Prey is a challenging game that will also put your patience and troubleshooting skills to the test. Many players have reported that the game is affected by a significant number of bugs that sometimes severely limit the gaming experience. In this article, we’re going to list the most common Prey issues, so that you know what to expect in terms of bugs. At the same time, we’ll also add the corresponding workarounds, whenever available.

Prey bugs & fixes

Audio issues

There are many audio issues plaguing Prey. Players report that the audio log keeps repeating itself, sometimes there is no sound at all, or sound is cracking. To eliminate the repeating audio log issue, listen to the whole log inside the inventory. The picture of the log should still be on the HUD, but the annoying “Langley” should be history now. If there is no sound in the game and you’re using another game language, switch the language to English in the Steam library. Right click Prey, go to Details, select the Language tab and wait for the English language files to download. After this, switch back to your preferred game language.

Low FPS

Prey players also report that the game is sometimes affected by low FPS issues. There are some cases when players get only 20 FPS. If you’re experiencing similar issues, install the latest driver updates for Prey, and close all background apps.

Graphics settings keep resetting and the CFG file is missing

Many players complain that the game resets the graphics settings when they apply the changes in Options. Moreover, it appears that the game.cfg file is often unavailable. Keep in mind that if your Windows username has a special character, the game won’t create the .cfg file and won’t save your graphics options, although it will save your progress. To fix this issue, create a game.cfg file and put in the following values. What intrigues me is that I have no cfg file in C:/user/savedgames that everyone is talking about. It is as though the game had never created one. I have reinstalled the game too yet the issue still persist. — [Game-Configuration] — Attention: This file is re-generated by the system! Editing is not recommended! SPONSORED i_useSteamController = 0 sys_spec = 0 r_VSync = 1 r_Fullscreen = 1 r_Width = 2560 r_Height = 1440 r_overrideDXGIOutput = 0 sys_MaxFPS = 144 sys_spec_water = 3 sys_spec_volumetriceffects = 3 sys_spec_sound = 3 sys_spec_postprocessing = 3 sys_spec_physics = 3 sys_spec_light = 3 sys_spec_gameeffects = 3 sys_spec_particles = 3 sys_spec_shading = 3 cl_hfov = 85.000000 r_arkssr = 2 r_arkssdo = 2 r_AntialiasingMode = 3 r_TexMaxAnisotropy = 8 sys_spec_texture = 4 sys_spec_shadows = 4 sys_spec_objectdetail = 4

Texture issues

Gamers report that a lot of objects have awful textures until they come closer to them and look directly at them. The high resolution textures take a lot of time to load, and this makes the graphics looks really blurry. To fix this issue, turn the texture quality down to Medium, and then higher resolution textures will load much more quickly than on High.

Black screen on launch

This issue affects both AMD and NVIDIA users. To fix this issue, try rolling back to an earlier driver. Gamers report that this action solves the problem.

Prey crashes to desktop

Unfortunately, there is no known workaround to fix this issue.

Stuttering

Bethesda confirms that there is a known issue with AMD drivers that can create the frame stuttering. To fix suttering on Prey, use the following workarounds: If you’ve come across other Prey issues, tell us more about your experience in the comment section below. Also, don’t forget to add the corresponding workarounds, if available. RELATED STORIES YOU NEED TO CHECK OUT:

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