Bloodstained Ritual of the Night is a Metroidvania-style game that harkens back to the original Metroid and Castlevania titles. It’s no secret that Bloodstained Ritual of the Night is an amazing game and has been received well by gamers and critics alike. However, PC users are experiencing errors and issues with Bloodstained Ritual of the Night like Fatal error, crashes, missing dll files, controller not working, and more. In this Bloodstained Ritual of the Night, I will list fixes that will help PC users resolve the errors and issues they are experiencing.
Bloodstained Ritual of the Night Fatal Error And Crash Fixes That’ll Help
PC users report experiencing errors and issues while playing Bloodstained Ritual of the Night or when they launch the game. PC video games facing errors and issues is a common occurrence and a basic know-how to these issues can help you fix them.
There are reported problems on other platforms as well but the article will be focusing on the PC version of Bloodstained. Keep in mind that these are unofficial error fixes and while most of them seem to work, some errors may require official patches.
Fatal Error Fix
PC users report that they are unable to play Bloodstained Ritual of the Night as it crashes with the Fatal Error. This is a GPU-related error and there are multiple reasons why you are experiencing it. The following are the fixes that’ll help PC users fix the Fatal Error
1- Check System Requirments
Many are reporting crashes at launch on PC. There is a fix for the problem but the first thing you need to do is to make sure you meet the minimum system requirements.
MINIMUM:
- Processor: AMD FX-4350 / Intel Core i5-4460
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 280X / GeForce GTX 760
- Storage: 10 GB available space
- Additional Notes: If you have a potato PC or above, you’re ok.
Often times the main issue is that your hardware is having trouble running the game. But in this case, the requirements aren’t that high so let’s discuss other possibilities.
2- Create Wineprefix
There is a fatal crash issue with Bloodstained Ritual of the Night on PC with Linux. Players are getting the error message:
A possible solution to this is creating a wineprefix via the latest DXVK and run Bloodstained but use the wine version from Steam (~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Proton\ 4.2/dist/bin/wine). Make sure you need the save file to the new prefix.
3- Delete Config Files
Fatal error is affecting the Windows PC version of Bloodstained as well. Navigate to C:\Users\AppData\Local\BloodstainedRotN make backups of the files there and then delete them. Launch Bloodstained Ritual of the Night and the Fatal error won’t bother you again.
4- Disable Overclock, Enable Debug Mode
If you have overclocked your GPU, it’s the reason why Bloodstained Ritual of the Night is crashing with the Fatal Error. Revert the GPU back to its default GPU and Memory clocks and the Fatal Error will be fixed.
In case you haven’t overclocked your GPU, check if it’s factory overclocked. Mose GPUs from third-party AIB partners like Zotac, are factory overclocked or use higher GPU and Memory clocks compared to Nvidia’s reference GPUs. Enable the Debug Mode through the Nvidia Control Panel to force the GPU to use Nvidia’s recommended clocks and the Fatal Error will be fixed. Open the Nvidia Control Panel > Help > Debug mode.
5- Limit Max Frame Rate
Playing at a high or unlocked FPS is another reason for the Bloodstained Ritual of the Night to crash with the Fatal Error. Limit the game’s max FPS and it’ll reduce the GPU and CPU load, fixing the Fatal Error.
- Open the Nvidia Control Panel
- Go to Manage 3D Settings > Program Settings
- Select Bloodstained Ritual of the Night from the drop-down menu
- Scroll down and enable Max Frame Rate and set a value for it
- Play Bloodstained Ritual of the Night and the Fatal Error is fixed
Note: Unless you are using a Freesync or G.sync display, your Max Frame Limit should be 1/2, 1/3rd, or 1/4th of your monitor’s refresh rate. Otherwise, the game will feel jittery.
Flickering Fix
If your game is flickering to the point it is unplayable, try to run Bloodstained Ritual of the Night in the Windowed mode. Running in windowed mode reportedly fixed the error for many players.
Crash Fix
PC users report that Bloodstained Ritual of the Night is crashing to the desktop randomly while playing. There are multiple reasons why the game is crashing like in-game overlays, frame smoothing, and more. The following are the fixes that’ll help PC users fix the in-game crashes.
1- Disable Frame Smoothing
Frame Smoothing is an in-game option in Bloodstained Ritual of the Night and apparently, it’s causing the game to crash to the desktop. Disable the Frame Smoothing and the game will stop crashing.
2- Disable In-game Overlays
In-game overlays have become common and are part of every gaming-related PC software. In-game overlays are useful as they allow PC users to access certain features without minimizing or quitting the game. However, in-game overlays can interfere with the game and cause crashes. In-game overlays for Steam, GeForce Experience, Discord, and other PC software are enabled by default. Disable the in-game overlays and Bloodstained Ritual of the Night will stop crashing.
To disable Discord overlay, open User settings > Game Overlay > turn off the “Enable In-game overlay” options.
To disable Steam in-game overlay, open Setting settings > In-Game tab > uncheck “Enable the Steam overlay while in-game” and press OK.
If you have installed GeForce Experience, its overlay is enabled by default. To disable GeForce Experience Overlay, open GeForce Experience> click on the Gear icon next to your username > General > turn off the “IN-GAME Overlay” options.
Crash At Startup Fix
PC users report that Bloodstained Ritual of the Night is crashing at startup or doesn’t launch. There are multiple reasons why the game is crashing at startup like corrupt or missing C++ files, compatibility issues, anti-virus falsely detecting the game’s executable as malware, and more. The following are the fixes that’ll help PC users fix the Bloodstained Ritual of the Night’s crash at startup issue.
