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Rat and/or Client Name Not Showing on Comms Panel or Comms not Being Sent/Received

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What to Confirm

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1Rat or client XBL profile is set to "Appear Offline"All XBL profiles are set to "Appear Online"Set XBL profiles to "Appear Online"
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Online Safety and Privacy settings prevent multiplayer gaming


Account Settings > Online Safety and Privacy Settings are Set to Adult DefaultClient changes Online Safety and Privacy Setting to Adult Default. Client can change the settings back after the rescue if they're concerned about security/privacy. It's critical that this is set correctly, even just "hiding friends" is known to cause issues with the comms panel. A full reboot of the Xbox may be required for the change to be reflected (including pulling the power cord from the Xbox)
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NAT TypeNetwork Settings > Network, NAT Type is OpenClient and/or rats with moderate/strict NAT Type hard reboot their Xbox including pulling the cord for 10 seconds

Client and/or rats reconfigure their router for port forwarding or place the Xbox in the DMZ

https://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/networking/nat-error-solution

Confirm that no other Xbox’s are connected to the Network and reboot the Client or Rat’s Xbox
4MiscellaneousIn game text comms workRat invites client to wing (i.e. reverse wing)
Rat jumps to another system or drop to normal space and back to supercruise
Have the client SC Hop and attempt to wing from local.  If that doesn’t work have the Rat follow the client and drop manually on their low wake
When all else seems to not be the problem, reboot the client and Rat(s) Xboxes. This is a bug that affects all platforms.



Wing Invites are Immediately Cancelled or Unsuccessful

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Possible Causes

What to Confirm

Possible Solution

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Online Safety and Privacy settings prevent multiplayer gaming

Account Settings > Online Safety and Privacy Settings are Set to Adult Default

Client changes Online Safety and Privacy Setting to Adult Default. Client can change the settings back after the rescue if they're concerned about security/privacy. It's critical that this is set correctly, even just "hiding friends" is known to cause issues with the comms panel. A full reboot of the Xbox may be required for the change to be reflected (including pulling the power cord from the Xbox)

NAT TypeNetwork Settings > Network, NAT Type is OpenClient and/or rats with moderate/strict NAT Type hard reboot their Xbox including pulling the cord for 10 seconds

Client and/or rats reconfigure their router for port forwarding or place the Xbox in the DMZ

https://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/networking/nat-error-solution

If NAT type can't be corrected, have the client submit a support ticket to FDev explaining the situation. They will generally fuel the client if we're unsuccessful due to problems outside our control.

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Miscellaneous


 

Chain wing client and rat using another rat or friend of the client

Attempt to wing with client from Local contacts in supercruise


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