Red Dead Redemption 2 PC COMPLETE guide how to solve graphics and launching problem errors (im gamer for like 18 years)

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What am I solving in this guide?

1. launch error problems / unexpected exit / privileges / firewall / deep root permissions
2. Graphics tearing, freezing, glitches, stuttering

Follow this guide how to play without errors so you dont need to buy new computer

I will fix for you all problems including the privilege firewall and graphics tearing

1. GPU Drivers — make sure you have latest drivers / amd, latest windows update (win 10 including all packages)
2. HIGH performance mode

1. Nvidia control panel — (customize 3d — select red dead exe and also turn off triple buffering, vertical sync and make sure theres also HIGH performance mode, also turn on ULTRA mode for small latency.

1. PRIVILEGES — make sure that the program the game is run as administrator and also rockstar game launcher make it persistent.
2. TEARING/STUTTERING/GLITCHES — If you have older gen CPU like I5 4590 etc then you have problem also if you have only 4 cores, so you need to run program Process lasso, select the game exe and change the Limit CPU to rule: if cpu spikes to 98 percent you reduce it by 1 core for 1 second, also make it high priority

1. So many processes — u don’t run unnecesary launchers (not Rockstar), like steam etc, some programs on background like chrome browsers, anything that could make a mess in your resources its not that you have i7 latest gen or 32gb of memory you are done, its that there could be always some dis-compatibility. While u are gaming u dont need it anyway.
2. u dont need to update bios and such things just use COMODO antivirus/firewall its free and I use it for many years, disable your Windows Defender (its not bulletproof anyway). In custom rules in Comodo make exception to red dead redemption exe as trusted application AND also put whole folder of Red Dead to miscelaneous under “Dont detect shellcode injections

And also do this!! Important.

My spec before upgrade in 2020 (i know its not latest gen but srsly this was stated by Rockstar to be recommended lowest gear so I decided to run it even on 2k)

GPU: GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i5–4590 CPU @ 3.30GHz
RAM 16 GB RAM
Resol 2560 x 1440

The best Graphics details and performance is shown below and tweaked by me.On full HD you should run on 60 fps+ with gtx 1060 ultra, on 2k you can go medium high 30–40fps. If you have RTX gfx you win.

Complete recommended optimal settings based on heavy GPU/CPU usage VS their impact on visual feel

My complete settings that you save as XML

Save it to C:\Users\YOURACCOUNTNAME\Documents\Rockstar Games\Red Dead Redemption 2\Settings

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

<rage__fwuiSystemSettingsCollection>
<version value=”35" />
<configSource>kSettingsConfig_Auto</configSource>
<graphics>
<tessellation>kSettingLevel_Medium</tessellation>
<shadowQuality>kSettingLevel_Medium</shadowQuality>
<farShadowQuality>kSettingLevel_High</farShadowQuality>
<reflectionQuality>kSettingLevel_Medium</reflectionQuality>
<mirrorQuality>kSettingLevel_High</mirrorQuality>
<ssao>kSettingLevel_Medium</ssao>
<textureQuality>kSettingLevel_Medium</textureQuality>
<particleQuality>kSettingLevel_Medium</particleQuality>
<waterQuality>kSettingLevel_Medium</waterQuality>
<volumetricsQuality>kSettingLevel_Medium</volumetricsQuality>
<lightingQuality>kSettingLevel_Medium</lightingQuality>
<ambientLightingQuality>kSettingLevel_High</ambientLightingQuality>
<anisotropicFiltering value=”2" />
<taa>kSettingLevel_Medium</taa>
<fxaaEnabled value=”false” />
<msaa value=”0" />
<graphicsQualityPreset value=”0.500000" />
</graphics>
<advancedGraphics>
<API>kSettingAPI_DX12</API>
<locked value=”false” />
<asyncComputeEnabled value=”false” />
<transferQueuesEnabled value=”true” />
<shadowSoftShadows>kSettingLevel_High</shadowSoftShadows>
<motionBlur value=”true” />
<motionBlurLimit value=”16.000000" />
<particleLightingQuality>kSettingLevel_Medium</particleLightingQuality>
<waterReflectionSSR value=”true” />
<waterRefractionQuality>kSettingLevel_Medium</waterRefractionQuality>
<waterReflectionQuality>kSettingLevel_Medium</waterReflectionQuality>
<waterSimulationQuality value=”2" />
<waterLightingQuality>kSettingLevel_High</waterLightingQuality>
<furDisplayQuality>kSettingLevel_Medium</furDisplayQuality>
<maxTexUpgradesPerFrame value=”5" />
<shadowGrassShadows>kSettingLevel_Medium</shadowGrassShadows>
<shadowParticleShadows value=”true” />
<shadowLongShadows value=”true” />
<directionalShadowsAlpha value=”false” />
<worldHeightShadowQuality value=”0.660000" />
<directionalScreenSpaceShadowQuality value=”0.660000" />
<ambientMaskVolumesHighPrecision value=”true” />
<scatteringVolumeQuality>kSettingLevel_Medium</scatteringVolumeQuality>
<volumetricsRaymarchQuality>kSettingLevel_Medium</volumetricsRaymarchQuality>
<volumetricsLightingQuality>kSettingLevel_Medium</volumetricsLightingQuality>
<volumetricsRaymarchResolutionUnclamped value=”false” />
<terrainShadowQuality>kSettingLevel_High</terrainShadowQuality>
<damageModelsDisabled value=”false” />
<decalQuality>kSettingLevel_High</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_High</POMQuality>
<probeRelightEveryFrame value=”false” />
<scalingMode>kSettingScale_Mode1o1</scalingMode>
<reflectionMSAA value=”0" />
<lodScale value=”1.000000" />
<grassLod value=”1.000000" />
<pedLodBias value=”0.000000" />
<vehicleLodBias value=”0.000000" />
<sharpenIntensity value=”1.000000" />
<treeQuality>kSettingLevel_Medium</treeQuality>
<deepsurfaceQuality>kSettingLevel_High</deepsurfaceQuality>
</advancedGraphics>
<video>
<adapterIndex value=”0" />
<outputIndex value=”0" />
<resolutionIndex value=”15" />
<screenWidth value=”1920" />
<screenHeight value=”1080" />
<refreshRateIndex value=”7" />
<refreshRateNumerator value=”60" />
<refreshRateDenominator value=”1" />
<windowed value=”0" />
<vSync value=”0" />
<tripleBuffered value=”true” />
<pauseOnFocusLoss value=”false” />
<constrainMousePointer value=”false” />
</video>
<videoCardDescription>NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB</videoCardDescription>
</rage__fwuiSystemSettingsCollection>

Other helping sources

https://www.reddit.com/r/RDR2/comments/dsfy3g/settings_that_do_and_dont_affect_fps_performance/
https://imgur.com/SBEV2zX
https://www.game-debate.com/news/27927/red-dead-redemption-2-most-important-graphics-options-every-setting-benchmarked
https://www.reddit.com/r/reddeadredemption/comments/dsfoue/rdr2_launch_issues_megathread_day_two/
lasolimter
https://www.reddit.com/r/PCRedDead/comments/ds3kk4/stutter_freeze_temporal_fix_red_dead_redemption_2/