Recently released Amnesia: The Bunker has caused problems for some users. Some players are unable to start the game while others experience various freezes and errors. In this guide, we cover all known issues and describe workable solutions to resolve them.
Amnesia: The Bunker Guides
System Requirements
First of all, make sure that your system fully complies with the developer’s requirements. Otherwise, the performance of the game and its performance are not guaranteed.
Minimum System Requirements
If your system meets the minimum requirements, that means you can run the game. However, in this case, stability issues may occur during gameplay.
- operating system — Windows 7/8/10, 64-bit;
- CPU – Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.10GHz;
- RAM – 4GB;
- HDD/SSD — 35GB;
- video card – GeForce GTX 460, Radeon HD 5750, Intel HD 630;
- Keyboard mouse.
Recommended system requirements
For stable operation of the game, make sure that your system meets the stated recommended requirements of the developer.
- operating system — Windows 7/8/10, 64-bit;
- CPU – Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80 GHz;
- RAM — 8GB;
- HDD/SSD — 35GB;
- video card – GeForce GTX 970, Radeon RX 5600 XT, Intel Iris Xe;
- Keyboard mouse.
Amnesia: The bunker slows down, freezes, does not load, low FPS
Unlike other 2023 releases, Amnesia: The Bunker is quite well optimized. But some players still face various bugs, errors and freezes while playing. Below we have prepared some best ways that help solve most of the problems.
Check the integrity of game files
The vast majority of errors can be fixed by checking for all available game files through the Steam launcher or the Epic Games Store.
- Open the app Steam and go to library;
- Click “PKM” by game name Amnesia: The Bunkerand then go to “Characteristics”;
- click on “Local Files” and press “Verify integrity of game files”.
- Launch the launcher Epic games storethen go to library;
- Choose a game Amnesia: The Bunker and click three dots nearby and then select “Check”;
- click on “Check Files” and wait for the process to complete.
Thus, the launcher checks for the presence of all files and replaces the corrupted data.
Disable the Steam overlay
Steam users may experience game crashes and freezes on launch. Players have already found a solution, for this you need to disable the game overlay:
- Open the launcher Steam and go to library;
- Find a game Amnesia The Bunker and click “PKM”;
- Go to “common” and remove the check mark “Enable Steam overlay while playing”;
- Return to the library and start the game.
Update your graphics card drivers
The game is not particularly demanding on modern graphics cards, but the latest updates to the GPU driver will eliminate a large number of bugs in the game. Follow the links below to download and install the latest software:
- Nvidia users – Follow this link;
- AMD users – you can download it here.
Update Microsoft Visual C++
All modern PC games use Microsoft utilities for stable operation. If you don’t have these libraries installed, you can download them from the official website at this link.
Update DirectX
The game does not impose any particular limits on the use of DirectX, but updating the libraries of this program is mandatory for all modern games. You can download the latest updates to your computer from the official website.
Amnesia: The bunker is stuck on the loading screen
Some users have encountered a problem with the game freezing on startup. To resolve this error, you need to update your display drivers.
- Click “Get started” on your desktop and type “Device Manager”;
- Find a section “Monitoring”Click “PKM”and then “Update Drivers”;
- Completely automatic search for drivers and wait for the process to complete;
- If the drivers are not found or the latest version is installed, try to change the screen resolution in the Windows system and restart the PC.
The solution was suggested by the game developers in their social networks. They also promise to release a patch that fixes this problem.
How to remove the 60 FPS limit
This limitation is not a bug in the game, but many users would like to disable it. Do the following:
- Open “Conductor” and follow the path “Computer/My Documents/My Games/Amnesia The Bunker/Main”;
- Find a file named “NAME_XXXXXXXXX_user_settings” (NAME is the username in the system) and open it with notepad;
- Change the following values:
RefreshRate=”60″. RefreshRate=”120″
LimitFPS=’true’ on LimitFPS=’false’
GameplayUpdateRate=”60″. GameplayUpdateRate=”120″
“Cannot load the configuration file” – how to solve?
Gamers are accustomed to the fact that the vast majority of modern games have bugs and errors upon release, but most of Amnesia: The Bunker is pretty well optimized. However, some users have encountered the error “Could not load the configuration file”.
It is worth noting that a similar problem arose without exception in the previous parts of the series, so solving it is quite simple. In the case of Amnesia: The Bunker, you will be able to load the last save after following the steps below, but all progress after that will be lost.
- Follow the path Documents/My games/Amnesia The Bunker/Main;
- Find the configuration file “user_settings.cfg” and remove it;
- You can also delete all files with the extension “.cfg” in this folder.
After that, launch the game and check if the error occurs again. It is worth noting that the above is the default path for saving configuration files and saving.
Remark: Uninstalling and reinstalling the game does not solve the problem in most cases. We recommend using this method as a last resort.
Optimal graphics settings in Amnesia: The Bunker for weak, medium and powerful PCs
Below we’ve outlined the optimal graphics settings for each system that meets the game’s minimum or recommended system requirements.
For weak PCs
- Display mode – Frameless mode;
- Vertical sync – Out;
- Frame rate – 60fps;
- smoothing out — FXAA;
- Texture quality – Low;
- Texture filtering — AFx4;
- Shadow quality – Low;
- Like shadows in the sun – Low;
- Lantern shadows – Out;
- Reflection – Dynamic;
- Refraction – Out;
- Shadows on the skin – Out;
- scenic quality – Medium;
- Flattened particles – Out;
- Depth of field – Low;
- Grain – Out;
- SSAO – Out;
- glow – Out
For medium PC
- Display mode – Frameless mode;
- Vertical sync – Out;
- Frame rate – 90 FPS (we described above how to change);
- smoothing out — FXAA;
- Texture quality – Medium;
- Texture filtering — AFx8;
- Shadow quality – Medium;
- Like shadows in the sun – Medium;
- Lantern shadows – Out;
- Reflection – Dynamic;
- Refraction – On;
- Shadows on the skin – Out;
- scenic quality – Medium;
- Flattened particles – Out;
- Depth of field – Medium;
- Grain – On;
- SSAO – On;
- glow – Out
For powerful PCs
- Display mode – Frameless mode;
- Vertical sync – On;
- Frame rate – 120 FPS (we described above how to change);
- smoothing out — FXAA;
- Texture quality – high;
- Texture filtering — AFx16;
- Shadow quality – Very high;
- Like shadows in the sun – Very high;
- Lantern shadows – On;
- Reflection – Dynamic;
- Refraction – On;
- Shadows on the skin – On;
- scenic quality – Very high;
- Flattened particles – On;
- Depth of field – high;
- Grain – On;
- SSAO – On;
- glow – On
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Source: VG Times