This page is something of a FAQ for technical issues with The Evil Within.
Here we will look at the causes of problems with The Evil Within and their solutions. Problems with launching, brakes, and crashes in the game will be affected. These are the most common problems with The Evil Within.
The Evil Within won't start
If The Evil Within doesn't work for you and you can't even start it, most likely we can help you. Follow the instructions and descriptions and you will understand what the problem was and, if possible, fix it.
1. Does your computer meet The Evil Within's minimum system requirements?
Often The problem for players is precisely the inconsistency with the system requirements of The Evil Within:
OS: 64-bit Windows 7 SP1/Windows 8.1
Processor: i7 or equivalent with at least four cores
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Video card: GTX 460 1 GB VRAM or equivalent
DirectX: 11
Hard Drive: 50 GB available space
It’s worth taking a closer look at this point. Please note that The Evil Within is running only on 64-bit Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, if you have a different operating system or a 32-bit system, the game will not start for you. We're sorry.
The second and no less important point of system requirements is the version of DirectX. Your video card must support DirectX 11, otherwise you will get an error when starting the game. You can check the DirectX of your video card in its specifications on the Internet, or using the GPU-Z program.
2. The second common problem is the missing or improper installation of important components for the games to work. Install these components one by one:
We hope our material helped you in fixing technical problems with The Evil Within.
Bought The Evil Within but it won't launch? There is no need to give up and think that your money has been thrown away. It is imperative to understand the reasons and correct the problems. How? Read this article. It contains all the most popular problems that interfere with the normal operation of the game.
The Evil Within tells the story of Sebastian, a detective who investigates a mysterious crime and comes face to face with incredible forces that transport the detective into an unearthly world with monsters. Are you ready to experience all the horrors together with the main character and solve the mysteries of what is happening? We are sure that we are ready, but the game does not start. But it’s okay, we’ll figure it out now.
We start by checking that the computer meets the minimum system requirements for the game:
Operating system: Windows 7/8.1 (64x);
CPU: quad-core Intel Core i7 or equivalent from AMD;
RAM: 4Gb;
Video card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 1 GB or equivalent from AMD;
DirectX: 11;
Free hard disk space: 50Gb.
If the requirements match the characteristics of your PC, then we check the versions of drivers and libraries and update if necessary.
Drivers
Drivers for video cards from Nvidia GeForce:
Drivers for video cards from AMD Radeon:
For users of APU graphics or its detection, there is a program for auto-detecting and loading drivers (AMD Radeon).
Let’s also not forget about Direct X and frameworks:
Update DLL libraries:
Note: You should also remember that using Windows 7/8/8.1 OS builds can also have a significant negative impact on the game. In order to avoid problems, you need to remove the assembly and install a clean OS from the official Microsoft website.
So, we're done with standard procedures. Now let's look at specific problems and ways to solve them.
The game won't start
If The Evil Within does not start at all and does not respond in any way to clicks on the shortcut, first make sure that the installation of all additional software was successful (it should be in the _CommonRedist folder).
If installing additional software does not help, do the following:
- Open Control Panel – System and Security – System – Additional. System parameters.
- Open system properties – Performance options.
- Data execution prevention – add a game launch file (with the .exe extension).
Crashes constantly
The first thing that owners of Nvidia cards need to do is open the Nvidia settings, and in the “Manage 3D Settings” section, click the Restore button.
Secondly, check if all game files have been downloaded. Open Steam, find The Evil Within, right-click and go to Properties - Local Files - Check. If indeed not all files have been downloaded, then Steam will fix it.
How to open the console
You will need a console if you want to increase the number of frames per second by removing the limitation set by the developers. On Steam, open the properties of The Evil Within and click "Set Launch Options". In the line that opens, enter “+com_allowconsole 1 _”. After these steps, you can open the console in the game using the Insert key.
How to remove FPS limit
In the console, enter the command “R_swapinterval -1”. After this, the frame rate will rise to 60. If the value “-1” is replaced with “-2”, then the limit of 30 FPS is activated again. And if you set the value to “0”, then generally all FPS restrictions will be removed, but it’s better not to do this.
How to remove black bars
We work in the console again. We enter the command “R_forceaspectratio 0”, but instead of “0” it is better to specify “1.8” or “2”, this will be the best option.
How to skip the annoying intro
In Steam, in the properties of The Evil Within, click on the “Set launch options” button and in the line that opens, enter “+com_skipIntroVideo 1”. After this, the intro should skip normally.
