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How to fix Redfall quick resume issues

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When you try to resume your progress in Redfall through the quick resume feature, you may notice that you will be brought back into the main menu. As a result, you will lose any unsaved progress.

To see how you can potentially fix these issues related to quick resume on your Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X console, you can take a look at this troubleshooting guide from Seeking Tech.

It is important to note that, at launch, Redfall requires an internet connection even if you are playing in single player.

So, if you decide to put the game in quick resume by opening another game, using another app, turning off your console or putting your console in sleep mode, the online connection will eventually be lost. Therefore, you will be kicked out of your current session and be booted back to the main menu. When you re-load your save, your character should be in the last auto-save location.

The development team at Arkane has previously confirmed that they will be removing the always-online requirement in Redfall. By doing so, the single player mode of this game may properly support the quick resume feature.

So, if you haven’t done so already, you should check to see if there is a new patch available by taking the following steps:

  • Move the cursor to the Redfall icon from either the Xbox guide quick menu or the home menu on the main system dashboard.
  • Press the Menu button on the controller to open a pop-up window for the game, which is where you need to select the “Manage game and add-ons” option.
  • Select Updates once you get to the Manage – Redfall menu.

If the online requirement is still there, then you can take the following precautionary steps to avoid using your progress:

1. Redfall only supports auto saving. So, if you need to leave the game, we recommend that you try to push through until it auto saves.

You should see a red fang icon appear on the top left side of the screen when your progress is being saved.

2. You can also simply leave your Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S turned on.

Before doing so, you should make sure that you disable any power saving settings you may have enabled. To do so, go to your console’s Settings menu and then select General > Power options > Customize power options > Turn off after. In the drop-down menu, select “Don’t turn off automatically.”

Afterwards, return to your current session in Redfall and then you can safely step away from your console without having to worry about the quick resume problems.

How to fix Redfall brightness issues

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Redfall is an open world first-person shooting game that features a day night cycle. If you find that the game is too bright during the day and/or too dark at nighttime when exploring the vampire-filled town, then you can take a look at this troubleshooting guide from Seeking Tech to see how you can fix its brightness output issues.

1. If you are playing the game with HDR enabled, then you should make sure that your television screen or monitor is properly calibrated with your PC or Xbox.

On the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles, for instance, you can open the Settings menu from the dashboard or guide menu and then select General > TV & display options > Calibrate HDR for games. You should then follow the directions shown over the next several screens.

2. Of course, you can also use the in-game menu of Redfall to adjust the brightness and contrast levels. You can do so by taking the following steps:

  • First off, you should go to the Settings menu inside of the game. You can do so by pressing the Menu button on the controller in the main menu before you load into your save file. Afterwards, head into Settings from the System menu.
  • If you already loaded into your save, then you can press the Menu button during gameplay to bring up the pause screen. From there, use the LB and RB buttons to change tabs until you get to Settings.
  • From the Settings menu, you need to select Video.
  • In the Video section, select the Adjust option on the Calibrate Display row.
  • Inside of the Calibrate Display menu, you will be able to adjust the HDR Brightness and HDR Contrast sliders. By default, both of these have a value of 0. You are able to change them, in increments of 1, from a range of –50 to +50.

Depending on some of the areas in your game, as well we your ambient room lighting, you may need to return to the Calibrate Display menu often in order to re-adjust the in-game brightness and contrast levels.

3. If you are still experiencing brightness issues, then you can try playing Redfall on a different screen. Some TVs and monitors are better than others when it comes to outputting accurate HDR. If you can’t change the screen, then you can try adjusting the brightness and contrast using the setting menus of your TV or monitor.

How to fix failed to host lobby error in Redfall

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If you are trying to host a game, you may end up seeing the following error message:

  • “Failed to host lobby. Unknown error.”

To see how you can fix this hosting problem, you can take a look at this troubleshooting article from Seeking Tech.

1. For the first step, we recommend checking the server status of this online cooperative game. You can do so from the official Bethesda website.

