Rome 2 crash has become a threat for PC users. They are looking for ways to play this game without glitches. Here, I have tried to present several steps that can be applied on your PC to prevent crashes with this game. These steps are easy to do and risk-free:
1. Change game settings
2. Provide read/write permissions
3. Change NVIDIA Control Panel Settings
4. Reduce sound acceleration
5. Fix registry settings
Change game settings
Disable DirectX 11 through the game’s configuration file known as a “preferences script”. Please configure the game settings as follows:
For Windows 8 and earlier versions:
1. Double-click the My Computer desktop icon.
2. Open the following path:
C:Users[Your User Name] AppDataRoamingCreative AssemblyROME2Scripts
3. Double-click the “Preferences.script.txt” file.
4. Look for a string called “gfx_enable_directx11”. Replace its value to False.
5.Click File | Save.
Provide read/write permissions
The game file may not have proper read/write/access. Set game shortcuts properties to fix Rome 2 crash.
For Windows 8 and earlier versions:
1. Right-click on the game’s desktop shortcut.
2. Select Properties.
3. Click the Security tab.
4. Click the Edit button under User or Group Names.
5. Provide modify, read, write, and execute permissions.
6. Click Apply | WELL.
Change NVIDIA Control Panel Settings
NVIDIA users have a control panel to access important graphics card settings. If you are an NVIDIA user, change the global settings as follows:
For Windows 8 and earlier versions:
1. Open the NVIDIA Control Panel.
2. Click 3D Settings and then the Global Settings tab.
3. High performance processor set.
4. Click Apply | To close.
Reduce sound acceleration
The Rome 2 crash occurs due to increased sound acceleration. Reduce sound acceleration via DirectX Dialog.
For earlier versions of Windows:
1. Click Start, select All Programs | Accessories and select Run.
2. Type “DxDiag” in the Open box and click OK.
3. Click the Sound tab.
4. Reduce sound acceleration, and then click Apply | WELL.
For Windows 8:
1. Press Windows key, type “DxDiag” in the search box.
2. Click the Applications icon.
3. Follow steps 3 and 4 in the previous paragraph provided for earlier versions.
Fix registry settings
Most importantly, it is necessary to repair the Registry, which consists of important game settings. Invalid registry entries, incorrect settings cause frequent crashes.
For Windows 8 and earlier versions:
1. Download, install and run genuine system utility/registry repair software.
2. Start the full registry scan.
3. Correct all the detected errors.
Clear game cache
Steam Cache contains the most frequently uploaded files.
For Windows 8 and earlier versions:
1. Exit Steam.
2. Right click on the Steam shortcut, select the “Run as administrator” option.
3. Click on the Library section. Right click on Rome 2, select Properties.
4. Click the Local Files tab and then the Verify Game Cache Integrity button.
5. The cache verification and repair process begins.