How to solve various Common and Uncommon issues: The Discord Collection.

Overview

This is technically not a ‘Guide’, but a collection of Questions and possible Solutions re-posted from the Official Hell Let Loose Discord.- – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – To search for any issues/solutions faster, please Press CTRL+F in this Guide and search for your issue its keyword, such as ‘server’ or ‘VOIP’. This shows all the possible solutions posted here.

Introduction

Why this ‘guide’ exists

Features all common questions and solutions posted in the Discord Hell Let Loose – Tech-Solutions channel. This ‘guide’ has been made to make sure all Steam Players who do not have access to Discord, can still benefit from the library of solutions directly from inside of Steam.

This ‘guide’ is copied and based out of the Tech-Solutions Channel and can be found here:
Hell Let Loose Official Discord[discord.gg]

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If you have any other issues or problems, please do create a support ticket here:
Team17 Support[www.team17.com]

The Forum is also an amazing place to hang out, ot to search for solutions:
Hell Let Loose Forum[forum.hellletloose.com]

Additional Steam fixes, solutions and support can be found/posted here:
Hell Let Loose Steam Support

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To search for any issues/solutions faster, please Press CTRL+F in this Guide and search for your issue its keyword, such as ‘server’ or ‘VOIP’. This shows all the possible solutions posted here.

Server Related Issues: Part 1

(A) Change the Steam ping settings from Automatic (5000) to 250 (the Lower) to show all servers again.

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(A) If you are having server connection issues can you try the steps in these links here:

Troubleshooting Network Connectivity: [link]
Clear download cache – [link]
Flush your DNS Cache – [link]
Steps to open Ports – [link]
Can you please ensure your NAT (Network Address Translation) is set to Open or Moderate? You will need to contact your ISP or router manufacturer for information on how to perform these steps.

Can you also make sure you check your Steam download region as well.
[link]

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(A) For the ones that ran into the “No Compatible Servers Found” error, Have you tried the Steam Ping Fix from above? If so, could you check out the Team 17 Support post in Steam about the new Fix, and also to receive a more on-topic level of support. [link]

Another solution is to try to switch your Ethernet port on your PC from On-Board to Ethernet Card, or vice-versa. Or try to switch to WiFi/Ethernet and vice-versa and restart the game.

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(A) From “[1AD]ZukoEU”: Please reinstall or move Hell Let Loose to the default C:/Program Files/HLL destination. Also make sure that you are only using one version of Visual Studio. Visual Studio 2015 and Visual Studio 2017 can not be on the machine at the same time. Some programs for whatever reason when installed to a different drive than the default C:/ one can not create folders or download required files for the game to run properly with no errors. Visual Studio contains useful libraries essential for a game. Make sure ALL your drivers are Up-To-Date, this so you do not have to worry about these things.

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(A) From “Steam – <Red-Cross> Arab Assasian”: Possible fix for High Ping spikes/Ping Kick, for those with Nvidia cards, “Nvidia Web Service Helper” was using 8MB/s of network usage (40x increase), when I started to get lag (couldnt throw a nade) I opened up Task Manager, I closed the Helper and the Ping went back to normal and I didnt get kicked. I have not been kicked for Ping since I started doing this when I get Ping spikes.

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(A) Please temporarily disable your current Anti-Virus and add the Hell Let Loose Shipping .exe file to your Firewall and the Anti-Virus Exclusion list. Webroot has been reported to block Hell Let Loose, please uninstall or disable this before playing.

WARNING: Anti-Virus software is very important, please do have any Anti-Virus program installed, but do check Discord, Forums and Steam about which programs block Hell Let Loose and which not.

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(A) From “Discord – MieuwPieuw”: In the Windows Control Panel, go to Network and Internet, press on Network and Sharing Centre. Press the Change Adapter Settings button, and RMB on the network you are currently using, this could be Ethernet or WiFi and press Properties. In the following window, disable the IPV6 checkbox and press OK to save the changes, restart your laptop/desktop and then have an amazing time playing Hell Let Loose!

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(A) From “Discord – Plexus”: Please delete the Settings Folder and Update your GPU drivers. This should fix the issue right away.

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(A) From “Discord – [1AD]ZukoEU”: This may or not work for all, but Steam has a cool setting that allows you to change your location (No VPN).

Launch Steam – At the upper left corner go to Steam – Settings (a windows will pop). Go to Downloads and change your Download Region to EU, US or RU (you should choose a country that’s closest to your location). Give it a try and hopefully you will see more servers popping.

More at: [link]

Server Related Issues: Part 2

(A) From “Discord – [1AD]ZukoEU#8327”:

1) Re-Install / Repair the EAC install

Navigate to the “Easy Anti-Cheat” folder default folder should be C:Program Files(x86)SteamsteamappscommonHell Let Loose’EasyAntiCheat
Inside you will find the installer for EAC ( run it as administrator ) and select Hell Let Loose as your game. Or you could Uninstall EAC – Verify game integrity ( right click on HLL , go to properties , verify integrity ) and then re-install it again.

2 ) Delete your Hell Let Loose Appdata folder . There is a posibility that your config file may be corrupt and that’s what blocking the game from loading. Go to windows search bar type %localappdata% or %appdata% find the HLL folder – Saved – Config file (Delete it / Make sure that you will “Empty Recycle Bin”). Then start the game again via steam right click – properties – Local Files tab – Verify Integrity of game files (it will probably take a while depending on your internet connection). Want to make it clear that when you will delete your Config file every video and gameplay setting will be restored to default. So if you have any specific in game setting for ADS or General Sensitivity make sure to create a txt with the exact values.
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3) Won’t probably do much but flush dns has helped me in the past so why not give it a try.
Open Command Prompt – again go to windows search bar type cmd , Right Click and Run As Administrator then type this command: netsh winsock reset
A message will pop telling you to restart your pc to apply the changes, then type: ipconfig/flushdns, and then restart your pc.

4) Increase your Windows Page File: [link]
I don’t really know much about virtual memory pagefile so it’s up to you if you wanna do it or not.

5) And last but not least a clean install of Windows 10 would probably solve all of the issues you are currently facing.

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(A) From “Discord – [1AD]ZukoEU#8327”:

We are going to talk about port forwarding , how to find programs PID and how to create a port forward rule. Start HLL then Alt Tab press Left Ctrl + Shift + Esc (Task Manager will pop) – Go to Details – Click on PID twice and make sure that you can see HLL and HLL Win 64 as well. Save the PID numbers somewhere and let’s move on to the next part.

Now what you want to do is go to Windows Search Bar – Type CMD (Right Click and Run As Administrator). Don’t Freak Out, it’s just a friendly Black Box that can potentially help you fix your issue. Type: – netstat /a /n /o | find “PID for HLL”

And once again: netstat /a /n /o | find “PID for HLL-Win64”. You should see TCP (That’s not the actual TCP it’s just an example 192.192.0.0 : 10000 That’s the port we are going to use later on). Numbers and (status of our Application) ESTABLISHED (could be Listening – Time_Wait or Close_Wait).