If there appears to be an issue with the servers, then you won’t be able to play Redfall until the problem gets fixed on the other end.

2. If the servers are fully operational, then the next step you can take is to see if there is a new patch available to download and install for Redfall.

For the Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S, you can manually update the game by moving the cursor over to its icon from either the Xbox Guide quick menu or the home screen of the dashboard. Afterwards, press the Menu button on the Xbox controller and then select “Manage game and add-ons. Lastly, you need to select Updates from the Manage – Redfall menu.

3. You should also make sure that your network settings are compatible with this game.

If you are playing on the Series X or Series S, then you can open the Settings menu of the console and then head over to General > Network settings > Test multiplayer connection. If there is a problem with how your internet is set up, then the console will provide some directions that you can follow to fix it.

4. If you are still getting the hosting failed to host lobby error, then you can try restarting Redfall. To do so on console, press the Xbox button on the controller, move the cursor over to the game’s icon, press the Menu button and then select Quit.

Once you close the software, open it again and then see if you are able to host an online lobby.

5. A power cycle of your networking hardware may also help. You can perform this action by taking the following steps:

  • Turn off your PC or Xbox.
  • You should also turn off your modem, router and other networking equipment.
  • Wait for at least 2 minutes.
  • You then need to turn back on your modem, router and other networking equipment.
  • Wait for your internet service to go back online.
  • Turn on your PC or Xbox.
  • Boot up Redfall and then try to host a game.

How to fix Redfall crashing issues on Xbox Series X and S

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You may experience multiple crashes when playing Redfall on your Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S. To see how you can get this game to run more stable, you can take a look at this troubleshooting guide from Seeking Tech.

1. For the first step, you can try power cycling your console, which should help clear the system cache. By doing so, you may be able to prevent any potential future crashes. You need to take the followings steps:

  • Press and hold the Xbox button located on the console for 10 seconds in order to turn it completely off.
  • Once the gaming system has shut down, you should unplug the power cord from the power outlet.
  • Next, you need to wait for 10 seconds.
  • Afterwards, re-plug the power cord and then turn on your console.
  • Open the gameand then test to see if it still crashes.

2. The crashing issues may be related to the Quick Resume feature. In this case, you can try restarting the game by doing the following:

  • Press the Xbox button on the gamepad to open the Xbox guide quick menu.
  • From there, move the cursor over to the Redfall icon and then press the Menu button on the controller.
  • Finally, select Quit in order to close the software.
  • Afterwards, open the game again and then see if it keeps crashing.

3. You should also make sure you have the latest patch installed as a new title update may make the software more stable.

To update, move the cursor over to Redfall’s icon on the guide menu or home screen of the dashboard and then press the Menu button. Afterwards, select the “Manage game and add-ons” option from the pop-up window and then select Updates on the next screen.

4. If updating the game does not work, then you can try deleting the game from the storage of your Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S console.

After uninstalling the software, you can download it again from the Store App if you purchase it digitally or downloaded it from the Xbox Game Pass subscription service. If you bought the game on disc, then you need to eject and then re-insert the disc to get the installation going.

Once the game has been re-installed, check to see if there are any patches available for the game to download. Afterwards, open Redfall to see if it is more stable after a fresh install.

How to find missing Redfall DLC

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If you pre-order Redfall or download it from Game Pass, then you will get the Vampire Hunter Pack. By purchasing the Bite Back Edition, then you will get even more bonuses. If you can’t seem to find these DLC packs in the game, then you can take a look at this troubleshooting article from Seeking Tech.

