ERR GFX INIT

[MrMoapi]

Hey, I can't launch the game due to that error. Anyone knows how to fix it ? Thanks a lot

[big box]

Same here

[YumiNaruta]

same error

[MrMoapi]

I've got the solution, just download the latest Nvidia drivers

[Kimmy]

this solution just fixed it for me lol.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1174180/discussions/0/1750142311549071381/

[D`Sparil]

Update yo video drivers!!!

[Nikissus]

Found the fix on a reddit forum related to the game. The problem is that the game can't create the system.xml file it needs to launch.

https://www.reddit.com/r/PCRedDead/comments/dyk56f/fix_for_social_club_failed_to_initialize_graphics/

To resolve the problem you will need to do the following:
1.) browse to my documents\rockstar games\Red Dead Redemption 2\
2.) create a folder named Settings
3.) create a file named system.xml
4.) copy in these settings, save file and re-launch game. It will automatically update the system.xml with your systems details but will launch without any further issues:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

-<rage__fwuiSystemSettingsCollection>

<version value="37"/>

<configSource>kSettingsConfig_Safe</configSource>


-<graphics>

<tessellation>kSettingLevel_Low</tessellation>

<shadowQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</shadowQuality>

<farShadowQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</farShadowQuality>

<reflectionQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</reflectionQuality>

<mirrorQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</mirrorQuality>

<ssao>kSettingLevel_Medium</ssao>

<textureQuality>kSettingLevel_Ultra</textureQuality>

<particleQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</particleQuality>

<waterQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</waterQuality>

<volumetricsQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</volumetricsQuality>

<lightingQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</lightingQuality>

<ambientLightingQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</ambientLightingQuality>

<anisotropicFiltering value="0"/>

<taa>kSettingLevel_Medium</taa>

<fxaaEnabled value="false"/>

<msaa value="0"/>

<graphicsQualityPreset value="0.000000"/>

</graphics>


-<advancedGraphics>

<API>kSettingAPI_DX12</API>

<locked value="true"/>

<asyncComputeEnabled value="false"/>

<transferQueuesEnabled value="false"/>

<shadowSoftShadows>kSettingLevel_Low</shadowSoftShadows>

<motionBlur value="false"/>

<motionBlurLimit value="16.000000"/>

<particleLightingQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</particleLightingQuality>

<waterReflectionSSR value="true"/>

<waterRefractionQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</waterRefractionQuality>

<waterReflectionQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</waterReflectionQuality>

<waterSimulationQuality value="1"/>

<waterLightingQuality>kSettingLevel_Medium</waterLightingQuality>

<furDisplayQuality>kSettingLevel_Medium</furDisplayQuality>

<maxTexUpgradesPerFrame value="5"/>

<shadowGrassShadows>kSettingLevel_Low</shadowGrassShadows>

<shadowParticleShadows value="false"/>

<shadowLongShadows value="false"/>

<directionalShadowsAlpha value="false"/>

<worldHeightShadowQuality value="0.000000"/>

<directionalScreenSpaceShadowQuality value="0.000000"/>

<ambientMaskVolumesHighPrecision value="false"/>

<scatteringVolumeQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</scatteringVolumeQuality>

<volumetricsRaymarchQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</volumetricsRaymarchQuality>

<volumetricsLightingQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</volumetricsLightingQuality>

<volumetricsRaymarchResolutionUnclamped value="false"/>

<terrainShadowQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</terrainShadowQuality>

<damageModelsDisabled value="true"/>

<decalQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</decalQuality>

<ssaoFullScreenEnabled value="false"/>

<ssaoType value="0"/>

<ssdoSampleCount value="4"/>

<ssdoUseDualRadii value="false"/>

<ssdoResolution>kSettingLevel_Low</ssdoResolution>

<ssdoTAABlendEnabled value="true"/>

<ssroSampleCount value="2"/>

<snowGlints value="true"/>

<POMQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</POMQuality>

<probeRelightEveryFrame value="false"/>

<scalingMode>kSettingScale_Mode1o1</scalingMode>

<reflectionMSAA value="0"/>

<lodScale value="0.750000"/>

<grassLod value="0.500000"/>

<pedLodBias value="0.000000"/>

<vehicleLodBias value="0.000000"/>

<sharpenIntensity value="0.000000"/>

<treeQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</treeQuality>

<deepsurfaceQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</deepsurfaceQuality>

<treeTessellationEnabled value="false"/>

</advancedGraphics>


-<video>

<adapterIndex value="0"/>

<outputIndex value="0"/>

<resolutionIndex value="1"/>

<screenWidth value="1280"/>

<screenHeight value="720"/>

<refreshRateIndex value="0"/>

<refreshRateNumerator value="60"/>

<refreshRateDenominator value="1"/>

<windowed value="2"/>

<vSync value="1"/>

<tripleBuffered value="true"/>

<pauseOnFocusLoss value="false"/>

<constrainMousePointer value="false"/>

</video>

<videoCardDescription>AMD Radeon (TM) R9 370</videoCardDescription>

</rage__fwuiSystemSettingsCollection>

[Fancystick99]

I have issue in this, I have done everything i guess.. looking for several youtube chanels, and read lots of posts at google about this, and still same message

[Fancystick99]

someone might help ? ( playing at gaming laptop
Technical info:

Graphic card: Geforce GTX 1050 ( latest drivers )
DirectX 12

ask for more info and i give you !

