New Helldivers 2 patch, new problems with online connectivity. If you’re one of the Helldivers 2 players seeing this new error code on the launch splash screen, this quick guide will tell you how you can possibly fix it.
UPDATED April 16
Helldivers 2 10003001 Error Code
Despite what most players think, this is not in fact a new error, but the same old “Servers at capacity. Please try again later” error that we’re all used to by now, and appears predominantly for PlayStation 5 players. The original, more verbose message is randomly obfuscated by the error code. A restart of the game may show you the same splash screen but with the actual message this time. Fortunately, the troubleshooting solutions for error code 10003001 remain the same.
Helldivers 2 Servers At Capacity
The concurrent player cap at this time remains unchanged at 450K. If a player attempts to join the normal way when the servers are congested, they will simply be placed in a non-transparent queue, with no indication of wait time. Hammering retry isn’t necessarily going to work after the tenth time.
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Disable CrossPlay
PlayStation 5 players should try disabling CrossPlay, as it appears to put controller purists in a different player queue/pool. The setting is buried in Settings -> Options -> Gameplay -> Off. This might also work for Steam players as well, assuming that queue reservation for mouse and keyboard purists has also been implemented by the developers.
Helldivers 2 Fix Error 10003001 With Friends
On Steam PC, do NOT launch Helldivers 2. Instead find the profile of an Online friend who has already successfully connected to Helldivers 2, and select Join Game. This will boot up the game automatically and load you directly into their ship after a brief black screen, lasting up to a minute.
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On PlayStation 5, you can join a friend that has successfully loaded into the game, either though an invite, or manually from their profile or party screens. PlayStation 5 players can also attempt the method mentioned in the following Reddit post:
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This method works even in CrossPlay using invites, but is one-way only at this time: PlayStation players can receive invites from Steam PC players, but not the other way around. The Steam PC player must also set status to Online for the invite to be received.
Reminder: you can bypass the queue if you have a friend online
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The working theory is that either there is a social priority given to friends, especially since Helldivers 2 is an inherently social, co-op game, or that this is an unforeseen exploit of systems intended to allow squadmates that crash out to quickly rejoin a session.
Helldivers 2 Fix Error 10003001 Without Friends
Steam PC players can find a step by step guide to skip Helldivers 2 queues without a friend according to this Steam Community forum post. To clarify the method:
- Ensure that Helldivers 2 is NOT running
- Find a random forum poster on the Steam Community board for Helldivers 2 with a green outline around their profile pic: this indicates that they are Online currently.
- Click their profile, and look on the right side for “Currently In-Game”. Ideally they will be playing Helldivers 2, so go ahead and click the green button below it that reads “Join Game”.
- Helldivers 2 will automatically boot up, as that button is a steam://joinlobby link.
- Don’t panic if you see a black screen, as that’s normal. Wait a beat or two, and you should be able to launch directly into the game.
Your mileage may vary on your first try, so don’t hesitate to make a second attempt if it seems like you’re hung on a black screen for too long.
There are even people reporting getting past the concurrent player cap of 450K after being denied with this method, though there is no way to accurately determine if a slot simply opened up during the brief wait time.
If the forums don’t work, try the looking-for-group (LFG) services on Reddit and both official and unofficial Discord servers for the game.
That’s just about everything you can do to resolve the 10003001 error code in Helldivers 2.
