Red Dead Online is one of the most popular action-adventure multi-player games worldwide. It is also available on all major platforms like Xbox One, Stadia, PS4, and Windows. Many gamers are encountering some crashes problem while playing Red Dead Online constantly. So, if you wish to fix this annoying crashing issue, then follow this blog.
Confirm the Game Integrity
To confirm the game integrity, follow these instructions mentioned below:
At first, run Steam on your device.
Thereafter, click on the Library option.
You should find the ‘Red Dead Online’ option and right-click on it.
Then pick the Properties option.
Later, choose the tab of Local files and select the ‘Verify integrity of game files…’ option.
Now, Steam will confirm the files of the game, and you have to wait for some time to finish the process.
Perform Red Dead Online as Admin
To perform Red Dead Online as Admin, follow these instructions mentioned below:
Navigate to the executable file of the game and right click on it, then choose the Properties option.
You should select the tab Compatibility, mark both ‘Disable Fullscreen Optimizations’ and ‘Run this Program as an Administrator’ option.
Later, hit on the Apply and OK buttons to apply the changes.
Finally, you can launch the game as an administrator properly.
Now, run the game and check the issue.
Prevent Overclocking the GPU
To prevent overclocking the GPU, follow these instructions mentioned below:
Go to the desktop and right-click on it, then choose the ‘NVIDIA Control Panel’ option.
Then reach the left panel and choose the ‘Manage 3D Settings’ option.
You should click on the ‘Program Settings’ option and choose the ‘Red Dead Online/ Red Dead Redemption 2’ option.
Now, enable the ‘Max FPS Limit’ option and change the value to 30.
It will lock the game to 30 FPS and will reduce the GPU and CPU load.
Install the Graphics Tools
To install the graphics tools, follow these instructions mentioned below:
Navigate to the Windows Search section on your system.
Then insert ‘feature’ into it and hit the Enter key.
After that, choose the ‘Manage optional features’ option.
You should click on the ‘Add a feature’ option.
Thereafter, select the ‘Graphics Tools’ option from the list of results.
Later, run the game once again to check whether you can get out of game crashes.
Otherwise, you can reach the ‘Graphics Settings’ option and click on it.
Go to the ‘Advanced Graphics’ option and click on it.
Don’t forget to change the Graphics API to DirectX 12.
In case modifying it to DX12 did not help, you can attempt reverting it return to Vulkan
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