# Darktide crashing during startup

**URL:** <https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/darktide-crashing-during-startup/123303>\
**Category:** Technical Support\
**Tags:** acknowledged\
**Created:** [June 29, 2026, 5:30am UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/darktide-crashing-during-startup/123303 "2026-06-29T05:30:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Boofie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e68b1a/32.png) [@Boofie](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/Boofie)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 5:30am UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/darktide-crashing-during-startup/123303/1 "2026-06-29T05:30:35Z")

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### Issue Type (Required):

Crash - After Building Shader Cache

### Issue Description (Required):

My screen is completely black then crashes after I hear the shark hit the glass

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

No, I don’t use mods

### Reproduction Rate (Required):

Constant (100%)

### Platform (Required):

PC - Steam

### Player ID (Optional):

> **[Steam Community :: Boofie](https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198833696549/)**

### [PC] Crash Report (Optional):

## GUID: 83302ea9-b92b-493a-baca-63dad12faefc Log File: Info Type:

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### [PC] Upload Console Log & darktide\_launcher.log (Optional):

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**Author:** ![FatsharkLev](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forums.fatsharkgames.com/fatsharklev/32/119491_2.png) [@FatsharkLev](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/FatsharkLev)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 9:29am UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/darktide-crashing-during-startup/123303/2 "2026-06-29T09:29:17Z")

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Sorry to hear this @Boofie

As you have a dual laptop GPU and integrated graphics it’s possible that a conflict may be occurring.

Some things you can try:

- Uninstall your current GPU drivers using a dedicated driver removal tool e.g. DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller), and then reinstall clean GPU drivers

- **For NVIDIA GPUs** : Ensure both Steam and Darktide are set to use your dedicated GPU within the NVIDIA Control Panel by:

1. Right-click the desktop and select the ‘NVIDIA Control Panel’
2. Navigate to ‘Manage 3D Settings’ \> ‘Program Settings’
3. Locate Steam within the list of programs
4. Within the ‘Select the preferred graphics processor for this program:’ dropdown, choose the NVIDIA GPU
5. Then locate Darktide within the list of programs, and repeat the above step

If the above doesn’t help, next please try:

1. Press the Windows key + R
2. Enter %appdata% within the search input and select ‘OK’
3. Navigate to `AppData\Roaming\Fatshark\Darktide`
4. Open your **user\_settings.config** file
5. Find the setting named adapter\_index
6. Change this setting value to **adapter\_index = 1**  
(If the adapter\_index value is already set to 1, please try changing this to 0 instead)
7. Save your user\_settings.config file
8. Launch Darktide as usual

Failing all of the above, I’d recommend trying a clean reinstallation of Darktide which involves deleting your AppData. Please see:

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

Please let me know how you get on.

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**Author:** ![Boofie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e68b1a/32.png) [@Boofie](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/Boofie)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 11:16pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/darktide-crashing-during-startup/123303/4 "2026-06-29T23:16:10Z")

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I am now able to get into the game however even on all performance settings I am getting 3-5 fps

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**Author:** ![FatsharkLev](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forums.fatsharkgames.com/fatsharklev/32/119491_2.png) [@FatsharkLev](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/FatsharkLev)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/darktide-crashing-during-startup/123303/5 "2026-06-30T08:54:35Z")

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@Boofie hm okay, that sounds like changing your adapter\_index may have set the integrated GPU instead. Please can you revert this to **adapter\_index = 0** and then check again?

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**Author:** ![Boofie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e68b1a/32.png) [@Boofie](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/Boofie)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 10:25am UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/darktide-crashing-during-startup/123303/6 "2026-07-01T10:25:30Z")

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yup that worked, thank you!