Now that you know what’s your TCP for HLL and HLL-Win64 go to the Windows Search Bar and type Windows Defender Firewall With Advanced Security. A new window will appear. Go to Inbound Rules – Right Side of the screen you should see a setting called New Rule… Click on New Rule (new window will appear) – Choose Port click Next – New window will appear Don’t Change anything and add the TCP ports from HLL and HLL-Win64.

EXAMPLE:
Specified Local Ports : 10000 – 10500 (use TCP ports of HLL and HLL-Win64)

Click Next – Choose Allow The Connection – Then Check all 3
(Domain – Private – Public) – Next enter a Desired Name for your Rule and that should hopefully fix the issue for you.

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(A) From “Discord – Ra1nbowXD”: If you have the correct VPN set-up, you get better ping. Some VPN can shorten the path of your connection, hence lower ping. The Chinese do gets 120-140 from China with VPN, and 400+ without VPN connecting to EU Servers.

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(A) If you are having this issue, please make sure you install Hell Let Loose on a faster hard drive. Various players reported installing Hell Let Loose on at least an SSD or even a NVMe drive solved this issue. Before you try this, make sure you tried the above “AntiVirus Exception List” solution and even the “Direct VPN” solution.

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(A) Please ask the Server Admins to contact the Host and ask for a reboot of the Physical Host Machine. This should clear up most of the issues, giving the Servers a chance to clear up, flush any pending data and cool down for a second.

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(A) From Discord member: “Conan the Librarian”: I had to run HLL.exe as administrator and EAC as not administrator. This fixed my issues.

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(A) This might not work for all of you but I assume it might work for a good few of you having the lost connection to host problem.

So what you want to do is go to control panel then click network and internet then click network and sharing centre.

Then under where it says access type it will say connections and next to that it will tell you what Ethernet cable or WiFi you are using click on it.

Go to properties find internet Protocol version 6 and un check it then press ok and test your game

Credit to reddit user: Alien277365

A fix from HellLetLoose

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(A) From Discord “ZukoEU”: There are 2 things that could interfere with the game resulting to an anti-cheat violation message.

1): Either it takes way too long for you to load into a battle ( 4 – 5 minutes ).

If possible please move the game to an SSD or any other disk ( Steam Library – Hell Let Loose ( Right click ) – Properties – Local Files – Move Install Folder ) after you are done do a quick verification of game files ( see below how ) and restart steam .

2): …or game is “Corrupted” and you need to fix it using EAC or Steam tools.

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Steam Library – Hell Let Loose ( right click ) – Properties – Local Files – Verify Integrity Of Game Files .

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Follow this path SteamLibrarysteamappscommonHell Let LooseEasyAntiCheat run EasyAntiCheat_Setup as Administrator and Repair Hell Let Loose . Restart steam when you are done.

Server Related Issues: Part 3

(A) Try playing the game through a Ethernet Cable, or if you are connected to a 5GHz band, try switching to a 2.4GHz band. Players have reported that this fixed the issue for them.

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(A) From Reddit “Sasquatch661”: There is software on ROG systems called GameFirst VI. It’s suppose to help optimize your system when gaming. However, it has a long known issue to cause network issues and high pings. Please try uninstalling additional programs.

Note from Jaguar: Republic of Gamers – If your having a problem, go into Task Manager Services Tab, then switch off ROG Live Service. You will need to do this every time you update your graphics driver.

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(A) You need to make the HLL folder not read-only. To do this, follow the next steps:
– Type %localappdata% in windows search bar.
– Find AppDataLocalHLL
– Then RMB on that folder, Properties, then disable the read-only checkbox.

Game (Crash/Screen) Issues: Part 1

(A) Navigate to the GameUserSettings.ini file:
– type %localappdata% in windows search bar
– AppDataLocalHLLSavedConfigWindowsNoEditor
– Open the GameUserSettings.ini file and paste this under whatever is in there but above the:

“[Scalability Groups]”:
FullscreenMode=0
LastConfirmedFullscreenMode=0

or

From Discord Member “ooferreeno”:
Disable custom resolution and custom refresh rate in Nvidia Control Panel

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(A) From ZukoEU: Update your graphics card drivers, but perform a CLEAN /full uninstall of your drivers by using a program called ( DDU )

How to:
Latest DDU version (wagnardsoft is the official site for DDU): DDU Article[www.wagnardsoft.com]

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(A) To avoid crash while ALT-tabbing set the display mode in-game to Windowed Fullscreen.

NOTE: DX12 is not officially supported, so please enable DX12 only when you know what you are doing and understand the workings of DX12 on your specific machine.

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(A) From Discord “ZukoEU”: There are 2 things that could interfere with the game resulting to an anti-cheat violation message.

1): Either it takes way too long for you to load into a battle ( 4 – 5 minutes ).

If possible please move the game to an SSD or any other disk ( Steam Library – Hell Let Loose ( Right click ) – Properties – Local Files – Move Install Folder ) after you are done do a quick verification of game files ( see below how ) and restart steam.

2): …or game is “Corrupted” and you need to fix it using EAC or Steam tools.

( Steam Tool)
Steam Library – Hell Let Loose ( right click ) – Properties – Local Files – Verify Integrity Of Game Files.

(EAC Tool)
Follow this path SteamLibrarysteamappscommonHell Let LooseEasyAntiCheat run EasyAntiCheat_Setup as Administrator and Repair Hell Let Loose . Restart steam when you are done.

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(Q) I keep getting the EXCEPTION ACCESS VIOLATION crashes, what can I do? I looked into all above posted solutions.

(A) From Discord “ZukoEU”: Unfortunately we can’t tell for sure what causes them. There are a few things that you can try to help you identify the problem:

1): Make sure you have everything up to date (graphics, network, sound drivers, etc.) including the latest WIndows 10 Update Packages.

1a): To check your WIndows 10 Version, type at the Windows search bar: “Winver” ( Latest Version should be “Version 2004 OS Build 19041.508 “).

2): Sometimes an outdated/old BIOS Version could affect the in game performance, so please make sure that you have the latest BIOS update installed.

2a): This video will help you: .

3): After you have made sure that everything is updated and running properly it’s time to test the Hardware.

3a): Memtest86 (MemTest[www.memtest86.com]). Let the program run for at least one full pass. If the memtest86 shows any errors then you will have to check your RAM sticks, first make sure that they have been installed correctly and then test each RAM separately until you find the faulty one.

3b): Furmark (FurMark[geeks3d.com]). Run the test for at least 10 minutes make sure that there are not any crashes/freezes. Check the temperatures as well while the program is running.

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(A) From Discord “ZukoEU”: Unfortunately we can’t tell for sure what causes them. There are a few things that you can try to help you identify the problem:

1): Make sure you have everything up to date (graphics, network, sound drivers, etc.) including the latest WIndows 10 Update Packages.

1a): To check your WIndows 10 Version, type at the Windows search bar: “Winver” (Latest Version should be “Version 2004 OS Build 19041.508 “).

2): Sometimes an outdated/old BIOS Version could affect the in game performance, so please make sure that you have the latest BIOS update installed.

2a): This video will help you: .

