Fix: Ready or Not Stuttering, Lags, or Freezing constantly

Ready or Not is an intense, tactical, first-person shooter that depicts a modern-day world in which SWAT police units are called to defuse hostile and confronting situations. The game is developed and published by VOID Interactive. This game is now available to PC in early access via Steam.

To run the game requires enough hardware configuration to run properly, especially for PC, because not everyone may have a such configuration to run the game in full resolution and higher FPS. It’s quite common for most PC titles because they’re performance-hungry. Here we’ve provided steps to fix Ready or Not Stuttering and Lags issues.

Unfortunately, some Ready or Not PC players are experiencing multiple issues like stuttering, lags, crashes, frame drops, etc., while in gameplay. Depending on the compatibility factor, it can be a severe issue on some PCs. So, it’s always better to fix the issue so that at least you can play the game with a respectable FPS count. There may be several reasons behind such an issue that can be resolved by following this guide.

Check System Requirements

Check out the system requirements of Ready or Not game below to ensure whether your PC configuration is meeting the game’s system requirements or not.

Minimum Requirements:

• Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
• OS: 64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
• Processor: Intel Core i5-4430 / AMD FX-6300
• Memory: 8 GB RAM
• Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2GB / AMD Radeon R7 370 2GB
• DirectX: Version 11
• Storage: 50 GB available space

Recommended System Requirements:

• Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
• OS: 64-bit Windows 10
• Processor: AMD Ryzen 5-1600 / Intel Core i5-7600K
• Memory: 8 GB RAM
• Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB or better
• DirectX: Version 11
• Storage: 50 GB available space

Fix: Ready or Not Stuttering and Lags Badly

Fixing in-game lags or frame drop issues isn’t easy because it depends on multiple factors such as PC hardware, the display resolution of the game, maximum FPS limit count, conflicting third-party apps, and more. So, we recommend you follow all the methods until the problem is fixed or reduced. Changing the in-game graphics-related settings or keeping them low can fix several problems in a jiffy.

It may include the Screen Resolution of the game, in-game Texture Resolution, Shadow Resolution, Maximum Frame rate, number of Characters Displayed, or other visual effects that require higher graphics or memory. So, you can follow the steps below to reduce the lags, or frame drops to some extent, depending on which resolution and quality you’re playing the game apart from FPS count.

1. Use Launch Options

• Open your Steam client > Go to Library > Right-click on Ready or Not.
• Select Properties > On the General tab, you’ll find Launch Options.
• Enter the launch options -fullscreen = Forces the engine to start in fullscreen mode.

2. Update Graphics Drivers

• Right-click on the Start Menu to open up the Quick Access Menu.
• Click on Device Manager from the list.
• Now, double-click on the Display adapters category to expand the list.
• Then right-click on the dedicated graphics card name.
• Select Update driver > Choose Search automatically for drivers.
• An update will automatically download and install the latest version if available.
• Once done, make sure to reboot your computer to change the effects.

3. Run the game as an administrator

Make sure to run the game exe file as an administrator to avoid user account control regarding privilege issues. It would be best if you also run the Steam client as an administrator on your PC. To do this:

• Right-click on your PC’s Ready or Not exe shortcut file.
• Now, select Properties > Click on the Compatibility tab.
• Click on the Run this program as an administrator checkbox to checkmark it.
• Click on Apply and select OK to save changes.

4. Set High Priority in Task Manager

Make your game priority in the higher segment via the Task Manager to tell your Windows system to run the game properly. To do this:

• Right-click on the Start Menu > Select Task Manager.
• Click on the Processes tab > Right-click on Ready or Not game task.
• Select Set Priority to High.
• Close Task Manager.
• Finally, run the Ready or Not game to check for the issue.

5. Verify Integrity of Game Files

If there is an issue with the game files that somehow gets corrupted or missing, then make sure to perform this method to easily check for the issue. To do so:

• Launch Steam > Click on Library.
• Right-click on Ready or Not from the list of installed games.
• Now, click on Properties > Go to Local Files.
• Click on Verify Integrity of Game Files.
• You’ll have to wait for the process until it gets completed.
• Once done, restart your computer.

6. Change GPU Settings

Make sure to change the graphics card settings on the PC by following the steps below to check if the problem has been fixed or not.

For Nvidia:

• Open up Nvidia’s Control Panel > Right-click on the desktop screen.
• Click on Nvidia Control Panel > Click on Manage 3D Settings.
• Select Program Settings > Find ‘Ready or Not’ and manually add the game if it’s not in the list:
  • Monitor Tech: G-Sync (If available)
  • Maximum Pre-rendered frames: 2
  • Threaded optimization: On
  • Power Management: Prefer Maximum Performance
  • Texture Filtering – Quality: Performance

For AMD:

• Monitor Tech: G-Sync (If available)
• Maximum Pre-rendered frames: 2
• Threaded optimization: On
• Power Management: Prefer Maximum Performance
• Texture Filtering – Quality: Performance

7. Disable Fullscreen Optimizations

Full-screen optimization and DPI settings are the default ones on Windows. It would help if you tried disabling it by following the steps below:

• Locate Ready or Not game directory.
• Find and right-click on the Ready or Not.exe file.
• Select Properties > Click on the Compatibility tab.
• Checkmark the ‘Disable Full-Screen Optimizations’ box.
• Now, click on the ‘Change high DPI setting button.
• Checkmark the ‘Override high DPI scaling behavior’ > Select ‘Application’ from the drop-down menu.
• Click on Apply and then OK to save changes.

8. Update Ready or Not

If, in case, you haven’t updated your Ready or Not game for a while, then follow the steps below to check for updates and install the latest patch (if available). To do this:

• Open the Steam client > Go to Library > Click on Ready or Not from the left pane.
• It’ll automatically search for the available update. If there is an update available, make sure to click on Update.
• It may take some time to install the update > Close the Steam client.
• Finally, reboot your PC to apply changes and launch the game again.

That’s it, guys. We assume this guide is useful to you. For further queries, you can comment below.