How to Fix Dwarf Fortress Crashing

Games often have errors and this time we are going to explain how to fix Crashing in Dwarf Fortress.

What is Crashing in Dwarf Fortress?

  This is a block that usually occurs in this game and that usually affects us because it ends up hindering the game experience, this block prevents the game from starting and therefore we get stuck, considering that we are immersed in a world where we have to take care of ourselves. to build and make the dwarves survive, in this sense, it is vital to solve this problem and to talk to you about it we have made this guide.

How to fix Crashing in Dwarf Fortress?

  Run the game as administrator: it is possible not to have administrator permissions to access this game, this is usually done only once and we are not asked again, we just have to allow access to User Account Control and run as administrator, in In the case of playing in Steam Launcher we must perform the same steps.

 

•   Update the GPU driver: this is another of the fixes that we can execute to get rid of this blockage and to apply it we must:
•   Press Windows X in order to open the quick access menu and proceed to click on Device Manager from the list.
• Then, we double click on Display adapters to expand it and with the right button we click on the dedicated graphics card that is usually active or that we are using.
• We click Update driver and then Search for drivers automatically, it will search for the available update, download it and install the latest version.
• To finish, it will only be enough to restart the PC to apply the changes.

 

  Disable full screen optimizations: this is another of the solutions that is favorable to know How to fix Crashing in Dwarf Fortress and to apply it we must:
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• Open the Steam client and click Library, then right-click Draw Fortress and click Manage.
• Then, we click on Browse local files and we will go to the installed folder of the game and proceed to right-click on Drawfortress.exe.
• Next, we click Properties and we'll go to the Compatibility tab to make sure we click Disable Full Screen Optimizations to check it.
• We proceed to click Apply and then OK to save the changes.

 

  Choose to update the game: this is another solution that can be executed well and is that sometimes or rather almost always, outdated games usually cause us problems, in this case we must:

 

•   Open Steam and go to the library to click on the game.
• Steam will automatically search for an available update and if there is, click Update.
• We must wait while the update is complete to proceed to restart the PC to apply the changes.

 

  Close unnecessary background tasks: this is another solution that is added to the list and to apply it we must:

 

•   Press Ctrl Shift Esc to open the task manager and we proceed to click on Process to verify the task that consumes the resources.
• Then, we click on the specific process and select End task to forcefully close it.
• We must execute the same for each process and after doing so, close the task manager to proceed to restart the PC.

 

  Adjust the power management options: another solution that can be applied is that it is necessary to configure the power, placing the high performance option on our PC, above all, this applies in the case of games or heavy applications and to apply it must:

 

•   Click on the start menu and we will write the control panel to open it.
• Then we click on Hardware and Sound to select Power Options and select High Performance.
• To finish, we restart the PC to apply the changes.

 

  Repair game files: another of the actions to execute and to apply it we must:

 

•   Launch the Steam client and click Library.
• Then, we right click on the game in the list and proceed to click on Properties.
• Next, we will go to Local files and click on Verify the integrity of the game files.
• We wait while the process is completed and to finish we restart the PC.

 

  Reinstall the Microsoft Visual C runtime: this is one last action to take to solve this problem and to apply it will only suffice:

 

•   Open the Start menu and type Apps and features to open it.
• Then, click on the Microsoft Visual C programs in the list one by one and click Uninstall to follow the on-screen prompts.
• With all the programs uninstalled, we restart the PC and go to the official Microsoft website to download the latest version of Microsoft Visual C Runtime.
• We will install on the PC and restart to apply the changes.

 

  Now that you know how to fix Crashing in Dwarf Fortress, you can apply some of these fixes and thus continue enjoying this game.