3): After you have made sure that everything is updated and running properly it’s time to test the Hardware.

3a): Memtest86 here[www.memtest86.com]. Let the program run for at least one full pass. If the memtest86 shows any errors then you will have to check your RAM sticks, first make sure that they have been installed correctly and then test each RAM separately until you find the faulty one.

3b): Furmark here[geeks3d.com]. Run the test for at least 10 minutes make sure that there are not any crashes/freezes. Check the temperatures as well while the program is running.

3b): Note: 3D Mark (Port Royal or Firestrike) can be used instead of Furmark too, to show if your GPU is stable.

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(A) From Discord “Watchtower”: Increase the PC its (SSD) Page File to match or be above the systems VRAM. This should stop the “Out of video memory trying to allocate a texture” crashes from happening.

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(A) Although DX12 gives a great boost to certain players, this is currently not officially supported. Please remove the -dx12 from the Steam Launch Options if you added it before.

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(A) Please look into the following post made by “Towerful” on Reddit:

"Unhandled Exception: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION writing address 0x000000f8" (And my fix) from HellLetLoose

(A²) Another related solution by “SpinexLive”: The GOXLR was reconnected and HLL is set to output to the game soundboard, so it couldnt recognise it. Changed them and no more error.

(A³) Another solution reported by “[BLB]Genome {GC}” is to update your Audio Driver (Realtek, On-Board, External, USB, etc.). This should also fix this issue.

Game (Crash/Screen) Issues: Part 2

(A) From – Discord Zuko and Apples: Any HDD with less than 7200 rpm will result to ” Lost Connection to host ” issues. Try to lower your Page File in Windows.

Best is to play from a SSD or NVMe.

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(A) Run Steam as Admin. This should fix most of the “Lost Connection to Host” messages.

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(A) Try to disable BitDefender and try to play again.

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(A) From Discord’s “Jacksown”: Here is what he did:
1.) Control Panel / Programs & Features / Uninstall Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 (I had a x64 and x86 version – uninstalled both)
2.) Went to the following URL: here[support.microsoft.com]
3.) Under the Visual Studio 2015, 2017 and 2019 section, I downloaded and installed “vc_redist.x64.exe”
4.) This installed “Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019” *
5.) Restarted PC
6.) Issue resolved

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(A) From Steam’s SirCups: Go to C:UsersAppDataLocalHLLSavedConfigWindowsNoEditor

In there delete every file except for your Input that way you wont lose keybindings.
After that verify integrity and game content and relaunch the game.

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(A) From member: 7-CLOWN-7 Anyone that gets a PAK CHUNK error these are resolved 99.9% of the time just by Verifying your game files in Steam. For Visual Studio C++ errors can easily be resolved by using an AIO installer like this. This covers every known version and is perfectly safe and I’ve used for years and they update frequently. here[www.techpowerup.com].

For D3D errors this is 99.9% due to using the -dx12 option in your Steam game launch options. Do NOT overclock anything. Use Windows 10. Have fully patched. Have all the latest drivers. No need for 3rd party firewall or anti-virus software (Windows Defender) is more than enough. Be sure to have your Windows Firewalls shut off as well here[www.techpowerup.com].

I’ve said it before it covers all VC++ – It will make sure any system has all that are required usually by any and all applications. Period. Just run the install.bat file as administrator and follow the prompts. It may say already installed just move along till completed. Then reboot and all should be right in the world.
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(A) From Discord’s RedBaron: In BitDefender, go to Advanced Threat Defense -> Settings tab and disable the thing completely until you finished playing the game.

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(A) From Reddit’s CrossMW: I fixed my registry with CCleaner and after that the problem didn’t occur for a whole week now.

Unlisted and Uncommon Issues: Part 1

(A) Player reported disabling Windows Defender worked for them by solving this issue.

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(A) Do you have other controlling devices plugged in? Please unplug any other controllers from your system.

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(A) First, Hold ‘Alt’ and press ‘Enter’ to move to full-screen (Command+Enter in Mac/Nvidia Now). Then you can readjust your resolutions settings. If this did not work, try the following: In your Window Explorer type %LOCALAPPDATA% in what is basically the “url” bar or go to

C:Users<You User Name>AppDataLocalHLL, or it could be in C:Users<UserName>AppDataLocalApplication DataHLLSavedConfigWindowsNoEditor. (You might have to display hidden files and folders…)

Then Adjust or Delete the the “GameUserSettings.ini” file and restart Hell Let Loose. If this does not work, Delete the entire HLL folder.

(>) Optionally, you can look at the “I can not click the DEPLOY button or any button in the deployment screen.” question and answer posted below.

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(A) If you want to change you language in the game please follow the steps below.

1. Follow this directory: C:Users[USERNAME]AppDataLocalHLLSavedConfigWindowsNoEditor
2. Open up Engine.ini
3. At the bottom paste in:
[Internationalization]
Culture=en

4. Save the file
5. Follow this directory: C:Program Files (x86)SteamsteamappscommonHell Let LooseHLLSavedConfigWindowsNoEditor
6. Open up Engine.ini
7. At the bottom paste in:
[Internationalization]
Culture=en

8. Save the file
9. Boot up Hell Let Loose

Appdata may not be visible for everyone. You may need to make it visible via accessing the ‘show hidden files and folders’ option on your pc.
The layout of where to paste the codes are important.
Game cannot be running while doing this as when it closes properly it will revert.
If the folder directory is different, it’s still the same principle with a different starting letter.

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(A) If you’re experiencing the ‘Easy Anti Cheat – 30007 error’, then most probably the Driver Signature Enforcement (DSE) service is disabled in your system, however this service is necessary for the Easy Anti-Cheat system. DSE is a security mechanism for 64-bit versions of Windows (forcibly checks the program signing certificates for all loadable kernel mode drivers). In order to enable this service, follow the instruction below:

Press the Start (Windows) button.
Type “cmd” in the search or Run box, RMB on the CMD program and click “Run as Administrator” or simply press “Enter”

In the command prompt enter these lines:
bcdedit -set TESTSIGNING OFF , press “Enter”

bcdedit -set NOINTEGRITYCHECKS OFF , press “Enter”
Reboot your PC in order to apply the changes.

Note: Also, make sure your PC is not booted in ‘Safe Mode’.

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(A) Try disabling Windows Notification Manager and relaunch the game. Optionally you could try pressing ALT+ENTER (Command+Enter in Mac/Nvidia Now), or switching between Windowed, Windowed Fullscreen, and Fullscreen. Optionally you can force exit the game and manually enter you video/screen settings into the engine.ini file.

(>) Optionally, you can look at the “I can not get the Display Resolution to work correctly, my mouse can not reach certain buttons.” question and answer posted above.

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(A) Please rename all .MP4 files in the video folder (Drive Letter: SteamSteamAppscommonHell Let LooseHLLContentMovies), and relaunch the game.

Or you can delete the folder found here: (Drive Letter: SteamLibrarysteamappscommonHell Let LooseHLLContentMovies), and relaunch the game.

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(A) Install all available Windows Updates. After the updates are installed, restart your computer. After the restart repeat the Windows Updates step again until no more updates are available.

