I've seen that error posted on reddit by others
www.reddit.com/r/outriders/comments/mia3rp/crashing_every_time_stuck_on_connecting_screen/
or4ng3_
1 hour ago
i had the exact same issue. a friend of mine suggested to delete the "madness" folder and it worked for me. the game starts smooth as before.
C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Madness
[Edited by CyPHeR369, 4/6/2021 10:30:13 PM]
Thanks for this, I tried it and it cleared up the issue I was having as well as a stuttering issue I have been having as well.
Having an issue getting the game to launch with the replaced EAC_OUTRIDERS.exe. I've created a new folder on my desktop, proceeded to put the original EAC... into that folder, then swapped the replacement into my steamapps>common>OUTRIDERS. I press Launch on steam and it says that it's running, but it never actually runs, looking at the CH it shows one moment "Game Running" then "Launch Game" rinse repeat into an endless loop. I've tried verifying my game files numerous times, and notta. Any help would be much appreciated.
same issue,loop even if reinstall the game program