How To Fix Manor Lords Unreal Engine LowLevelFatalError Crash [Solved]

Manor Lords is a Steam Early Access title running on Unreal Engine 4. Given that the game is still in development, there are bound to be errors and issues that PC users experience while playing it like the UE4 Unhandled Exception Crash. PC users report that Manor Lords is crashing with the LowLevelFatalError and I have listed fixes that resolve this error.

Manor Lords LowLevelFatalError Fixes That’ll Help

LowLevelFatalError or “DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_REMOVED with Reason: DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_HUNG” is a GPU-related error. PC users report the following LowLevelFatalError message when Manor Lords crashes to the Desktop.

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There are multiple reasons for LowLevelFatalError to occur like GPU driver stalling, overclocked GPU, unlocked FPS, and more. The following fixes resolve Manor Lords’ LowLevelFatalError.

Setup TdrLevel

Manor Lords runs on Unreal Engine 4, and this game engine often exhibits behavior where Windows falsely recognizes the GPU drive to be stalling. This crashes Manor Lord to the desktop with the LowLevelFatalError DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_REMOVED error. You can fix the error by creating the TdrLevel file in Windows Registry that resets the GPU driver as soon as the OS detects it to be stalling.

• Type regedit in Windows search and run it as an administrator
• Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SYSTEM -> CurrentControlSet -> Control -> GraphicsDrivers
• Right Click in the right panel in the ‘blank space’ and Select New In Windows Registry
• Select DWORD (32-bit) Value and name the file TdrLevel
• Double-click TdrLevel and select Modify
• Confirm that the value is 0
• Restart your PC

Disable Overclock

Overclocking your hardware to squeeze more performance is one of the advantages of PC gaming. However, overclocking makes gaming an unstable experience as games crash on the desktop. If you have overclocked your GPU, it’s crashing Manor Lord to the desktop with the LowLevelFatalError DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_REMOVED error. Revert your graphics card to its default GPU and Memory clocks to fix the error.

Enable Debug Mode

Most graphics cards from AIB partners like Zotac or GIGABYTE are factory overclocked or have higher GPU and Memory clocks compared to reference models. This is crashing Manor Lords with the LowLevelFatalError DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_REMOVED error. Enable the Debug Mode through the Nvidia Control Panel to force the graphics card to use Nvidia’s recommended GPU and CPU clocks to fix the LowLevelFatalError and “DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_REMOVED with Reason: DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_HUNG” error.

Limit Max Frame Rate

As mentioned, Manor Lords is a Steam Early Access title (at the time of writing) with unstable performance. Meaning the game is putting a lot of load on the GPU and CPU than it normally should when you play it at an unlocked or high FPS, which crashes Manor Lord with the LowLevelFatalError “DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_REMOVED with Reason: DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_HUNG” error. Limit its max frame rate to reduce the GPU and CPU load and the LowLevelFatalError will be fixed. I recommend you use the Nvidia Control Panel to limit the FPS as in-game FPS Limiters often cause bad frame pacing.

• Open the Nvidia Control Panel.
• Click “Manage 3D Settings” and open the Program Settings tab.
• Select Manor Lords from the drop-down menu.
• Scroll down, enable Max Frame Rate, and set a value.

Note: Unless you use a Freesync or G.sync display, your Max Frame Limit should be 1/2, 1/3rd, or 1/4th of your monitor’s refresh rate. Otherwise, the game will feel jittery.

Delete DirectX Shader Cache

Windows updates often make the DirectX shader cache on your PC incompatible or corrupt. A corrupt or incompatible DirectX shader cache is crashing Manor Lords with the LowLevelFatalError “DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_REMOVED with Reason: DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_HUNG” error. Delete the shader cache, a new one will be created the next time you launch the game, and LowLevelFatalError will be fixed.

• Open Windows Settings.
• Go to System > Storage > Temporary files.
• Check “DirectX Shader Cache” and click “Remove Files”.
• Play Manor Lords and the LowLevelFatalError is fixed.

Increase Shader Cache Size

Manor Lords runs on the Unreal Engine 4 and relies heavily on shaders for its visuals and performance. The default shader cache size, set by the GPU driver, isn’t enough for Manor Lords, which crashes it to the desktop with the LowLevelFatalError. Increase the shader cache size to fix the LowLevelFatalError.

• Open the Nvidia Control Panel
• Go to Manage 3D Settings > Global Settings
• Scroll down to Shader Cache
• Select 10 GB and apply the changes

Repair System Files

Corrupt or missing system files are crashing Manor Lords to the desktop with the LowLevelFatalError “DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_REMOVED with Reason: DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_HUNG” error. Run the SFC scan to download or repair the missing or corrupt system files to fix the LowLevelFatalError.

• Open CMD (Command Prompt) and run it as an administrator
• Type sfc /scannow and press enter
• Let the scan complete

Update or Reinstall GPU Driver

Your PC’s current GPU driver version is outdated or has compatibility issues with Manor Lords, which crashes the game with the LowLevelFatalError. Update or install a different GPU driver version to fix the error. Ensure you do a clean installation.

That is all for our Manor Lords fixes for the LowLevelFatalError. If you are facing errors and issues with other PC games or your PC, also see our hub for commonly occurring PC errors and their fixes.