Issue Type (Required): Error - (Other) Issue Description (Required): Whenever I launch the game it will crash after a few minutes and display a popup about a “fatal error”. Not only that but the drive it is on will stop functioning until I restart my computer. Windows still shows its there but I ca…

Please try making the changes mentioned here: [image] KNOWN ISSUE: Fatal Error! Failed to read: Technical Support We are now encouraging anybody playing on the experimental build that does not have performance issues, to revert to the live build. If you are experiencing …

KNOWN ISSUE: Fatal Error! Failed to read: hange direct storage are now supported in I’ve installed darktide on a different drive and so far haven’t had the error. (not sure it matters but I went from an nvme m.2 drive to a sata ssd.)

I can confirm this is still happening. Stopped playing for a while, came back and installed on a new secondary drive and started intermittently getting this error. Tried verifying files, fresh install after deleting files in %appdata% folder and turning off Steam Cloud saves. Will try to install on …

Fatal error crash causes drive with darktide to be unaccessible. (error 0x800701b1)

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Technical Support

FatsharkJulia January 29, 2025, 12:45pm 2

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KNOWN ISSUE: Fatal Error! Failed to read: Technical Support devpost	62	6133	January 16, 2025
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Fatal error crash causes drive with darktide to be unaccessible. (error 0x800701b1)

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