1. For the first step, you should make sure that you actually qualify for the DLC extras. The aforementioned Vampire Hunter Pack comes with the following:

  • Grim Tide Shotgun
  • Polar Vortex Skin
  • Blood Ravager Stake Mod

The Redfall Bite Back Edition bonus content include the following:

  • Engineer Volunteer Remi Outfit
  • War Clothes Layla Outfit
  • Eyes in the Dark Jacob Outfit
  • Northern Expedition Devinder Outfit
  • Tactical Knife Stake Mod
  • Laser Beam Multi-Weapon Skin

2. It is also important to note that you may not have progressed far enough into the campaign to unlock these DLC items and cosmetics. You can find the unlock requirements for each below:

  • Grim Tide Shotgun: Finish the “Dead in the Water” mission
  • Polar Vortex Skin: Equip the first weapon you find in the game.
  • Blood Ravager Stake Mod: Acquire a weapon with a stake.
  • Engineer Volunteer Remi Outfit: Create and select Remi from the main menu.
  • War Clothes Layla Outfit: Create and select Layla from the main menu.
  • Eyes in the Dark Jacob Outfit: Create and select Jacob from the main menu.
  • Northern Expedition Devinder Outfit: Create and select Devinder from the main menu.
  • Tactical Knife Stake Mod: Acquire a weapon with a stake.
  • Laser Beam Multi-Weapon Skin: Equip the first weapon you find in the game.

3. You should make sure that you have the DLC installed as well. When we downloaded Redfall from Xbox Game Pass on our Xbox Series X, the Vampire Hunter Pack was not part of the initial installation.

To manually install the DLC packs for this game on your Series S or Series X, you need to do the following:

  • If you are currently playing Redfall, you need to press the Xbox logo button on the controller to open the Guide menu. From there, move the cursor over to the game’s icon and then press the Menu button. Finally, select Quit.
  • Next, press the Menu button with the cursor over Redfall’s icon again. This time, you need to select “Manage game and add-ons” from the pop-up window.
  • From the Manage – Redfall menu, select the top right option.
  • You should see the list of add-ons that you have access to in the Internal Storage screen.
  • If the box for the add-on does not have a check mark, then you need to select it.
  • Afterwards, select Save Changes.
  • Once the DLC pack has been downloaded and install, boot up Redfall again.

4. If you still can’t access your DLC items and/or cosmetics, then you can try restarting the game.

5. You should also make sure that you have the latest patch installed as it may help fix the missing downloadable content issue.

6. If there is an issue with the game’s servers, then you may not be able to access the DLC. In this case, you need to wait until the servers are fully operational again.

You can check the server status for Redfall with this link.

How to turn off tutorials in Redfall

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When playing Redfall on PC, Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S, you may get a lot of pop-up messages that will explain how to you play this first-person shooting videogame. If you find that this feature is annoying and breaks the your immersion, then you can take a look at this tutorial from Seeking Tech to see how you can disable these notifications

1. For the first step, you need to head over to the Settings menu in Redfall.

If you haven’t load into your character save and are still in the main menu, then you can press the Menu button on the Xbox controller and then select the Settings option from the System menu.

If you already loaded into your character save, then you can bring up the in-game menu by pressing the Menu button. Afterwards, use the LB and RB buttons until you get to Settings.

2. Once you open the Settings menu, you need to select Gameplay.

3. From the Gameplay section, scroll down to the User Interface section.

4. You should be able to locate In-Game Tutorials from there. This setting has the following description:

  • “Toggle whether tutorials will display in game or not.”

5. By default, the In-Game Tutorials setting is set to On. To disable these messages, you need to move the cursor to the right and then change it to Off.

6. Once you turn off the In-Game Tutorials, you need to back out of the Settings menu.

7. When you resume your progress in Redfall, you should no longer see any tutorials pop-up during your gameplay sessions.

How to fix Redfall connections errors on Xbox Series X and S

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You may encounter the following message when playing Redfall on your Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S console:

  • “Connection Error. Hmm, there was a problem when connecting to Bethesda.net. Please check your connection before trying again.”

You may also see the following error appear on the screen:

  • “Arkent Connection Lost. Arknet Reset Failed.”

To see you can potentially fix these disconnection issues for this first-person shooting videogame, you can take a look at this troubleshooting article from Seeking Tech.

