Valorant error codes: How to solve errors 59, 29 and 'something unusual happened'
Got a mysterious error message? Here's how to solve them.
Valorant error codes are something you'll encounter if something has gone wrong during your play session.
Many of them are related to the Riot Client, which require closing and re-opening to fix. Also, a full restart to ensure Vanguard is running before playing is a good bet.
As well as this, you might also come across server maintenance - which can happen at a moment's notice, especially around season launches - as well as things such as more mysterious something unusual happened message, which the community has worked out how to solve.
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All Valorant error codes explained
What follows is a list of Valorant Error Codes, as explained by developer Riot Games and copied verbaitum from the official support website. There are external links to official support pages for certain issues if you need them.
| Error Code | Issue | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| Valorant Error Code 4 | Your display name is invalid. | Something's up with your Riot ID. You can change it on the official Riot site. |
| Valorant Error Code 5 | Account was logged into elsewhere. | You should log out from all devices. |
| Valorant Error Code 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. |
| Valorant Error Code 8 | Problems with the Riot Client. | Go ahead and restart the Riot Client. |
| Valorant Error Code 9 | Problems with the Riot Client. | Go ahead and restart the Riot Client. |
| Valorant Error Code 10 | Problems with the Riot Client. | Go ahead and restart the Riot Client. |
| Valorant Error Code 11 | Problems with the Riot Client. | Go ahead and restart the Riot Client. |
| Valorant Error Code 12 | Problems with the Riot Client. | Go ahead and restart the Riot Client. |
| Valorant Error Code 13 | Problems with the Riot Client. | Go ahead and restart the Riot Client. |
| Valorant Error Code 14 | Problems with the Riot Client. | Go ahead and restart the Riot Client. |
| Valorant Error Code 15 | Problems with the Riot Client. | Go ahead and restart the Riot Client. |
| Valorant Error Code 16 | Problems with the Riot Client. | Go ahead and restart the Riot Client. |
| Valorant Error Code 17 | Problems with the Riot Client. | Go ahead and restart the Riot Client. |
| Valorant Error Code 18 | Problems with the Riot Client. | Go ahead and restart the Riot Client. |
| Valorant Error Code 19 | Problems with the Riot Client. | Go ahead and restart the Riot Client. |
| Valorant Error Code 20 | Problems with the Riot Client. | Go ahead and restart the Riot Client. |
| Valorant Error Code 21 | Problems with the Riot Client. | Go ahead and restart the Riot Client. |
| Valorant Error Code 29 | This is a network issue. | Please ensure that your firewall allows for Valorant. Read more on the official Riot site. |
| Valorant Error Code 31 | Failed to get player name information. | Go ahead and restart the Riot Client. |
| Valorant Error Code 33 | The Riot Client process was closed. | Go ahead and restart the Riot Client. |
| Valorant Error Code 43 | A system has timed out. | Go ahead and restart the Riot Client. |
| Valorant Error Code 44 | Vanguard not initialized. | Go ahead and restart the Riot Client. If the problem persists, uninstall Riot Vanguard, then restart Valorant. |
| Valorant Error Code 45 | Vanguard Reboot required. | Go ahead and restart the Riot Client. If the problem persists, uninstall Riot Vanguard, then restart Valorant. |
| Valorant Error Code 46 | Platform downtime. | This is planned downtime allotted for the engineers to work on our systems. Please check back later. |
| Valorant Error Code 49 | Chat did not initialize. | There seems to be an issue with the Chat. Go ahead and restart the Riot Client. |
| Valorant Error Code 50 | Voice did not initialize. | There seems to be an issue with the Chat. Go ahead and restart the Riot Client. |
| Valorant Error Code 51 | Problem creating a party. | There seems to be an issue with the Party System. Go ahead and restart the Riot Client. |
| Valorant Error Code 52 | Problem fetching skill information for players. | Go ahead and restart the Riot Client. |
| Valorant Error Code 53 | Problem with Riot Client chat. | There seems to be a problem with the Riot Client chat. Go ahead and restart the Riot Client. |
| Valorant Error Code 54 | Content service failure. | Valorant was unable to retrieve your content. Go ahead and restart the Riot Client. |
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How to fix the 'something unusual happened' error in Valorant
As well as the above established error codes, another message can appear saying 'something unusual happened'.
According to several reports on reddit, players in the community have had success removing Gigabyte programs - such as App Centre - from your system, then restarting and trying again.
