Launcher don't start

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Technical Support
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Issue Type (Required):

Crash - on Launch

Issue Description (Required):

When trying to open the game I have nothing happens I open through stim and I go start and then closes, the launcher and the game does not start too. Tried to reboot, do as administrator, check the integrity of files and much more, but it does not work

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

No, I don’t use mods

Reproduction Rate (Required):

Often (<75%)

Platform (Required):

PC - Steam

Player ID (Optional):

[PC] Crash Report (Optional):

04:06:10.683 [Launcher] Launcher version: Launcher: 1.0.388.0
04:06:10.683 [Launcher] Local time: 26.04.2025 21:06:10
04:06:10.799 [Launcher] Steam name: Steyjo
04:06:10.800 [Launcher] [Main Window] Launcher Directory (AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory): D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Warhammer 40,000 DARKTIDE\launcher
04:06:10.800 [Launcher] [Main Window] Base Directory: D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Warhammer 40,000 DARKTIDE
04:06:10.801 [Launcher] [Main Window] [Parse Arguments] Bundle dir: D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Warhammer 40,000 DARKTIDE\bundle
04:06:10.801 [Launcher] [Main Window] [Parse Arguments] Common Ini-file: D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Warhammer 40,000 DARKTIDE\bundle\application_settings\settings_common.ini
04:06:10.801 [Launcher] [Main Window] [Parse Arguments] Win32 Ini-file: D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Warhammer 40,000 DARKTIDE\bundle\application_settings\win32_settings.ini
04:06:10.802 [Launcher] [Main Window] OS Version: Microsoft Windows 10.0.19045
04:06:10.802 [Launcher] [Main Window] OS Architecture: X64
04:06:10.802 [Launcher] [Main Window] Framework Version: .NET Framework 4.8.4614.0
04:06:10.858 [Launcher] [Main Window] Launcher was started by: explorer(12004)
04:06:10.859 [Launcher] [Main Window] [Load Settings] Load settings from: C:\Users\CLINT\AppData\Roaming\Fatshark\Darktide\launcher.config
04:06:10.882 [Launcher] [Main Window] [SysInfo] Found Physical HMONITOR Monitor 0 (Generic PnP Monitor) supporting 23 resolutions
04:06:10.883 [Launcher] [Main Window] [SysInfo] !! Skipping adapter 1: [Software Adapter]!
04:06:10.888 [Launcher] [Main Window] [SysInfo] Getting preferred adapter
04:06:10.888 [Launcher] [Main Window] [SysInfo] Executing GPUDetection.exe
04:06:11.090 [Launcher] [Main Window] [SysInfo] Preferred performance adapter is adapter #0 (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti)
04:06:11.090 [Launcher] [Main Window] [SysInfo] Checking Supported Graphics Features…
04:06:11.095 [Launcher] [Main Window] [SysInfo] Running gpu detection
04:06:11.095 [Launcher] [Main Window] [SysInfo] [GPU Detection] Executing GPUDetection.exe
04:06:22.249 [Launcher] LOGGER OPEN

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Sorry to hear this @Spen. If you haven’t already done so, please try running through all of our potential launcher-related solutions here:
https://support.fatshark.se/hc/en-us/articles/7709665369501--PC-How-to-Resolve-Darktide-Launcher-Issues

Please let me know how you get on.

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I did everything in the link and nothing worked. It still goes to start and just cancel and says “Start” again

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@Spen ah okay :frowning: could you please provide your full launcher log so we can take a look?

  1. Press the Windows key + R
  2. Enter %appdata% within the search input and select ‘OK’
  3. Navigate to AppData\Roaming\Fatshark\Darktide
  4. Locate the darktide_launcher.log in this directory
  5. Upload the darktide_launcher.log

Thanks in advance!

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darktide_launcher.log (17.6 KB)

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Thanks @Spen! I’ve shared the log with the development team and will let you know if our developers have any further insight or suggestions.

In the meantime, please can you try a clean reinstallation of Darktide, to rule out any issue with the installation and ensure a clean slate. Please note any custom settings e.g. graphics, keybinds etc. will be reset:
https://support.fatshark.se/hc/en-us/articles/360034118394--PC-How-to-Perform-a-Clean-Re-Installation-of-Vermintide-2-or-Darktide