"Game Could not be joined" - error when trying to join games.

[insidah]

Describe the bug
When I try to join any game, since the latest patch, it comes up with an error saying that the "Game could not be joined, see error message below"

To Reproduce
Every game I try to join.

Log or error message
This is my log file:
Client Version: 2023.1.2
java.lang.Error: java.nio.charset.MalformedInputException: Input length = 1
at java.base/java.lang.String.decodeWithDecoder(String.java:1212)
at java.base/java.lang.String.newStringNoRepl1(String.java:786)
at java.base/java.lang.String.newStringNoRepl(String.java:738)
at java.base/java.lang.System$2.newStringNoRepl(System.java:2390)
at java.base/java.nio.file.Files.readString(Files.java:3369)
at com.faforever.client.mod.ModService.readPreferencesFile(ModService.java:313)
at com.faforever.client.mod.ModService.readActiveMods(ModService.java:329)
at com.faforever.client.mod.ModService.enableSimMods(ModService.java:231)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:77)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:568)
at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingReflection(AopUtils.java:343)
at org.springframework.aop.framework.CglibAopProxy$DynamicAdvisedInterceptor.intercept(CglibAopProxy.java:699)
at com.faforever.client.mod.ModService$$SpringCGLIB$$0.enableSimMods()
at com.faforever.client.game.GameService.lambda$joinGame$10(GameService.java:332)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture$UniRun.tryFire(CompletableFuture.java:787)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture.postComplete(CompletableFuture.java:510)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture.complete(CompletableFuture.java:2147)
at com.faforever.client.task.CompletableTask.lambda$new$2(CompletableTask.java:19)
at com.sun.javafx.event.CompositeEventHandler.dispatchBubblingEvent(CompositeEventHandler.java:86)
at com.sun.javafx.event.EventHandlerManager.dispatchBubblingEvent(EventHandlerManager.java:234)
at com.sun.javafx.event.EventHandlerManager.dispatchBubblingEvent(EventHandlerManager.java:191)
at com.sun.javafx.event.BasicEventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(BasicEventDispatcher.java:58)
at com.sun.javafx.event.EventDispatchChainImpl.dispatchEvent(EventDispatchChainImpl.java:114)
at com.sun.javafx.event.EventUtil.fireEventImpl(EventUtil.java:74)
at com.sun.javafx.event.EventUtil.fireEvent(EventUtil.java:54)
at javafx.event.Event.fireEvent(Event.java:198)
at javafx.concurrent.EventHelper.fireEvent(EventHelper.java:219)
at javafx.concurrent.Task.fireEvent(Task.java:1359)
at javafx.concurrent.Task.setState(Task.java:725)
at javafx.concurrent.Task$TaskCallable.lambda$call$1(Task.java:1437)
at com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$runLater$10(PlatformImpl.java:457)
at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:399)
at com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$runLater$11(PlatformImpl.java:456)
at com.sun.glass.ui.InvokeLaterDispatcher$Future.run(InvokeLaterDispatcher.java:96)
at com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication._runLoop(Native Method)
at com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication.lambda$runLoop$3(WinApplication.java:184)
at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:833)
Caused by: java.nio.charset.MalformedInputException: Input length = 1
at java.base/java.nio.charset.CoderResult.throwException(CoderResult.java:274)
at java.base/java.lang.String.decodeWithDecoder(String.java:1205)
... 38 more

Expected behavior
Game should start and bring me into the lobby, but it doesn't.

Screenshots

OS
Windows 10

[Sheikah45]

Duplicate of #2905

[insidah]

What do you mean this isn't planned?