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How to Fix “A communication error occurred due to a connection timeout” in Dragon Ball Sparkling Zero

Lim How Wei
October 13, 2024

DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO offers over 180 characters from Dragon Ball Z, Super, GT, and select movies.

With fast-paced 3D battles, players can unleash iconic moves like beam clashes, rush attacks, and more.

The game offers both online and offline modes, including tournaments, and story campaigns.

Available in Standard, Deluxe, and Ultimate editions, this game is a must-play for Dragon Ball fans.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to fix “A communication error occurred due to a connection timeout” in Dragon Ball Sparkling Zero.

How to Fix “A communication error occurred due to a connection timeout” in Dragon Ball Sparkling Zero

Fix 1: Lower the lobby’s time limit

  1. Navigate to the “Room Settings”.
  2. Lower the “Time” limit setting (e.g. 600 to 360/180).
  3. Confirm the setting.

Fix 2: Remove FPS unlock

  1. Search for “%localappdata%” (without quotation marks) using Windows Search and press enter.
  2. SparklingZERO > Saved > Config > Windows.
  3. Open the “Engine” configuration file.
  4. Scroll down to the bottom.
  5. Delete the lines starting from [/script/engine.engine] and ending at FrameRateLimit=144.0.

Fix 3: Delete the engine.ini file

  1. Search for “%localappdata%” (without quotation marks) using Windows Search and press enter.
  2. SparklingZERO > Saved > Config > Windows.
  3. Right-click the “Engine” configuration file and delete it.

Fix 4: Delete the config folder

  1. Search for “%localappdata%” (without quotation marks) using Windows Search and press enter.
  2. SparklingZERO > Saved.
  3. Delete the “Config” folder.

Further reading

How to Unlock Branching Path for Unleashed Rage in Dragon Ball Sparkling Zero

How to Unlock Branching Path for Lust for Power in Dragon Ball Sparkling Zero

How to Unlock Branching Path for Arrival on Planet Namek in Dragon Ball Sparkling Zero

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