Persistent Network Connection and Initialization Errors in Dead by Daylight

Bug: Persistent Network Connection and Initialization Errors in Dead by Daylight

This issue is a duplicate of #1949 Game Fails to Start with Initialization Error - Persistent Issue.

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Persistent Network Connection and Initialization Errors in Dead by Daylight

Status:	Duplicate
Added by:	Anonymous on May 16, '26
Reported for:	9.6.2 Auto
Actual Result:	Not set
Expected Result:	Not set
Severity:	Not set
Reproducibility:	Not set
Platform:	Not set
Additional Notes & Comments:	Not set

Steps to Reproduce

Click start the game on Steam
Wait for the game to start
Wait for the game to attempt to connect to the server
Observe if the game gets stuck at connecting to the server for a few minutes
Check for a message saying no network connection
Wait for the game to attempt to fetch config
Observe if the game gets stuck at fetching config for a few minutes
Check for a message saying initialization error
Try restarting the game
Observe if the issue persists
Try restarting the computer
Observe if the issue persists with messages showing no network connection and initialization error

Explanation

i kept getting initilization error and no network connection i have uninstall the game i have restart my computer i did everything but i kept getting this ,its been bothering me for a few weeks, i dont know what to do sometimes there will be a small chance i search online and fix the bug but when i try to play the game next day it will happen again, please help me fix this , other games i play on my pc were fine just dbd i dont know why.