Troubleshooting PC Crashes in Throne and Liberty: Essential Fixes

Throne and Liberty represents Amazon Games’ fourth significant MMORPG, with NCSOFT at the helm of development. This title, built on Unreal Engine 5, impresses with its polished presentation and extensive options for player customization, including upscaling technology. However, players have encountered some performance challenges, notably stability issues that are expected to be addressed in upcoming updates. If you find yourself facing any crashing problems while playing Throne and Liberty, here are several troubleshooting tips to help resolve these issues.

Troubleshooting Crashing Issues in Throne and Liberty

Crashes in Throne and Liberty can stem from various causes. Therefore, we suggest reviewing our checklist to ensure that you have not overlooked anything that may be outdated or conflicting with the game.

Verify Game Files

The first step in troubleshooting is to verify the integrity of your game files. You can do this easily through Steam, which will scan and repair any corrupted or missing files.

Open Steam and go to your Library
Right-click on Throne and Liberty and select Properties
Under the Installed Files tab, click on Verify integrity of game files

This action will trigger a scan, and Steam will redownload any files that are corrupt or missing. Typically, corrupted files are a common reason why a game may fail to launch, so this step should assist many players in getting into the game.

Disable MSI Afterburner

For users running MSI Afterburner or the Rivatuner Statistics Server for performance monitoring, it might lead to conflicts with Throne and Liberty. Many users have reported that disabling this software resulted in better stability and resolved crashing issues.

Other overlays, such as NVIDIA GeForce Experience and the EOS overlay, could also create conflicts.

Intel 13th and 14th Generation Users: Update BIOS

If you’re using Intel 13th or 14th-generation processors, we highly recommend updating your BIOS to the latest version that includes the 0x12B microcode patch.

This specific patch from Intel addresses issues experienced by users of 13th and 14th generation CPUs. If you encounter an “Out of Video Memory” error during crashes, the issue likely lies with the Intel hardware, not the game itself.

Unplug VR Headset(s) From the GPU

If you have a VR headset connected to your GPU, try disconnecting it while playing Throne and Liberty. The presence of the headset can inadvertently activate the VR server when launching some Unreal Engine 5 titles, leading to crashes. Disabling it will help to eliminate this conflict.

NVIDIA Users: Downgrade Drivers

Developers have noted that if you own an RTX 4090, 4080, 3090, or 3080, and experience crashes during the “Shader Compilation” phase, it may be necessary to downgrade your graphics drivers. You can revert to driver version 556.12 or any earlier version.

NVIDIA Users: Implement a Developer Recommended Launch Command

The developers suggest a specific launch command in Steam that could enhance stability for users with NVIDIA GPUs.

Open Steam and go to your Library
Right-click on Throne and Liberty and select Properties
In the General section, under LAUNCH OPTIONS, enter:

-neveropenpso

NVIDIA Users: Reduce Volumetric Clouds Settings

If you experience screen flickering or instability while playing with a high-end NVIDIA GPU, consider lowering the settings for Volumetric Clouds to High or Medium rather than Epic. This adjustment may alleviate flickering and enhance overall stability, as noted by the developers.