XCOM 2, the second installment of the 2012’s reboot of the series, is finally released worldwide.
If you are having trouble running the game correctly on your PC, then you have come to the right place. We have covered the most frequent issues faced by the users within hours of launch. But first thing is to make sure your PC is capable of running the game. You can check them below.
XCOM 2 Official System Requirements
MINIMUM
- Operating System: Windows 7, 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E4700 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom 9950 Quad Core 2.6 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5770, 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or better
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 45 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card
RECOMMENDED
- Operating System: Windows 7, 64-bit
- Processor: 3GHz Quad Core
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 2GB ATI Radeon HD 7970, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or better
- Storage: 45 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card
Some More Important Notes:
- Initial installation requires a one-time Internet connection for Steam authentication;
- software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Microsoft Visual C++2012 and 2013 Runtime Libraries and Microsoft DirectX.
How to fix XCOM 2 Errors: Crash, Stutter, 4K Resolution Issue, Low FPS and more
#1 Speed up animations and gameplay
Defaultanimation.ini C:\games\Steam\steamapps\common\XCOM 2\XComGame\Config (Lines 18-24)
- MaxUnitRunRate – set it to 1.5 (By default it is set as 1.0)
- bUseRunRateOption – set it to true (By default it is set as false )
- Gameplay options appears with a slider to adjust runspeed
DefaultCamera.ini (Line 7)
- ReactionFireWorldSloMoRate – set it to 1.0 (by default it is set to 0.66)
#2 Fix for Significant FPS Drop
- Set the priority of XCOM to HIGH priority, it will enhance the FPS.
- And run the game in windowed mode instead of windowed full-screen.
#3 XCOM 2: Save Game Location
You will find the game save at \Documents\My Games\XCOM2\XComGame\SaveData
#4 XCOM 2 Crashes at startup after it was working:
Reason: The save game or the game profile has corrupted
Effect: Leads to crashes at startup shortly after the initial run screen
So to fix it,
- Launch the initial run screen
- Go to Documents/My Games
- Delete the XCOM2 Folder
- Then it will launch again and the cloud syncs with the clean install again
#5 XCOM 2 How to Fix Stuttering and Flickering
To fix the freezing, stuttering and flickering issues, please follow the steps mentioned below.
- Switch to Desktop by pressing Alt+tab to
- Open Task Manager by pressing Shift+Ctrl+Esc
- Right-click on the game’s process
- Set priority to High
If the above does not help, try switching to windowed mode and turn OFF Anti-Aliasing
#6 XCOM 2 How to Get Performance Boost
The following setting changes will help you to get the performance boost.
In-Game Settings:
- AA: FXAA
- Ambient Occlusion: Tile AO
- Depth of Field: Disabled
- Screen Space Reflections: Off
- Rest of the settings maxed.
#7 Can’t Detect Native 4K Resolution
Follow the steps below to resolve the issue
- Go to C:\Users\???\Documents\My Games\XCOM2\XComGame\Config
- Backup this file before making any changes
- Open the XComEngine
- Search and Change the ResX and ResY to your desired Resolution
- Save
- Now Run the Game
This guide will expand as new issues surface. If your are facing any errors, glitches, bugs or other issues, kindly let us know. We would be happy to help you play XCOM 2. Also, if you have any fix for a certain solution, you are welcome to add it to this guide. We will update it with your credit.
CAn you please address this issue. Start screen comes up, I press start and then get this message bellow.
What’s the message??
I had similar problems, and then upgraded my graphics card and it began working like a charm. Perhaps double or triple-check that your card is working and truly above the minimum…I had two buddies tell me my card was fine before 2K finally took a look and said it was below the minimum.
Go shill your shitty site with paid downloads somewhere else
I start up XCOM 2 fine, start a new save and all is well. Gatecrasher runs fine as does the Avenger but when I get told about my first Guerilla Op, I go to the Squad Loadout screen, select my Squad and all runs fine. Then I send them out, and hit “Start Mission” on the Holomap and now it should go to an inside view of the Skyranger and my Squad but it crashes. I’ve verified game cache and deinstalled it and then reinstalled it. It’s really starting to annoy me. Any ideas?
If you want me to provide any info that requires any computing knowhow I’ll probably need a tutorial because I’m not the most tech savvy person out there.
Thanks in advance.