Moreover, If your hardware does not meet the minimum system requirements, you may experience stuttering in the game.
1. Check System Requirements
System requirements refer to the minimum and recommended hardware and software specifications that a gaming device or computer must meet in order to run a game smoothly. It is essential to check the minimum required system requirements for High on life as it is a graphically demanding game. Here are the system requirements for High On Life. Compare your system’s specifications with these requirements and if your computer meets them, continue to the next method otherwise you should try lowering in-game settings for a noticeable effect in performance. This step should verify whether your computer can handle the game’s textures and graphics or not.
2. Verify game file integrity
During the download procedure, it is quite possible for the game files to get lost or corrupted due to an interrupted download, software glitches, storage issues or server issues thus causing the game to not launch properly. In such a scenario, steam’s built-in tool could be of aid to you. This tool compares the files on your computer with the files stored on the game server. Here are the steps to verify the game file integrity: Steam will check the game’s files and verify that they are all present and correct. If any files are missing or corrupted, Steam will attempt to download replacements for them. This process can take a few minutes to complete.
3. Try a Different DirectX version
DirectX is an API and is required by almost all modern games, It helps to ensure that the game runs well on the user’s computer by providing a consistent interface between the game and the computer’s hardware. DirectX has multiple variants some work better with certain applications than others. In this method, we’ll be launching the game using a variety of DirectX versions, Follow these steps to do so:
4. Provide Administrator Privileges
High on life will not function appropriately if the game is missing administrator privileges required to access the game files situated in the root directory. A lack of administrator privileges for the application limits it to perform actions that require elevated permission. Therefore, we will need to launch the game as an administrator. Launch the game, if the problem continues to occur jump to the next method.
5. Install Visual C++ Redistributables
Visual C++ redistributables are runtime libraries that are an essential component for games and applications developed using the Visual studio environment. In a case where a game cannot access these, files due to unavailability, it could lead to errors such as freezing, crashing or not launching. Here are the steps to install Visual C++ Redistributables:
6. Remove or Rename the Win64 folder
The Win64 folder is a directory that contains files or programs compiled for the 64-bit version of the Windows operating system. Deleting the contents of this folder will initiate a forced reinstall of these files thus refreshing the contents which will fix the issue for us. Here are the steps how:
7. Run the game in Compatibility mode
Compatibility mode simulates the environment of an older version of windows, making it possible for games that are not compatible with the current version of the operating system to run correctly. It will also resolve certain compatibility issues, such as outdated graphics drivers, incorrect display resolution, or incorrect colour depth. Here are the steps to run High on Life in compatibility mode:
