The game didn't launch far enough to generate a settings file to modify. That gave me the idea to try switching to DX12 instead of Vulkan, but not being able to launch the game, there wasn't an easy way.
I thought I had already checked that log before and found nothing useful, but I found the following line: ' SocialClubVulkanLayer.dll not loaded'. What finally gave me a clue was checking the Documents\Rockstar Games\Social Club\socialclub.log. Chatting for over two hours with Rockstar support trying various fixes, like turning off all startup programs and services, trying another user, and a lot of other things.Removing all files in Documents\Rockstart Games.Uninstalling and reinstalling Rockstar Launcher, Social Club and Red Dead Redemption 2.
Making sure GPU drivers are up-to-date, a clean install after using AMD Cleanup Utility and even downgrading my drivers.This fix might also work for other issues that are causing crashes on launch. I've finally been able to find a fix that solved it for me and I'm now able to play the game. I was experiencing an issue with RDR2 giving me the following error after the bullet intro and legal information: 'Social Club failed to initialize graphics device.
