People want their games to be immersive and the dreaded black bars in games ruin the immersion. The reasons are quite obvious, black bars block part of the game out, thus limiting visibility. This is highly annoying and something developers should work to avoid at all costs. The fact that brand-new titles like Honkai: Star Rail also faces this problem is a big deal. This shouldn’t happen in 2023, but unfortunately, it does. Anyway, players have been left frustrated with such issues. Although the game has received a grand welcome, it has been plagued with complaints of black bars. Is there any way to get rid of it? Well, that is what this article will discuss. Read on to find out.
Honkai: Star Rail is the fourth installment in the franchise and has a large fan following. The turn-based combat experience has been thrilling for a lot of people and the community is only going to grow since the game just launched a while back. However, as we mentioned earlier, black bars seem to discourage a lot of people from trying out this game. The long-term success of the game could be entirely dependent on how the developers deal with this issue. And also how swiftly they do it. Although the game is fun to play, this complaint doesn’t seem to go away. There’s no point in good visuals and gameplay if there are black bars partially covering the game. It remains to be seen if the developers act on this quickly. For now, though, fans are wondering if there’s a fix for this. Well, keep on reading.
Honkai Star Rail Black Bars Issue: How to fix it?
This will disappoint a lot of people, but unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be any fix for this yet. Even the developers haven’t acknowledged it so far. However, since the game is released recently, we are hoping things could change in the future. For now, though, you can try some of the workarounds to get rid of the issue. Do note that these aren’t solutions to the problem, but only workarounds so there is no guarantee they will work. Still, they are worth giving a try.
Use the native resolution of your monitor
- Right-click on your computer’s desktop.
- Click on “Display Settings” in the menu that appears.
- Find the “Resolution” dropdown menu.
- Make sure the resolution displayed is the recommended resolution for your monitor
- If the recommended resolution is not selected, click on it and select “Apply.”
- Check that the orientation is set to suit your monitor.
- Click “Keep Changes” and restart your PC to allow the changes to take effect.
Update GPU Drivers
- Open the Start menu and type “Device Manager” in the search bar.
- Click on “Device Manager” to open it.
- Expand the “Display Adapters” category.
- Right-click on your GPU and select “Update driver”.
- Wait for the operating system to finish updating the driver.
- After the driver is updated, launch the game and check if the issue persists. You can also download the latest GPU drivers via the GPU’s support software and by visiting the GPU manufacturer’s website.
Tweak In-game settings
Adjusting the in-game resolution settings may offer one solution to the black bars issue in Honkai Star Rail. This has been suggested as a workaround for a similar issue in Genshin Impact. As both games are developed by the same studio, the same approach may work for Honkai Star Rail as well. Players can try adjusting the in-game resolution by going to the options menu and selecting the appropriate resolution option. After doing so, the black bars might get removed.
A few other workarounds have been offered by players, such as playing in windowed mode and disabling any third-party software that could be causing interference with the game.
It should be noted that these are only suggestions, and there is no guarantee that they will work for everyone. The best course of action for gamers who have trouble with black bars is to contact the game’s developers and report the issue. This can help draw attention to the problem and possibly speed up the release of an official fix. In the meanwhile, players can experiment with different graphical settings or seek assistance from the game’s community for potential fixes. It’s also important to keep up with any news or updates from the developers regarding the problem for which you can stay tuned with us on DigiStatement.
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