If you have other problems or the described methods do not help in solving them, feel free to write about it in the comments.
The Evil Within 2 still managed to get to its release, and players and critics gave it quite good ratings and reviews. However, many PC players have encountered errors and problems, such as crashes, missing dll files, and more. We will look into these problems with The Evil Within 2 in this article, which is dedicated to solving them.
The Evil Within 2 is a sequel to the relatively warmly received project The Evil Within, which was released back in 2014. The game is developed on the Stem Engine, which is essentially a heavily modified version of id Tech. The game shows improved performance when compared to the first part, but, of course, it was not without problems, as evidenced by this article.
According to the already established tradition, in this type of article we provide the system requirements for the game. The Evil Within 2 is a fairly demanding video game. So we strongly recommend that you make sure that your computer is able to run it at least on minimum settings.
The Evil Within 2 System Requirements
Minimum System Requirements
- Processor: Intel Core i5-2400 / AMD FX-8320 or better
- RAM: 8 GB RAM
- Video card: NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB / AMD HD 7970 3GB or better
- Disk space: 40 GB
- OS: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit version)
- Processor: Intel Core i7-4770 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X or better
- RAM: 16 GB RAM
- Video card: NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB / AMD RX 480 8GB or better
- Disk space: 40 GB
As you can see, the minimum requirements for The Evil Within 2 are even more or less lenient, but the recommended ones require users to have a relatively top-end computer. Okay, we've sorted out the requirements, so let's move on to the main part of the article - solving errors, crashes and other problems with The Evil Within 2.
The Evil Within 2 - controller not working
Many players have complained that their controller simply refuses to work in the game, be it from Xbox One or PS4. However, the solution is quite simple. All you need to do is connect the controller before launching The Evil Within 2. This way, the controller will be successfully visible in the game.
However, if this tip did not help you, then you may be trying to enter the game through Big Picture mode. The fact is that this mode in the Steam client can often create some problems with games. Some players have reported that it can somehow interfere with your controller settings, thereby preventing it from appearing in the game.
The Evil Within 2 - G-sync not working
Some players have encountered a problem with G-sync mode not working. While this functionality should work flawlessly, there are a few things you can do to try and resolve the issue.
Go to Nvidia Control Panel. Then go to Manage 3D Settings and select the Software Settings tab. Find The Evil Within 2 in the list of programs on your computer and select it. Activate G-sync in its settings for both full screen and windowed mode. If you run the game in windowed mode, this may cause problems with G-sync not working correctly.
The Evil Within 2 - low performance/FPS/stuttering
It seems that poor performance in modern games has become a real bane for all PC gamers in recent years. There are some exceptions, but they are very, very few. Players of The Evil Within 2 have also experienced issues with poor performance, stuttering, and low FPS.
First, you may experience poor performance due to the fact that the recommended system requirements specify a PC configuration that is designed for a stable 30 frames per second. Yes, that's how things are. If you want The Evil Within 2 to run faster than 30 FPS, then you need a system that will exceed the recommended requirements.
Secondly, you can also try updating your graphics card drivers, which have been specifically optimized for The Evil Within 2. It is very important to install the latest graphics accelerator drivers during the release of large projects - this will help you get rid of many technical problems.
The Evil Within 2 - audio desync during cutscenes
This is another issue that is quite common among The Evil Within 2 players on PC. However, it can be solved incredibly simply and, most importantly, quickly. Right-click the speaker icon in the Start taskbar and select Playback Devices.
Now find your audio device and double-click on it with the left mouse button. Go to the "Advanced" tab. Click the format drop-down menu and select the “24-bit 96000 Hz (Studio Recording)” format. Save your changes and launch The Evil Within 2. The audio desync issue should be completely fixed.
A small number of users have complained about this issue. For some, the game won't load on Steam, while for others it gets stuck at a certain download percentage. To try to solve this problem, you first need to make sure that your Internet connection is fine.
As you can already see, The Evil Within 2 takes up about 40 gigabytes of hard drive space. We recommend that you free up 60 gigabytes for this game so that it also has enough space to unpack files during installation. So to speak, a simple precaution.
If this does not help resolve the loading problem, then try completely deleting the game on the disk and start installing it on another disk, and then move these files to the old disk and continue installation on it. You can also try changing your download region in Steam settings.
