PAYDAY 2: Screen flickering at 1920x1080 resolution

[Type 4 Diabetes]

I am running Windows 8 64bit with a 670GTX. Video drivers are up to date. I experience constant screen flickering at 1080p (1920x1080), lowering resolution removes the strange flickering. I've also found that the flickering increases chance of image retention on the monitor (Thankfully stuck pixels are easy to fix).

I only experience this in Payday 2. For now I'm just sticking with a slightly lower ingame resolution. Any ideas on how to fix or what is wrong with my setup?

Edit: This thread was originally created for PAYDAY 2, but for some reason ended up in the PAYDAY 1 forums. I think this was because they used to be under the same forum but split.

So to clarify the posted solution below will work for PAYDAY 2.

Solution:

Originally posted by Forblaze:

Go to appdata\local\payday and open renderer_settings.xml.

If you can't find appdata, open the run prompt (windows key + r) and paste this: "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Payday\renderer_settings.xml"

adjust the settings under renderer_config to match what your display device uses.

Make sure your video driver isn't trying to force any settings either.

[Forblaze]

You aren't using ATI Tray Tools, are you?

[Type 4 Diabetes]

Nah, using a nvidia card so no amd/ati stuff installed.

[Forblaze]

Originally posted by Bob the Android Penguin:

Nah, using a nvidia card so no amd/ati stuff installed.

Go to appdata\local\payday and open renderer_settings.xml.

If you can't find appdata, open the run prompt (windows key + r) and paste this: "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Payday\renderer_settings.xml"

adjust the settings under renderer_config to match what your display device uses.

Make sure your video driver isn't trying to force any settings either.

[Type 4 Diabetes]

Originally posted by Forblaze:

Originally posted by Bob the Android Penguin:

Nah, using a nvidia card so no amd/ati stuff installed.

Go to appdata\local\payday and open renderer_settings.xml.

If you can't find appdata, open the run prompt (windows key + r) and paste this: "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Payday\renderer_settings.xml"

adjust the settings under renderer_config to match what your display device uses.

Make sure your video driver isn't trying to force any settings either.

This worked. I checked the nvidia control panel and made sure I wasn't forcing a global setting. Nothing there.

Editing the renderer settings worked. I found that setting 1920x1080 ingame sets the refresh rate to 25 by default causing the flickering/screen shaking. Changing refresh rate to 60 in the render_settings.xml fixed that for me.

Thanks for help.

[Captain Bongulus]

Fixed mine too, thanks

[;;;;]

Originally posted by Forblaze:

Originally posted by Bob the Android Penguin:

Nah, using a nvidia card so no amd/ati stuff installed.

Go to appdata\local\payday and open renderer_settings.xml.

If you can't find appdata, open the run prompt (windows key + r) and paste this: "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Payday\renderer_settings.xml"

adjust the settings under renderer_config to match what your display device uses.

Make sure your video driver isn't trying to force any settings either.

My Lord and saviour! ;*

[Cooconuts]

Originally posted by Forblaze:

Originally posted by Bob the Android Penguin:

Nah, using a nvidia card so no amd/ati stuff installed.

Go to appdata\local\payday and open renderer_settings.xml.

If you can't find appdata, open the run prompt (windows key + r) and paste this: "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Payday\renderer_settings.xml"

adjust the settings under renderer_config to match what your display device uses.

Make sure your video driver isn't trying to force any settings either.

Thanks, it worked for me too!

[Seven]

Originally posted by Forblaze:

Originally posted by Bob the Android Penguin:

Nah, using a nvidia card so no amd/ati stuff installed.

Go to appdata\local\payday and open renderer_settings.xml.

If you can't find appdata, open the run prompt (windows key + r) and paste this: "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Payday\renderer_settings.xml"

adjust the settings under renderer_config to match what your display device uses.

Make sure your video driver isn't trying to force any settings either.

Thank youuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!

[JJDeRune]

change refresh rate ,thats all

[Serelia]

Thanks for the fix. But seriously why the hell is it defaulted to 25Hz!?

[Ju🅰️stin!]

Originally posted by Forblaze:

Originally posted by Bob the Android Penguin:

Nah, using a nvidia card so no amd/ati stuff installed.

Go to appdata\local\payday and open renderer_settings.xml.

If you can't find appdata, open the run prompt (windows key + r) and paste this: "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Payday\renderer_settings.xml"

adjust the settings under renderer_config to match what your display device uses.

Make sure your video driver isn't trying to force any settings either.

Thanks alot dude !

[zanna]

that works even with PAYDAY 2. Thank you very much!

[BigPanda™]

Originally posted by 00deadpool00:

that works even with PAYDAY 2. Thank you very much!

+1

[Chiisana]

how to get to the Local i cant find it

[B Dawg]

Originally posted by Chiisana koi no uta :^):

how to get to the Local i cant find it

It's hidden by default, you have to go to Folder Options and set it to Show hidden files, folders and drivers, or just copy paste this line in the windows run prompt:

%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Payday\renderer_settings.xml