Battlefield 1 issues: low FPS rate, DirectX errors, game freezes and more
4 min. read
Updated on
Share this article
Read our disclosure page to find out how can you help Windows Report sustain the editorial team Read more
Battlefield 1 is coming to Xbox One and Windows PCs on October 21, but many fans are already playing the game via EA/Origin Early Access. More than 4o,000 Windows PC owners and 35,000 Xbox One users are already fighting their way through epic battles ranging from tight urban combat to fierce mountain assaults in the Italian Alps or frantic combats in the deserts of Arabia.
The epic Battlefield 1 multiplayer platform can host up to 64 players who can fight as infantry, lead horse charges or take control of amazing vehicles on land, air and sea.
Just like every new game, Battlefield 1 is also affected by various bugs ranging from minor graphics issues to game crashes. In this article, we’ll list the most frequent game issues reported by Early Access gamers, so that you’re not taken by surprise when you install the game on October 21.
Battlefield 1 issues on Xbox One and Windows PC
Machine gun damage is too weak
Gamers complain that machine guns do half the damage of pistols on close range, they do 3 or 4 times less the damage than rifles on any range and even fire slower than most submachine guns. More specifically, around 10 machine gun shots are necessary to kill the enemy and players suggest that 4 shots should be more than enough to get the job done.
Meanwhile the machine gunner has to use 20 bullets to kill anything past 50m. The first 5 bullets are wasted because of the **** tightenting cone “feature”, and at least 6 bullets are needed to kill one single player. And actually hitting anything on a distance is very impossible because of tracers being giant balls of fire […].
However, this remark on machine gun efficiency seem to divide Battlefield 1 players: some say there is nothing wrong about the damage level of machine guns, while others suggest the game developers should actually take a look at this issue.
Battlefield 1 freezes and crashes
This happens especially during multiplayer, in the middle of a gun fight. Other times, the game crashes when players try to record a picture/clip. This issue occurs on both the Xbox One and Xbox One S consoles, as well as on PC.
the Xbox One version has very frequent freezes and crashes during multiplayer. Sometimes it happens in the middle of a gun fight, other times when trying to navigate the extremely laggy pause menu, or when recording a picture/clip. I have had it happen 4 times already on my Xbox One S.
Low FPS rate issues
Battlefield 1’s FPS rate sometimes dips below 30 causing severe stuttering. Judging by gamers’ reports, low FPS rate issues are prevalent on Conquest, while Domination is smooth. Hopefully, Dice will optimize the FPS rate in the coming months, although most likely, FPS bugs will also be present in the October 21 game version.
I experienced frame rate drops to 0 on the Conquest map with the castles I forget what it’s called. The game would literally freeze completely for about 2 seconds every 40 sec or so. Really stinks when you’re in the middle of a firefight and suddenly the game pauses…. annnnnnd you’re dead.
hope they fix this.
Fullscreen doesn’t work
This issue affects Windows PC gamers, forcing them to play in windowed mode only. Gamers tried swiping to Borderless, then back to Fullscreen, but this action didn’t solve the problem. For the time being, they haven’t found a proper workaround to fix this issue and play Battlefield 1 on full screen.
DirectX Function error
More specifically, the error message that appears on the screen is the following: DirectX Function “GetDeviceRemovedReason” failed with DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_HUNG. Again, it appears there is no workaround available for this issue, and EA is visibly overwhelmed by the situation.
I’ve literally spent more then an hour trying to find a fix without any result. As usual, i do not get any response from the EA support, which is quite annoying. I have used the later driver, which did not help. I have used the previous driver, which did not help. I have tried re-installing the game and repairing the game, which did not help.
These are not the only issues affecting Battlefield 1 players, but the most common ones. Unfortunately, there are no workarounds available these issues yet. The good news is that these problems have already been detected, which buys the developers more time to investigate them and come up with a fix before Battlefield 1 is officially launched.
RELATED STORIES YOU NEED TO CHECK OUT:
