In this guide, you will learn how to fix Unknown Error FFFF while playing Red Dead Online.
How to Fix Unknown Error ‘FFFF’ in RDR2
This error often causes your game to crash abruptly. If you have already restarted the game and your PC but are still facing this problem, try the following troubleshooting steps.
Update Graphics Drivers
Check for updates for your graphics drivers by following these steps.
- Go to “Device Manager”
- Then, head to “Display Adapters”
- Right-click on any driver and click “Update”
Start Red Dead Online to check if the issue still persists. If yes, check our next solution.
Allow Background Processing of Vulkan Shaders
The game is known for performing better on AMD graphic cards. Since Vulkan is the preferred application programming interface (API) for AMD, there’s no reason to not use it. There are chances that the error may be caused due to this reason. Here’s how to change it:
- Open the Steam Launcher
- Go to Settings > Shader Pre-Caching
- Once the tab opens, tick the box that says “Allow Background processing of Vulkan Shaders”
Verify File Integrity
Verifying your file integrity is the final solution that we have to fix the unknown Error error ‘FFFF’ in Red Dead Online. If you have any corrupted files in your RDR2 folder, this method will fix it. Here’s how to use it:
- Start the Steam Launcher
- Find Red Dead Redemption 2 in the Library section
- Right-click on it and open “Properties”
- Now, go to “Local Files” and click on “Verify Integrity of Game Files”
Wait for the verification to complete. Once it’s complete, launch Red Dead Online and see if the issue is resolved.