Crashing when I get to the character selection screen or a few seconds after loading in after selecting a character

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Technical Support
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Issue Type (Required):

Crash - on Launch

Issue Description (Required):

Whenever I get to the character selection screen or just after it, I get this error;

GUID: 99a1c50b-9da7-46be-8cd6-77a0fdd717d4
Log File:
Info Type:

[Engine Error]: Trying to bind to a slot of type ‘1’, name ‘#ID[b3a2eb88]’ using a uninitialized value 0

Assertion failed value != 0 && value != 0x66666666 at D:\a\d\rel_engine_darktide\release\2025_02_19_Patch1.7.x\runtime\d3d12_render_device\shader\d3d12_resource_binder.cpp:526 in function stingray::d3d12_resource_binder::validate_resource_handle

I have restarted the game, I have reinstalled, I have verified the files. None of these have resolved the issue

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

No, I don’t use mods

Reproduction Rate (Required):

Constant (100%)

Platform (Required):

PC - Steam

Player ID (Optional):

[PC] Crash Report (Optional):

GUID: 99a1c50b-9da7-46be-8cd6-77a0fdd717d4
Log File:
Info Type:

[Engine Error]: Trying to bind to a slot of type ‘1’, name ‘#ID[b3a2eb88]’ using a uninitialized value 0

Assertion failed value != 0 && value != 0x66666666 at D:\a\d\rel_engine_darktide\release\2025_02_19_Patch1.7.x\runtime\d3d12_render_device\shader\d3d12_resource_binder.cpp:526 in function stingray::d3d12_resource_binder::validate_resource_handle

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I solved this by deleting the %appdata%/Fatshark/Darktide folder and relaunching. The game now launches.