# Crashing - unplayable game

**URL:** <https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/crashing-unplayable-game/111930>\
**Category:** Technical Support\
**Tags:** acknowledged\
**Created:** [August 21, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/crashing-unplayable-game/111930 "2025-08-21T16:32:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Zyzio90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Zyzio90](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/Zyzio90)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/crashing-unplayable-game/111930/1 "2025-08-21T16:32:14Z")

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### Issue Type (Required):

Crash - During Play

### Issue Description (Required):

After recent update (not sure if this week or previous) the game crashes so often its unplayable. All seems to be with foloowing error, on random maps or activity

## GUID: 153247ee-7023-41d8-9a21-05a8809e5877 Log File: Info Type:

## [Script Error]: …ements/player\_buffs/hud\_element\_player\_buffs\_polling.lua:540: attempt to index local ‘widget’ (a nil value)

I updated my drivers but that did not help

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

No, I don’t use mods

### Reproduction Rate (Required):

Constant (100%)

### Platform (Required):

PC - Microsoft Store

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**Author:** ![AccountMadeToReply](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/82dd89/32.png) [@AccountMadeToReply](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/AccountMadeToReply)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2025, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/crashing-unplayable-game/111930/2 "2025-08-21T17:16:36Z")

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download this mod

[https://www.nexusmods.com/warhammer40kdarktide/mods/579](https://www.nexusmods.com/warhammer40kdarktide/mods/579)

or wait for it to be patched next hotfix

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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:** [August 22, 2025, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/crashing-unplayable-game/111930/4 "2025-08-22T09:01:57Z")

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This will be addressed in 1.8.6, apologies for the inconvenience.