1- Install/Repiar Visual C++ Redistributables
Visual C++ Redistributables are essential to run any video game on a PC. The reason why Bloodstained Ritual of the Night is crashing at startup is you are missing or have a corrupted Visual C++ file or you haven’t installed the required Visual C++ Redistributable. Install or repair the Visual C++ Redistributables and Bloodstained Ritual of the Night will stop crashing at startup.
- Open the Steam library and type ‘Steamworks’ in the search bar
- Right-click “Steamworks Common Redistributables” > Manage > Browse local files
- A new Explorer window will open
- Go to _CommonRedist\vcredist
- There are folders with names in years starting from 2010
- Open each folder and run the VC_redis, both x64 and x86 versions
- Install or repair Visual C++ Redistributables and restart your PC
- Play Bloodstained Ritual of the Night and it won’t crash at launch
2- Disable Fullscreen Optimizations
Fullscreen Optimizations are enabled by default for every program or game installed on your Windows PC. Disable the Fullscreen Optimizations will fix the Bloodstained Ritual of the Night’s crash at startup issue.
- Right-click Bloodstained Ritual of the Night in Steam library > Manage > Browse Lcoal Files
- A new Explorer window will open with the game files
- Right-click the executable and select Properties
- Go to the Compatibility tab and check “Disable fullscreen optimization”
- Launch Bloodstained Ritual of the Night and it won’t crash at launch
3- Run The Game In Compatibility Mode
Another reason why Bloodstained Ritual of the Night is crashing at launch is your Windows OS. Your current Windows build is probably not compatible with the game. So run the game with Windows 7 compatibility mode and the issue will be fixed.
- Right-click Bloodstained Ritual of the Night in Steam library > Manage > Browse local files
- A new window will open containing game files
- Right-click the executable and select Properties
- Go to the Compatibility tab
- Check “Run this program in compatibility mode for” and select Windows 7 from the drop-down menu
- Play Bloodstained Ritual of the Night and it won’t crash
4- Disable Anti-Virus
A lot of PC gamers use anti-virus software to protect their system from malware and other viruses. However, often third-party anti-virus software detects the game executable as malware which causes the game to crash at launch. DeepGuard is known to quarantine game executables by falsely detecting them as malware. If you have installed a third-party anti-virus software, it’s the reason for Bloodstained Ritual of the Night’s crash at startup. Either disable the real-time protection or exclude the game’s folder, I recommend the latter. After that:
- Right-click Bloodstained Ritual of the Night in the Steam library and select properties
- Go to the Installed Files tab
- click “Verify Integrity of games files”
- After the scan, play Bloodstained Ritual of the Night and it won’t crash
Messed Up Save Files Fix
Did you play the beta and still have the save files? That’s the issue. When playing Ritual of the Night either completely delete the beta save files or save in an unused slot. To delete the old file navigate to the save file location once you have created a new save slot. Delete the Story_Slot0.sav and rename the new save to that. Now you should be able to manually delete the corrupted save from the in-game menu.
Save location: %LOCALAPPDATA%\BloodstainedRotN\Saved\SaveGames
Controller Not Working Fix
One of the many advantages of PC gaming is using any peripheral you want to play video games. Controllers are often used to play Metrodvania-styles video games, however, PC players report that their controller isn’t working with Bloodstained Ritual of the Night. The following are the fixes that’ll help PC users fix the controller not working issue.
1- Xbox 360 Controller Fix
Bloodstained Ritual of the Night PC errors include an issue with Xbox 360 controller support. The only known fix is using the Big Picture Mode on Steam but that doesn’t work for everyone. Click on the “View” option at the top and select “Big Picture Mode”.
2- Enable Steam Input For Your Controller
If you are using a controller that Bloodstained Ritual of the Night doesn’t support, you can enable the Steam Input for the controller to get itt working.
- Open Steam settings and go to the Controller tab
- Enable Steam input for PlayStation or Xbox controller (whichever you are using)and press OK
- Play Bloodstained and the controller will work with the game
Missing or Corrupted .DLL Files Fix
While trying to run the game, some players are seeing errors like “Msvcp140.dll Is Missing” or “api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll”. The following are the fixes that’ll help PC users fix the missing dll error.
1- Update Windows
You can fix this by updating your Windows OS. Open Windows settings > Windows Update> Check for Updates. Install any pending update and the missing dll error will be fixed.
2- Install/Repair Visual C++ Redistributables
If updating Windows OS doesn’t fix the missing dll error and you are unable to play Bloodstained Ritual of the Night, you are missing or have corrupt Visual C++ files. Install or repair the Visual C++ Redistributables, and the error will be fixed.
- Open the Steam library and type ‘Steamworks’ in the search bar
- Right-click “Steamworks Common Redistributables” > Manage > Browse local files
- A new Explorer window will open
- Go to _CommonRedist\vcredist
- There are folders with names in years starting from 2010
- Open each folder and run the VC_redis, both x64 and x86 versions
- Install or repair Visual C++ Redistributables and restart your PC
- Play Bloodstained Ritual of the Night and the missing dll error is now fixed
Softlocked Without Swim Ability Fix
If you enter the water without the swim ability, sometimes you can’t jump out. We think this happens when you slide into the water. The game thinks your character is still in her slide animation. Get hit by an enemy to fix the softlock error.
Black Screen Fix
The black screen error doesn’t have a verified fix but some say running in windowed mode helps while others found pressing F11 useful.
That is all for our Bloodstained Ritual of the Night fixes for errors and issues like Fatal Error, in-game crashes, and more. If you are facing errors and issues with other PC games or your PC then also see our hub for commonly occurring PC errors and their fixes.