The Evil Within 2 - missing .dll files
Perhaps missing .dll files are another incredibly common problem for PC users. This issue may occur because the latest Visual C++ libraries are not installed on your computer.
Simply install Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Update 3, which will automatically install the missing files of this software. If the problem is still present, you can also try installing DirectX from the Redist folder in The Evil Within 2 folder and installing any pending updates for your operating system.
The Evil Within 2 - Long Loading Time
Long loading times in The Evil Within 2 affect a fairly small percentage of players, but the problem is a problem. Long loading times in the game can be solved quite simply using two methods: ending all processes in the system that are heavily using the HDD, and switching to an SSD.
The first method can be done using the Task Manager: open it, find the processes that load your HDD the most and end them. The second method is more complicated, since you will have to purchase an SSD, but if you really want to speed up loading times in The Evil Within 2, then this is the best option.
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I quote RadeoForce:
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We’ll leave the movie to the console peasants, and the PC boyars play GAMES.
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" " - definitely admit it. Well, couldn't a clown write something like that?
Do you feel embarrassed for your profession? Are you afraid that you and others might be overshadowed?
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I quote RadeoForce:
"acknowledge the existence of clowns" - definitely admit it. Well, couldn't a clown write something like that?
I quote RadeoForce:
Maybe you should have asked before throwing around accusations?
Or maybe we should acknowledge the existence of clowns and call them by their proper names without hesitation?
I quote RadeoForce:
vekt0r
Such a drawdown in the gamegpu segment is most likely not due to the processor, but because of the dofa, which, in my mind, is completely turned off
For what? it also adds a cinematic effect. Moreover, in this segment it is only at the end during shooting. In the game itself it is almost absent and is only in cutscenes.
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maybe you are right. the fact remains a fatality - exactly the same amount of FPS, in exactly that place and when repeating the test segment. I have 1070 at 1440p, even 51 average and it doesn’t smell if you don’t do anything with the percentage, but the minimum one fits. even taking into account that it is not a ref and with slight overclocking.Because I don’t think that most people bother or pay much attention when their FPS drops from 50 to 38 for a couple of seconds or in a couple of scenes.
this site shows the worst moments of games. If you want everything to be clear, then you are definitely in the wrong place. So you can stand in the corner or look at the sky in any game. Wow! 300 fps on triple.
RADEOFORCE
Yes, yesterday we already sorted everything out. The game is absolutely not for testing. whoever could do it, launched it. whoever more or less succeeded fixed the percentage at a constant frequency of 100 poods and drove it to the navel. Here's the cut here for example: www.playground.ru/video/the_evil_within_2/the_evil_within_2_gtx_1080_ti_vs_gtx_1080_vs_gtx_1070_vs_gtx_1060-164439/ somewhere since 2.05 this forest. I don’t want to look for Duda on YouTube. By the way, it also agrees with it if you overclock the percentage to 4.2 and fix it. although maybe it’s the frequency difference that doesn’t give anything. haven't tried this.
I quote RadeoForce:
Sashka-Kuznecov-vkontakte
On average, 970 fps still has 50+ or a couple of frames somewhere. I noticed this after already 3 hours of playing.
Regarding the conspiracy, well then they are always chosen on this site by such segments, because it all started with the fact that I wrote that usually on this site I always +10 fps to the minimum or average. Because I don’t think that most people bother or pay much attention when their FPS drops from 50 to 38 for a couple of seconds or in a couple of scenes.
And yet...I'm going to bed :) Sorry for the snot and for some short temper in some moments
Sashka-Kuznecov-vkontakte
But look at it from the other side: I looked at the tests from the Germans, there is 50-53 fps at 970, you think I’ll overclock it, it will be about 60. You buy it. And then you start the game, you come across places like this, and it’s a bummer. Not even in the example of this game, but in general.
There is no conspiracy here, they chose a difficult segment and that’s all
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Well I do not know. I ran the metered segment several times before recording the video, the spread was no more than 1 fpsBy the way, here is a quote from the article, I smiled
Sashka-Kuznecov-vkontakte
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Typical FPS on an overclocked 470 is about 55-65, but drops to 45 occur here and there. The section at GameGPU is one of the most difficult; there are only a few such places. During the period, my game gpu dropped to 36, I even recorded it yesterday. By the way, you can record a video in the same wayWell, you played for about 7 hours and often had the minimum FPS as indicated here on the site? or even at least average. Well, it looks so clean.