Download the Visual C++ Redistributable: For Windows 64-bit – Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 (64-bit) [link]

Run the vcredist_x64.exe (64-bit) and select Uninstall, after this, Run the .exe again and select Install.

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(A) Try to click on the yellow-ish text above the games. This text is saying “X titles have been excluded based on your preferences. Optionally you can adjust your filters you’ve set inside of Steam. You can disable/edit these from Settings > Account details > Preferences.

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(A) Please delete the folder found here: (Drive Letter: SteamLibrarysteamappscommonHell Let LooseHLLContentMovies) and relaunch the game.

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(A) AVG removes HLL-Win64-Shipping.exe resulting in Launch Error, Avast Antivirus removes the Easy Anti-Cheat file HLL-Win64-Shipping.exe. Unless this file is in place the game will not start. You will be prompted a dialog displaying a Launch Error. The found threat is IDP.ALEXA.51 and is a false positive. This is common in several online games.

To solve the problem:
Go to Avast > Protection > Virus Chest
If you are missing the file it should be found there.
Click the 3 dots (…) to the right and select “Restore and add exception”
Restart your machine and relaunch the game.

Unlisted and Uncommon Issues: Part 2

(A) Either remove and reinstall .NET Framework and Visual Studio C++ Libraries/Requirements , if this fails, in the worst case scenario, reinstall Windows. This should get you a fresh install of .NET Framework and Visual Studio C++ Libraries/Requirements to run any game or app.

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(A) Try to remove cookies and restart your browser. After this you can submit a new form.

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(A) Check your permissions, if they check out, run a ‘chkdsk /f’ and/or a ‘chkdsk /r’ on the affected volume. Go to the Start Button (lower left corner); type cmd; run as administrator; then type chkdsk /f . If that comes back clean, then also in the cmd box, run sfc /scannow if you are using Windows 10.

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(A) Try to increase your Windows Page File Size. A reported solution was increasing this size from 7GB to 10GB initial and 12GB maximum.

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(A) It might be goof to check if all your components and software is working properly and is up to date.

From “[40-1]ExpendaBubble”: Open your Command Prompt (Run As Administrator) and then: DISM.EXE /ONLINE /CLEANUP-IMAGE /RESTOREHEALTH
This fixes all kinds of components in Windows 8/10 and downloads the ones that are damaged or missing.

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(A) From “Team17_Help”: Can you please run the Steam client as an Administrator:

1. Go to your Program Files (x86)Steam folder
2. Right-click Steam.exe select properties
3. Select the compatibility tab and click run as admin
4. Launch Steam and Hell Let Loose

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(A) You will need to fix your .Net Framework on Windows 10. If the .net framework application is corrupted or not working correctly and it shows error while install software like office and other applications this tutorial could help you.

Since .Net Framework is integrated in Windows 10 you can not uninstall it or repair like you did in the Windows 8 and Windows 7 in the Control Panel, so the simplest way is to download a tool to Update it by Windows default Update Tool.

Please watch the following video to know more:
Optionally you can Update/Download Windows 10 here: [link]

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(A) It is most likely because Steam is wrongly updating/changing the game-files after an Update or Patch. Please look in the Discord Tech-Support Channel and look for the full reinstall steps.

After this, revert your Nvidia drivers to an older version and disable Game Analytics in the in-game options… Those should make the game run more stable. Also do a Drive Diskcheck/PC Healthcheck and move your game to an SSD rather then a HDD.

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(A) From “Steam – Team17 Support”: Please make sure that the following files are also added to the Anti Virus exception list:

– Program Files (x86)EasyAntiCheatEasyAntiCheat.exe
– Program Files (x86)SteamsteamappscommonHell Let LooseEasyAntiCheatEasyAntiCheat_Setup.exe
– Program Files (x86)SteamsteamappscommonHell Let LooseLaunch_HLL.exe
– Program Files (x86)SteamsteamappscommonHell Let LooseHLL_BugReportUploader.exe
– Program Files (x86)SteamsteamappscommonHell Let LooseHLL.exe
– Program Files (x86)SteamsteamappscommonHell Let LooseHLLBinariesWin64HLL-Win64-Shipping.exe

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(A) From “Steam – Digital Merc”: Closing my RGB Software and Validating Local Game Files in Steam fixed my problems.

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(A) Try to disconnect and reconnect your USB microphone or USB Controller or Device except Keyboard or Mouse (if you have one). Do it in this sequence:

(1) Unplug your headset.
(2) Start your game.
(3) Join server > Squad > Spawn.
(4) Wait for around 30 seconds (Replug your headset).
(5) Should / could stop crashing.

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(A) Try to increase your Windows Page File Size. A reported solution was increasing this size from 7GB to 10GB initial and 12GB maximum, but some players reported to need more.

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(A) I finally fixed the problem! If anyone has a problem like mine (freezing at when deploying on the Map, or freezing in general) Enable stereo mix, or enable all audio devices, and disable the ones you don’t need again.

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(A) Vaulting over any object fixes this issue for now and unlocks the rotation of the camera.

Unlisted and Uncommon Issues: Part 3

(A) From “Steam – [23.] dasding?”: If you use an Nvidia GPU, you need to patch the hotfix 445.75 to 445.78 (the hotfix needs to be downloaded manually). Then Uninstall the game, delete the Hell Let Loose folder in Steam and press Windows + R and type %appdata%. Seek the Unreal and HLL folders etc. and delete them all. After this install the game again and it should work.

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(A) Please verify your Local Game Integrity through Steam. Also check if you are at the latest Nvidia Drivers, however, some players reported that an older driver might be better. If none work, please check the summary of the abovely reported post and see if these questions and answers fix the issue for you.

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(A) From Discord member:[1AD]ZukoEU For Win64 Shipping Error
Launch Steam -> Librabry -> Right Click HLL -> Properties -> Local Files -> Browse Local Files -> Open EasyAntiCheat folder -> Start EasyAntiCheat setup -> Choose Hell Let Loose from the list with the games and click at the repair service button . That should fix it

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(A) From HLL Discord member: RushTheBus i did a quick google of that error, seems fairly common i think the biggest things would be to make sure your drivers are updated
Appuals[appuals.com] has a few things you can check Appuals Image[cdn.appuals.com]

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(A) From Discord member: “|T//A| Kanipshun”: I was having micro freezes in HLL and Squad, until I turned off Shader Cache in Nvidia Settings. Now it rarely ever happens again.

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(A) From HLL Discord member: Geknor#3793: Try to disconnect your 2nd monitor and relaunch the game. This should fix this issue up. Later on, try to see how your multi-monitor settings look like in the Intel/Nvidia/AMD video settings.

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(A) From HLL Steam member: Shuklack: Try to disable or remove Norton Antivirus. For some reason this messed up his PC.

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(A) From Discord member: [1AD]ZukoEU UE4 crashes come from having previous leftovers from the game (after trying to re-install What you can do to perform a “clean uninstall of the game if needed”
You could use a tool called Revo Uninstaller to remove the game (But after some search i found out that it leaves some leftovers behind as well).

