Consistent crashing, freezing, general game instability

Issue Type (Required):

Crash - During Play

Issue Description (Required):

Crash Report:
GUID: f0afac7f-1acf-43e2-b0b3-c570d60f87f8
Log File:
Info Type:

[Script Error]: Deadlock detected. Update was not called for 15.0453732 seconds. Triggering crash inside Lua: scripts/managers/network/game_network_manager.lua:174:

The game freezes when players join the lobby sometimes. Crashes for seemingly no reason. Tried DX11 and DX12, fullscreen, borderless window, more and less worker threads, but none of it seems to help.

[PC] Do You Use Mods? (Optional):

Yes, and I’ve tried disabling them

Reproduction Rate (Required):

Unusual (<25%)

Platform (Required):

Steam (PC)

[PC] Upload Console Log & vermintide2_launcher.log (Optional):

console-2026-01-11-16.23.32-f0afac7f-1acf-43e2-b0b3-c570d60f87f8.log (464 KB)
user_settings.config (23.5 KB)

@senatorarmstrong sorry to hear this.

Firstly, please try a clean reinstallation of Vermintide 2, which involves deleting your AppData, to rule out any potential issue with the game installation or settings (please note any custom settings e.g. keybinds, graphics etc. will be reset):

https://support.fatshark.se/hc/en-us/articles/360034118394--PC-How-to-Perform-a-Clean-Re-Installation-of-Vermintide-2-or-Darktide

If the crashes and instability persist, it may be worth checking for any available BIOS update, as this can often help to improve stability. I noticed you have a 13th gen i7-13700K, which may have fell victim to hardware degradation, which is common in 13th/14th gen Intel CPU’s. Updates have since been released to mitigate and resolve these issues, but if your BIOS has not been updated then it could be a hardware issue. As this is a firmware update, we advise caution, and to do so at your own risk.

For more information on this, please refer to:

https://community.intel.com/t5/Blogs/Tech-Innovation/Client/Intel-Core-13th-and-14th-Gen-Desktop-Instability-Root-Cause/post/1633239

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