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I'm not saying you're lying. But I’m seeing you for the first time so I can just take your word for it.There's no point in lying to me
And to make them believe that this is exactly 970, run msi ab or gpu-z, everything is written there. Although I don’t think it will come to that and no one will believe it
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Well, look: you want people to take your word for it, but you yourself are not ashamed to accuse others of lying.I just expressed the opinion that the site is fooling people by deliberately underestimating performance in some positions, this applies to both CPU and GPU, period.
I don’t know how, in such situations, one can complain about the underestimation of results, when the Maxwells in this segment showed themselves to be the best, the 980 almost caught up with the 1070, the 980ti - 1080 and the Vega. Moreover, all the other cards are in their places, without surprises (except that the trucks still performed well). It would be nice to lower 970 below the plinth, but then the level is 580
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RADEOFORCE, ROW
Why did they get to the dude, so what, what’s the ref, so what, the indicators could really be the same as in the test, the main thing is that he has at least 50 frames, period
The survival horror genre seems to be almost extinct. Only periodically do projects appear that deserve attention, and so fans of this genre have to enjoy only the good old masterpieces, without new products. However, recently the developers have decided to revive this genre, because already in 2014 several worthwhile projects were released that can please you. The first among them is The Evil Within - a game that allows you to constantly be on the edge between the real world and a psychopath's nightmare. Naturally, with all the frightening and amazing consequences that flow from this. However, this article, unfortunately, will not be devoted to how good this project is. It will be much more useful for you to know what to do if you constantly get the error “The Evil Within program has stopped working” - one of the most common among both users of a licensed copy and gamers who downloaded a pirated version.
The essence of the problem
So, many users have encountered an unpleasant problem: when they try to launch the game, the screen literally changes for a second, after which you are thrown back to the desktop. Along with this, you receive a notification “The Evil Within”, and the system begins to look for solutions. You should not wait until the search ends, because nothing useful will be found for you. Accordingly, you will have to do it yourself. But how to do this? This article is for you will help with this. Here you will learn the main ways to combat crashes accompanied by the message “The Evil Within program has stopped working.”
Solution for pirates
If you did not buy your copy of the game, but downloaded it from a torrent tracker, then trying to change the versions of the game may help. There are a large number of repacks, all made by different people using different methods. You can try downloading several and see which of them does not display the message “The Evil Within has stopped working” when you launch it. However, this does not always help, so you should not hope too much that you will be able to solve all problems using this method alone. Naturally, it is better to purchase the game rather than download it from torrents, because you create a huge number of problems for yourself - lack of technical support, multiplayer modes, low chance that the game will start at all. In general, pirated versions are a complete hassle, but now we are not talking about that, but about how to get rid of such a problem in The Evil Within on PC, regardless of the version of the game.
Compliance with system requirements
If you experience a similar error, then you should check whether your computer configuration meets the system requirements set by the developers of The Evil Within. The PC version is incredibly resource intensive, so you shouldn't even try to run this project if you have an old computer or its performance is average or even above average. Accordingly, you need to upgrade your PC - this is also worth doing because modern games all require quite powerful hardware, so an error and the inability to play The Evil Within is just a push for you, thanks to which you will open the door to the world of modern game development. However, if the system requirements are still not so great for you, and you are the owner of a powerful computer, then you need to look for a different reason.
DirectX 11 and separate account
Very often this error occurs because you do not have the latest version of the DirectX distribution installed. You need to download the installer from the official website and run it with the Internet turned on - the last point is extremely important, since all data and databases will be downloaded from the network during the installation process. As a result, you will receive a functional distribution with which this problem can be solved. You can also try to create a separate account on which you will run only this game - in some cases this solution helps.
Another equally popular problem
The error with the program stopping working is very common among users, but there is another problem that many gamers have had to face. The fact is that in the game The Evil Within, black bars along the edges of the screen irritate absolutely everyone, and at the same time they appear on almost everyone. The reason here lies in the fact that the developers decided to make a non-standard screen resolution to give the game a cinematic feel. But all monitors are standard, so it turns out that the image is cropped along one axis, and black stripes appear along the other. You can get rid of them by manually selecting the one most suitable for you. Then in The Evil Within you will no longer be tormented, and you can calmly enjoy the gameplay. Although “calmly” is not the most appropriate word here, given all the horror and nightmare that is happening in the game at every turn.
