The long-awaited video game MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries developed by Piranha Games Inc. has been officially released. However, according to reports, there are lots of players experiencing game crashing at launch or during the gameplay. If you’re in the same situation, don’t worry as these MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries issues aren’t that hard to fix at all.
How to Fix MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries Crashing on PC
Here we compiled the potential solution to your MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries crashing-related issues. Just try the recommended steps below until you find the solution that does the trick for you.
Check MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries System Requirements
If your MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries is crashing a lot on your PC, you have to check if your machine meets the system requirements of the game.
Below we have listed the full system requirements of MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, including the minimum and recommended specifications.
Minimum System Requirements
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit versions)
- Processor: Intel Core i3-7100/AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770/AMD Radeon R9 280X
- DirectX: Version 11
Recommended System Requirements
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit version)
- Processor: Intel Core i7-6700K/AMD Ryzen 7 1700
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070/AMD RX Vega 56
- DirectX: Version 11
If your machine’s hardware is capable enough to run the game but still crashes, please move to the next fix below.
Get the Latest OS and Graphics Update
While Windows OS has a built-in update feature, there’s a chance that your computer technician has disabled it. So, make sure that you have the latest operating update. Sometimes, video games like MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries may encounter glitches, errors, or system failures due to outdated operating systems.
Please also note that modern games require the latest version of graphics drivers. Depending on your hardware, you can get the latest update for your GPU in the links below:
Disable Steam and GeForce Experience Overlay
Steam and Geforce Experience (if you’re using Nvidia) could be the cause of MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries crash. Steam overlay features a lot of fancy features such as making in-game purchases, screenshots, and more. If you have these features activated, we highly recommend closing it as it consumes a lot of resources on your computer.
How to disable Steam overlay
- Open Steam.
- Go to Library and right-click MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries and select Properties.
- Under the General section, uncheck Enable Steam Overlay while in-game tick box.
- Re-open MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries and see if you’re still getting these crashes.
How to disable GeForce Experience overlay
- Open GeForce Experience.
- Click the Gear icon on the top right.
- Under the General section, toggle the In-Game Overlay button to turn off the feature.
- Re-open MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries and see if you’re still getting these crashes.
Verify Game Integrity on Steam
Another reason why your MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries is crashing on launch or during the game is the corrupted game files. Game file corruption usually happened during the installation of the game or forcibly closing the program. Here’s how you can verify the game integrity of MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries.
- Restart your PC.
- Open Steam and go to Library.
- On the left side, find MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries and right-click then select Properties.
- In the Local Files section, click the Verify integrity of game files button.
- Wait until the verification process is completed then relaunch the game.
Are you still getting the crashes after doing the steps above? Then let’s proceed to the next step.
Launch MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries in Windowed Mode
Running a game in fullscreen consumes a lot of processing resources which sometimes result in the game being unresponsive. Try launching MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries in windowed mode to help your computer process everything.
- Open Steam and go to Library.
- Right-click MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries and select Properties.
- In the General section, click the Set Launch Options button.
- In the text field, copy the following codes
-windowed -noborder
- Hit Ok and relaunch the game.
Close Background Running Programs
You may not be aware but some of the programs installed on your computer are running in the background. These background applications are also consuming a lot of resources. Closing these unwanted background programs will decrease the process of your CPU, making it easier to process the MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries game.
That's everything we are sharing today for this MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries guide. This guide was originally created and written by RB Staff. In case we fail to update this guide, you can find the latest update by following this link.
All of these options didn’t work. What happened is I changed the resolution to be a little less than what my desktop res is to get better frames as i have done in countless other games. For some reason now, the game launches fine, goes through all of the adverts, gets to the first loading screen (two mechs duking it out) and then am hit with a solid black screen. When checking the task manager it says the program is Not Responding. I have since deleted the game and reinstalled (making sure to delete the appdata folder as thats where the config files were) and it STILL does this black screen nonsense. Is there a way to reset the resolution PRIOR to launching the game? Maybe a launch argument that says “load default video settings” or something akin to?