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• You can only update the Epic Games Launcher on your Mac or PC by restarting it when an update is available.
• There's no way to check for Epic Games Launcher updates manually, aside from restarting the app.
• To update the games you play through the Epic Games Launcher, like 'Fortnite,' go to the app's settings and turn on automatic updates.
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The Epic Games Launcher lets you play hundreds of popular games, many of which are exclusive to the platform. And like other apps, the Epic Games Launcher — and the games in it — regularly receives updates to fix bugs, add features, and more.

The Epic Game Launcher automatically installs its own program updates, and there's no way to check for or install updates manually. However, you can indirectly force the launcher to perform its own automatic update by restarting the program.

How to update the Epic Games Launcher

Again, the Epic Games Launcher is built to update automatically. You're almost always better off just waiting for the Launcher to update on its own.

But if you want to force the Epic Games Launcher to check for an update:

1. Open the Epic Games Launcher, so its icon appears in the taskbar or Dock at the bottom of your screen.

2. If you're on a Mac, right-click the icon and select 'Quit.' If you're on a PC, click the small upward-pointing arrow on the right side of the taskbar, then right-click the Epic Games Launcher icon and select 'Exit.'

3. Once the Launcher is fully closed, re-open it.

Whenever the Epic Games Launcher opens, it checks for new updates. If there's one available, it'll let you know.

How to update games within the Epic Games Launcher

Games installed using the Launcher also need occasional updates. These will also update automatically, but you'll need to enable automatic updates.

1. Open the Epic Games Launcher.

2. In the navigation pane on the left, click 'Settings.'

3. Scroll down to the Manage Games section and make sure there is a checkmark next to 'Allow Auto-Updates.'

4. Expand the menu for each game that you want to enable automatic updates on.

5. Make sure that those games have their 'Auto-update' box checked.

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General Troubleshooting for PC and Mac

If you are experiencing crashes, lockups, or launching issues while playing one of our games, follow the steps below to try and resolve the issue. These steps may also help solve many other types of problems.

Before attempting the troubleshooting below, make sure that your computer meets the minimum system requirements. You can see the system requirements on the Steam Store page for each game:

Verify the installation of your game files

Steam
Right-click on the game in your Library > Select Properties > Select the tab Local files > Verify integrity of game files

Epic Games Launcher
Navigate to the game in your Library and click on the three dots > Click Verify in the drop-down navigation
Microsoft Store or the Xbox app for Windows
Reinstall the game to make sure that your game files aren’t corrupted, you can read more here

Make sure the game launcher you are using is updated

Steam
Launch Steam > Click on “Steam” in the top-left corner > Check for Steam Client Updates…

Epic Games Launcher
Restart the launcher to make sure the latest update is installed, you can read more here
Microsoft Store
Launch Microsoft Store > Click on the three dots in the top-right corner > Downloads and updates > Click Get updates near the top-right corner

Update your graphic drivers

It's important to keep your graphics drivers up-to-date, since outdated drivers can affect performance or lead to other issues.

For most graphics cards, you can download and install the latest drivers from NVIDIA or AMD. On Mac, the latest drivers are installed along with macOS updates.

• NVIDIA GeForce Driver - Go to http://www.geforce.com/drivers or use the GeForce Experience app

• AMD Video Driver -http://support.amd.com/en-us/download or use the Radeon Software app

• Mac OS: Read how to update your drivers here.

If you are not sure what kind of graphics card you have or which drivers you should download, you can read this guide on how to identify your graphics card and download drivers.

Force DirectX (Steam only)

Force DirectX 11 on launch (for issues with TABS and TABG):

1. Right-click on the game in your Steam Library

2. Select Properties and go to the General tab

3. In the box under Launch Options, type “-force-d3d11” (without the quotes)

4. Close the Properties window

Force DirectX 9 on launch (for issues with Stick Fight and Clustertruck):

1. Right-click on the game in your Steam Library

2. Select Properties and go to the General tab

3. In the box under Launch Options, type “-force-d3d9” (without the quotes)

4. Close the Properties window

Antivirus software issues

Antivirus software can sometimes incorrectly identify the game or your game launcher as a threat and then quarantine and remove game files, or prevent the game launcher from downloading and saving game data.

To stop this from happening, add exceptions for the game and your game launcher in the antivirus software.

You can also try to temporarily disable your antivirus software to troubleshoot and make sure it’s not preventing the game from running properly.

