Ghostrunner 2, developed by “One More Level”, is an FPS Slasher game, set in a futuristic Cyberpunk style game. While you are the rogue ninja on the run to save humanity, the AI has gone violent, trying to do its best to exterminate human beings.
The game carries the same genes as its predecessor, the “Ghostrunner 1” that was the original in the series, but the second installment takes it up a notch. The game itself is spectacular in every way possible, but there are a few issues here and there, especially when fighting enemies.
One of them is the issue of Ghostrunner 2 Crashing on Madhu’s Dismantler Boss Fight. You can try your best to get through the boss, but there are crashes here and there, resulting in your restarting the game and fighting the boss from the very beginning. Let’s try to fix it for you below.
Why is Madhu’s Boss Fight Crashing Ghostrunner 2?
Most probably the graphics and the intensity of the fight that is resulting in your game crashing at the boss area. The Madhu’s Dismantler Boss is filled with particles that can override the system, resulting in overheating, or the game stuttering/lagging more often.
So, that results in the game losing FPS, ultimately crashing due to that. Therefore, you might have to optimize your system accordingly before the Madhu’s Boss Fight to Fix the Ghostrunner 2 Crashing.
How to Fix Ghostrunner 2 Crashing on Madhu’s Dismantler Boss Fight?
Ghostrunner 2 Requirements
Check back on the requirements of the game, whether your system can even run it or not. Here are the Ghostrunner 2 System Requirements.
Accessory | Minimum | Recommended |
GPU | GeForce GTX 960 (4096 MB) or Radeon RX 480 (8192 MB) | GeForce RTX 2070 Super (8192 MB) or Radeon RX 6800 XT (16384 MB) |
CPU | Intel Core i5-4590 (4 * 3300) or AMD FX-8350 (4 * 4000) | Intel Core i9-9900k (8 * 3600) or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X (6 * 3700 ) |
RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB Duel Channel |
ROM | 65 GB | 65 GB (SSD) |
After you are well assured that your system can run the game effortlessly, you can proceed onwards with the troubleshooting guide.
Change In-Game Settings
Before you start the Madhu’s Boss Fight in Ghostrunner 2, you need to lower the game settings. Below, we have some graphics settings you might want to tweak a bit.
- Texture Quality
- Shadow Quality
- Anti-Aliasing
- Turning Vsync Off
- Lowering Resolution
- Locking FPS to 60
- Changing Display Screen Mode from Fullscreen to Windowed or vice versa
Verify Game Files/Disable Full-Screen Optimization
Game file verification allows the launcher to find the files in your system automatically and fix the corrupted files. It also restored the ones that were lost.
Furthermore, in the same settings menu, you can disable the Full-Screen Optimization that causes the game to crash in Madhu’s Dismantler Boss Fight when in Full Screen. Here’s how to do it.
- Open Steam
- Go to Steam Launcher
- Right Click on “Ghostrunner 2”
- Go to Properties
- Go to the Files Tab
- Click on “Verify Integrity of Game Files”
- Next, in the Properties tab, go to the Compatibility
- Check the “Disable Full Screen Optimization”
Select Maximum Performance
If you have a Nvidia GPU, you can head over to the Nvidia Control panel by right-clicking on the desktop. Then, from there, you can go to the 3D Game Options, and select Ghostrunner 2 from there.
After the game is selected, you can proceed down, and find the settings that allow you to change the performance. Select the “Prefer Maximum Performance” to enable the Performance Mode for the game.
Update GPU Drivers
One of the most common reasons for Ghostrunner 2 Crashing on Madhu’s Boss Fight is outdated graphics card drivers. Here’s how to download the latest drivers.
- For Nvidia, you can download the Drivers from Nvidia Experience.
- For AMD, you can download the Drivers from AMD Adrenaline or through the manual method.
- Search “Updates” on Windows and let it load up all the latest updates available.
Close Background Apps and Run as Administrator
Finally, to fix Ghostrunner 2 Crashing on Madhu’s Dismantler Boss Fight, you will have to close all the background applications that are draining your system power, using the Task Manager.
After you are done, you also have to Run the Game as Administrator, by right-clicking and then clicking on “Run as Administrator”. It gives the game the privilege to access the system with freedom.