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H1Z1: King of the Kill issues: Games won’t start, low FPS, and more

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

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H1Z1: King of the Kill is one of those games that pull you in with diverse gameplay within its first hour. With tense PvP and a tactical approach, this is one of the most interesting multiplayer games out today. However, the game is still in the early access stage and as such is incomplete and often unplayable. That leads to mixed opinions and ends up rendering a great concept underwhelming.

For that purpose, we roamed the internet in search for its known issues to help you get an idea of what to expect from the game at this stage. We certainly hope that this will help you decide whether it’s worth your money or not. Moreover, we will provide proper solutions if any are available. So, if you’re already a participant in this multiplayer experience, you may find something helpful too!

H1Z1: King of the Kills known issues and how to solve them

Game won’t start

H1Z1 has many reports about it’s non-starting issue, leading us to believe that something is wrong with its optimization. One player fromSteam discussion forumdescribed his problem:

”I just bought the game, and when I click play the little grey box that says “preparing to run” pops up for like 1/10th of a second and then nothing happens. It doesn’t appear to be running in my Task manager either. Clicking the Desktop short cut doesn’t do anything either, and running the launch pad just tells me that it MUST be started from steam. I already re-installed twice and checked the integrety 3 times.”

Our initial thought was that some files are corrupted or incomplete, but an integrity check and reinstallation should resolve t. So, what to do in this case? These are some alternative steps you can take to resolve this issue:

Low FPS and lags

If you’ve managed to overcome initial problems and start the game, there’s a chance you’ll experience performance issues. Some players report many FPS issues and lag even though they’re running the game on powerful machines, like this participant onthe Steam discussion forum:

‘‘I have been playing a lot of AAA titles smoothly. Eg. Fallout4, Dying Light…And when I play this game, I’m struggling to reach 30fps in 720p. I’m able to reach 40 by turning down/off everything. This fps is gonna drag me down in intense pvp. Is it an optimization problem or sth? My graphics drivers are up to date.Specs: i5 4210u840M8GB DDR3 RAM’‘

There are a few things you can do to improve your overall experience and reduce lag while maintaining playable FPS levels:

Connection Issues

Connection issues are the thing of its own. Every online game is highly dependent on a stable connection. However, when the game isn’t exactly the best-optimized title ever, your bandwidth may be the last thing to worry about. Nonetheless, we prepared some steps you can take to reduce connection issues. At least the part you can affect.

Keybindings won’t save

Some users report issues with keybindings. Namely, after every fresh start, the game restores the default keybindings instead of custom. This is what one of the members of a Steam discussion forum had to say:

‘‘everytime i start up my game all the keybindings are set back to default its extremely annoying does anyone know a quick fix for it?”

This problem is easily solvable with the few easy steps. This is how to prevent the game from resetting your preset key bindings:

This should resolve this issue and enable you to use custom keys in the game.

‘G’ Errors

The notorious errors with the ‘G’ sign are most common after an update. Namely, before the update, your game may have functioned as intended, but after the latest patch every now and then you get yourself a G15 or G29 error and everything freezes. It seems that there are a lot of probable solutions but we can’t guarantee that they’ll work. Here’s the list of all known errors and possible workarounds:

There isn’t enough space on the hard drive to install H1Z1.

Update your video card drivers. If the issue persists, checkherefor the system requirements to run the game.

Video card may be insufficient. If updating the video card drivers doesn’t work a new video card may be necessary. Checkherefor the system requirements to run the game.

The servers are unavailable right now, please try again in a little while.

This error can have multiple causes.

A game file is corrupt. Uninstall and reinstall the game.

Log out of the game and the LaunchPad, then reopen the LaunchPad and log in again. If the error occurs repeatedly, a full uninstall and reinstall of the game may be required.You may also want to check your firewall settings: You can find some suggestionshere.

