Valorant: Error Code 29, 43, 46 and 54

Published at 06/05/2020 at 05:42 By Clémence "Idril" Lemoal

You may have already see an error code 29, 43, 46 or 54 in Valorant. These are the most common for closed beta users. From how to solve them to why they appear, we're trying to figure it out in this article.

In Valorant closed beta, bugs and error codes are quite usual. The most common errors are codes 29 and 43 — codes 46 and 54 appearing more rarely. How to solve these bugs that can be frustrating?

Error Code 29

Error code 29 is the latest error code experienced by players. You can start by simply restarting your launcher. If it doesn't work, other solutions are at your disposal.

What to do ?

Run the game as an administrator
Right click on the Game Executable
Select "Run as Administrator"

It does not work ?

Uninstall Vanguard
Start the Riot Client
Reinstall Vanguard
Restart your computer
Restart the Riot Client

Error code 43

Error code 43 appeared more massively with the deployment of Patch 0.49. It usually means that the launcher was unable to reach Riot Games servers correctly. This error isn't too serious and should be easily fixable.

What to do ?

CTRL + ALT + DELETE to open the Task Management
Close the Valorant process with a right click and select "End Task"
Restart the Riot Client

It does not work ?

Restart your computer
Obviously make sure you have an active and stable internet connection
Restart the Riot Client

Error code 46

Error code 46 officially corresponds to ongoing maintenance or servers that are inactive or inaccessible. If this error code occurs, first check whether any communication has been made on the official Valorant networks concerning an update or interruption of the servers.

What to do ?

Check if the servers are really inaccessible or if the error comes from you
If the servers are under maintenance → just wait
If the error comes from you → restart the launcher and if necessary restart your computer

It does not work ?

Contact support

Error code 54

Error code 54 is one of the oldest bugs. It occurs when your launcher fails to load game content.

What to do ?

CTRL + ALT + DELETE to open the Task Management
Close the Valorant process with a right click and select "End Task"
Restart the Riot Client

It does not work ?
Restart your computer
Obviously make sure you have an active and stable internet connection
Restart the Riot Client

All Error Codes identified by Official Support

You can find the table below on the official Valorant support.

Code #	Meaning	Solution
4	Your display name is invalid.	Something's up with your Riot ID. You can change it here.
5	Account was logged into elsewhere.	You should log out from all devices.
7	Couldn't connect to session service.	You might have a suspension on your account. Please check your email for more information. It could also be a platform issue. Be sure to check the VALORANT Discord or Support Site banner for more information.
8-21	Problems with the Riot Client.	Go ahead and restart the Riot Client.
31	Failed to get player name information.	Go ahead and restart the Riot Client.
33	The Riot Client process was closed.	Go ahead and restart the Riot Client.
43	A system has timed out.	Go ahead and restart the Riot Client.
44	Vanguard not initialized.	Go ahead and restart the Riot Client. If the problem persists, uninstall Riot Vanguard, then restart VALORANT.
45	Vanguard Reboot required.	Go ahead and restart the Riot Client. If the problem persists, uninstall Riot Vanguard, then restart VALORANT.
46	Platform downtime.	This is planned downtime allotted for the engineers to work on our systems. Please check back later.
49	Chat did not initialize.	There seems to be an issue with the Chat. Go ahead and restart the Riot Client.
50	Voice did not initialize.	There seems to be an issue with the Chat. Go ahead and restart the Riot Client.
51	Problem creating a party.	There seems to be an issue with the Party System. Go ahead and restart the Riot Client.
52	Problem fetching skill information for players.	Go ahead and restart the Riot Client.
53	Problem with Riot Client chat.	There seems to be a problem with the Riot Client chat. Go ahead and restart the Riot Client.
54	Content service failure.	Valorant was unable to retrieve your content. Go ahead and restart the Riot Client.

Original content by Benoît "Tyler" Pinot.

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