Red Dead Redemption 2’s frequent crashes are placing a cease to wild west antics

Well rustle my laborious drive, Red Dead Redemption 2 is lastly on PC. Yee-haw, and all that. Thing is, some gunslingers on the market are spreading phrase that this ain’t the sturdiest horse they’ve seen. From loading display crashes to issues with Rockstar’s game launcher, RDR 2 on PC is proving to be a grumpy ol’ mule certainly.

While just a few porting points had been to be anticipated, some frequent points are taking pictures would-be cowpokes proper within the foot earlier than they ever saddle-up. One of those appears to be tied on to Rockstar’s proprietary launcher. RDR2 hit the Rockstar and Epic Games retailer earlier as we speak, however won’t launch on Steam for another month.

While loads of people discover themselves stubbornly avoiding the Epic Games Store, they could need to maintain off on Rockstar’s personal in the interim. Players have reported that the launcher is crashing earlier than launching RDR2, and even failing to recognise that you just’ve bought the game.

The issues don’t finish as soon as the game hundreds, both. Others have reported issues loading into the game, both on the startup loading screens or when attempting to entry Red Dead Online. Both RDR2 and the Rockstar launcher have reportedly been laborious crashing with “exited unexpectedly” screens.

Disgruntled cowpokes are compiling a listing of RDR2’s extra obvious points – and fixes – as they discover them over on Reddit by way of a launch issues mega-thread. If you’re struggling to get a stable framerate or crashing on a sure splash display, there are already just a few game-saving fixes obtainable over there.

Rockstar’s support account on Twitter has additionally instructed ensuring your drivers are up to date, as that appears to be a frequent reason for crashes. Make positive to trip protected on the market, y’hear?

Or for those who can’t get it to cease crashing in any respect, try our stream from earlier as we speak when you look ahead to the inevitable patches.

[Disclosure: Like fellow RPS Edinburgh-er Alice O, a good chunk of my mates work at Rockstar North – including my long-term partner and our current flatmate. So far, none have told me why there’s never been a sequel to Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis.]