How To Fix Red Dead Redemption 2 Error: 0x500a0198?

Red Dead Redemption 2 players encounter the error "Unable to connect to Rockstar game services at this time. Please try again later. Error: 0x500a0198" when they want to make an online connection, restricting their access to the game. If you are facing suchaproblem, you can findasolution by following the suggestions below.

What is Red Dead Redemption 2 Error: 0x500a0198?

This error is usually caused by an unstable connection to your internet oracache problem, and your access to the game can be restricted with many errors. Of course, we may encounter such an error not only because of this problem, but also because of many problems. For this, we will try to solve the problem by telling youafew suggestions.

How To Fix Red Dead Redemption 2 Error: 0x500a0198

To fix this error, you can find the solution to the problem by following the suggestions below.

1-) Check Servers

Game developers' maintenance of servers can cause such problems. For this, we can understand what is causing the problem by checking the servers. Of course, not only because of the maintenance of the server, but also the crash of the servers can cause us to encounter this problem.

We can monitor Rockstar Games servers using the DownDetector site to check.

Check Servers from Rockstar Games Status Page.

We can check the servers by accessing thelink we left above. You can see server or other maintenance by checking the Twitter page where Rockstar Games developers are currently sharing so that we can instantly check the maintenance of the servers.

Check Rockstar Games Twitter Official Account.

2-) Check Your Connection

The problem with the internet connection can cause many errors. If your internet connection is slowing down or disconnected, let's giveafew suggestions to fix it.

• If your internet speed is slowing down, turn your modem off and then on again. This process will relieve your internet alittle bit.
• We can eliminate the problem by clearing the Internet cache.

Clear DNS Cache

• Type cmd in the start search screen and run as administrator.
• Type the followinglines of code in order on the command prompt screen and press enter.
  • ipconfig /flushdns
  • netsh int ipv4 reset
  • netsh int ipv6 reset
  • netsh winhttp reset proxy
  • netsh winsock reset
  • ipconfig /registerdns
• After this operation, it will show that your dns cache and proxies have been cleared successfully.

After this process, you can open the program by restarting the computer. If the problem persists, let's move on to another suggestion.

3-) Register Another DNS Server

We can eliminate the problem by registering another dns server on the computer.

• Open the Control Panel and select the option Network and Internet
• Open the Network and Sharing Center on the screen that opens.
• Click on Change adapter settings on the left.
• Right-click on your Connection Type to open the Properties menu.
• Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP /IPv4).
• Let's apply the settings by typing the Google DNS server we will give below.
  • Preferred DNS server: 8.8.8.8
  • Other DNS server: 8.8.4.4
• Then click on Verify settings on exit and press the OK button and apply the actions.

After this process, restart the computer and run the Red Dead Redemption 2 game.

4-) Turn Your Modem Off and On

Turn off your modem, wait 20 seconds and turn it back on. During this process, your ip address will change and will prevent various network problems. If the problem persists, let's move on to another suggestion.

5-) CreateaPrivate Port for Red Dead Redemption 2

We can fix the problem by performing the configured port setting for Red Dead Redemption 2.

• In the start search screen, type "Windows Defender Firewall" and open it.
• Click on "Advanced Settings" on the left side of the screen that opens.
• Click on the "Inbound Rules" option on the left side of the window that opens and click on the "New Rule" option on the right.
• Choose the "Port" option in the new window that opens and click the "Next" button.
• After this process, select the "TCP" option and type the port we will leave below in the box and click the "Next" button.
  • 30211-30217
• Then select the "Allow Connection" option, press the "Next" button, set three options as selected and click the "Next" button .
• Then, give the name of the port where we performed the installation process and press the "Finish" button.

In this process, we have addedanew rule to the TCP port. In our next action, let's end our process by connecting the UDP port.

• Then add the new rule again and select "Port" and click the "Next" button.
• After this process, select the "UDP" option and type the port we will leave below in the box and click the "Next" button.
  • 6672, 61455-61458
• Then select the "Allow Connection" option, press the "Next" button, set three options as selected and click the "Next" button .
• Then, give the name of the port where we performed the installation process and press the "Finish" button.

After this process, run Red Dead Redemption 2 and check if the problem persists.

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