{"id":1490,"date":"2018-06-30T12:51:44","date_gmt":"2018-06-30T12:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/?p=1490"},"modified":"2018-10-18T11:01:34","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T11:01:34","slug":"civilization-vi-rise-and-fall-lags-and-freezes-during-gameplay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/30\/civilization-vi-rise-and-fall-lags-and-freezes-during-gameplay\/","title":{"rendered":"Civilization VI: Rise and Fall Lags and Freezes during Gameplay"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nothing can be more irritating than a game crashing when you are deeply engrossed in it. That\u2019s also the case with <\/span>Civilization VI<\/b>, our all-time favorite strategy game, sadly.\u00a0<\/span>Most gamers have reported that it crashes during gameplay, leaving them high and dry. And what\u2019s even more frustrating is that there is no way to avoid the game crash. Try anything, and the event keeps on repeating.\u00a0<\/span>In such a scenario, what can a gamer do?<\/p>\n

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Fix the Lags and Freezes for\u00a0Civilization VI: Rise and Fall<\/b><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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To help gamers with avoiding such a scenario, we decided to find tested ways that help prevent unnecessary crashes in the <\/span>Civilization VI: Rise and Fall<\/b> gameplay.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Shutdown and Restart<\/b><\/h2>\n

Please note that this solution is only for <\/span>Windows<\/b> based computers and won\u2019t work on for <\/span>Mac<\/b> or <\/span>Linux<\/b> PCs.<\/span><\/p>\n

First of all restart your PC and then launch <\/span>Steam<\/b>. Go to <\/span>Civilization VI – Rise and Fall DLC<\/b> entry and see if the check mark in front of it is selected.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you are still having trouble, simply uncheck all other <\/span>DLC<\/b>s, and try again.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Verify Integrity of Files<\/b><\/h2>\n

Before playing any <\/span>Steam<\/b> game you have to verify its integrity. Do that with <\/span>Civilization VI<\/b> as well. Simply right-click the <\/span>Civilization VI<\/b> entry in the library and select <\/span>Properties<\/b>. Next, make your way to the <\/span>Local Files<\/b> tab and then select <\/span>Verify integrity of game files<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Follow the messages that pop up. You may have to re-download the game if an issue is detected with the integrity of the game.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Disable or Uninstall mods<\/b><\/h2>\n

Sometimes <\/span>Civilization VI<\/b> doesn\u2019t work properly simply because of the <\/span>mods<\/b> that have been installed. So either disable them or uninstall the ones that are causing trouble.<\/span><\/p>\n

Open up the Main menu and navigate to the <\/span>Additional Content<\/b> section. Now make sure that only the <\/span>Community Created Content<\/b> option is checked. Select <\/span>Disable All<\/b> to turn off all <\/span>mods<\/b> at once. Now restart the game and you will be good to go. (<\/span>Source<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Get rid of mods.sqlite File<\/b><\/h2>\n

There is an older <\/span>mod<\/b> file in <\/span>Civilization VI<\/b> that may become a reason for the lag. Simply, get rid of it in the following way.<\/span><\/p>\n

Open <\/span>File Explorer<\/b> and then navigate to <\/span>My Documents\\My Games\\Sid Meier’s Civilization VI<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Look for a file named as either <\/span>mods.sqlite<\/b> or <\/span>mods<\/b> and delete it. Now restart <\/span>Civilization VI<\/b>. (<\/span>Source<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Update the Graphic Drivers<\/b><\/h2>\n

Either try to run the game at low graphics and see if that solves the problem. If it doesn\u2019t help you out, then update the graphics drivers. Make sure that the graphics card is adequate to run the game.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can get the latest <\/span>Nvidia<\/b> drivers\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span><\/a>, and the latest <\/span>AMD<\/b> drivers\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Create an Exclusion in Windows Defender<\/b><\/h2>\n

Civilization VI<\/b> players on both <\/span>Reddit\u00a0<\/span><\/a>and\u00a0<\/span>CivFanatics<\/span><\/a> have indicated that the lagging problem can also occur because of <\/span>Windows Defender<\/b>. The <\/span>Windows Security Suite<\/b> considers the game or its <\/span>mods<\/b> as malicious software and therefore quarantines them. In order to fix that, simply add an exclusion in <\/span>Windows Defender<\/b> for <\/span>Civilization VI: Rise and Fall<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can do that by going to the start menu in <\/span>Windows 10<\/b> | <\/span>Settings<\/b> | <\/span>Update & Security<\/b> | <\/span>Windows Defender<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Click on <\/span>Add an exclusion<\/b>, and then navigate to <\/span>Civilization VI<\/b> and select it. This will prevent <\/span>Windows Defender<\/b> from scanning the game during play.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can also disable <\/span>Windows Defender<\/b> altogether if it still doesn\u2019t solves your problem, even though this option isn\u2019t recommended at all.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Missing .DLL files<\/b><\/h2>\n

If there is a file missing in the game folder, replace that by searching for it on <\/span>Google<\/b>. Usually, <\/span>.DLL<\/b> files are easy to find online. They are often removed by antivirus software because they look malicious.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you are not sure which <\/span>.DLL<\/b> files to replace, simply update <\/span>DirectX<\/b> and try launching the game. You will get an error message telling you which <\/span>.DLL<\/b> files to replace.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now search for those files online and grab them.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Final Word<\/b><\/h2>\n

These are some user-tested ways that help reduce lag and freeze time in the <\/span>Civilization VI<\/b> gameplay.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nothing can be more irritating than a game crashing when you are deeply engrossed in it. That\u2019s also the case with Civilization VI, our all-time favorite strategy game, sadly.\u00a0Most gamers have reported that it crashes during gameplay, leaving them high and dry. And what\u2019s even more frustrating is that there is no way to avoid […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[841,840,842,843],"class_list":["post-1490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-solutions","tag-civilization-vi-rise-and-fall-freeze-issue","tag-civilization-vi-rise-and-fall-lag-issue","tag-sorting-out-the-lags-and-freezes-in-civilization-vi-rise-and-fall","tag-tips-and-tricks-to-fix-the-lags-and-freezes-in-civilization-vi-rise-and-fall"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1490"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1490\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1679,"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1490\/revisions\/1679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}