Launcher
In Steam, I am now unable to activate or turn on the Launcher. I’ve tried deleting the WebView2 directory, as well as the GPUDetection.dll & .exe. I also tried running in administrator mode as well as compatibility mode. It’s not launching and unable to start the game.
Could you share your darktide_launcher.log with us please?
%appdata% within the search input and select ‘OK’AppData\Roaming\Fatshark\Darktidedarktide_launcher.log in this directoryThis directory doesn’t exist… I did a Verification on the files in Steam, and this directory still does not exist.
The folder should be there:
%appdata%\Fatshark\Darktide
Paste it in a Run box (Win+R) or Explorer Address bar (Win+E)
The %appdata% is an Environment Variable, with the appended “\Fatshark\Darktide” it resolves to:
C:\Users\YOUR_USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Fatshark\Darktide
The darktide_launcher.log file exist there, and the game logs are in the console_logs sub-folder.
This directory still does not exist for me – I tried creating it manually and then running the launcher, and still it’s not appearing. It verifies as being all present, so, going to try to uninstall and re-install overnight.
Tough one, as with no data we have no clues to work with. Let us know how the reinstall works out, and have a think whether an application on your PC could be interfering with the launcher. The best way to check this is via a Selective Startup, which we have instructions for at the bottom of this page:
Even after a reinstall, a selective start-up, and manually adding these to my Norton360 antivirus as an exception – I still do not see this directory locally. I am still unable to start the launcher or launch the game.
Have you looked at the windows event viewer logs ->application (check all categories) for a crash entry?
Often when an app craps out right at the start, you’ll have a corresponding entry.
Are you 100% sure you’re looking at the right folders in explore?
OK! The directories appear to be partially restored now – not sure what I did differently. Here’s what I observe in the console log from today:
[Log version] 1
[Session] 15e5dc31-edf7-478b-a40f-4e8468ab4211
UTC time stamps
15:46:02.932 [Application] STARTUP: setup_crash_report, File: D:\a\d\rel_engine_darktide\release\2025_04_29_Patch1.8.x\runtime\application\application.cpp, Line: 4478
15:46:02.932 [Application] STARTUP: DLCList::setup, File: D:\a\d\rel_engine_darktide\release\2025_04_29_Patch1.8.x\runtime\application\application.cpp, Line: 4490
15:46:02.932 [Application] STARTUP: setup_timer, File: D:\a\d\rel_engine_darktide\release\2025_04_29_Patch1.8.x\runtime\application\application.cpp, Line: 4493
15:46:02.932 [Application] STARTUP: make system_info, File: D:\a\d\rel_engine_darktide\release\2025_04_29_Patch1.8.x\runtime\application\application.cpp, Line: 4505
15:46:02.932 [Application] STARTUP: setup_jobs, File: D:\a\d\rel_engine_darktide\release\2025_04_29_Patch1.8.x\runtime\application\application.cpp, Line: 4508
15:46:02.933 [Application] STARTUP: setup_resources, File: D:\a\d\rel_engine_darktide\release\2025_04_29_Patch1.8.x\runtime\application\application.cpp, Line: 4525
15:46:03.038 [DirectStorage] Succeded to init direct storage with default values:
DisableBypassIO=false
ForceFileBuffering=false
ForceMappingLayer=false
15:46:03.043 [Application] STARTUP: setup_imgui, File: D:\a\d\rel_engine_darktide\release\2025_04_29_Patch1.8.x\runtime\application\application.cpp, Line: 4528
15:46:03.043 [Application] STARTUP: make game, File: D:\a\d\rel_engine_darktide\release\2025_04_29_Patch1.8.x\runtime\application\application.cpp, Line: 4550
15:46:03.044 [Application] STARTUP: init steam, File: D:\a\d\rel_engine_darktide\release\2025_04_29_Patch1.8.x\runtime\application\application.cpp, Line: 4555
15:46:03.055 [HTTP Cache] Initialized cache: C:\Users\thoma\AppData\Roaming\Fatshark\Darktide\http_cache.db
15:46:03.055 [HTTP Cache] Cache file size: 12 kB
15:46:03.120 [Steam] Steam systems will be disabled.
