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@JMUTowlee wrote:
So guys, I don't know if I actually fixed it but I was able to play all last night without a single crash for approximately 3.5hrs! Again, this may not work for everyone, but this is what I did for my system and it seems to be running okay, i'll be playing a lot over the weekend to truly see if it's fixed.
My system specs:
Windows 7 Pro 64
Intel i5-760 OCed to 3.8ghz
16GB DDR3 XM3 RAM 1333Mhz
MSI Geforce GTX 1050Ti 4GB
1. The first thing I did was to CLEAN install the new Nvidia Drivers which were released on 2/13 (418.91). I did not install the Geforce Experience.
2. Performed a FRESH install of APEX Legends, making sure to completely delete all saved information.
3. Disabled Origin In-Game options as well as added the +fps_max command in the advanced launch options for Apex. I set mine to 100 because, why not?
4. Once in game, I set my VRAM to 6GB or the HIGH setting as I have my video settings all high except Sun Shadow Coverage, Sun Shadow Detail and disabled volumetric lighting and dynamic spot shadows.
5. Once I made all of those changes, I exited the game then went to the R5Apex.exe file in the Origin Games folder and made sure to set compatibility mode for Windows 7 and to Run as Administrator.
6. I then restarted my computer and launched and crossed my fingers!
RESULT: 3 1/2 hrs of uninterrupted gameplay!!!
I will continue playing throughout this weekend and immediately update this post if I experience any crashes but it is waaaaay better than it was before. I would experience a "Referenced memory could not be read error" probably 2 out of every 3-4 games, typically on launching from ship at the beginning of the game or at a random point in the middle of a match. So with 0 crashes in 3 hrs, I'm hopeful.
Hopefully this is useful to some of you as this game really is a LOT of fun and I hope they fix these issues soon with a patch. Best of luck out there!!
Glad it's working for you so far, @JMUTowlee !
Can anyone else confirm these steps work?
I've seen multiple players mention fixes for the following:
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Can you confirm what exactly helped fix this for you on Windows 7?
1. The first thing I did was to CLEAN install the new Nvidia Drivers which were released on 2/13 (418.91). I did not install the Geforce Experience.
I haven't done this since I'd say about two month ago I've already cleared out old drivers and such.
2. Performed a FRESH install of APEX Legends, making sure to completely delete all saved information.
First thing I did but using Revo Uninstaller pro to delete the extra files left behind when normally uninstalling
3. Disabled Origin In-Game options as well as added the +fps_max command in the advanced launch options for Apex. I set mine to 100 because, why not?
Second step I did from "+fps_max Unlimited" to just "+fps_max".
4. Once in game, I set my VRAM to 6GB or the HIGH setting as I have my video settings all high except Sun Shadow Coverage, Sun Shadow Detail and disabled volumetric lighting and dynamic spot shadows.
Did a different approach with this, using 4GB instead of 6GB within the video settings(Texture streaming budget) since im running everything on low/disabled
5. Once I made all of those changes, I exited the game then went to the R5Apex.exe file in the Origin Games folder and made sure to set compatibility mode for Windows 7 and to Run as Administrator.
Done this as well!
6. I then restarted my computer and launched and crossed my fingers!
Too impatient, didn't bother but to my surprise it worked like a charm after a couple of games!
Hope this helps!
Edit: forgot to mention but initially I've been getting non stop (which seemed like every game or two) crashes with 0x000000 / 0x3f7ce737 referenced memory not being read
Did all the above, if you never hear from me it'll have worked
Edit : NOPE : two games in the game crashed without any message, back to origin's page
So sure, i don't have the 0xfffffffff error, but that was not what I meant by "getting rid of it" ^^
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