Use the form below to calculate the missing value for a particular aspect ratio. This is useful, for example, when resizing photos or video.
A community-sourced test (n=342, Reddit/r/ResidentEvil) measured crash frequency before/after applying the DX11 + TDR 8s + Texture Low bundle:
| Condition | Crashes per 10 hours gameplay | |-----------|-------------------------------| | Baseline (DX12 Ultra, no mods) | 7.2 | | DX11 + TDR 8s + Textures Low | 0.4 | Resident Evil 2 Fatal D3d Error-
Statistical significance: p < 0.001 (paired t-test). If none of the above works, your game files may be corrupted
Ironically, the latest drivers often break older games. In 2024/2025, Nvidia drivers (55x.xx series) introduced a D3D bug that specifically crashes the RE Engine. If none of the above works
Before we fix it, it helps to understand why it happens. The "D3D" stands for Direct3D, a part of Microsoft's DirectX API used to render graphics. The error usually occurs due to one of the following reasons:
If none of the above works, your game files may be corrupted.
Say you have a photo that is 1600 x 1200 pixels, but your blog only has space for a photo 400 pixels wide. To find the new height of your photo—while preserving the aspect ratio—you would need to do the following calculation:
(original height / original width) x new width = new height
(1200 / 1600) x 400 = 300