How To Fix Dark Souls III Crash Issue?

The crash problem that Dark Souls III players encounter after running the game is caused by many problems, restricting access to the game. If you are facing suchaproblem, you can reach the solution by following the suggestions below.

1. What is Dark Souls III Crash Issue?
2. How To Fix Dark Souls III Crash Issue
   1. Update Graphics Card Driver
   2. Verify File Integrity
   3. Turn Off Antivirus
   4. Reduce Game Graphics Settings
   5. Check Game Frameworks

What is Dark Souls III Crash?

One of the main causes of crashing is file corruption. If the in-game files are damaged or corrupted, we arelikely to encounter suchaproblem. Another reason is that your system requirement is not running the game. If your system requirement does not meet the minimum system requirement, you arelikely to encounter suchaproblem. If you don't know the Dark Souls III system requirement, let's leave it below;

Minimum System Requirement

• Operating System:Windows 7 SP1 64bit, Windows 8.1 64bit Windows 10 64bit
• Processor:Intel Core i3-2100 / AMD® FX-6300
• Memory:4GB RAM
• Graphics Card:NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 750 Ti / ATI Radeon HD 7950
• DirectX:Version 11
• Storage:25 GB available space

Recommended System Requirement

• Operating System:Windows 7 SP1 64bit, Windows 8.1 64bit Windows 10 64bit
• Processor:Intel Core i7-3770 / AMD® FX-8350
• Memory:8GB RAM
• Graphics Card:NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 970 / ATI Radeon R9 series
• DirectX:Version 11
• Storage:25 GB available space

If your computer meets the above system requirements, one of the other reasons for this problem may be caused by the antivirus system. If you are using an antivirus program (including Windows Defender). Do not include Dark Souls III in the protection zone. Antivirus program may not run various files in the game by quarantining them. Therefore, either disable your antivirus program or do not protect Dark Souls III game.

How To Fix Dark Souls III Crash Issue

You can find the solution to the problem by following the suggestions below to fix the error we encountered.

1-) Update Graphics Card Driver

In such continuity problems, we may encounter an update error in the graphics card. For this we will need to update the graphics card. If you're ready, let's get started.

For Users with Nvidia Graphics Card;

• First of all, Nvidia company's Geforce Experience We need to download and install the program.
• After the download and installation process, we open our program and open the Drivers menu above.
• Download our update by clicking the Download button that appears above.
• After our download is complete, let's perform the installation process by clicking the quick installation button.
• Restart your computer after this process is finished.

For Users with AMD Graphics Card;

• Published by AMD company AMD Radeon Software We need to download and install the program.
• After completing the download and installation process, we open our program and click the Check for Updates button under the driver and software menu on the right, and check if our video card is up to date.
• You can restart your computer by performing the update.

After updating our graphics driver and restarting our computer, we can try to open Dark Souls III.

2-) Verify File Integrity

We will verify the game file integrity and scan and download any missing or incorrect files. For this;

 For Steam players;

1. Open the Steam program.
2. Open thelibrary menu.
3. Right click on the  Dark Souls III game on the left and open the Properties tab.
4. Open the Local Files menu on the left side of the screen that opens.
5. Click on the button Verify integrity of game files in the Local Files We Encountered menu.

After this process, the download will be performed by scanning the damaged game files. After the process is finished, try to open the game again.

3-) Turn off Antivirus

Disable any antivirus program you use, or delete it completely from your computer. If you are using Windows Defender, disable it. For this;

• Type "virus and threat protection" into the start search screen and open it.
• Then click on "Manage settings".
• Turn Real-time protection to "Off".

After this, let's turn off other ransomware protection.

• Open the start search screen.
• Open the search screen by typing Windows security settings.
• Click on the Virus and Threat Protection option on the screen that opens.
• Click on the Ransomware Protection option in the menu.
• Turn off Controlled Folder Access on the screen that opens.

After performing this operation, we will need to add Dark Souls III game files as an exception.

• Type "virus and threat protection" into the start search screen and open it.
Under
• Virus and threat protection settings, select Manage settings, and then under Exclusions Exclude select add or remove.
• Select Add an exclusion, and then select the Dark Souls III game folder saved to your disc.

After this process, close the Dark Souls III game completely with the help ofatask manager and try to run the Dark Souls III game again. If the problem persists, let's move on to our next suggestion.

4-) Lower Game Graphics Settings

Many users say that they foundasolution by lowering the game's graphics settings. We can findasolution to the problem by following this suggestion. For this, you can check whether the problem persists by reducing the graphics settings by trial and error.

5-) Check Game Frameworks

The lack of game frameworks on your computer can create various errors in the game. Therefore, your computer must have DirectX, .NET Framework, VCRedist applications.

• Click to Download Current .NET Framework.
• Click to Download Current VCRedist. (x64)
• Click to Download Updated VCRedist. (x86)
• Click to Download Current DirectX.

After performing the update, you can restart your computer and run the game and check if the problem persists.