Or go to – Control Panel / Add or Remove Programs / Select the program you want to uninstall
– Windows search bar or Run type these 4 lines
%programfiles%
%programfiles(x86)%
%appdata%
%localappdata%

And delete anything related to HLL or any other program you want to unistall.
– Regedit (This could be risky. If you want you can avoid these steps) i will guide you through.
Type Regedit in Run ( as administrator ) or Windows Search Bar ( Run as administrator ).

Then go to to: ComputerHKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareValveSteamApps686810 (delete the value) // Why 686810? Because that’s the HellLetLoose APP ID ( [link] )

If you are on a 64 bit system check:
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWOW6432NodeValveSteamAppshellletloose_EAC (delete the value)

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(A) From HLLMember [1AD]ZukoEU: Potential Fix for Unreal Crash error Exception Access Violation Windows 10.

Type at the search bar: Control Panel > System And Security > System > Advanced System Settings > Advanced Tab > Performance > Settings > Data Execution Prevention > Select Turn On DEP for all programs and services, except those I select. Click at the Add button and navigate to your SteamLibrary folder > Steamapps > Common > Hell Let Loose > and select both HLL and Launch HLL.

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(A) From member [1AD]ZukoEU: Download DDU and then re-install the latest GPU drivers:

– How to Uninstall & Clean Out GPU Drivers with DDU!: Guru3D[www.guru3d.com]
– The Best Way to Remove or Reinstall GPU Drivers:

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(A) From HLL Member [1AD]ZukoEU: This is a Potential Fix for Anyone with stuttering while Aiming Down Sight.

Go to SteamLibrarysteamappscommonHell Let Loose, Right Click at HLL Application > Go to properties > Compatibility > Change High DPI Settings > Tick / Check Override High DPI settings scaling behavior: Scaling performed by Application > Apply and OK.

Follow the same exact procedure for Launch_HLL: Potential “Fix” for Stuttering/Input Lag – Nvidia: in case you guys wanna give it a try feel free to. Instead of Counter Strike Global Offensive select Hell Let Loose.

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(A) HLL Discord Member: [1AD]ZukoEU

This could be risky **

For players experiencing UE4 crashes

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64-bit operating system

Open Regedit. Click start, type regedit, enter.

Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetControlGraphicsDrivers

On the right side, right click, new, QWORD 64bit value.

Name it: TdrDelay

Double click the new TdrDelay to open it and set the value to 8
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On the right side, right click, new, QWORD 64bit value.

Name it: TdrLevel

Double click the new TdrLevel to open it and set the value to 0

Close regedit.

restart your computer

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32-bit operating system

Open Regedit. Click start, type regedit, enter.

Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetControlGraphicsDrivers

On the right side, right click, new, DWORD 32bit value.

Name it: TdrDelay

Double click the new TdrDelay to open it and set the value to 8
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On the right side, right click, new, DWORD 32bit value.

Name it: TdrLevel

Double click the new TdrLevel to open it and set the value to 0

Close regedit.

restart your computer

Unlisted and Uncommon Issues: Part 4

(A) From Jambax: The Server will attempt to upload your latest stats when you leave the game, regardless of whether you crash or not. The only thing you lose is the end-of-match bonuses for the stats you earned up until that point.

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(A) Most likely this is happening on multi-GPU setups with SLI (and possibly CrossFire) enabled. Please disable SLI entirely or try to disable this per app/game.

Before disabling SLI, check out the Motherboard its manual and see if you need to take other steps first, this because disabling or re-enabling SLI might be a difficult step and could lead to serious issues with your machine. Also, make sure you are running the latest Drivers.

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VOIP and Microphone Issues

(A) Delete the C:Users<UserName>AppDataLocalHLL folder and allowing the program to regenerate the files might bring back VOIP. You do have to redo your Settings and Keybinds. Or visit [link]

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(A) If other peoples’ voice volumes are just “low” then you may want to simply adjust the individual sliders. Alternatively, you can set them manually in the ‘GameUserSettings.ini’ file, which can be found in: C:Users<UserName>AppDataLocalHLLSavedConfigWindowsNoEditor

Perhaps try something like:
MasterVolume=0.85
MusicVolume=0.10
SfxVolume=0.45
VoiceVolume=0.667
MicVolume=0.50

In short, if you’re having trouble hearing other players speak, turn:
Up – Master & Voice
Down – Music & Sfx

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(A) In the Windows Sound Options, use your Headphones/Microphone as Default Device. Make sure the green checkmark is showing up (not to be confused by the green telephone icon).

VOIP is Not Working: [link]

VOIP is Working: [link]

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(A) From “Steam – 0_stress & Rat Bastard”: Disable Stereo Mix, this fixes not being able to hear voice chat. In Windows settings, go to System – Sound – Sound Control Panel. Click into the “recording” tab and you can disable Stereo Mix by right-clicking it and selecting “disable”. Reboot may be required to take effect.

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(A) Please check your system clock, both in Windows and in the BIOS. If the time is too far from the world time, VIVOX will not let you use it (it will reject your connection).

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(A) From “Discord -dzik_wlkp”: A clean .ini and game directory is a good place to start, but in order to fix the problem, I changed to a different server and turned off pureVPN during the game, then the problem went away, I played the whole match and enjoyed the game.

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(A) From “Steam – Ducky”: For (Windows 10), go to Start > Settings > Privacy > (App Permissions [on left]) Microphone > Allow Apps to Access your microphone [ON].

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(A) From ‘Discord mitC’: Ive fixed most of my voip issues by disabling SIP-ALG on my router settings. I know its a solution that has been mentioned lots of times, but in case someone new is around … [link]

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(A) From “Discord – Porter”: Thought I would report back as I got my in-game voice fixed and it was something else than what posted on the Forums. Apparently, the latest Windows Insider builds install a driver for Creative X-Fi that causes this. When installing the LATEST driver straight from Creative®️, it fixed the problem straight away.

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(A) From HLL Discord Member Fred-Fubar: I saw Steam in the Audio Mixer and it was at 50%, but if you scroll further, you see HLL being set at 0%, just increase this value and your audio is restored.

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(A) From HLL Reddit Member Accident-Bubbly: I ditched all the individual ports and put a range in for the game (originally the range was 27000-30000 but that wasn’t enough. Edit 3: dropped initial port to 12000 and maxed 32000 as there was a UDP packet at 13950 this morning. A Vivox post below suggested 12K – 32K):

UDP: 12000 – 32000
UDP: 4350 – 4400

20K ports is a fair old range, and now edges Discord with 13,500 ports.

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(A) Install Realtek audio driver: RealTek[realtek-download.com]

Click “Vista, Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 Driver (32/64bits) Driver only (Executable file) (412 MB)”

Open the file upon completion and follow the installation steps.

FPS and Performance Issues: Part 1

(A) The new Corsair Wireless headsets program “CUE Software” is creating the Low FPS problem, when you close this program, the problems are solved.

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(A) This is unconfirmed, but some players reported that the latest Nvidia drivers were not working nicely with games, so they reverted back fo a previous driver, some even a few weeks or months ago. That solved drops or low FPS issues. Might work… might not, but it is worth a try.

