Game not starting from launcher

Issue Description:
The game does not start after pressing ‘Play’ on the launcher. It loads Shader 100% and then nothing happens, although Steam displays the game as ‘Running’

I have followed all the advise on this thread and none of it has worked - KNOWN ISSUE: Darktide Launcher Erroring or Not Appearing, or Stuck on Launching Screens - #91 by t3hdman

Error Displayed (If Applicable):
No error message

Steps to Reproduce:

Mission Name (If Applicable):
N/A

Platform:
Steam

Player ID:

Approx. Time of Issue & Timezone:
Repeated issue. Last happened at 14:40, UK time on 4 October

Reproduction Rate:

Constant 100%

Upload Supporting Evidence:

[PC] Paste Crash Report, or Upload Console Log & darktide_launcher.log:

Console log:
[Log version] 1
[Session] a42166d1-81ac-4151-809b-ff0169c5d4d6
UTC time stamps
13:43:44.009 [Application] STARTUP: setup_crash_report, File: D:\a\d\rel_engine_darktide\release\rel_2023_07_10_Patch1.2.0x\runtime\application\application.cpp, Line: 3628
13:43:44.009 [Application] STARTUP: DLCList::setup, File: D:\a\d\rel_engine_darktide\release\rel_2023_07_10_Patch1.2.0x\runtime\application\application.cpp, Line: 3640
13:43:44.009 [Application] STARTUP: setup_timer, File: D:\a\d\rel_engine_darktide\release\rel_2023_07_10_Patch1.2.0x\runtime\application\application.cpp, Line: 3643
13:43:44.009 [Application] STARTUP: make system_info, File: D:\a\d\rel_engine_darktide\release\rel_2023_07_10_Patch1.2.0x\runtime\application\application.cpp, Line: 3648
13:43:44.009 [Application] STARTUP: setup_jobs, File: D:\a\d\rel_engine_darktide\release\rel_2023_07_10_Patch1.2.0x\runtime\application\application.cpp, Line: 3651
13:43:44.012 [Application] STARTUP: setup_resources, File: D:\a\d\rel_engine_darktide\release\rel_2023_07_10_Patch1.2.0x\runtime\application\application.cpp, Line: 3667
13:43:44.039 [Application] STARTUP: make game, File: D:\a\d\rel_engine_darktide\release\rel_2023_07_10_Patch1.2.0x\runtime\application\application.cpp, Line: 3693
13:43:44.052 [HTTP Cache] Initialized cache: C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Fatshark\Darktide\http_cache.db
13:43:44.052 [HTTP Cache] Cache file size: 12 kB
13:43:44.052 [Backend] Created
13:43:44.052 [Application] STARTUP: init steam, File: D:\a\d\rel_engine_darktide\release\rel_2023_07_10_Patch1.2.0x\runtime\application\application.cpp, Line: 3698
13:43:44.186 [Application] STARTUP: setup renderer, File: D:\a\d\rel_engine_darktide\release\rel_2023_07_10_Patch1.2.0x\runtime\application\application.cpp, Line: 3724
13:43:44.331 [D3D12_RENDER_DEVICE] choosing adapter: 0 (AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT)
13:43:45.424 [D3D12_RENDER_DEVICE] TILED RESOURCES TIER2 SUPPORTED: true
13:43:45.424 [D3D12_RENDER_DEVICE] D3D12_RAYTRACING_TIER_1_1 SUPPORTED: true
13:43:45.542 [d3d12 pipeline state] Failed to open pipeline state stream at C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Fatshark\Darktide/state_stream_library.pso_lib
13:43:45.542 [d3d12 pipeline state] Failed to open pipeline state library at C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Fatshark\Darktide/shader_library.pso_lib
13:43:46.487 [Application] — CPU
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core Processor
Vendor: AuthenticAMD
Logical processors: 12
Family: 8:15, Model: 7:1
Type: 0, Stepping: 0
Features: SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSSE3 SSE4.1
Feature bits:
EBX: 00001000 00001100 00001000 00000000
ECX: 01111110 11011000 00110010 00001011
EDX: 00010111 10001011 11111011 11111111
— Memory
Physical Total: 16332MB
Available: 9354MB
— OS
Windows version 10.0 build 19045, 64 bit
Windows 10
Machine ID a4ee5843-f262-4cff-9468-2a5185c4abc8
— Desktops
Monitor 0 (1920x1080): left=0 top=0 right=1920 bottom=1080
— Network
Network interface: Intel(R) I211 Gigabit Network Connection (IPv4, IPv6)
Network interface: Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter (IPv4, IPv6)
Network interface: Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter #2 (IPv4, IPv6)
Network interface: ASUS PCE-N15 11n Wireless LAN PCI-E Card (IPv4, IPv6)
— Input
No input devices detected.
— Volume
Volume for path ‘D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Warhammer 40,000 DARKTIDE\binaries/…/bundle’ is on HDD
— Graphics
Graphics card: AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (DirectX 12.1, 12243MB) Driver version: public: 23.7.2 ; internal: 23.10.23.02-230720a-394441C-AMD-Software-Adrenalin-Edition Hardware Accelerated GPU scheduler: false
Graphics card: Microsoft Basic Render Driver (DirectX 12.1, 0MB) Hardware Accelerated GPU scheduler: false

13:43:46.487 [Application] STARTUP: setup_window, File: D:\a\d\rel_engine_darktide\release\rel_2023_07_10_Patch1.2.0x\runtime\application\application.cpp, Line: 3728

the darktide_launcher log has too many characters tp paste here, though the last few lines are below. Is it an issue with EAC, EasyAntiCheat?

01:43:43.280 [Launcher] [Launch Game] [ShaderCacheBuilder] Validating Cache
01:43:43.281 [Launcher] [Launch Game] [ShaderCacheBuilder] Pipeline library is valid
01:43:43.281 [Launcher] [Launch Game] [ShaderCacheBuilder] Extracting shaders
01:43:43.607 [Launcher] [Launch Game] [ShaderCacheBuilder] Cache is valid
01:43:43.626 [Launcher] [Launch Game] Shader cache builder completed.
01:43:43.626 [Launcher] [Launch Game] Using EAC: False
01:43:43.874 [Launcher] [Launch Game] Game starting…

Is that the entirety of the log? If you could upload it as an attachment here that would be super.

darktide_launcher logs.txt (69.4 KB)

I’ve attached my darktide launcher logs

copy pasting from my own thread to every thread with a similar issue


fixed it

open RUN by pressing windows key + R
type in %appdata%
navigate to fatshark and open the folder
delete darktide folder completely
launch game
it should pop up and tell you that you meet minimum requirements (see photo attached)
I expected the same crash as usual but it worked fine
image

I’m afraid this still hasn’t worked for me. Problem persists

May I confirm that you have already tried deleting your Darktide AppData?

Hello, yes I have

Hello, are there any more steps I can take to try and resolve this please?

there is no solution sadly , still cant play the game :sob: