Red Dead Redemption 2 released an update that hopes to fix numerous crashes reported in the PC version. Title Update 1.14.1 reveals fixes for specific issues, which include those related to the Vulcan API.
Rockstar Games added that they will continue working with Nvidia in order to find a solution to the stuttering and fixes that should be released in a future update. However, there is still a need to properly test everything and ensure that the next update does solve the problem.
The changes that arrived with this new update include:
- Improvements to address an issue that resulted in a crash when changing Windows audio devices/settings while the game was running.
- Improvements to address an issue that resulted in a crash when launching the game after switching between Vulkan and DirectX 12.
- Improvements to address an issue that resulted in a crash when graphical settings were changed and applied while close to the VRAM limit.
- Improvements to address an issue that resulted in a crash during loading screens when launching Story Mode or Red Dead Online.
- Improvements to address an issue that resulted in a crash when attempting to quit the game.
- Improvements to address an issue that resulted in a crash when switching between several input devices.
- Improvements to address an issue that resulted in a crash during gameplay when using keyboard and mouse controls.
- Improvements to address an issue that resulted in a crash when transitioning between Story Mode and Red Dead Online.
- Improvements to address an issue that resulted in a crash when entering Photo Mode while the player was in cinematic camera mode.
- Improvements to address an issue that resulted in a crash during certain weather conditions on systems with multiple graphics cards.
- Improvements to address an issue that resulted in graphical errors and other instability when using Vulkan with multiple graphics cards.
- Improvements to address an issue that resulted in a random crash during gameplay when using DirectX 12.
- Improvements to address issues that resulted in random crashes during gameplay in Story Mode and Red Dead Online.
It's not all PC though, as the Xbox One version also received some general fixes and improvements related to stability and performance.
Rockstar went on to say that they apologize for this inconvenience, and will provide updates as soon as they have more to share. For those who still continue to experience issues, visit the troubleshooting page here to see if that problem has already been resolved.
As a way of thanking fans, Rockstar also revealed that those who play Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC this week and through to the holiday season will receive a complimentary care package for Red Dead Online which includes the Prieto Poncho and an assortment of provisions and ammo.
