SUMMARY
- DOWNLOAD/INSTALLATION ISSUES
- GAME NOT LAUNCHING/PERFORMANCE ISSUES
- AUDIO ISSUES
- EPIC GAMES STORE SUPPORT
DOWNLOAD/INSTALLATION ISSUES
TROUBLESHOOTING EPIC GAMES LAUNCHER ISSUES
TROUBLESHOOTING CONNECTION ISSUES
EPIC GAMES STORE ERROR CODES
GAME NOT LAUNCHING/PERFORMANCE ISSUES
MAKE SURE YOU FULFILL THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
CPU: AMD FX 6300 X6 / Intel Core i5-3570K
RAM: 8 GB
GPU: 2 GB VRAM, Radeon HD 7870 / GeForce GTX 660
DirectX: Version: 12
Note: 40 FPS, 1920x1080 in low
How to find your PC specifications:
1. Enter dxdiag into the search box on the taskbar.
2. Click on dxdiag from the results.
3. System tab: check the Processor and the Memory.
4. Display tab: check the Display Device.
VERIFYING THE INSTALLATION OF GAME FILES
1. Navigate to Hood: Outlaws & Legends in your Library and click on the three dots.
2. Once open, click Verify in the drop-down navigation.
INSTALL UNREAL ENGINE 4 PREREQUISITES
1. Navigate to Epic Games folder > HoodOutlawsandLegends > Engine > Extras > Redist > en-us.
2. Right click on UE4PrereqSetup_x64.exe application > Run as administrator.
TURN ON THE VERTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION (VSYNC) FROM THE DISPLAY DRIVER
AMD DISPLAY DEVICE
1. Open Radeon Software.
2. Navigate to Gaming > Hood: Outlaws & Legends.
3. Set Wait for Vertical Refresh to Always on.
NVIDIA DISPLAY DEVICE
1. Open NVIDIA Control Panel.
2. Navigate to 3D Settings > Manage 3D settings > Global Settings tab.
3. Set Vertical sync to On.
4. Click on Apply button (bottom right).
RUN THE GAME IN DIRECTX 11 MODE
1. From the Epic Games Launcher, click on Settings (bottom left).
2. Scroll down and click on HOOD OUTLAWS AND LEGENDS.
3. Tick Additional Command Line Arguments and add: -dx11
4. Close Settings.
5. Run Hood: Outlaws & Legends.
CHECK FOR WINDOWS 10 UPDATES
1. Right click on the Windows Start button > Settings.
2. Click on Update & Security.
3. Click on the Check for updates button from Windows Update.
4. If updates are available, install them all.
5. Once the updates are installed, restart the computer.
UPDATE THE DISPLAY DRIVER
It is recommended to perform a clean install of the display driver.
Please use Display Driver Uninstaller application to properly uninstall the display driver.
Display Driver Uninstaller is a driver removal utility that can help you completely uninstall AMD/NVIDIA graphics card drivers and packages from your system, without leaving leftovers behind (including registry keys, folders and files, driver store).
1. Install Display Driver Uninstaller.
2. Run the DDU setup application and extract the DDU folder.
3. Restart your PC in safe mode.
4. Open the Display Driver Uninstaller folder and run the Display Driver Uninstaller.exe application.
5. Select the graphics card (AMD GPU or NVIDIA GPU) and click on the Clean and restart (Highly recommended) button.
6. Install the new display driver:
AMD DISPLAY DEVICE
NVIDIA DISPLAY DEVICE
UPDATE THE AUDIO DRIVER
1. Right click on the Windows Start button > Device Manager.
2. Open Sound, video and game controllers.
3. Right click on the default audio device (e.g., Realtek High Definition Audio) > Update driver.
RUN HOOD: OUTLAWS & LEGENDS IN ADMINISTRATOR MODE AT STARTUP
1. Navigate to Epic Games folder > HoodOutlawsandLegends > Hood > Binaries > Win64.
2. Right click on Hood.exe application > Properties.
3. Click the Compatibility tab.
4. Check Run this program as an administrator and click OK.
ALLOW HOOD: OUTLAWS & LEGENDS IN WINDOWS SECURITY
1. Right click on the Windows Start button > Settings.
2. Click Update & Security > Windows Security.
3. Click on Virus & threat protection.
4. Click on Protection history under Current threats.
5. Search the Hood.exe application from Protected folder access blocked.
6. Click on Actions > Allow on device.
7. Close Windows Security.
USE THE SYSTEM FILE CHECKER TOOL TO REPAIR MISSING OR CORRUPTED SYSTEM FILES.
WINDOWS 10 INSIDER PREVIEW BUILD
Hood: Outlaws & Legends may not be fully compatible with the latest Windows 10 Insider Preview Build version. Please note that the Windows 10 Insider Builds can be buggy and include unfinished features.
To opt-out of the Windows Insider Program:
1. Right click on the Windows Start button > Settings.
2. Click on Update & Security.
3. Click on Windows Insider Program.
4. Click on the Stop Insider Preview builds button.
AUDIO ISSUES
UPDATE THE AUDIO DRIVER
1. Right click on the Windows Start button > Device Manager.
2. Open Sound, video and game controllers.
3. Right click on the default audio device (e.g., Realtek High Definition Audio) > Update driver.
EPIC GAMES STORE SUPPORT
For any issue related to your Epic account or the Epic Games Launcher, we recommend to check the Epic Games Store Support site.
As the publisher only, Focus Home Interactive cannot process refund requests.