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(A) Disable the Game Analytics in the Options menu. More information can be found here:

PSA : Turning off Game Analytics can have a significant positive effect on your fps performance from HellLetLoose

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(A) From “Reddit – joogee24”: Do update your BIOS to a newer/more recent version. Check your motherboard manufacturers website for the Drivers/BIOS files and installation steps.

WARNING: Only flash your BIOS to a new version if you know what you are doing, a failed update/flash could result in a total brick of your PC.

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(A) From “YouTube – Kephren”: Disable the Game Bar and Game Mode in Windows 10. These settings can be found when you press Start and search for the keyword “Game”. Also make sure you do not have too much standby apps still open in the background.

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In your Window Explorer type %LOCALAPPDATA% in what is basically the “url” bar or go to

C:Users<Your User Name>AppDataLocalHLL, or it could be in C:Users<UserName>AppDataLocalApplication DataHLLSavedConfigWindowsNoEditor. (You might have to display hidden files and folders…)

Paste the following into the Engine.ini file, under what is already in there:

[SystemSettings]
r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing=2
r.HalfResReflections=0
r.SSR.MaxRoughness=0.2
r.SSR.Quality=4
r.SSR.Temporal=1
r.TemporalAACatmullRom=1
r.TemporalAACurrentFrameWeight=0.2
r.TemporalAADynamicMode=1
r.TemporalAADynamicSharpen=0.2
r.TemporalAAPauseCorrect=1
r.TemporalAASamples=2
r.TemporalAASharpen=0.6
r.TonemapperQuality=1
r.Tonemapper.Sharpen=0.8

If you have around 5 fps to spare, and you want better reflections, you can try these values:

r.HalfResReflections=1
r.SSR.MaxRoughness=1.0
r.SSR.Quality=3
r.SSR.Temporal=1

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(A) A community member in Reddit reported that closing some known apps and programs in the Task Manager freed up his RAM from 99% usage to 37%. This gave his PC more free RAM in order to have Hell Let Loose being able to run better.

Small note: Please do open up Task Manager and see what parts in your machine are reaching its maximum limits, only close down apps and programs that you know and recognize, do not shut down system related tasks, this might cause a system failure!

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(A) From HLL discord member: ZukoEU
As for the high CPU usage . I am gonna provide you with 3 links . Windows has a service that constantly running called High Precision Event Timer ( HPET ) and some users are suggesting that by disabling the HPET they noticed less stuttering , FPS drops & steady CPU usage with no drops and some others are claiming the exact opposite .

1st link
[link]
2nd link
[link]
3d link
[link]

Whatever you decide to do ALWAYS create a Restore Point cause after all it’s windows we are talking about here , it’s bound to fail at some point .
One more thing you could possible do to fix your High CPU usage would be to unpark your CPU Cores . Would it help ? Maybe ? Should you do it ? Ehm … it’s not gonna break your computer or something cause you will not gonna change any registry values i am gonna provide you with a link to a solid program ( [link] )
Disable CPU Core Parking Utility
Frequency scaling, turbo boost, c-state, prformance optimization and cpu temperature monitoring
for your safety and your computers safety i am not gonna link you a way to un-park your CPU cores via the Registry and remember ALWAYS create a RESTORE POINT before your next big move.

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(A) From HLL Discord member: Gera_CCT: “I Got maybe a 5-8 fps boost by just changing latency mode to ULTRA in the Nvidia Control Panel. Try it and see if it works for you.

Note from: [1AD]ZukoEU: Latency mode is heavily CPU depended. So if your CPU is not strong enough you will notice stuttering and even fps drops.

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(A) A few minutes of troubleshooting I realized his page file was on an HDD and not his SSD, moving page file to SSD fixed everything, took approximately 5 minutes.

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(A) From “Discord – TheRedCucumber”: Please disable the Steam Game Overlay. “For me, my FPS went up from 50 to 95”.

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(A) From Discord member: “|T//A| Kanipshun”: I was having micro freezes in HLL and Squad, until I turned off Shader Cache in Nvidia Settings. Now it rarely ever happens again.

FPS and Performance Issues: Part 2

(A) Right-click the HLL.exe (in “Steam, RMB on Hell Let Loose and in the Properties, go to the Local Game Files”) and go to the Compatibility tab, tick “Disable fullscreen optimization” on in there, save and start playing.

For me personally, I gained about 10 to 15 FPS by enabling this option (Disabling the Optimization). Plus I changed my battery/power settings in Windows.

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(A) From HLL Discord Member Mitcho Man: Unplug any second monitor. There is a big chance the second monitor is at 30hz, and your main monitor is possibly working at a different hz. This should fix the issue.

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(A) If none of the other fixes work, check if the Game Mode in Windows is enabled. This has been reported to cause issues. Go to Start, go into Settings > Gaming, click on Game Mode in the left-hand column, and flip the Game Mode toggle to “Off.”

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(A) From Team17: Let’s try the following to see if it helps:

Can you please update your Intel graphics card drivers at Intel[downloadcenter.intel.com].

Once this is done, ensure that your Nvidia card is configurated correctly to be prioritized to run the game:

– Open the Nvidia Control Panel. You can do this by right-clicking on the desktop or you can find the option within the notification area of the Taskbar.
– Select Manage 3D Settings under 3D Settings.
– Click on the Program Settings tab and select the program you want to choose a graphics card for from the drop down list.
– Now select the ‘preferred graphics processor’ in the drop down list (you can see what the automatic option is listed as global setting).
– Select High-performance Nvidia processor.

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(A) 1) Open Nvidia Control Panel and navigate to “Set PhysX Configuration.” Select “GPU” instead of the default “Auto-select” option.

(A) 2) Do a fresh, custom install of Graphics Driver but uncheck PhysX.

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(A) Setting the shadow Quality from High to Medium gained more FPS for some Community Members. Please do give this a try.

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(A) Please try the following fix posted on Reddit and Steam here.

This might help. If it worked, please do leave a reply, this so we can keep track.

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(A) From Discord member: “[2.FJg] iAn”:
– Reinstalled HLL (Uninstall, clear steam cache, reinstall).
– Wiped the HLL config in AppDataLocalHLLSavedConfigWindowsNoEditor.
– Cleared the Nvidia Shader Caches.
– Rebooted the PC and relaunched Hell Let Loose.
– Disable Steam Overlay.

(A) New and optional/not-tested solutions are:
– Set your GPU in Eco Mode.
– Play in Window Fullscreen Mode.
– Set Sound to Medium.

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(A) Turn down your “Audio Quality” setting to low. This should not change the Audio Quality, but should gain FPS (TBC).

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(A) This part is a combination and multi-process step. Please read all steps carefully. First, try setting your audio to low please and try to relaunch the game. Its not really “low”, its just lesser steps.

