Red Dead 2 PC update targets issues ahead of Steam release

Crashes and other problems addressed in latest update

Rockstar has released a new Red Dead Redemption 2 title update designed to address performance and stability issues with the PC version of the game.

Players have encountered numerous problems with the PC version of the game since it released on November 5, leading to a series of Red Dead Redemption 2 updates designed to fix the issues and an apology from the studio.

The latest update arrives shortly before the game’s set to be released on Steam on December 5, a month after the PC version launched elsewhere.

“After a series of updates to the game, the Rockstar Games Launcher and the latest NVIDIA drivers, we believe the vast majority of performance issues for Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC have now been resolved,” Rockstar said last week.

It also released a “complimentary care package” for Red Dead Redemption 2 PC players following the game’s troubled launch.

Red Dead Redemption 2 title update

General / Miscellaneous – PC

Improvements to fix an issue that resulted in a crash when running out of memory
Any users experiencing memory-related error messages should check their virtual memory settings are correct by following the instructions on this support article
Improvements to fix an issue that resulted in potential save corruption and permanent loss of progress if the player was signed out of their Social Club account while in Story Mode
Improvements to fix an issue that resulted in partial lighting of hair/fur when the Resolution Scale graphical setting was set to higher than the native resolution
Improvements to fix an issue that resulted in a crash when entering the Landing Page during game startup
Improvements to fix an issue that resulted in a crash during initial startup for some specific hardware configurations
Improvements to fix an issue that resulted in random crashes during gameplay on systems using a Nvidia GTX 970 graphics card
Improvements to fix an issue that resulted in a crash when starting the Benchmark Tool on low-end systems
Improvements to fix an issue that resulted in instability on some systems running Windows 10 Version 1090 (November 2019 Update)
Improvements to fix an issue that resulted in audio stuttering/stalling when the game is running at high framerates
Improvements to fix an issue that resulted in pixelated/blocky rendering artifacts on shadows during some cutscenes
Improvements to fix an issue that resulted in rendering and lighting artifacts when the Screen Space Ambient Occlusion graphical option was set to Ultra
Improvements to fix several issues that resulted in rendering and lighting artifacts on some systems during gameplay
Improvements to fix several issues that resulted in random crashes during gameplay in Story Mode and Red Dead Online