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Burai Mar 25, 2024 @ 7:32am
Finally resolved my freezing/crashing issue
Just posting this out there for people that are having the same problems as me (screen freezes/crashes).

Couldn't enjoy the game properly since it tends to freeze within 10 minutes of gameplay and I tried to find what's the possible cause.

The only thing I changed to fix it was install the new nvidia app and followed the recommended "optimized" settings which leads me to believe the freezing was caused by a certain setting but I don't know what.

I'll post my settings here for anyone that needs it:

Ambient Occlusion > Off
Anti-Aliasing > Off
Contact Shadows > On
Dispaly Mode > Borderless Window
Dynamic Resolution > Off
FSR > Off
Grass/Tree Quality > High
Image Quality > Disabled
Mesh Qualiy > Max
Reflex > On
Rendering Mode > Disabled
Resource-Intense Effects Quality > High
RTX: DLSS Mode > Auto (with DLSS 3.0 Mod)
RTX: Ray Tracing > Off
Screen Space Reflections > On
Shadow Cache > On
Shadow Quality > Max
Subsurface Scattering > On
Texture Filtering > High (ANISO x 16)
Texture Quality > Auto
V-Sync > On

I'm running the game at a solid 60 FPS with a 9700k and a 4070 ti Super both outside and inside towns.
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alrik1119 Mar 25, 2024 @ 6:55pm 
where exactly do i copy and paste this into this game actually?
Burai Mar 26, 2024 @ 12:17am 
Originally posted by alrik1119:
where exactly do i copy and paste this into this game actually?

To DD2's settings in-game. You don't need to install the Nvidia App since you can do it manually.

Edit: I crashed again recently but not as often now. I found out it's caused by GameOverlayRenderer64.dll so I renamed the file and no crashes so far. I'll update if I see any changes.
Last edited by Burai; Mar 26, 2024 @ 8:43am
pho Mar 26, 2024 @ 3:07pm 
The NVIDIA App doesn't support DD2 at the moment so I wonder what game you optimized. Or do you have a very special version that's not released yet?
FireShark Mar 26, 2024 @ 3:09pm 
My game only crashes when I try to use RT, which sucks because I like using RT and my system is powerful enough. Otherwise no crashes at all.
Burai Mar 27, 2024 @ 12:50am 
Originally posted by pho:
The NVIDIA App doesn't support DD2 at the moment so I wonder what game you optimized. Or do you have a very special version that's not released yet?

I'm on the latest driver (551.86) and I can see DD2 there with recommendations for optimization.

Originally posted by FireShark:
My game only crashes when I try to use RT, which sucks because I like using RT and my system is powerful enough. Otherwise no crashes at all.

Haven't turned on RT but all of my crash experience was with it off so it's definitely not that.

Haven't crashed since yesterday but it definitely seems to be an issue with the overlay which is weird since I have mine off but the crash dump says it's the overlay's fault.
Aki Mar 27, 2024 @ 1:08am 
If the game freezes randomly every 5-10 minutes and crashes to desktop, you most likely have 16GB RAM like i had. Just increase the virtual memory or buy 32gb RAM. Worked both for me. Never had any crashes again.
dr46onfusion Mar 27, 2024 @ 1:11am 
Originally posted by Burai:
Just posting this out there for people that are having the same problems as me (screen freezes/crashes).

Couldn't enjoy the game properly since it tends to freeze within 10 minutes of gameplay and I tried to find what's the possible cause.

The only thing I changed to fix it was install the new nvidia app and followed the recommended "optimized" settings which leads me to believe the freezing was caused by a certain setting but I don't know what.

I'll post my settings here for anyone that needs it:

Ambient Occlusion > Off
Anti-Aliasing > Off
Contact Shadows > On
Dispaly Mode > Borderless Window
Dynamic Resolution > Off
FSR > Off
Grass/Tree Quality > High
Image Quality > Disabled
Mesh Qualiy > Max
Reflex > On
Rendering Mode > Disabled
Resource-Intense Effects Quality > High
RTX: DLSS Mode > Auto (with DLSS 3.0 Mod)
RTX: Ray Tracing > Off
Screen Space Reflections > On
Shadow Cache > On
Shadow Quality > Max
Subsurface Scattering > On
Texture Filtering > High (ANISO x 16)
Texture Quality > Auto
V-Sync > On

I'm running the game at a solid 60 FPS with a 9700k and a 4070 ti Super both outside and inside towns.
I suggest anyone with performance issues (excluding vernworth city since that place won't change until it gets patched), to look into updating firmware on your motherboard and such.

I had this strange issue of low wattage of my CPU when playing, it would run fine but not the great framerate out in wilderness, but it gets really bad in cities.

Updating to a proper firmware that's more recent fixed it by enabling my CPU to basically BOOST again! This also mean I had to spend over an hour cleaning up the case and stuff and reconfiguring my RAM and such... But the result was a better performance all around.

Vernworth city is still crap though, but the 99% lows is much better at least with reduced micro stuttering rates.

