# Crashing After Selecting Character

**URL:** <https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/crashing-after-selecting-character/69486>\
**Category:** Technical Support\
**Tags:** acknowledged\
**Created:** [December 16, 2022, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/crashing-after-selecting-character/69486 "2022-12-16T18:32:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![robespierre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9dc877/32.png) [@robespierre](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/robespierre)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/crashing-after-selecting-character/69486/1 "2022-12-16T18:32:28Z")

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**Issue Description:**  
Game crashes immediately after character selection and clicking ‘start game’, but only after the most recent update. Was working fine before. I also tried making a new character and skipping prologue, and it crashed there as well.

I saw a fix on here about unticking the ‘run as administrator’ box in compatability options for the launcher and game, and both are unticked for me so looking for any other fixes.

**Crash Report (If Applicable):**  
[Please see instructions on how to provide a crash report in the pinned Topic]

## GUID: 05774b14-ee0c-46df-9157-48aa6044f7e2 Log File: Info Type:

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**Error Displayed (If Applicable):**  
[console-2022-12-16-18.20.29-05774b14-ee0c-46df-9157-48aa6044f7e2.log](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/uploads/short-url/g3SLvQyWXOkBhAuqr0uKMUwm3DC.log) (42.6 KB)  
[darktide\_launcher.log](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/uploads/short-url/mQ0LgFNnYkmlOfRo3317reyFVE8.log) (37.5 KB)

**Steps to Reproduce:**  
[Please add the steps that can help our QA department in reproducing the issue. For example:]

1. Launch Game normally, get through to character selection
2. Select Character, press start
3. Loading screen opens, icon moving, sound plays, then crashes

**Platform:**  
Steam

**Player ID:**  
Robespierre

**Approx. Time of Issue & Timezone:**  
12/16/2022, 1:26 PM EST

**Reproduction Rate:**  
100%

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**Author:** ![FatsharkJulia](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forums.fatsharkgames.com/fatsharkjulia/32/11653_2.png) [@FatsharkJulia](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/FatsharkJulia)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 8:45pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/crashing-after-selecting-character/69486/2 "2022-12-16T20:45:50Z")

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Please use the ‘Verify Integrity of Game Files’ option, which is accessible via the Steam client using the instructions below:

1. Right-click Darktide in your Steam library sidebar
2. Select ‘Properties’
3. Select the ‘Local Files’ tab
4. Select the ‘Verify Integrity of Game Files’ button
5. When complete, close and reopen Steam

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**Author:** ![robespierre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9dc877/32.png) [@robespierre](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/robespierre)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/crashing-after-selecting-character/69486/3 "2022-12-16T21:37:55Z")

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That worked! Thank you so much Julia 🙂

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**Author:** ![Zacho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ccd318/32.png) [@Zacho](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/Zacho)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 10:54pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/crashing-after-selecting-character/69486/4 "2023-03-05T22:54:47Z")

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I’m having the same issue. I get the same error message in my crash log:

[console-2023-03-05-22.36.22-03aabfc0-b62a-47c2-bf1a-8aac051bb75b.log](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/uploads/short-url/sfbFRGEUYqDI9V6AE5gWFLPiflB.log) (43.9 KB)

When I verify the game files I get a message stating the following:

 ![Capture.PNG](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/fatshark/original/3X/2/f/2f45153ed2387ec70bbf2ccb5b360e92b95690f8.jpeg)

Currently reinstalling the game to see if it corrects.