One or more of your game files may have become corrupted. Run the H1Z1 LaunchPad and log in, but do not press play. Click on the Advanced Tools icon (looks like a gear) in the lower left and then choose the option to open game directory. In the window/folder that comes up, locate and delete the following files:

Once these files are deleted, close the H1Z1 window/folder andvalidate your game files using the Steam client.

Theseerrorscodes are the result of a genericerrorcaused by a graphics or an interface related crash. If this issue persists please make sure that your system meetsH1Z1’s minimum requirementsand that your current graphics drivers are up to date. In some cases this issue may require that your graphics driver be reinstalled to resolve the issue.

Update your video card drivers.

There is a temporary issue with the game servers. Please wait a few minutes and try again.

A firewall or virus protection program is preventing H1Z1 from running. Set any firewalls and antivirus programs to allow H1Z1 (specificallylaunchpad.exeandh1z1.exe). Find the steps to allow the game to bypass your protection programshere.

There is a bug with the firmware for your Netgear router, or the firmware is out of date.

There is a problem with your computer’s video card. Please update the drivers and try again.

Your character failed to load. Please log out and log in again.

Your computer appears to be out of video memory. Turn down the game’s graphics settings (shadows, textures, graphics quality, etc.) via the in-game settings menu.

Certain files have been corrupted. Uninstall and reinstall the game.

H1Z1 cannot find certain files needed to play. Log out then log in again. If this doesn’t work, uninstall and reinstall the game.

There was a connection issue when downloading the needed files. Log out and log in again, or retry uninstalling and reinstalling the game.

There was an issue starting the game’s video. Update your video card drivers from the manufacturer’s website. If that doesn’t work a new video card may be required. Checkherefor the system requirements to run the game.

Your video card had trouble initializing and may not meet the minimum requirements to run H1Z1.

Update your video card drivers from the manufacturer’s website. If that doesn’t work a new video card may be required. Checkherefor the system requirements to run the game.

Your game client is out of date and needs to be patched. Patch the game again (for early access this will require patching through Steam.)

The login servers are down (It’s not you, it’s us).

Please try again later. You can also check server statushere.

Tip: If all servers have a very low population, they may have just come up or are still locked (In testing mode for Daybreak Games quality testing employees only.)

You do not have H1Z1 access on this Daybreak Account. Clickherefor more information.

Usually caused by connectivity issues with Steam. Check for service updates or try back later.

The client failed to receive a session ID from the server. These errors are usually isolated incidents and should not be recurring. Simply close the client and open it again.

We’re sorry, we are not able to contact Steam at this time. Also, please make sure you launch H1Z1 via the Steam client.

We’re sorry, it looks like you are trying to play the game using a different Daybreak Account then what was originally used when you bought Early Access.

One or more of your game files may have become corrupted. Please validate the game assets through the Steam client. Need help on how to validate assets?Click here

There is an issue connecting to the Login server. It may be down for maintenance, in which case please wait a minute or two and try logging in again. While this is the most common cause, there are a few other possible causes that are not on the server end of things. Please try thesetroubleshooting stepsto resolve the problem.

There is an issue connecting to the login server. The login server may be down for maintenance. Please try again a little later. Be sure to check the forums for announcements on planned server shutdowns and estimated downtimes.

If there has been no notification of a server shutdown, validate your game files from the LaunchPad and make sure thatH1Z1.exeandlaunchpad.exeare set as exceptions in your firewall/antivirus program(s). The login server may still be shut down without notification, but running through these steps will ensure that the problem is not on your end.

Your game has reached an abnormal state. This is caused by one of the following:

What are yours experiences with the game? Are you satisfied with how H1Z1 looks now? We look forward to hearing from you in the comments below!

H1Z1: King of the Kill issues: Games won’t start, low FPS, and more#

H1Z1: King of the Kills known issues and how to solve them#

Game won’t start#

Low FPS and lags#

Connection Issues#

Keybindings won’t save#

‘G’ Errors#