I recently reinstalled Vermintide 2 after putting it down for a few months, but I am no longer able to play.
When I try to boot up the game via Steam, nothing happens. The launcher does not start and I have to kill the app via task manager.
When I launch the game using the “Bypass launcher” beta option, it tries to start the application, but crashes and show and shows an error telling me to boot the game’s 32-bit version.
If I try to launch the game directly from the executable, the game boots, but fails to login and gives me a backend error.
I have so far tries reinstalling the game, clearing all game files and reinstalling the game, reinstalling Easy Anticheat for Vermintide 2 and running an ‘sfc /scannow’ command in windows command prompt. The issue persist.
Okay thanks! Another thought, is to try launching with administrator permissions for both Vermintide 2 and the launcher. To do so:
In your Steam library, locate Vermintide 2
Right-click and go to ‘Manage’ > ‘Browse local files’
In the Vermintide Steam directory go to the ‘launcher’ folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Warhammer Vermintide 2\launcher
Right-click on Launcher.exe and select ‘Properties’
Go to the ‘Compatibility’ tab
Enable the “Run this program as administrator” checkbox and ‘Apply’ changes
Next, in the Vermintide Steam directory go to the ‘binaries’ folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Warhammer Vermintide 2\binaries
Right-click on vermintide2.exe and select ‘Properties’
Go to the ‘Compatibility’ tab
Enable the “Run this program as administrator” checkbox and ‘Apply’ changes
If you’re using Direct X12, then please also change the following Administrator privilege:
In your Steam library, locate Vermintide 2
Right-click and go to ‘Manage’ > ‘Browse local files’
In the Vermintide Steam directory go to the ‘launcher’ folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Warhammer Vermintide 2\binaries_dx12
Right-click on vermintide2_dx12.exe and select ‘Properties’
Go to the ‘Compatibility’ tab
Enable the “Run this program as administrator” checkbox and ‘Apply’ changes
Failing this, you mentioned performing a reinstall and clearing game files. Can I check that AppData was cleared? Otherwise, please try a clean reinstallation of Vermintide 2:
If the above doesn’t work, could you please provide your most recent console log and launcher log. Hopefully logs have been generated from today! thank you!
I have tried adding those executables as exception to my firewall and antivirus, but the issue persist. Here is the Launcher log. I no longer have a console log since I cleared my folders as part of the earlier troubleshooting and no new console log have generated so far. vermintide2_launcher.log (5.6 KB)
Very sorry to hear this. Unfortunately the launcher log is cutting off abruptly, and doesn’t give any indicators of the root if the issue here. At this stage, you appear to have exhausted all of our usual solutions and I’m admittedly at a bit of a loss with further suggestions.
I appreciate it isn’t an ideal outcome, but I’d be happy to assist with a refund and can contact Steam on your behalf. Please let me know if this is something you’d wish to do.
Of course, no worries! It’s honestly very difficult to say, as you’ve ruled out an installation issue with a clean reinstall, tried our launcher solutions and workaround, checked launcher permissions and added Anti-Virus/Firewall exceptions. This seems to be a very stubborn issue
You mentioned reinstalling after a few months break, so I would consider any changes to your PC that have happened during this time.
Some other things worth trying/checking -
Ensure latest Windows updates are installed
Ensure GPU drivers are up-to-date
Try disabling background applications with a ‘Selective Startup’:
I tried the previous instruction but it was still not booting.
I ended up reformating my hard drive and reinstalling steam and the game and Vermintide 2 is now able to boot, but unfortunately it looks like my save progress was not kept and it booted me on the tutorial. That gave me a good scare and I rebooted the game again, but it now shows all my progress and everything seems to be working fine.
This issue is resolved and may be closed. Thank you for your assistance.
okay another suggestion - it could be worth checking that Anti-Virus/Firewall isn’t quarantining or blocking any processes.
thank you!