15:46:03.120 [Application] STARTUP: setup renderer, File: D:\a\d\rel_engine_darktide\release\2025_04_29_Patch1.8.x\runtime\application\application.cpp, Line: 4581
15:46:04.722 [DXGIHelper] choosing adapter: 0 (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090)
15:46:06.094 [D3D12_RENDER_DEVICE] TILED RESOURCES TIER2 SUPPORTED: true
15:46:06.094 [D3D12_RENDER_DEVICE] D3D12_RAYTRACING_TIER_1_1 SUPPORTED: true
15:46:06.485 [d3d12 pipeline state] Failed to open pipeline state stream at C:\Users\thoma\AppData\Roaming\Fatshark\Darktide/state_stream_library.pso_lib
15:46:06.485 [d3d12 pipeline state] Failed to open pipeline state library at C:\Users\thoma\AppData\Roaming\Fatshark\Darktide/shader_library.pso_lib
15:46:06.525 warning: [Profiler] [main] Stall 3403 ms on frame 0:
RI::wait_for_fence 3403 ms
15:46:06.525 [Application] — CPU
CPU: 13th Gen Intel(R) Core™ i9-13900K
Vendor: GenuineIntel
Logical processors: 32
Family: 0:6, Model: 11:7
Type: 0, Stepping: 1
Features: SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSSE3 SSE4.1 SSE4.2
Feature bits:
EBX: 00101000 10000000 00001000 00000000
ECX: 11111111 11111010 11110011 10001011
EDX: 10111111 11001011 11111011 11111111
— Memory
Physical Total: 65245MB
Available: 55910MB
— OS
Windows version 10.0 build 26100, 64 bit
Windows 11
Machine ID 89077b12-efd9-4d4a-a2b7-51f395ba4b34
— Graphics
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (DirectX 12.1, 24142MB) Driver version: 57688 Hardware Accelerated GPU scheduler: false
Graphics card: Intel(R) UHD Graphics 770 (DirectX 12.1, 128MB) Driver version: 32.0.101.6737 Hardware Accelerated GPU scheduler: false
Graphics card: Microsoft Basic Render Driver (DirectX 12.1, 0MB) Driver version: 10.0.26100.4652 Hardware Accelerated GPU scheduler: false
— Desktops
Monitor 0 (3440x1440): left=0 top=0 right=3440 bottom=1440
— Network
Network interface: Intel(R) Ethernet Controller (3) I225-V (IPv4, IPv6)
Network interface: Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6E AX211 160MHz (IPv4, IPv6)
Network interface: Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter (IPv4, IPv6)
Network interface: Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter #2 (IPv4, IPv6)
— Input
No input devices detected.
— Volume
Volume for path ‘C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Warhammer 40,000 DARKTIDE\binaries..\bundle’ is on SSD
full volume information
name: C:\
filesystem: NTFS
drives: 1
1. drive type: SSD, bus type: NVME
15:46:06.525 [Application] STARTUP: setup_window, File: D:\a\d\rel_engine_darktide\release\2025_04_29_Patch1.8.x\runtime\application\application.cpp, Line: 4585
15:46:06.526 [Window] Opening window at 760, 180 with size 1920x1080
15:46:06.533 [Application] STARTUP: setup input, File: D:\a\d\rel_engine_darktide\release\2025_04_29_Patch1.8.x\runtime\application\application.cpp, Line: 4602
15:46:06.540 [Application] STARTUP: register resources, File: D:\a\d\rel_engine_darktide\release\2025_04_29_Patch1.8.x\runtime\application\application.cpp, Line: 4605
15:46:06.541 [WwisePlugin] Initializing Wwise v2021.1.14
15:46:06.543 [Application] STARTUP: setup physics, File: D:\a\d\rel_engine_darktide\release\2025_04_29_Patch1.8.x\runtime\application\application.cpp, Line: 4611
15:46:06.543 [Application] STARTUP: config renderer, File: D:\a\d\rel_engine_darktide\release\2025_04_29_Patch1.8.x\runtime\application\application.cpp, Line: 4614
15:46:06.633 [RenderInterface] Creating swapchain with render resolution: 1920x1080
15:46:06.706 [RenderInterface] user specified render setting: cached_local_lights_shadow_atlas_size doesn’t exist in render settings – skipping
15:46:06.706 [RenderInterface] user specified render setting: max_shadow_casting_lights doesn’t exist in render settings – skipping
15:46:06.706 [RenderInterface] user specified render setting: local_lights_shadow_atlas_size doesn’t exist in render settings – skipping
15:46:06.706 [RenderInterface] user specified render setting: max_shadow_casting_lights doesn’t exist in render settings – skipping
15:46:11.657 warning: [Profiler] [renderer] Stall 4870 ms on frame 0:
dispatch_loadtime 4870 ms
d3d12_resource_context::dispatch 4870 ms
15:46:11.657 warning: [Profiler] [main] Stall 4870 ms on frame 0:
RenderInterface::setup 4951 ms
RI::wait_for_fence 4870 ms
15:46:11.685 [d3d12 pipeline state] created pipeline state ‘#ID[32fafa296724d7fe]’ for #ID[2ebb406a]
15:46:11.695 [d3d12 pipeline state] created pipeline state ‘#ID[5e57523b69ed8a5f]’ for #ID[8860321b]
15:46:11.704 [d3d12 pipeline state] created pipeline state ‘#ID[265da3cb5540cdd3]’ for #ID[6fc97609]
15:46:11.704 [Application] STARTUP: setup boot packages, File: D:\a\d\rel_engine_darktide\release\2025_04_29_Patch1.8.x\runtime\application\application.cpp, Line: 4617