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A good fix was posted here, can you give it a try?:

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(Q) I am getting FPS drops across all maps since the hotfix. I tried all above solutions. What can I do?
(A) From Discord member: “[2.FJg] iAn”:
– Reinstalled HLL (Uninstall, clear steam cache, reinstall).
– Wiped the HLL config in AppDataLocalHLLSavedConfigWindowsNoEditor.
– Cleared the Nvidia Shader Caches.
– Rebooted the PC and relaunched Hell Let Loose.
– Disable Steam Overlay.

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This helped a lot with crashes and fps drops:

Nvidia GTX/RTX users try this[www.guru3d.com].
Rollback to Nvidia´s 442.74 here[www.nvidia.com].

GPU Tweaks:

– (Download and) Open Nvidia Inspector
– Go to Profiles Settings.
– Select “Obduction” profile.
– Add “hll-win64-shipping.exe” to the profile.
(located at C:Program Files (x86)SteamsteamappscommonHell Let LooseHLLBinariesWin64)

–> Set Texture filtering quality to “High performance”.
–> Increase LOD Bias (DX) to 3.
–> Driver Controlled LOD Bias -> “Off”

Windows 10 Tweaks:

Windows game mode OFF
set deactivation fullscreen optimization from the hll-win64-shipping.exe:
HLL-Win64-Shipping.exe –>right click–>compatibility–>set deactivation fullscreen optimization

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(A) Some reported that rolling back Nvidia drivers to 442.74 (a previous version )did wonders…

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(A) From Discord “K3psu”: The problem can be caused by your wallpaper changing. Set a single wallpaper or set the change time to something like 30 minutes and you shouldn’t see such drops, at least at such an annoying rate. Hope this helps.

FPS and Performance Issues: Part 3

(A) Try to add the following commands in the launchoptions in the Steam game: ‘-refresh 60 -USEALLAVAILABLECORES -malloc=system’, you can also try to add -dx12 in the line too, but you need to enable Windowed Fullscreen in-game before adding DX12.

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(A) Follow this summary combined by Reddit “Le_Tabernacle”:

Engine.ini
[SystemSettings]
r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing=2
r.TemporalAACurrentFrameWeight=0.2
r.TemporalAASamples=16
r.TemporalAASharpness=0.7
r.Tonemapper.Sharpen=0.8
r.PostProcessAAQuality=4
r.Upscale.Quality=0
r.SceneColorFringeQuality=0
r.Tonemapper.GrainQuantization=0
r.Tonemapper.Quality=0
r.EyeAdaptation.MethodOveride=0
r.EyeAdaptationQuality=1
r.AmbientOcclusionRadiusScale=0
r.AmbientOcclusionLevels=0
r.ReflectionEnvironment=1
r.Atmosphere=0
r.DetailMode=0
r.RefractionQuality=0
r.BloomQuality=2
r.Streaming.MipBias=1.0
r.MaterialQualityLevel=0
r.SSS.Scale=0
r.SSR=0
r.MaxAnisotropy=2
r.LightShaftQuality=0
r.TessellationAdaptivePixelsPerTriangle=8
r.ParticleLightQuality=0
r.LightMaxDrawDistanceScale=1
r.ParticleLODBias=1
r.DepthOfFieldQuality=0

[/script/engine.engine]
bEnableMouseSmoothing=False
r.TonemapperOutputGamut=0.65
r.Color.Mid=0.65
GameUserSettings.ini

[ScalabilityGroups]
sg.ResolutionQuality=100.000000
sg.ViewDistanceQuality=3
sg.AntiAliasingQuality=3
sg.ShadowQuality=1
sg.PostProcessQuality=1
sg.TextureQuality=2
sg.EffectsQuality=2
sg.FoliageQuality=1
sg.ShadingQuality=1

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(A) Follow this summary combined by Reddit “Le_Tabernacle”:

Steam Set Launch parameters for insane fps boost (25+):
-dx12 -high -USEALLAVAILABLECORES -malloc=system -refresh 144 -NOTEXTURESTREAMING

Set “-refresh 144” to your monitor”s refresh rate (60hz, 120hz, 144hz, etc.).

Also, set HLL.exe proprieties to launch as administrator, disable “full screen optimization” and set compatibility for Windows 8 (even if you play on Windows 10).

Final tip, go to SteamsteamappscommonHell Let LooseHLLContentMovies and delete the 2 intro clips for more stability and less stuttering (aparently, the in-game video player is bugged and impacts game performance). You can always check game files to re-download them if you want, they only take like 1.2MB.

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(A) From Discord “Apples”: The issue might be that you are running a non Home or Pro version of Windows 10. If you are running the Educational version, DX12 is not included. If you are running Home or Pro, please make sure you have all Windows Updates installed.

Improve your FPS and AA: Part 1

Before touching your .ini files, here are some tips to improve your performances:

– If you are using Windows 10, disable “Game mode”
– Reduce dead bodies despawn delay to the minimum (game options)
– Use Fullscreen mode (game options)

Note that your .ini files are located at:
C:UsersYourUsernameAppDataLocalHLLSavedConfigWindowsNoEditor

Performance Tweaks
Edit Engine.ini, under [SystemSettings]:

r.RenderTargetPoolMin=300
r.SceneColorFringeQuality=0
r.Tonemapper.GrainQuantization=0
r.Tonemapper.Quality=0
r.StaticMeshLODDistanceScale=1.3
r.Shadow.DistanceScale=1.1
r.Shadow.CSM.TransitionScale=0.8
r.Shadow.CSM.MaxCascades=2
r.Shadow.MaxResolution=32
r.Shadow.FadeResolution=64
r.Shadow.MinResolution=16
r.Shadow.RadiusThreshold=0.06
r.Shadow.PerObject=1
r.BlurGBuffer=0
r.DepthOfFieldQuality=0
r.AmbientOcclusionRadiusScale=0
r.AmbientOcclusionLevels=0
r.ReflectionEnvironment=1
r.Atmosphere=0
r.DetailMode=0
r.LightShaftQuality=0
r.RefractionQuality=0
r.BloomQuality=0
r.Shadow.Quality=1
r.FastBlurThreshold=0
r.Streaming.MipBias=1.0
r.MaterialQualityLevel=0
r.EyeAdaptationQuality=1
r.ParticleLightQuality=1
r.SSR=0
r.SSR.Quality=0
p.ClothPhysics=0
r.TranslucencyVolumeBlur=0
r.SSS.Scale=0.5
r.SSS.SampleSet=0
r.Shadow.TexelsPerPixel=1.27324
r.EyeAdaptation.MethodOveride=0
r.Upscale.Quality=0

How to customize your tweaks for a nicer game
The following edits can hurt your performances, depending on your setup. This allows you to “customize” your .ini tweaks. Avoid repeating the same line in your Engine.ini.

# Better textures:
Remove r.Streaming.MipBias=1.0

# More and better refractions (metal):
r.RefractionQuality=1

and/or

r.SSR=1
r.SSR.Quality=1
r.SSR.MaxRoughness=0.3

# High quality reflections (water):
r.ReflectionEnvironment=2

# Better bloom :
r.BloomQuality=3

# Better subsurfaces (characters and more):
r.SSS.Filter=1
r.SSS.SampleSet=1
r.SSS.Scale=1

# How to reduce grass and small objects “poping-in”:
r.RenderTargetPoolMin=400

Alternatively, you can increase this value further more, or remove this line.

