RAGE 2 is the latest title to join the list of games offered for free on the Epic Games Store. Each week the store provides one or more free games. After Battlefront 2 went free on the store, this is the biggest free relaunch this year. But, users who downloaded and tried to play the game are reporting of RAGE 2 Error 35, Error 503, and Error 40901 that’s hindering play. Evidently, these errors existed when the game initially launched and there are workarounds. Keep scrolling to know more.
Fix RAGE 2 Error 35, Error 503, and Error 40901
Most of the issues we encountered with the original game when it released was due to graphics problems. The game was simply not optimized enough for mid-range PCs. Although the same should not be the problem now, the bugs never got fixed. As such, here are the solutions you can try to resolve the various error codes in the game.
How to Fix RAGE 2 Error 35
RAGE 2 Error 35 is an issues caused mainly due to a graphics card problem and can related to an outdated graphics card driver, too many applications running in the background, Firewall blocking the game, game using integrated graphics card, and high game settings. The error message appears as, “Fatal error occurred the graphics drive. Code 35”
To fix the issue, you must first update the graphics card driver. Then, try to launch the game in a clean boot environment. Here are the steps you can follow.
- Press Windows Key + R and type msconfig, hit Enter
- Go to the Services tab
- Check Hide all Microsoft services
- Now, click Disable all
- Go to the Startup tab and click on Open Task Manager
- Disable one task at a time and restart the system.
If the error is still occurring, play the game in Windowed mode by disabling Fullscreen from settings.ini file. You can find the file here %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\id Software\Rage 2\settings.ini
If that’s not working, try to force the game to start in Windowed mode. Here are the steps for the Epic Games Launcher.
- Open the Epic Game Store
- Go to Settings > Manage Games > RAGE 2
- Check the box for Additional Command Line Arguments
- Type -windowed in the field
- Launch the game.
Also, allow the program in your antivirus. Sometimes when the game folder is not allowed it can block operations of the game leading to the RAGE 2 error 35.
Go to the NVidia Control Panel and ensure that the game is running on the High performance NVidia graphics card and not the integrated card.
Reduce the settings of the game and if that does not help, you have other option than to reinstall the game.
How to Fix RAGE 2 Error 503 and 40901
The RAGE 2 Error 503 occurs when there is problem with the server or the client’s internet connection. Your connection with the Bethesda servers is not getting established and therefore, you are seeing the error.
There are a few reasons this could be happening, either the servers are under too much strain, down for maintenance, firewall is blocking the game, or the game is corrupted.
Start troubleshooting your home network. Then, perform a Scan and Repair of the game files to fix any corruption. Check that the servers are online.
Finally, try to play the game offline and hope the RAGE 2 error 503 if fixed soon if it’s a server problem.
The RAGE 2 error 40901 occurs when the player is trying to link to their Bethesda.net account. It a temporary glitch and should be resolved after a simple restart of the system. If that fails, troubleshoot the internet connection, try deleting cache of the browser.
That’s all we have in this guide, hope you were able to fix RAGE 2 Error 35, Error 503, and Error 40901.
