As we all know that Riders Republic Ubisoft has been recently released and players are facing many bugs and issues since its launch. According to complaints from players, one of the major problems that comes up is the game crashing or refusing to launch. Users are unable to connect to Ubisoft servers as the game crashes within 5 seconds of launch.
Players reported encountering crashes during the testing phase of the game, but we regret to report that the issue is still not fixed after launch. Users have reported that the game initially freezes, then freezes for a long time, and eventually crashes and goes to the dashboard. This is one of the issues in the game, and we have a full list of all Riders Republic bugs! Which you can read in this post.
How to Fix Crashing and Launch Issues
For information, let us tell you that Ubisoft has also taken notice of the Crashing and Launch issues and has since posted on its support forum that the issues are under investigation. Ubisoft’s Support Twitter has also tweeted, acknowledging the issue for Xbox Series X users and requesting some insights from the players.
However, while console players wait for the official fix, follow the steps below to fix the problem on your PC:
DirectX 12
If you’re playing Riders Republic on Windows 10, DirectX 12 is a necessity to run the game and it does not support DX 11. Here’s how you can check the version of DirectX installed on your system:
- Open run and type dxdiag and press Enter
- The DirectX Diagnostic Tool will appear.
- Next you need to open the System tab and look at the bottom of the System Information list.
- You should see your DirectX version over here.
Keep in mind that the game does not support anything below Windows 10 so you should try upgrading that Windows 7 if you’re still on it!
Uninstall the Beta Version
If you had downloaded the Beta Version of Riders Republic during the trial phase, chances are that your Beta files are conflicting with the game files. You might want to wipe off the Beta files before installing the original version of the game.
Delete the options.ini File
A popular fix among users has been to delete the options.ini file in Riders Republic installation folder. For unknown reasons, the file has been causing troubles and forcing the game to crash. Here is the path to delete the file: %Documents%\My Games\Riders Republic\Default.
Verify In-Game Files
There might also be a possibility that your game files have been corrupted and bugged out. However, don’t rush to re-install the game just yet. You can verify the integrity of your files and repair any corrupted files in your game directory.
Ubisoft Connect
- Open Ubisoft Connect and go to “Games”
- Choose Riders Republic
- Click on Properties from the left bar
- Scroll under Local Files section and click on Verify Files.
Epic Games Launcher
- Open Epic Games Launcher and go to your Library
- Click on Riders Republic
- Next click on the Settings icon and click on Verify.
- When the proccess completes, restart the launcher for the effects to take place.
Update your GPU
Out-dated GPU can also be a major reason for game crashes. We’d recommend updating your GPUs to the latest version available.
It might also be the case that your Anti Virus software is blocking off the .exe file of Riders Republic. We would suggest letting your Anti-virus allow files from Riders Republic to run and play.
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