1. For the first step, we recommend checking the server status for the game. In order to do so, you can visit the official Bethesda.net Status Portal with this link.

If the servers are working correctly, then you should see the “Operational” wording, along with a green circle with a white check mark inside, in the Redfall box.

If there seems to be an issue with the servers, then you won’t be able to play the game online until the problem gets fixed from Bethesda’s end.

Keep in mind that Redfall requires a persistent internet connection even if you are playing in the single player mode. While the development is planning to remove the online requirement in a future patch update, you currently won’t be able to play the game offline if the servers are non-operational.

2. If the servers are fine, then you can check the internet status of your Series X or Series S console. In order to do so, you need to take the following steps:

  • Open the Settings menu of your console.
  • From the Settings menu, you need to select General on the left column and then the “Network settings” option on the right side of the same screen.
  • Once you get to the Network menu, you should select the “Test multiplayer connection” option.
  • After the test has been completed, your console will let you know if you need to make any changes to your internet connection. It should also provide you the necessary instructions to do so.

3. If the game servers and your console’s internet connection appear to be perfectly fine but you are still getting disconnected from Redfall, then you should make sure that you aren’t downloading or streaming at the same time as you are playing the game.

4. If possible, you can try using a wired LAN connection instead of a Wi-Fi connection as the former should provide faster and more stable internet.

If you can only use Wi-Fi, then you should make sure that there aren’t any physical objects and/or other wireless devices that may weaken the internet connection between the modem/router and your gaming system.

5. Power cycling your home network may also fix the disconnections in Redfall. In order to perform this action, you need to take the following steps:

  • Turn off your Xbox console.
  • Turn off the modem, router and other devices on your home network.
  • Wait for a minimum of two minutes.
  • Turn back on all the devices on your home network.
  • Once the internet connection is back online, turn on your Xbox Series X or Xbox Series X console, open Redfall and then try to play the game to see if it keeps disconnecting.

How to prevent motion sickness when playing Redfall

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You may start to feel a little nauseous when playing Redfall. To see how you can potentially make this motion sickness go away for this specific title, you can take a look at this guide from Seeking Tech.

1. For the first step, we recommend that you head over to the Settings menu in Redfall and then select Accessibility.

From there, scroll down and move the cursor to Accessibility Reticle, which should show the following description:

  • “If enabled, a reticle will be displayed at all times.”

We suggest enabling this feature as doing so will add a small white dot in the middle of the screen. This may help your eyes stay focused and potentially offset any potential nausea.

2. The default field of view angle is pretty cramped as your weapons take up a lot of real estate on the screen. Not to mention that you have a limited view of your surrounds. So, in order to ward off any motion sickness, you can try increasing the FoV by taking the following steps:

  • To begin, you need to head over to the Settings menu in Redfall.
  • From the Settings menu, you need to select Video.
  • In the Video section, move the cursor to Field of View.
  • By default, the field of view for Redfall is set to 90 degrees. You will be able to adjust the slider, in increments of 1 degree, from a range of 60 degrees to 120 degrees.
  • We suggest that you play around with different FoV angles until you find one that doesn’t give you motion sickness. Keep in mind that increasing this setting to above 90 degrees have cause frame rate issues.

3. The motion blur can trigger your nausea. If you want to turn this feature off, then you need to go back to the Video section in the Settings menu. From there, you need to set the Motion Blur Scale setting to Off.

4. The camera movement in Redfall is unnaturally slow when you are trying to aim your weapon, especially if you are playing with a controller. As a result, the image you see on the screen is disassociated with the aiming movement on your mind, resulting in potential motion sickness.

To see how you can increase the aiming sensitivity, as well as reduce the input lag, in this first-person shooter, you can follow these directions.

5. You should try to play Redfall at the highest potential frame rate as the extra smoothness may help ward off your nausea.

At launch, this game is limited to running at a maximum of 30 frames per second on the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. However, the development team at Arkane Studios has promised that the title will be getting a performance mode that targets 60 fps in the future.

