Borderlands 4‘s launch has been rough, and the Hang Detected error has been causing many problems.

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When this error triggers, it prevents the game’s engine from running as usual. You’ll either have to exit the game, or it will crash on its own. In fact, the error message doesn’t pop up often, and the game simply crashes from the main loading screen (with an Unreal Crash report popping up after that).

While there’s no permanent fix, here’s what I did to temporarily solve the issue (expect performance-related problems to remain for the time being).

How to solve Borderlands 4 loading screen crashes

The harsh answer is that the error can appear irrespective of your attempts. Once it does, you’ll have no alternative but to close the game entirely and begin a fresh instance. The aim is to prevent it from happening in the first place.

The leading cause of this trouble appears to be the lack of enough specifications (yes, even if you’re above the Gearbox-specified minimum requirements). This could be your system’s RAM capacity or your GPU/CPU’s inability to generate the necessary power.

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If you somehow load into the game, don’t start or resume your save. Instead, go to options.

  • Cap your FPS at 30. Yes, things will look pretty bad, but this is a must.
  • Put every advanced graphics setting to the lowest. Disable any additional features like Motion Blur.
  • Enable an upscaling method, and put it to ultra performance.
  • Finally, switch from Fullscreen to Windowed Fullscreen. This will prevent you from changing the native resolution, but it makes it easier for your system to transition if you have a multi-monitor setup.

This should prevent the error from happening. As of writing, I have booted the game up on seven instances, and the error didn’t pop up once. That said, it won’t miraculously improve the game’s general performance. For that, you can try our guide on the best performance settings, which will help you get better results and hopefully keep the crashes away.

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