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For those wondering if the Honkai: Star Rail server is down, don’t worry. You’ve come to the right place.
Honkai: Star Rail is the latest release from HoYoverse in the Honkai series, following on from Honkai Impact 3rd. It has been a hotly anticipated game with more than 10 million registrations before the pre-download closed. Fortunately, there are dedicated area servers to manage demand.
There are four servers for Honkai: Star Rail. These are: America, Asia, Europe, and TW/HK/MO (Taiwan, Hongkong, Macao). Honkai: Star Rail assigns you to the area server it thinks will serve you best based on you location. However you can change it yourself at the start menu. Bear in mind that any progress you make in one server will not translate over to a different area server so make sure you have selected the server you wish to play on correctly at the start!
However, even with these server options, with all those subscribers it’s no wonder gamers are concerned that the servers might not always be able to keep up with demand.
Let’s get into it.
Is my Honkai: Star Rail area server down?
At the time of writing, the Honkai: Star Rail servers do not appear to have any access issues and there are no reports that any are down. However, if you are experiencing server issues at the time of reading, there are a few ‘hacks’ that you can try to alleviate the issue.
Potential fixes to your Honkai: Star Rail server being down
- Change from Wi-Fi to mobile data
- Change DNS settings
- Verify or delete the game files
1. Change from Wi-Fi to mobile data
The first ‘hack’ to try to fix your server issue is to try switching from Wi-Fi to mobile data. Unfortunately, at the tine of writing, Honkai: Star Rail requires consistent internet access to run so it will have to be one or the other. However, many gamers have been reporting a login error in Honkai: Star Rail, of which one of the fixes discovered to help some players was switching from Wi-Fi to mobile data. It is possible that this ‘hack’ may produce similar results with this issue.
2. Change DNS settings
DNS stands for Domain Name System. It may be that reconfiguring your DNS settings will regrant you access to the server. Changing DNS settings has also proven to be a handy ‘hack’ for Honkai: Star Rail players with the 1001_2 error at login. For a full guide on how to disable your DNS settings for mobile, head over and check out the guidelines we laid out there.
Bear in mind that it is not recommended to have your DNS settings switched off as a default setting, so make sure to switch them back on after you have finished playing Honkai: Star Rail.
3. Verify or delete the game files
It is possible that you are having trouble connecting to the server due to corrupted or out-of-date game files. To try and solve this problem, we would recommend verifying your game files for PC users, or deleting and reinstalling the game files for mobile users. This is also a handy ‘hack’ that was discovered to help some players experiencing an error where their Honkai: Star Rail launcher won’t start. For a full guide on how to delete and reinstall your game files for mobile, or verify your game files for PC, head over and check out the guide we laid out there.
Final Word
If your server is down, you may be tempted to enter into a Honkai: Star Rail private server to bypass the overloading issue. However, we do not recommend this as HoYoverse view private servers as cheating and may penalise you by banning your account or even your IP address in response.
We’ll be regularly updating this page as new information comes in so make sure to periodically check back in to stay up to date.
Frequently Asked Questions
As Honkai: Star Rail is such a popular RPG we know many gamers have questions they will want answers to. We’ve done our best here to answer some of your most pressing queries.
Is there a Honkai: Star Rail server status checker?
At the time of writing, there is no dedicated Honkai: Star Rail server status checker.
Can you log in to different region servers for Honkai: Star Rail?
Yes, you can choose a different region server from the start menu of Honkai: Star Rail. However, game progress does not transfer across servers so switching between them is not recommended.
