Darktide Crashing

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Technical Support
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Issue Description:
Game Crashing.

Event Viewer Reports Fault bucket LKD_0x141_Tdr:6_IMAGE_nvlddmkm.sys_Ada, type 0 at the same time, or around the same time of the crash on the Prologue.

To note, NO OTHER GAME has had this issue occur and state nvlddmkm.sys is a issue. Only Darktide so far.

I do have more Crash Reports than just the one listed at the bottom, but that’s the most recent one.

Error Displayed (If Applicable):
N/A

Steps to Reproduce:
Unknown. I simply launch the game, play the Prologue, and it crashes shortly later at random. I have been unable to finish the Prologue at this time. Farthest I’ve reached is the Second Cutscene in the Prologue.

Mission Name (If Applicable):
Prologue

Platform:
Steam

Player ID:
Nikö

Approx. Time of Issue & Timezone:
Been Persistent Sense Fresh Install of Game, Persisted on Second Fresh Install… Oct 23, 2023 - CST

Reproduction Rate:
Constant (100%)

Upload Supporting Evidence:

[PC] Paste Crash Report, or Upload Console Log & darktide_launcher.log:
darktide_launcher.log (706.9 KB)
console-2023-10-23-08.30.25-e70459e7-eb63-414f-9128-a151511f4cac.log (51.6 KB)

2

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
3

Nervermind. It was figured out.

The cause of the problem was a Current Bug within my PCs BIOS making my system unstable when my RAM amount was greater than 16 GB.