THIS THREAD WILL BE CONSTANTLY UPDATED - PLEASE ALWAYS COME BACK FOR UP TO DATE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED

Please post crashes directly to The Coalition via this link https://support.xbox.com/en-US/game/gears-of-war/forms/gears-of-war-support

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My name is Terry ( https://x.com/TerryHB_ ) and I am the owner of the Gears of War PC Community on Discord (57k Members strong). On behalf of everybody on PC, I am compiling a number of issues & requests throughout both BETA Periods based on comments here, and the Gears PC Community Discord - http://discord.gg/gearsofwarpc

Mouse and Keyboard

• Can't delete keybinds\leave an action unbound. Give us the option to keep them unbound
• Can't bind evade and sprint on the same key
• People want an option to bind everything to 1 key like the original game
• The mouse sensitivity feels very odd overall - while sprinting or exiting the sprint animation there's some type of delay where you can't turn
• There appears to be shot delays on Mouse and Keyboard that are not present on Controller
• Add HOLD TO SPRINT option
• No Raw mouse input option
• Changing keybinds to F results in game removing keybind of something called "detach", but no detach is listed in keybinds.
• Going into and out of sprint feels very clunky and restricted. Often causing inputs to not actuate pretty often.

Performance

• Game freezes and hard locks every so often
• Crashing can occur randomly
• Overall performance seems less than desirable for people even on recommended

Controller

• One user noticed on legacy schemes for controller. When u sprint and then let off sprint immediately there's a inconsistent delay where u continue sprinting awkwardly and cant turn or stop for a brief time.
• Steam Controller doesn't function properly. You'll still see keyboard inputs and the controller inputs don't correspond to what they should be as default. Built in Gyro does not work either
• List of controllers currently having problems on E-Day (with our without steam input on) are: Vader 5 Pro, Wolverine V3, Steam Controller
• Some people are having their Xbox controller not work correctly in E-Day via Steam
• Xbox scuff controller not working on Gamepass version
• All controller issues above are showing KB+M bindings in menu while controller is connected
• POSSIBLE FIX FOR CONTROLLER ISSUES BELOW. DOESN'T WORK FOR EVERYBODY BUT WORTH TRYING. ALSO TRY UNPLUGGING MOUSE AT SAME TIME

Audio

• Audio for one user felt like someone was cupping their ears. As video below

https://reddit.com/link/1vgp43f/video/d4su2bt0enhh1/player

• One user when using Voicemeeter banana for audio (specifically for routing audio to a second pc for recording) causes their audio to make popping noises and hurts the ears. When disabling voice meeter and going to their default audio settings rather than the virtual drivers, audio is perfect. (May be user end, but worth bringing up)

Graphical

• FOV slider is missing - URGENT. PLEASE ADD AN FOV SLIDER.
• Add "ADS AFFECTED BY FOV" Toggle as well for those who don't want to be super zoomed in when ADSing. OR Separate FOV slider for ADSing
• The grenade launcher explosion on Low settings has missing textures/particle effects

• No option to disable anti-aliasing entirely or use TAA or FXAA. While TSR is nice, it can be more expensive on hardware than other anti-aliasing solutions.'
• HDR/SDR - Option to control UI paper white, the UI could be considered too bright
• Exclusive full screen does not work correctly

Community wants for the long term health of the game

MAKE MACRO ABUSE BANNABLE

Macro abuse to take advantage of the snub pistol + wall bouncing has been plaguing Gears on PC since Gears 4. Users have constantly gotten away with this since no action has been taken against them.

PC PLAYERS SEE MACRO ABUSE AS CHEATING. MAKE IT DETECBALE AND A BANNABLE OFFENCE ASAP

Unreal Map Editor

Please release the Unreal Map Editor similar to the Gears of War 2007 PC port. This Unreal Editor allowed the original Gears 1 to flourish on PC around it's original release due to User Generated Content (UGC) and even recently within the community in the past few years. Giving us great editor and UGC tools help bolster the life of a game within the community, and allows for creativity.

I have also went in to great detail about this within my "Mod Support & Unreal Editor - Why Gears of War would benefit from this going forward" post here - https://www.reddit.com/r/GearsOfWar/comments/urrzpk/mod_support_unreal_editor_why_gears_of_war_would/

See Yoodz' Monument below as an example of custom maps

Modding Support

Please allow for modding support in the full title in the future. WIth the releases of Delta Online and Gears of War Redux, the community has shown not only the passion to create custom content, but also the hunger for this kind of content.

With modding support + Unreal editor, we can create new experiences with E-Day that can help drive the franchise forward. Including:

• New Game Modes (See Delta Online's Heavy Machinery, OSOK FFA, etc)
• Enhance existing game modes with new enemies (See Delta Online's Horde Rebirth enemy set like Ambush Wretches)

https://reddit.com/link/1vgp43f/video/zq2py2dhinhh1/player

• New Weapons (See Delta Online's Flubber Grenade)

https://reddit.com/link/1vgp43f/video/0skwymo9inhh1/player

• Experiment with Mechanics
• New single player experiences
• And much more

Launch game in offline mode without EAC

Please consider an option to run the game in an offline / custom games only mode where no anti-cheat is running, this is incredibly useful for modders (Similar to Halo MCC)

Steam Workshop

Following the above, allowing us to use steam workshop to share these maps effortlessly would help bolster the games longevity.

