Disconnected: the connection broke

The server dropped you because a packet arrived garbled. A VPN or proxy seems to cause this.

What you see

You join a game and get "Disconnected: the connection broke" straight away.

Who's affected

Players on a VPN or proxy.

What to do

1. If you use a VPN, proxy or network filter, turn it off and try again.
2. If you don't use one, send the report below. This one is still open.
3. If Luduvo isn't available in your country, there's no supported way around that yet.

Status

Still open as of build 45.

How the Doctor spots it

It looks for log lines like these (patterns, not exact text):

• state before PKT_WIRE_SCHEMA; disconnecting
• peer sent an unparseable packet

Sources

• Log lines forum
• The VPN link forum
• New report, 25 Sep forum

Credits

• Milk, worked out the VPN link

Last checked 26 Sep 2026.