[IcedFREELANCER]

I had an issue like this a lot of times but I fixed it by... upping the Power limit in MSI Afterburner (I run 1080ti with OC). Doing this gained me stability I needed (no other games crashed previously, except GTA V ofc)

[Valace]

Originally posted by Rick9874:

Found the fix on a reddit forum related to the game. The problem is that the game can't create the system.xml file it needs to launch.

https://www.reddit.com/r/PCRedDead/comments/dyk56f/fix_for_social_club_failed_to_initialize_graphics/

To resolve the problem you will need to do the following:
1.) browse to my documents\rockstar games\Red Dead Redemption 2\
2.) create a folder named Settings
3.) create a file named system.xml
4.) copy in these settings, save file and re-launch game. It will automatically update the system.xml with your systems details but will launch without any further issues:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

-<rage__fwuiSystemSettingsCollection>

<version value="37"/>

<configSource>kSettingsConfig_Safe</configSource>


-<graphics>

<tessellation>kSettingLevel_Low</tessellation>

<shadowQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</shadowQuality>

<farShadowQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</farShadowQuality>

<reflectionQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</reflectionQuality>

<mirrorQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</mirrorQuality>

<ssao>kSettingLevel_Medium</ssao>

<textureQuality>kSettingLevel_Ultra</textureQuality>

<particleQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</particleQuality>

<waterQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</waterQuality>

<volumetricsQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</volumetricsQuality>

<lightingQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</lightingQuality>

<ambientLightingQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</ambientLightingQuality>

<anisotropicFiltering value="0"/>

<taa>kSettingLevel_Medium</taa>

<fxaaEnabled value="false"/>

<msaa value="0"/>

<graphicsQualityPreset value="0.000000"/>

</graphics>


-<advancedGraphics>

<API>kSettingAPI_DX12</API>

<locked value="true"/>

<asyncComputeEnabled value="false"/>

<transferQueuesEnabled value="false"/>

<shadowSoftShadows>kSettingLevel_Low</shadowSoftShadows>

<motionBlur value="false"/>

<motionBlurLimit value="16.000000"/>

<particleLightingQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</particleLightingQuality>

<waterReflectionSSR value="true"/>

<waterRefractionQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</waterRefractionQuality>

<waterReflectionQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</waterReflectionQuality>

<waterSimulationQuality value="1"/>

<waterLightingQuality>kSettingLevel_Medium</waterLightingQuality>

<furDisplayQuality>kSettingLevel_Medium</furDisplayQuality>

<maxTexUpgradesPerFrame value="5"/>

<shadowGrassShadows>kSettingLevel_Low</shadowGrassShadows>

<shadowParticleShadows value="false"/>

<shadowLongShadows value="false"/>

<directionalShadowsAlpha value="false"/>

<worldHeightShadowQuality value="0.000000"/>

<directionalScreenSpaceShadowQuality value="0.000000"/>

<ambientMaskVolumesHighPrecision value="false"/>

<scatteringVolumeQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</scatteringVolumeQuality>

<volumetricsRaymarchQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</volumetricsRaymarchQuality>

<volumetricsLightingQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</volumetricsLightingQuality>

<volumetricsRaymarchResolutionUnclamped value="false"/>

<terrainShadowQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</terrainShadowQuality>

<damageModelsDisabled value="true"/>

<decalQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</decalQuality>

<ssaoFullScreenEnabled value="false"/>

<ssaoType value="0"/>

<ssdoSampleCount value="4"/>

<ssdoUseDualRadii value="false"/>

<ssdoResolution>kSettingLevel_Low</ssdoResolution>

<ssdoTAABlendEnabled value="true"/>

<ssroSampleCount value="2"/>

<snowGlints value="true"/>

<POMQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</POMQuality>

<probeRelightEveryFrame value="false"/>

<scalingMode>kSettingScale_Mode1o1</scalingMode>

<reflectionMSAA value="0"/>

<lodScale value="0.750000"/>

<grassLod value="0.500000"/>

<pedLodBias value="0.000000"/>

<vehicleLodBias value="0.000000"/>

<sharpenIntensity value="0.000000"/>

<treeQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</treeQuality>

<deepsurfaceQuality>kSettingLevel_Low</deepsurfaceQuality>

<treeTessellationEnabled value="false"/>

</advancedGraphics>


-<video>

<adapterIndex value="0"/>

<outputIndex value="0"/>

<resolutionIndex value="1"/>

<screenWidth value="1280"/>

<screenHeight value="720"/>

<refreshRateIndex value="0"/>

<refreshRateNumerator value="60"/>

<refreshRateDenominator value="1"/>

<windowed value="2"/>

<vSync value="1"/>

<tripleBuffered value="true"/>

<pauseOnFocusLoss value="false"/>

<constrainMousePointer value="false"/>

</video>

<videoCardDescription>AMD Radeon (TM) R9 370</videoCardDescription>

</rage__fwuiSystemSettingsCollection>

Updated drivers for NVIDIA GTX 970M and could only play Red Dead II in safe mode. Created system.xml file as stated above and can play as normal.

[TimCo]

Originally posted by MrMoapi:

Hey, I can't launch the game due to that error. Anyone knows how to fix it ? Thanks a lot

For other who will face this problem check if you have another monitor connected with hdmi and stop it. This was the problem in my case..

[Slayer]

2023 and i have the same problem none of this solutions works for me i have the drivers updated and everything what can i do ?

[Alvaras Tv]

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