But as you progress you'll end up finding areas that is super laggy, and there's nothing to be done about those areas until they patch it. Yes they are stuttery even without NPCs there.
Burai Mar 27, 2024 @ 4:38am 
Originally posted by Aki:
If the game freezes randomly every 5-10 minutes and crashes to desktop, you most likely have 16GB RAM like i had. Just increase the virtual memory or buy 32gb RAM. Worked both for me. Never had any crashes again.

I have 32GB and I have my virtual memory set to 1.5x. Sides, I already made a crash dump and checked that the faulting item was the GameOverlayRenderer64.dll.

Originally posted by Kai:
Originally posted by Burai:
Just posting this out there for people that are having the same problems as me (screen freezes/crashes).

Couldn't enjoy the game properly since it tends to freeze within 10 minutes of gameplay and I tried to find what's the possible cause.

The only thing I changed to fix it was install the new nvidia app and followed the recommended "optimized" settings which leads me to believe the freezing was caused by a certain setting but I don't know what.

I'll post my settings here for anyone that needs it:

Ambient Occlusion > Off
Anti-Aliasing > Off
Contact Shadows > On
Dispaly Mode > Borderless Window
Dynamic Resolution > Off
FSR > Off
Grass/Tree Quality > High
Image Quality > Disabled
Mesh Qualiy > Max
Reflex > On
Rendering Mode > Disabled
Resource-Intense Effects Quality > High
RTX: DLSS Mode > Auto (with DLSS 3.0 Mod)
RTX: Ray Tracing > Off
Screen Space Reflections > On
Shadow Cache > On
Shadow Quality > Max
Subsurface Scattering > On
Texture Filtering > High (ANISO x 16)
Texture Quality > Auto
V-Sync > On

I'm running the game at a solid 60 FPS with a 9700k and a 4070 ti Super both outside and inside towns.
I suggest anyone with performance issues (excluding vernworth city since that place won't change until it gets patched), to look into updating firmware on your motherboard and such.

I had this strange issue of low wattage of my CPU when playing, it would run fine but not the great framerate out in wilderness, but it gets really bad in cities.

Updating to a proper firmware that's more recent fixed it by enabling my CPU to basically BOOST again! This also mean I had to spend over an hour cleaning up the case and stuff and reconfiguring my RAM and such... But the result was a better performance all around.

Vernworth city is still crap though, but the 99% lows is much better at least with reduced micro stuttering rates.

But as you progress you'll end up finding areas that is super laggy, and there's nothing to be done about those areas until they patch it. Yes they are stuttery even without NPCs there.

Good info but probably a very isolated issue depending on the hardware.

In any case I recently (just now) found out that despite me having overlay disabled in the settings, I can still access it with the shortcut. After ticking the box, opening a game and opening the overlay, exiting it and disabling it again , the shortcut doesn't work anymore.

So far I've been stable for the most part and haven't crashed so far. It was definitely the overlay pretending to be disabled when it was not that was causing my crashes.
pho Mar 27, 2024 @ 2:38pm 
Originally posted by Burai:
I'm on the latest driver (551.86) and I can see DD2 there with recommendations for optimization.
Are you serious right now? I'm on the latest driver myself and don't see DD2 anywhere. When I add the .exe it will be added to the app but is giving me no optimization options.

That's very strange. I have to investigate. Thanks for telling me.
DinglePooter Mar 28, 2024 @ 7:41am 
Thanks for posting. I had to stop playing the game because it kept freezing and I’d have to restart my computer. So frustrating because otherwise it runs great. I have a 4070 Super and 11700 with 64gb of RAM. What did you do exactly with the GameOverlay file? You just renamed it? That doesn’t affect anything else? Thanks again for the post.
-={LG}=- Mar 28, 2024 @ 7:44am 
Originally posted by Burai:
I have 32GB and I have my virtual memory set to 1.5x.

You should be running "automatically manage" unless you're a certified Microsoft engineer and have some specific technical reason to do otherwise. Pretending you know what you're doing is the cause for a lot of Windows issues.
Last edited by -={LG}=-; Mar 28, 2024 @ 7:45am
WARWOLFMELF Mar 28, 2024 @ 7:46am 
Originally posted by Burai:
Just posting this out there for people that are having the same problems as me (screen freezes/crashes).

Couldn't enjoy the game properly since it tends to freeze within 10 minutes of gameplay and I tried to find what's the possible cause.

The only thing I changed to fix it was install the new nvidia app and followed the recommended "optimized" settings which leads me to believe the freezing was caused by a certain setting but I don't know what.

I'll post my settings here for anyone that needs it:

Ambient Occlusion > Off
Anti-Aliasing > Off
Contact Shadows > On
Dispaly Mode > Borderless Window
Dynamic Resolution > Off
FSR > Off
Grass/Tree Quality > High
Image Quality > Disabled
Mesh Qualiy > Max
Reflex > On
Rendering Mode > Disabled
Resource-Intense Effects Quality > High
RTX: DLSS Mode > Auto (with DLSS 3.0 Mod)
RTX: Ray Tracing > Off
Screen Space Reflections > On
Shadow Cache > On
Shadow Quality > Max
Subsurface Scattering > On
Texture Filtering > High (ANISO x 16)
Texture Quality > Auto
V-Sync > On

I'm running the game at a solid 60 FPS with a 9700k and a 4070 ti Super both outside and inside towns.


