Those who have taken the plunge into Star Citizen are among good company. there are thousands of other players to become friends and play together with. However, the “Friends List Being Empty” error can prevent them from meeting up.
There have been a ridiculous number of updates for Star Citizen to keep players busy while they wait for what might be an actual release date one day. While the game is still in active development, bugs and glitches are expected, and this makes it hard to swallow some of the more egregious issues players face when they hop into the game. One of the worse is the “Friends List Being Empty” error, but thankfully we have a simple fix that will help any players that come up against it.
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How to Fix the Empty Friend List Bug in Star Citizen
There are a few methods that can fix the “Friend List Being Empty” error in Star Citizen. The issue causes the friend list to load incorrectly since players load into the game, open the mobiGlass, and select the Commlink tab with F11. We’ve listed every fix we’re aware of below to help players get their friends lists loading once more.
Log Out and Log Back Into Star Citizen
One of the quickest methods that can fix the “Fiend List Beign Empty” Error in Star Citizen is logging out and logging back into the game. This is a simple as it sounds and will allow players to launch the Commlink afresh, which should present a list of friends for players to jump into a crew with.
Fixing With the Help of USER Data
The most in-depth fix for the “Friend List Being Empty” error in Star Citizen requires players to dive into the game’s user data. It’s similar to how they can fix the Installer Error bug in Star Citizen. For this, they’ll need to navigate to the location on their PC where Star Citizen is installed and find the folder named USER. This folder is usually under the filepath <Installation folder>/Star Citizen/LIVE/USER.
Inside this folder is every piece of user data players have for the game. It’s also the one folder that’s best known for becoming corrupted. Players must open the USER folder and delete everything inside. Then, they need to open the RSI Launcher and let it download new files for that folder so it repopulates. This is similar to refreshing the cache of a web browser when it starts behaving strangely.
Once that’s done, players should launch the game’s Persistent Universe once more, and they should see their friend list full of all the familiar names they know.
If this fix doesn’t work, players should contact RSI support and explain everything they’ve done to try to rectify the issue. This will log the problem with the support team, who will get back to the player as soon as possible with fixes that can address specific problems.