Administrator privileges (Windows only)

Running software as an administrator gives it extra permissions and can fix several odd problems.

Run the game as an administrator:

1. Locate the game installation folder

2. Right-click on the game executable (the application) and select Properties

3. Select the Compatibility tab

4. Check “Run this program as administrator” and click OK

Run your game launcher as an administrator (only applies to Steam and Epic Games Launcher):

1. Go to Steam’s / the Epic Games Launcher’s installation folder (see default location below)

2. Right-click on Steam.exe or EpicGamesLauncher.exe and select Properties

3. Select the Compatibility tab

4. Check “Run this program as administrator” and click OK

Default install location for Steam and Epic Games:

Steam default: C:Program Files (x86)Steam
Epic Games default: C:Program Files (x86)Epic GamesLauncherPortalBinariesWin64

Issues with Citrix Workspace

Citrix Workspace is a digital workspace software platform and this program causes issues with Unity. To solve this issue, please uninstall Citrix completely.

Install the latest Windows Update

1. Open Windows Settings (you can do so by clicking the Start button in the taskbar and then the cogwheel icon)

2. Go to Update & Security and select the Windows Update tab to the left

3. Click Check for updates

Install the latest macOS update

To download macOS software updates, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Software Update.

Read more on how to update your Mac here.

Controllers, joysticks and other USB devices

Different USB devices can sometimes cause various issues with the game. If you have a controller, joystick or another USB device plugged in while playing, please try to unplug it and start the game with only mouse and keyboard.

Integrated and dedicated GPUs

Many laptops have more than one graphics card: an integrated and a dedicated one. Make sure your laptop is running with the dedicated GPU while playing the game. If your laptop has a power saving mode, it will most likely switch to the integrated GPU to preserve battery power.

For more information on how to switch to your dedicated GPU, you can read this article.

RAM

If you have low memory (RAM), it's important that you are not running other programs in the background while playing. For example, Chrome is a heavy memory user.

Some software will automatically run at startup in Windows by default, which can use up a lot of RAM. This can be disabled in most software by going to their settings and disabling “Automatically start when logging into Windows” or something similar. Other software can be disabled in Windows itself; please read more here.

In macOS, you can find similar settings under System Preferences > Users & Groups > Login Items.

Performance Issues

If you are experiencing low FPS or stutters, you can follow Steam's troubleshooting guides for game performance issues, available here and here (these steps are helpful even if you are using a different game launcher than Steam). A good first step is to make sure your graphics drivers are updated.
For performance issues in TABS, it may help to lower some of the graphics options in the game. Start the game and open Settings, in the Video tab you can for example turn off anti-aliasing, as well as lowering shadow and physics quality. Please note that due to the physics simulations in the game, you may experience FPS drops in large battles with many units.

My game is stuck in the taskbar or launches with a black screen

Epic Games Launcher Automatically Opens At Startup Windows 10

For this issue, you can try the following:

• When you have started the game and it appears to be running in the background, first click on the game in the taskbar, then press ALT+ENTER

• Press the Windows key and P at the same time, on the panel that appears to the right, click “PC screen only”

• Make sure that your graphics drivers are updated

• Install the latest Windows/macOS update

• Add an exception for the game with your antivirus

You can also try to temporarily lower the resolution in Windows:

1. Open Windows Settings > System > Display

2. Under Display resolution, lower the resolution

3. Launch the game

4. If the game launches properly, you can close it and change the resolution back

Problems with the anti-cheat in Totally Accurate Battlegrounds

Epic Games Launcher Automatically Opens At Startup

If the EQU8 anti-cheat is having problems updating, if you are getting repeatedly banned for 15 minutes, or if you have another issue with the anti-cheat, please try the steps below.

Problems with the anti-cheat are usually caused by antivirus software. Please try adding exceptions for the game and EQU8 anti-cheat with your antivirus. You can also try to temporarily disable the antivirus (not needed if you are only using Microsoft Defender) to make sure it's not preventing the game from running properly.

You can also try to verify your game files to fix files that may be corrupted: Right-click on TABG in your Steam Library > Properties > Local files > Verify integrity of game files.

Having Cheat Engine installed also often causes issues with the game. Even if it’s not used in TABG, Cheat Engine often runs in the background and triggers the anti-cheat. If you have it on your computer, try uninstalling it and remove all its files, then see if you can play properly after that.

If none of these solutions has solved your issue, please reach out to us at support@landfall.se