15:46:12.840 warning: [Profiler] [main] Stall 1118 ms on frame 0:
Application::setup_boot_package 1129 ms
PatchedResourcePackage::flush 1129 ms
PatchedResourcePackage::finish_loading 1129 ms
ResourceManager::flush(prio) 1118 ms
15:46:12.841 [Application] STARTUP: setup physics properties, File: D:\a\d\rel_engine_darktide\release\2025_04_29_Patch1.8.x\runtime\application\application.cpp, Line: 4619
15:46:12.841 [Application] STARTUP: setup network, File: D:\a\d\rel_engine_darktide\release\2025_04_29_Patch1.8.x\runtime\application\application.cpp, Line: 4621
15:46:12.841 [Save] Save dir: C:\Users\thoma\AppData\Roaming\Fatshark\Darktide
15:46:12.841 [Application] STARTUP: game init, File: D:\a\d\rel_engine_darktide\release\2025_04_29_Patch1.8.x\runtime\application\application.cpp, Line: 4669
15:46:12.859 [Lua] [ParameterResolver] Resolving Game Parameters
15:46:12.859 [Lua] [ParameterResolver] Resolving Development Parameters
15:46:12.860 [Application] STARTUP: pre update loop, File: D:\a\d\rel_engine_darktide\release\2025_04_29_Patch1.8.x\runtime\application\application.cpp, Line: 5134
Good point here. Here’s what I am seeing in the Event Viewer:
Fault bucket 2137032854010760250, type 5
Event Name: CLR20r3
Response: Not available
Cab Id: 0
Problem signature:
P1: Launcher.exe
P2: 1.0.388.0
P3: 67c6f448
P4: System
P5: 4.8.9310.0
P6: 67db5118
P7: 387
P8: 73
P9: System.UriFormatException
P10:
Attached files:
\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER.2e5bfb12-022c-403d-96e6-4f3136eefbc3.tmp.mdmp
\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER.f7014f9e-d600-4c5e-9506-471226e75de1.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
WPR_initiated_DiagTrackMiniLogger_OneTrace_User_Logger_20250718_1_EC_0_inject.etl
\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER.aa6ec7eb-ee9c-44ef-8b6f-537c7fbf3053.tmp.etl
WPR_initiated_DiagTrackMiniLogger_WPR System Collector_inject.etl
\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER.0bd445d3-7fb1-4cea-aa81-e9e84e84ae63.tmp.etl
\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER.39a7ee43-649c-4241-a26c-1e2c17458244.tmp.csv
\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER.aaeaa581-ace6-45b9-a771-be8000df0aeb.tmp.txt
\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER.f27f062a-9895-47c5-93d9-b76b110a7438.tmp.xml
These files may be available here:
\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_Launcher.exe_933328e845d2358b23a7245ff8b02a6a978a872_150341d6_ba5b15b2-e804-43a7-9709-8946f36b0e08
Analysis symbol:
Rechecking for solution: 0
Report Id: c6ec8f49-97e4-4973-af69-830c7ffcfc52
Report Status: 268435456
Hashed bucket: 15fb6f2d1bec32ae7da8440ee8a68c3a
Cab Guid: 0
Then two errors. Here is the first:
Application: Launcher.exe
Framework Version: v4.0.30319
Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception.
Exception Info: System.UriFormatException
at System.Uri.CreateThis(System.String, Boolean, System.UriKind)
at System.IO.Packaging.PackUriHelper.Create(System.Uri, System.Uri, System.String)
at System.Windows.Navigation.BaseUriHelper..cctor()
Exception Info: System.TypeInitializationException
at System.Windows.Application.ApplicationInit()
at System.Windows.Application..cctor()
Exception Info: System.TypeInitializationException
at System.Windows.Application..ctor()
at Launcher.App.Main()
Then the second:
Application: Launcher.exe
Framework Version: v4.0.30319
Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception.
Exception Info: System.UriFormatException
at System.Uri.CreateThis(System.String, Boolean, System.UriKind)
at System.IO.Packaging.PackUriHelper.Create(System.Uri, System.Uri, System.String)
at System.Windows.Navigation.BaseUriHelper..cctor()
Exception Info: System.TypeInitializationException
at System.Windows.Application.ApplicationInit()
at System.Windows.Application..cctor()
Exception Info: System.TypeInitializationException
at System.Windows.Application..ctor()
at Launcher.App.Main()
Aight so you can try deleting that folder Darktide folder and try again
the one under AppData\Roaming\Fatshark
OTOH, you may want to look at other answers now that you found you log file, the interesting bit is “Failed to open pipeline state stream” and if you search the forums here for that
https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/search?q=Failed%20to%20open%20pipeline%20state%20stream
You’ll see some answers, some very old like Crashes after loading Shader Cache - #4 by Squirty_mk2 which may still be valid to try
Check out some of the answers in the search results e.g. Game fails to start after loading shader cache - #20 by Infectanator
Our GOATed lady of perpetual assistance @FatsharkJulia can probably help you more when she’s back at work.