# How to improve shadows LODs:
r.Shadow.CSM.TransitionScale=1.0

and / or
r.Shadow.RadiusThreshold=0.04

# More detailed shadows:
r.Shadow.TexelsPerPixel=2.54648

and/or

r.Shadow.MaxResolution=64
r.Shadow.FadeResolution=128
r.Shadow.MinResolution=32

# More details:
r.DetailMode=1

# “Atmosphere”:
r.Atmosphere=1

Set your video settings directly in GameUserSettings.ini
under [ScalabilityGroups]:
sg.ResolutionQuality=100.000000
sg.ViewDistanceQuality=1
sg.AntiAliasingQuality=3
sg.ShadowQuality=1
sg.PostProcessQuality=1
sg.TextureQuality=1
sg.EffectsQuality=1
sg.FoliageQuality=1

Its recommended to start with this configuration, if you have 16GB of RAM:
If your GPU is above the requirements (can cost FPS) add:
sg.TextureQuality=2

For better PostProcess effects (lightshafts, etc):
sg.PostProcessQuality=2 (or 3)

For better effects (explosions and particules, etc):
sg.EffectsQuality=2

1 Low
2 Medium
3 High (“Epic”)

Make sure the file is set on “Read only” after you’re done.

Improve your FPS and AA: Part 2

Note that this won’t hurt your FPS if you’re already using AA.

Edit Engine.ini, under [SystemSettings]:

r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing=2
r.TemporalAACurrentFrameWeight=0.2
r.TemporalAASamples=32
r.TemporalAASharpness=0.7
r.Tonemapper.Sharpen=1.15
r.PostProcessAAQuality=4

or…

r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing=2
r.TemporalAASamples=16
r.TemporalAACurrentFrameWeight=0.25
r.TemporalAASharpness=0.8
r.Tonemapper.Sharpen=0.6
r.PostProcessAAQuality=4
I do recommand the first AA values as it results in less “ghosting”.
Alternatively, you can use r.PostProcessAAQuality=6.

To use with TAA clarity.

Disable Mouse Smoothing
You really don’t need mouse smoothing, believe me.

Edit Engine.ini, under [/script/engine.engine]:

bEnableMouseSmoothing=False

Reduce Saturation and increase Gamma (Fully optional)

r.TonemapperOutputGamut applies a desaturated effect to all colours, subtle but obvious.
r.Color.Mid slightly increases Gamma and provides stronger midtones colors (default is 0.50).

Edit Engine.ini, under [/script/engine.engine]:

r.TonemapperOutputGamut=0.86
r.Color.Mid=0.525

For older setups, If you’re desperatly looking for a few more FPS.

To reduce shadows quality even further, edit the following lines to:

r.Shadow.CSM.MaxCascades=1
r.Shadow.CSM.TransitionScale=0.25
r.Shadow.MaxResolution=16
r.Shadow.FadeResolution=32
r.Shadow.MinResolution=8
r.Shadow.TexelsPerPixel=0.6‬

To remove lights from particles (fire, etc):

r.ParticleLightQuality=0

Less details in your vinicity:

r.RenderTargetPoolMin=200

To remove subsurfaces features (on characters, etc):

r.SSS.Scale=0

Quality, FPS and AA changes: Part 1

(A) Yes there is! here…

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(A) From Steam – X3PeXs: Try to go into the video settings, at the bottom press “set default settings”. Then choose your resolution (for example 1920×1080). Put Community AA or Standard as your preferred AA. Put Foliage on Medium. Leave everything else on Epic, unless you want to put Shadows on less then Epic or even Medium. Press Apply and try playing again. There was some bug where old settings were not overridden by the game.

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(A) From Discord’s member – [BLB]Genome {GC}: Me personally. I only force Sharpness in Nvidia Control Panel with using in-game Community AA option. Works really really well.

(A) From Discord’s member – Critical Fail (107th): You can do the same with the AMD/Radeon equivalent software by going to gaming -> Hell Let Loose -> Radeon Image Sharpening. I’ve put that at 100% and it looks much nicer.

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(A) Please reset all settings in the Nvidia Inspector and DDU reinstall the Nvidia Drivers. This should clear these isues.

Image 1[cdn.discordapp.com]

Image 2[cdn.discordapp.com]

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(A) From Discord “EsTaste”: Check if your Steam Launch Commands include -NOTEXTURESTREAMING, this is not recommended if you have less than 8GB (or more or less, depending on the requirements of HLL) of video memory. Please remove this command.

Afterword

We have heard that the solutions have various outcomes, for some they work, for others they do not. Or for some they gain performance and for others they lose performance. Try to find a solution that fits your specific hardware and software, this because each and every PC out there is a unique machine, none are the same.

Try to ask other players about their specific hardware, not just a ‘i7″ processor, but more information like “Intel Core i7 9700K processor”.

Or not information such as “SSD”, but more like “Samsung 860 PRO, 512 GB SSD (MZ-76P512B/EU, SATA 600, V-NAND, AES)”.

Always compare another player their hardware and try to find parts that are working perfectly together. Do look up the supported hardware lists on your hardware manufacturers website. Installing wrongly timed or not supported hardware might have a negative impact on your performance.

Futureproof:

Although many parts are great for storing data and are in general working well, many parts might not be suitable for next-gen gaming. Upcoming games will get bigger in size, this is unavoidable because the need for quality and scale of environments and content is just key. No one these days wants to have a game with 2 hours of playable content anymore.

To make more content, developers create more assets, more details, FX, audio and many, many more technological improvements for us all. To make sure all the data loads in as fast as possible, your hardware must support this too. HDDs and even SSDs (SATA600) are great for storage, but to load/stream in the dozens or even hundreds of gigabytes, your hardware must support these speeds.

M.2 NVMe drives such as the Seagate FireCuda 520 (ZP1000GM3A002, PCIe Gen 4 x4, M.2 2280, NVMe 1.3) or the Samsung 970 EVO Plus (MZ-V7S500BW, PCIe Gen 3 x4, M.2 2280) support speeds well above 3GBs, while the SSDs (SATA600) and the mechanical Hard Drives are only capable of reaching speeds around 500MBs.

Endnote:

Optimization is always a thing that happens near the end of production, no developer wants to optimize, then fix alot of bugs, add more content and reoptimize everything all over again. Some fixes are easier to fix then others and the same applies to performance. Some parts are easy to improve, other just need more work. You can compare it with making a cake, or making a macron… One is easy as pie, the other a long, painstaking process in where everything might fail and you have to redo the whole process…

One last thing, try to monitor your hardware by looking into the Task Manager and see what part is maxed out while playing. Try to disable as much unneeded background tasks (be careful not to disable OS related programs) and try to close (Steam) UI overlays. Also keep in mind that your display resolution is tied to your FPS… A triple 4k monitor setup will not give you massive FPS, while a 1440p or 1080p monitor/resolution on the same hardware will give you the FPS you expect.

Thanks! Enjoy!