Fault is a MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) game that offers 3rd person perspective that has been developed and published by Strange Matter Studios in July 2020. Just like other PC games, the newly launched Fault game also comes with multiple bugs or errors that plenty of PC users are experiencing either while launching it or in the gameplay. Here we’ve shared the steps to fix Fault Crashing at Startup, Won’t launch or Lags with FPS drops that you can check out.

As we always mention that so many PC games have a couple of issues that may not appear on other gaming consoles mostly. So, the PC users are the most sufferers in that scenario because even a newly launched game or a newly released patch fix can also have some of the bugs or errors which aren’t expected at all. If in case, you’re also one of the victims and facing some issues with the Fault game, then this article is for you.

There are multiple bugs or errors appear on Fault either while launching or during the gameplay session like startup crashing, fatal errors, lags, frame drops, stuttering, game stuck at the loading screen, graphical glitches, and more. So, you can proceed to the below steps but make sure to check the internet connection, update your Windows & graphics drivers, check whether your game/client is updated or not.

Why Does Fault Keep Crashing?

Here we’ve mentioned all the possible reasons behind Fault that keep crashing on your Windows PC.

  • Maybe your PC configuration not meets the game requirements.
  • Chances are your game files are corrupted or missing.
  • Maybe the Windows OS or graphics driver is outdated.
  • The DirectX version isn’t updated.
  • Either the game or the client is outdated.
  • Any of the overlay apps or browser is running in the background.
  • Either Windows Firewall or Antivirus program is blocking the game to run.

Minimum System Requirements:

  • OS: Windows 7
  • Processor: i5-4690
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GTX 960
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 50 GB available space
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: i5-6600K
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GTX 980
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 50 GB available space

Fault Crashing at Startup, Won’t launch or Lags with FPS drops: How to Fix

Now, without wasting any more time, let’s jump into the steps below. Keep in mind that both the Nvidia and AMD graphics drivers are well optimized for the Fault game. So, if in case, you haven’t updated your graphics driver yet, do this first.

1. Update Graphics Drivers

If you’re using the Nvidia graphics card then update the GeForce Experience app on your PC from the Nvidia official site here. But if you’re using the AMD graphics card on your system, then update the latest AMD Drivers from here.

2. Disable Steam Overlay

  • Open Steam on your Windows.
  • Head over to the Settings > Click on the In-Game option.
  • Click on the checkbox to disable “Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game“.
  • Once the checkbox mark is removed, click on OK.

3. Adjust Discord Settings

  • Launch Discord > Click on User Settings.
  • Select Voice & Video from the left sidebar.
  • Scroll down a bit and click on the Advanced.
  • Next, disable OpenH264 Video Codec provided by Cisco System, Inc.
  • Then disable Enable Quality of Service High Packet Priority.
  • Now, go to Overlay.
  • You can also turn off the in-game overlay.
  • Next, head over to Appearance.
  • Go to Advanced.
  • Disable Hardware Acceleration.
  • Once done, restart the system.

4. Adjust Nvidia Control Panel Settings

  • Click on Adjust image settings with preview under 3D settings.
  • Select Use the advanced 3D image settings.
  • Next, launch the Nvidia Control Panel.
  • Click on Manage 3D settings > Go to Global Settings.
  • Additionally, you can also adjust some of the other options:
  • Disable Image Sharpening
  • Enable Threaded Optimization
  • Use Maximum Performance for Power Management
  • Turn off Low Latency Mode
  • Set Texture Filtering Quality to Performance mode

5. Change AMD Control Panel Settings

  • Go to Global Graphics.
  • Turn off Radeon Anti-Lag
  • Turn off Radeon Boost
  • Use Application settings for Anti-Aliasing Mode
  • Set Anti-aliasing Method to Multi-sampling
  • Turn off Morphological Filtering
  • Disable Image Sharpening
  • Turn off Anisotropic Filtering
  • Use Performance mode for Texture Filtering Quality
  • You can also enable Surface Format Optimization
  • AMD Optimization for the Tesselation Mode
  • Wait for V-sync – Turn it off
  • Use AMD optimization for the Shader Cache
  • Disable OpenGL Triple Buffering
  • Turn off Maximum Tesselation Level
  • Set Graphics for the GPU Workload
  • Turn off the Radeon Chill
  • Disable Frame Rate Target Control

6. Verify Fault Game Files via Steam Client

The Fault gamers on Steam can follow the below steps:

  • Disable Image Sharpening

  • Enable Threaded Optimization

  • Use Maximum Performance for Power Management

  • Turn off Low Latency Mode

  • Set Texture Filtering Quality to Performance mode

  • Turn off Radeon Anti-Lag

  • Turn off Radeon Boost

  • Use Application settings for Anti-Aliasing Mode

  • Set Anti-aliasing Method to Multi-sampling

  • Turn off Morphological Filtering

  • Disable Image Sharpening

  • Turn off Anisotropic Filtering

  • Use Performance mode for Texture Filtering Quality

  • You can also enable Surface Format Optimization

  • AMD Optimization for the Tesselation Mode

  • Wait for V-sync – Turn it off

  • Use AMD optimization for the Shader Cache

  • Disable OpenGL Triple Buffering

  • Turn off Maximum Tesselation Level

  • Set Graphics for the GPU Workload

  • Turn off the Radeon Chill

  • Disable Frame Rate Target Control

  • Open the Steam Library by logging into the account

  • You can find the Fault game here

  • Right-click on the game and click on Properties

  • Select the Local Files tab

  • Then click on Verify Integrity of game files

  • Wait for the process and then restart the game to check whether the issue has been fixed or not

7. Uninstall Recent Windows 10 Update

A couple of days ago, Microsoft has released a new update for Windows 10 with KB4535996. So, this particular cumulative update for Windows 10 is quite buggy and causing so many errors or problems.

  • Go to Start menu > Click on Settings
  • Next, go to Update and Security
  • Click on View update history
  • Now, if you can see that there is an update having KB4535996 has been already installed. Make sure to uninstall it.
  • Here you will see Uninstall updates option on the top of the page.
  • Click on it and select the mentioned cumulative update version.
  • Right-click on it > Select Uninstall.
  • It may take some time to delete that update and your system may restart automatically.
  • Have some patience and you can also manually reboot your Windows PC (if required).

8. Remove Temporary Files

  • Press Windows key + R on your keyboard to open the RUN program.
  • Now, type %temp% and press enter
  • You will get a bunch of temporary files on a page.
  • Select all files by pressing Ctrl + A on the keyboard.
  • Next, press Shift + Delete on the keyboard to remove all the files.
  • Some times some of the temporary files can’t be deleted. So, leave them as it is and close it.

9. Set Default CPU and Graphics Speed

As most of the users always want to use ultra-high performance from the CPU and GPU from the very first day. So, most of the users either buy an overclocked version or manually increased the overclocking speed. So, if you’ve also overclocked your GPU speed and after doing that you’re experiencing bottleneck or lagging or crashing related issues, just set it to default mode.

You can also use the MSI Afterburner tool or Zotac firestorm application in order to lower the clocking speed. Once done, you can run the Fault game and check if the problem is fixed or not.

That’s it. We hope this guide was useful to you. You can comment below for any queries.