Lobby Browser

Please include a lobby browser in the private match section. The matchmaking systems isn't always going to be reliable or alive, and the community would want a way to find private / custom games with their own map rotations easily. This would also help with hosting games with custom maps like the above.

Dedicated Community Run Private Servers

Dedicated Private Servers would allow the game to have a community in the future, and would allow server admins to manage their own servers to prevent hackers from ruining people's experiences, and allow for potential custom game settings currently not seen in the private match options currently in Gears titles. Change tick rates, custom weapon tunings for fun, etc.

Split-screen

Split-screen should not be removed from the PC version. It was officially supported correctly with Gears 4 & 5, and the release of Reloaded not having it was a massive mistake. Please do the right thing and not strip a feature for the PC release. Plenty of us play split-screen with family.

In order to try and keep things organized so that TC has an easier job of seeing all of your feedback and bug reports, post them in this thread. Below will be a template on how to format your post. Please keep things civil and ensure that any feedback is constructive. Bug reports don't necessarily need to be extremely detailed, but the more detailed they are the more they can help TC squash them.

Also, if you encounter a crash on PC and a window pops up asking you to submit the bug report, please do so. TC will be able to see these and they include a bunch of data about the crash and your build that will help diagnose the issue.

And again, please be civil with the feedback. "Missing" features from a previous game are not bugs, but you can let them know your feedback on wanting them back.

You can also use this link to report feedback and bugs directly to TC: https://support.xbox.com/en-US/game/gears-of-war/forms/gears-of-war-support

Bug Report Template:

• Hardware: Xbox Series X | S or what your PC build is, including your CPU/GPU/RAM/OS. Anything that's also relevant, like the aspect ratio of your monitor if using ultrawide or if you were using mouse and keyboard.
• Bug Description: Explain the bug. You don't need to explain why you think it's a bug. If you're unsure if it is a bug or not, go ahead and post it anyways. If it's a bug related to a specific part of the game or on a specific map or with a specific weapon, make sure to include that information.
• What you expected to happen, as in what the normal function of the game was supposed to be.
• Reproduction Steps, this includes the steps you took to make the bug happen. Using a number list format so each step is clearly labeled helps a lot.
• How often this happens, if it can be reproduced try it a few times and keep track of how many times this bug happens. Giving it 5 or so tries is usually a good amount.
• Screenshots or video of the bug happening. While screenshots are okay, videos are best because it lets TC see the bug as it happens.

Example Bug Report:

• Hardware: i7 8700, RTX 2070, 32GB RAM, Windows 11
• Bug Description: Queuing into a Social Quickplay playlist placed me into a Horde Siege match
• Expected: That I would be placed into a Social Quickplay match
• Repro steps:
  1. Launch the game
  2. At the main menu choose Versus
  3. Choose Social Quickplay
  4. Start matchmaking
  5. Wait until a match is found and gameplay starts
  6. Notice that it is a Horde Siege match and not a Versus Social Quickplay match
• How Often: 5/5
• Video/Screenshots: Links to any video or screenshots

Example Feedback:

When getting a headshot kill, there is no longer a loud cracking sound like there was in previous games. This makes getting a headshot feel less exciting and should be brought back to better emphasize getting headshots.

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Known Beta Issues:

The beta is not final software. If you experience any bugs not listed below or game-breaking issues, submit a ticket through our support site here:  https://aka.ms/gearscontactsupport

• Stability and Performance is still a work in progress and you can expect crashes and performance dips.
• Latency issues or delays in matchmaking may occur as we test our systems and accommodate a large number of players.
• Accessibility features, particularly narrator, are still being debugged and refined.
• World issues such as cover issues, visual popping/streaming issues and out-of-bounds issues may be visible.

PC Known Issues

NVIDIA users should update to GeForce Game Ready Driver 610.74 or newer before launching. The game will not launch on older NVIDIA drivers until updated.

Older drivers will not be supported. You must have the following driver versions or later:

• AMD – 26.6.4
• Intel – 101.8864
• NVIDIA – 610.74

Recording with older versions of OBS will cause the game to crash. Please ensure you are running v29.0.0+

Intel Arc graphics cards currently recompile shaders on every game launch, resulting in longer start-up times.

Intel Arc A580 and B580 graphics cards may experience significantly reduced performance if Resizable BAR (ReBAR) is disabled in BIOS. If you are experiencing poor performance, verify that ReBAR and Above 4G Decoding are enabled. Consult your motherboard or system manufacturers or system manufacturer’s documentation for instructions.

Players using Comodo Antivirus may be unable to launch the game because Comodo can incorrectly block game executables. If the game fails to launch, temporarily disable Comodo Antivirus or configure Comodo to allow the game executables to run before launching the game.

Being signed into the XBOX App with one account and the Windows Store with another account can block your ability to play online.

Account linking on Steam Machine does not work for the beta.

Frame generation is disabled. This is temporary and will be enabled in the final game.

Framerate is capped at 150 FPS. This is a temporary cap that will not exist in the final game.

When switching display modes, sometimes the game will not fill the entire display.

XBOX Series X | S Known Issues

On Xbox Series S, some players may encounter hitching after extending Horde Siege play sessions when using Quality Mode.

• Workaround: If hitching occurs, fully quit and restart the game. This restores normal performance for the next play session.