{"id":1113,"date":"2017-08-24T08:52:52","date_gmt":"2017-08-24T08:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/?p=1113"},"modified":"2025-10-28T22:06:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T22:06:58","slug":"stop-mass-effect-andromeda-lagging-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/stop-mass-effect-andromeda-lagging-now","title":{"rendered":"How to Stop Mass Effect Andromeda Lagging Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Mass Effect Andromeda<\/b> was by far one of the most anticipated and buggiest <b>AAA<\/b> game of 2017.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>It, unfortunately, left almost everyone who had bought the game, high and dry with no possible way to enjoy the game to the fullest extent. With the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2017-08-20-mass-effect-andromeda-wont-receive-any-more-single-player-updates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">developers behind Mass Effect Andromeda announcing<\/a> that there won\u2019t be any more updates, patches or fixes being released for the Single Player Campaign the chances of the game being \u201cfixed\u201d by the developers are nil, as things stand. Follow these steps to fix <b>Mass Effect Andromeda<\/b> PC lags, errors and more!<\/p>\n<p>Remember to get a reputable\u00a0Windows PC cleaner to sort out the lag and slowdown complains you have with <strong>Mass Effect Andromeda<\/strong>. ST Cleaner definitely deserves to be given a chance.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Mass Effect Andromeda Lag Fix<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Lags in <b>Mass Effect Andromeda<\/b> is an issue that affects every single player. Even if your PC does meet the recommended system requirements, lowering the following settings might help reduce lag:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Post-Process<\/li>\n<li>Disabling V-Sync<\/li>\n<li>Film Grain<\/li>\n<li>Anti-Aliasing<\/li>\n<li>Shadow Quality<\/li>\n<li>Texture Filtering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These settings have often reportedly been the cause of stutters and lags in the game. Tuning them at a low level or turning them off completely can help improve the game\u2019s speed considerably. Also, make sure you have the latest drivers for the <b>Graphics Card<\/b> especially if you\u2019re using a <b>Nvidia<\/b> one.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Mass Effect Andromeda Not Launching Fix<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If <b>Mass Effect Andromeda<\/b> isn\u2019t being launched properly or doesn\u2019t launch at all, then you need to check the <b>File Integrity<\/b>. In Origin, left click on the game to open <b>Properties<\/b>. Click the local files and then select <b>Verify Integrity of Game Files<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Mass Effect Andromeda Black Screen Fix<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If <b>Mass Effect Andromeda<\/b> doesn\u2019t starts up but appears in the <b>Task Manager<\/b> or starts as a black screen as an active process then you\u2019ll need to change the <b>Processor affinity<\/b> to one core. You can do this by right-clicking on the process and selecting <b>Processor affinity<\/b> in the <b>Task Manager<\/b>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1114\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 310px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1114\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image1-300x268.png\" alt=\"Changing up the Processor affinity\" width=\"300\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image1-300x268.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/image1.png 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\"><strong>Changing up the Processor affinity<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Un-check all processors except <b>CPU 0<\/b>. Hopefully, the game will move past the black screen. Select all processors afterward to ensure you don\u2019t experience any in-game lags.<\/p>\n<p>Another reason why <b>Mass Effect Andromeda<\/b> might be stuck on a Black Screen is due to the resolution or just another bug the developers didn\u2019t bother to fix. Press <b>Alt<\/b> + <b>Enter<\/b> to run the game in the Windowed mode. Now makes changes in the <b>Settings<\/b> to run the game in the borderless windowed mode.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Mass Effect Andromeda Stuck Animation Fix<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>One of the most persistent and frustrating bugs is the animation completing freezing. Whether you\u2019re jumping, sliding or performing any action that requires an animation, there\u2019s a likelihood that your character <b>Scott<\/b>\/ <b>Sara Ryder<\/b> (depending on your choice) will get suck. Though there are some ways to bypass this issue, they aren\u2019t always result-oriented. To unfreeze the animation, you can try the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Switching between Combat and Exploration mode<\/li>\n<li>Opening and closing your scanner<\/li>\n<li>Jumping<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If none of these steps help you, well then you\u2019re only left with the option to restart the game.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Game Booster<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As stated earlier, <b>Mass Effect Andromeda<\/b> is filled with bugs and optimization issues to the core. There isn\u2019t a simple solution to fix all these issues but you can bring about tangible improvements in the gameplay courtesy a game booster. They tinker with the <b>Internet <\/b>connection to ensure as much a smooth, lag and stutter free gameplay as the game\u2019s native capabilities permit. It also optimizes your PC by terminating any unnecessary applications to make sure the game gets allocated maximum resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mass Effect Andromeda was by far one of the most anticipated and buggiest AAA game of 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[674,673,672,677,676,675],"class_list":["post-1113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-games","tag-animation-freezes-in-mass-effect-andromeda","tag-black-screen-issue-in-mass-effect-andromeda","tag-lags-in-mass-effect-andromeda-solutions","tag-mass-effect-andromeda-animation-freeze-issue","tag-mass-effect-andromeda-black-screen-fix","tag-mass-effect-andromeda-lag-solution"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1113"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3027,"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1113\/revisions\/3027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}