Issue Description: Every time I try to launch the game I get to the launcher and press play. The launcher closes and I get a small Vermintide logo screen. After that screen appears for a few seconds it disappears and nothing happens. On task manager the game says its running, but it isn’t using the…

To confirm, does it work as expected on the ‘Modded’ realm?

Yes! I forgot to mention the modded one works fine. It launches and I can play games.

Is there anything that can be done or do I just not play anymore?

Sorry for the delayed reply! As you can launch in Modded realm this indicates the issue is Easy Anti-Cheat related. Please try the following - Ensure appropriate Anti-Virus and Firewall exceptions are in place for Vermintide 2 and Easy Anti-Cheat. You’ll need to add the following exceptions: ve…

Hm, I’ve also noticed the following error in your console log - You need to have the Steam Client running to play the game. I also recommend to try the following - Ensure you have the latest Steam client updates installed Try running Steam and Vermintide 2 as Administrator Right-click your Ste…

No worries! Ive already added all the exceptions, and I have tried selective startup. It hasn’t worked. Also the reason the log said that steam wasn’t running is because the game doesn’t actually crash, so I couldn’t get a log unless i launched it from the .exe in the vermintide folder. I tried t…

Hi @JarJarBlunts , Sorry to hear the solutions above haven’t worked. I am admittedly stumped by this! From what you’ve told me, it appears you’ve exhausted all of the solutions that we suggest in this scenario. I would usually point you to Easy Anti-Cheat support, but unfortunately they are no lon…

I appreciate all the help so far. There were no updates that I am aware of. I played one day and then the next day it wouldn’t launch. But I have an update. I just tried deleting the EAC certificate and repairing it again and the game launched. The first time I forgot to verify the game files so it…

Hi @JarJarBlunts , Thanks for the update - that’s quite unusual! We’re in a difficult spot, as it’s no longer possible for us to query this behaviour with Easy Anti-Cheat support. The only additional thing I can suggest, would be to try installing Vermintide 2 and Easy Anti-Cheat on a different dr…

I’ll keep trying stuff then I guess. Yeah i tried installing on my other drive and its still doing the same thing. Thanks for the help!

Game Won't launch or Crash on Official Servers

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 Technical Support

FatsharkLev November 15, 2023, 9:49am 14

@JarJarBlunts, thank you for the update! I’m glad to hear that you’ve found a solution/workaround. I’ve made a note of this and will discuss it with the development team.

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