How to fix Dark Souls 3 Errors: Crash, Stuttering, Low FPS, Bonfire Crash, Save Issue and more




Official System Requirements
Minimum:

  • Operating System: Windows 7 SP1 64bit, Windows 8.1 64bit Windows 10 64bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 / AMD® FX-6300
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 750 Ti / ATI Radeon HD 7950
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 25 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 11 sound device
  • Additional Notes: Internet connection required for online play and product activation
Recommended:
  • Operating System: Windows 7 SP1 64bit, Windows 8.1 64bit Windows 10 64bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i7-3770 / AMD® FX-8350
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 970 / ATI Radeon R9 series
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 25 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 11 sound device
  • Additional Notes: Internet connection required for online play and product activation

How to fix Dark Souls 3 Errors: Crash, Stuttering, Low FPS, Bonfire Crash, Save Issue and more

 1. Low FPS in Dark Souls 3
Update the drivers
Try running it in Windowed mode
Set the game to high priorityOpen Task Manager
Right-click on the game task
Set to high priority

 2. Dark Souls 3: Game Doesn’t Start
Some users found the below fix working for them. You can give it a try. You need to wait on download screen till blue bar will be full and it will start dowloading.

 3. Not able to move the Character after spawning in Dark Souls 3
Install the game in a folder outside your standard Steam folder.

 4. Bonfire Crash in Dark Souls 3
Try lowering the graphics settings.
You need to do steam file verificationRight-click on your game
Go to properties
Then verify game cache

 5. Dark Souls 3 Random Crash
If you are playing at higher resolutions – 1440p, 4K, you might be getting random crashes.
The fix is to reduce your screen resolution to 1080p.

6. Dark Souls 3 Low FPS on Nvidia Adaptor
Revert back to Driver 314.22 of Nvidia that may help fix low framerate issues.

 7. White Screen in Dark Souls 3
You may be getting a white screen while launching the game. Here is the fix.
Open DarkSouls.ini file located at C:\Users\YOURNAME\AppData\Local\NBGI\DarkSouls
Now change its default resolution below 1080p

 8. Dark Souls 3 PC Crashes – (0xc000007b) error
Try and install DirectX and .Net framework (C++ Visual) manually from the game’s directory.
Restart your PC after installation

 9. PC Flickering Fix in Dark Souls 3
If you find that your screen’s refresh rate is not same as that of in-game,
Locate the xml configuration file at: C:\Users\WhatYoursName\AppData\Roaming\DarkSoulsIII
  1. GraphicsConfig.XML
Open the file using a text editor
Then where you find Something like, add “WindowScreen” in the tags so the final line will be: WindowScreen.

 10. Performance Fix for GTX 5xxx Series
Try to roll back your drivers to 314.22 version

 11. Stuttering Issues in Dark Souls 3
Try reinstalling the game to a HDD from SSD.

 12. Ambient sound issues
Updating the Realtek HD Audio Drivers may help fix the ambient sound issues.
  • This article guides you how to fix Dark Souls 3 errors. This article will be updated with more fixes as and when they appear. If you are having a certain issue not listed above, write in the comments section below. We will try to find a fix for you.