Issue Type (Required): Crash - on Launch Issue Description (Required): Indefinite hang on first launch of a clean install, then all subsequent launches result instantly in a crash. Clean install of Darktide, all mods purged and AppData\Roaming\Fatshark cleared. First launch goes through normal qu…

Seeing that in other threads that its being recommended to DDU, I have preemptively tried this and after a full AMD driver reinstall nothing has changed.

@FatsharkLev Was running 26.6.4 when I first posted, but after rolling back to 26.6.1 I still have the same issue. During this roll back I did also run the AMD cleanup utility. [image] GUID: 0c8c16f2-314d-49e5-90ce-207c9df6531e Log File: Info Type:

Thanks for the update @Liverslices Hmm, it’s tricky as no console log is being generated still. It’s a shot in the dark, but can you try changing your adapter_index, to do so: Press the Windows key + R Enter %appdata% within the search input and select ‘OK’ Navigate to AppData\Roaming\Fatshark\D…

@FatsharkLev No change, unfortunately. Was set to 0 so I changed it to 1 and got the same result. [image] GUID: 7f124471-4a33-4282-b527-29f532907eca Log File: Info Type:

@Liverslices hm okay :frowning: perhaps the drivers are not the culprit here then. Unfortunately, without a console log generated we have little to go on. Shot in the dark, but could any Anti-Virus software perhaps be quarantining files or blocking Darktide in some way? Adding appropriate exception…

@FatsharkLev I use windows defender, no 3rd party antivirus. Adding an exclusion to the entire local folder did not change anything: [image] Disabling startup items also made no difference.

@Liverslices just curious if you could try using DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller), opposed to the AMD cleanup tool, and then try installing 26.6.1 driver version again? Just so we can fully rule out this being the culprit.

@FatsharkLev That was post #2 of this thread, I have already tried DDU: 100% crash rate on launch with fresh install - #2 by Liverslices

Ah, righto. I’m admittedly pretty stumped by this :thinking: Shots in the dark, next can you try: Repairing your .NET Framework Please download .NET Framework 4.7.2 from the Microsoft website linked below. The installer should then prompt you with an option to repair your installation. Be sure…

100% crash rate on launch with fresh install

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FatsharkLev July 1, 2026, 11:07am 3

@Liverslices just to check, which AMD driver version are you using?

As recent driver versions 26.6.2 and 26.6.4 are unstable and resulting in crashes. The last known stable driver version is 26.6.1 which we recommend rolling back to.

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100% crash rate on launch with fresh install

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