card drivers.[/QUOTE] Why not change your underpants maybe that will fix it too.

Guess I'm just not meant to play rust, tried everything suggested pressing join simply does nothing.

Ok, Once the server list populates, [I]you double click the name of the server[/I]. Clicking Join does nothing for me on my client. If is still doesnt join double click the name of the server again, and then immediately hit play game to the left of your screen. The list will disappear and show the error code hidden behind it if there is one. [U]Post that code here[/U]. If there is not a code or an error, you have a problem on your end. Check the nat setting in your router.

Eh... Just grab a few server IPs and use net.connect in the console, Press F1