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Hood Warfare 2 Troubleshooting

Pick one symptom. A silent game is the 1.0.1.4 output-device fix. Voice chat is the 1.0.10 microphone path, default key T. A kick on an old build is the false-kick bug they say they fixed. A kick after you are already on 1.0.1.4 is not automatically the same bug.

First-person shotgun view on a night residential street, with a glowing red house marker on a brick house.
Night street and a house marker. This page does not claim which mode that marker belongs to. Steam store screenshot. Trapstar Games.

Do not mix these

No sound
Guns and menu are silent. Settings, audio output device.
Voice chat
You hear the match. Nobody hears you. Hold T, or open mic.
Can’t join
Version, password lobby, then verify files.
Kicked
Update to 1.0.1.4. Do not remove Easy Anti-Cheat.

Store screenshots on this page are not the settings menu. Nobody has published that screen in the patch notes.

Back to the friend checklist

No game sound

Guns, menu, and music are silent. This is the output-device bug from patch 1.0.1.4. It is not the microphone.

  1. 01

    Read the build before you change settings

    Check
    The main menu shows 1.0.1.4 in the bottom-right corner.
    Where
    Main menu, bottom right.
    Then
    If it does not, use Steam’s own menu: top left, Steam, Exit Steam. Relaunch and read the number again.

    Developer postPatch 1.0.1.4, 14 October 2026, 01:03 UTC.

  2. 02

    Select an audio output device in settings

    Check
    Hood Warfare 2 is set to the speakers or headset you expect, not a dead output.
    Where
    The developer said to open settings and select an audio output device. They did not name the tab. Look for sound or audio output.
    Then
    If you can hear the game and only voice is dead, leave this lane. You are in the voice-chat problem.

    Developer postQuoted fix from patch 1.0.1.4. Menu art on this site is not a settings screenshot.

  3. 03

    Match the Windows output, then reselect it in game

    Check
    Windows is already playing sound through that same device, and you picked it again inside the game.
    Where
    Windows sound settings, then the game’s audio output list.
    Then
    Still silent on 1.0.1.4 after a full Steam restart: verify the game files, then email the developer with the version number.

    Not confirmed in-gameWindows device choice is general PC advice. The in-game selection is the developer’s fix.

Voice chat

You hear the match, but lobby or team voice does not. Voice chat arrived in patch 1.0.10. Push-to-talk will not cure silent guns.

  1. 01

    Be on a build that includes voice chat

    Check
    The menu shows 1.0.1.4, which was posted after 1.0.10. Voice chat was added on 12 October 2026.
    Where
    Bottom right of the main menu. This site has not re-opened the voice menu after 1.0.1.4, so treat the later build as the public update, not as a fresh lab test.
    Then
    If the menu is older than 1.0.10, update before you debug the mic.

    Developer post1.0.10 post, 12 October 2026, 16:35 UTC. 1.0.1.4 followed on 14 October.

  2. 02

    Hold the default talk key, or turn on open mic

    Check
    You are holding T, or you switched to open mic on purpose.
    Where
    Voice settings. The developer said push-to-talk is the default, on T, and open mic is in settings.
    Then
    Confirm you are talking to the lobby or only to the team. Those are both options they named.

    Developer postPatch 1.0.10. The key is T unless a later patch changes it. 1.0.1.4 does not mention a voice-key change.

  3. 03

    Check the input device separately from the speakers

    Check
    Windows is using the microphone you think it is, and the game is allowed to use it.
    Where
    Windows input device and microphone privacy. This is not the output-device menu from the no-sound fix.
    Then
    If the whole game is silent, switch to the no-sound lane.

    Not confirmed in-gameOperating-system input advice. The developer did not publish a mic-device click path.

Can’t join

Join failures and crashes are on the 1.0.1.4 fix list. Start with the build, then the files, then a report.