Therefore, you should make sure that you have the latest version of the game. Once the high frame rate mode has been added through a patch, you should be able to find and then enable it in the Video section in the Settings menu.

How to turn off the Redfall screen narrator

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You may hear a voice reading the text off that appear on the screen when you are playing Redfall. If you would like to disable this feature, then you can take a look at this tutorial from Seeking Tech.

1. To begin, you need to head over to the Settings menu.

If you are currently in the game, then you can press the Menu button to open the pause screen. From there, use the LB and RB buttons until you switch over to the Settings tab.

If you are in the title screen, the you need to press the Menu button, select System and then head over to Settings.

2. From the Settings menu, you need to select Accessibility.

3. From the Accessibility screen, you should see the Communication section at the top. Here, you need to move the cursor over to Screen Narration, which should show the following description:

  • “Screen reader narrates on-screen UI elements and text. (English support only.)”

4. Make sure that the Screen Narration setting is set to Off.

5. While you are in the Communication section of the Accessibility screen, you should move the cursor down to Text-To-Speech, which shows the following information:

  • “Converts typed text to narrated speech.”

6. Make sure that the Text-To-Speech is set to Off.

7. Once you are done making the changes, you need to exit the Settings menu.

8. When backing out, you should see the following message:

  • “Confirm Changes. Would you like to keep these settings?”

Here, you need to select the “Yes, I’m Sure” option before the timer runs out. Otherwise, you need to repeat the aforementioned steps all over again.

What to do if the narrator isn’t turning off?

If you turned off the narrator from the menu in Redfall but you are still hearing a voice read off the text that appears on the screen, then you can try doing the following:

1. Go back to the Communication section of the Accessibility screen and make sure that the Screen Narration and Text-To-Speech are both disabled.

2. If you are currently playing the game, then you can try quitting the game and then reload your save file from the title screen.

3. You can also try restarting the video game.

On the Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S gaming systems, you need to quit Redfall from the Xbox Guide menu. Afterwards, you can open the game from the home screen of the dashboard in order to restart.

How to fix ‘Bethesda.net account is already linked’ error in Redfall

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Before you can play Redfall, you need to log into your Bethesda account. Otherwise, you will be stuck in the title screen. When trying to do so, you may get the 40901 error code that shows the following message:

  • “This Bethesda.net account is already linked.”

To see how you can potentially fix this problem, you can take a look at this troubleshooting article from Seeking Tech.

1. For the first step, we recommend that you check your linked accounts.

In order to do so, you need to visit the official Bethesda website from a web browser and then log into your Bethesda account. Afterwards, select your profile from the top right side of the screen and then Linked Accounts in the drop-down menu.

In the Linked Account screen, you should see the external accounts that are currently linked to your Bethesda account. Make sure that the Xbox Live or Steam account you are using to play the game is correctly listed here.

Linked Accounts page location on Bethesda.net.

If your Bethesda account is tied to a different Xbox Live or Steam account, then you need to switch over to that account on your Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S or Steam system before trying to play Redfall.

If you would like to change the Xbox Live or Steam account that is linked to the Bethesda account, then you need to submit a ticket from the official Bethesda website in order to get a customer service representative to unlink your existing external account first. Afterwards, you will be able to link your new Xbox Live or Steam account.

2. If the accounts are correctly linked but you still aren’t able to log in to Redfall without getting the 40901 error code, then you should make sure that your Bethesda account is verified.

In order to do so, go to the official Bethesda website and then select Log In / Sign Up. In the pop-up window, you need to select “Help find my account” and then enter the email address you used to sign up for your Bethesda account.

You should then get an email where you can click the Verify Account link.

3. If none of the aforementioned solutions have worked so far, then you can try creating a new Bethesda account by using a different email address to see if you are able to log in successfully and then play Redfall.

4. If you are still having issues, then we recommend that you submit a ticket on Bethesda.net to get a customer service representative to help you with your login problem.