4070Ti should have higher fps than this.
I'm using RTX 3080 playing as 1440P Ultra Setting With RT ON with nor dlss or fsr just raw power still running around 50-60 fps and 25-35 fps in city
Last edited by WARWOLFMELF; Mar 28, 2024 @ 7:47am
Generic White Kid Mar 28, 2024 @ 8:20pm 
Originally posted by Aki:
If the game freezes randomly every 5-10 minutes and crashes to desktop, you most likely have 16GB RAM like i had. Just increase the virtual memory or buy 32gb RAM. Worked both for me. Never had any crashes again.
Sadly that's not it. I have 64 gb of RAM 7900 X3D and a 4080 GPU. Even some streamers with maxed out PCs 4090 and 128 GB of RAM are still crashing ever 5-10 minutes.
Burai Mar 29, 2024 @ 7:09am 
Originally posted by DinglePooter:
Thanks for posting. I had to stop playing the game because it kept freezing and I’d have to restart my computer. So frustrating because otherwise it runs great. I have a 4070 Super and 11700 with 64gb of RAM. What did you do exactly with the GameOverlay file? You just renamed it? That doesn’t affect anything else? Thanks again for the post.

For some reason my steam thought it was still on despite it being off so I just checked and unchecked it in the menu and that works for me to delete the file in steam. If you boot steam up again it reinstalls the file so no worries of causing permanent damage.

Originally posted by -={LG}=-:
Originally posted by Burai:
I have 32GB and I have my virtual memory set to 1.5x.

You should be running "automatically manage" unless you're a certified Microsoft engineer and have some specific technical reason to do otherwise. Pretending you know what you're doing is the cause for a lot of Windows issues.

Thank you for the warning, but the hostility isn't necessary. I'm confident in my proficiency and knowledge to tinker with my own computer, and I didn't mention it as part of the solution for the game since I've had that setting for years without any issues.

Originally posted by WARWOLFMELF:
Originally posted by Burai:
Just posting this out there for people that are having the same problems as me (screen freezes/crashes).

Couldn't enjoy the game properly since it tends to freeze within 10 minutes of gameplay and I tried to find what's the possible cause.

The only thing I changed to fix it was install the new nvidia app and followed the recommended "optimized" settings which leads me to believe the freezing was caused by a certain setting but I don't know what.

I'll post my settings here for anyone that needs it:

Ambient Occlusion > Off
Anti-Aliasing > Off
Contact Shadows > On
Dispaly Mode > Borderless Window
Dynamic Resolution > Off
FSR > Off
Grass/Tree Quality > High
Image Quality > Disabled
Mesh Qualiy > Max
Reflex > On
Rendering Mode > Disabled
Resource-Intense Effects Quality > High
RTX: DLSS Mode > Auto (with DLSS 3.0 Mod)
RTX: Ray Tracing > Off
Screen Space Reflections > On
Shadow Cache > On
Shadow Quality > Max
Subsurface Scattering > On
Texture Filtering > High (ANISO x 16)
Texture Quality > Auto
V-Sync > On

I'm running the game at a solid 60 FPS with a 9700k and a 4070 ti Super both outside and inside towns.

4070Ti should have higher fps than this.
I'm using RTX 3080 playing as 1440P Ultra Setting With RT ON with nor dlss or fsr just raw power still running around 50-60 fps and 25-35 fps in city

Indeed, I have limited my game to 60 fps. Without the limit I can go up to 120 fps even in big towns.

Originally posted by Generic White Kid:
Originally posted by Aki:
If the game freezes randomly every 5-10 minutes and crashes to desktop, you most likely have 16GB RAM like i had. Just increase the virtual memory or buy 32gb RAM. Worked both for me. Never had any crashes again.
Sadly that's not it. I have 64 gb of RAM 7900 X3D and a 4080 GPU. Even some streamers with maxed out PCs 4090 and 128 GB of RAM are still crashing ever 5-10 minutes.

I agree as with my case it was with the overlay crashing. Mods in particular can cause crashes as well so I'd recommend removing any mods that might cause problems like the DLSS 3 mod which has been known to crash for some people.

Some cases might be specific to certain PCs as we do not know the specifics of their setups. With any luck, capcom can address potential bugs like those in the future.
Last edited by Burai; Apr 7, 2024 @ 8:43am
Trickflo Mar 30, 2024 @ 11:47pm 
I didn't have this problem until yesterday idk what changed but suddenly every 10 to 15 my PC would freeze up and restart itself while running dd2, I turned down a few graphics settings to get my graphics card from orange to white and then it would go 30-45 mins after reading this I changed the gameoverlayrender64.dll name and was able to play for 2 hours without any problems thanks for the solution and if anyone else is having problems try that.
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