  1. 01

    Read the build before you change settings

    Check
    The main menu shows 1.0.1.4 in the bottom-right corner.
    Where
    Main menu, bottom right.
    Then
    If it does not, use Steam’s own menu: top left, Steam, Exit Steam. Relaunch and read the number again.

    Developer postPatch 1.0.1.4, 14 October 2026, 01:03 UTC.

  2. 02

    Use the private-lobby path if you are joining a friend

    Check
    You have the host’s current password and you are not hunting their name in a public list from a launch-week guide.
    Where
    Password join. The button name was not published.
    Then
    Public matchmaking is a different door. A missing friend room does not mean the whole game is offline.

    Developer postPassword lobbies are from 1.0.1.4. The public-list behavior is not documented in that post.

  3. 03

    Verify files when the current build still fails

    Check
    An integrity check completed and you launched once more.
    Where
    Steam Library, right-click Hood Warfare 2, Properties, Installed Files, Verify integrity of game files.
    Then
    Still failing: send the version number to trapstargames@protonmail.com or the Steam discussions.

    Steam clientSteam’s own verify command. The support email is on the store page.

Kicked

False anti-cheat kicks are a 1.0.1.4 fix. A reviewed ban is a 1.0.10 system. Update first so you know which one you are looking at.

  1. 01

    Read the build before you change settings

    Check
    The main menu shows 1.0.1.4 in the bottom-right corner.
    Where
    Main menu, bottom right.
    Then
    If it does not, use Steam’s own menu: top left, Steam, Exit Steam. Relaunch and read the number again.

    Developer postPatch 1.0.1.4, 14 October 2026, 01:03 UTC.

  2. 02

    Leave Easy Anti-Cheat installed

    Check
    You updated the game instead of removing the anti-cheat.
    Where
    The Steam store page lists kernel-level Easy Anti-Cheat. Patch 1.0.10 says the anti-cheat and a pause-menu Report control were added.
    Then
    Rejoin after the menu reads 1.0.1.4.

    Steam storeStore page checked 14 October 2026, plus the 1.0.10 post.

  3. 03

    If 1.0.1.4 still kicks you, report the version

    Check
    Your note includes 1.0.1.4 and whether it happens in a private lobby, a public match, or at the menu.
    Where
    trapstargames@protonmail.com or Steam discussions. This site cannot read bans.
    Then
    Do not download a kick fixer. That is outside the game and outside this guide.

    Developer postThe false-kick fix is the developer’s claim. It is not a promise that every kick is gone.

Crash

Various crashes were on the 1.0.1.4 list. The minimum PC on the store page still matters if the game never stays open.

  1. 01

    Read the build before you change settings

    Check
    The main menu shows 1.0.1.4 in the bottom-right corner.
    Where
    Main menu, bottom right.
    Then
    If it does not, use Steam’s own menu: top left, Steam, Exit Steam. Relaunch and read the number again.

    Developer postPatch 1.0.1.4, 14 October 2026, 01:03 UTC.

  2. 02

    Check the machine against the store minimum

    Check
    64-bit Windows 10 version 1909 or newer, 8 GB RAM, a GTX 1660 or RX 5600 XT class GPU, DirectX 12, and 25 GB free.
    Where
    Steam store system requirements, retrieved 14 October 2026. Recommended is Windows 11, 16 GB, and an RTX 3060 Ti or RTX 4060.
    Then
    If the PC clears that bar and 1.0.1.4 still crashes, verify files, then report it.

    Steam storeStore requirements. Not a benchmark run by this site.

  3. 03

    Verify files, then report the build

    Check
    Integrity check done, and the report names 1.0.1.4.
    Where
    Steam verify path, then trapstargames@protonmail.com. Patch 1.0.10 asked for bug reports in Discord without printing an invite.
    Then
    A crash on an older build is not evidence that 1.0.1.4 still has that crash.

    Steam clientVerify is a Steam client step. The crash fix claim is the developer’s.