# My game just doesn't start after the launcher

**URL:** <https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/my-game-just-doesnt-start-after-the-launcher/82476>\
**Category:** Technical Support\
**Tags:** acknowledged\
**Created:** [August 17, 2023, 8:27am UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/my-game-just-doesnt-start-after-the-launcher/82476 "2023-08-17T08:27:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![Lexxxielove](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forums.fatsharkgames.com/lexxxielove/32/79342_2.png) [@Lexxxielove](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/Lexxxielove)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 8:27am UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/my-game-just-doesnt-start-after-the-launcher/82476/1 "2023-08-17T08:27:37Z")

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**Issue Description:**

the game doesn’t launch when i click launch it just stagnates as a background task  
**Crash Report (If Applicable):**  
[Instructions: [How To Provide a Crash Report, Console Log, or darktide\_launcher.log](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/how-to-provide-a-crash-report-console-log-or-darktide-launcher-log/55163)]

**Error Displayed (If Applicable):**

**Steps to Reproduce:**  
i don’t know what happened all i did was click launch and then click launch on the launcher screen that came up when i clicked launch on steam

**Mission Name (If Applicable):**

**Platform:**  
[Steam/Microsoft Store]  
steam  
**Player ID:**  
idk i don’t remember my ID hell i can’t even remember what i ate for dinner a few seconds ago

**Approx. Time of Issue & Timezone:**  
it’s only when i launch the game itself at every time no matter what

## **Reproduction Rate:** Once - Rare (\<10%) - Unusual (\<25%) - Common (\<50%) - Often (\<75%) - Constant (100%) constant

**Upload Supporting Evidence:**  
[Screenshots, recordings, links to Twitch VODs, etc.]

**Upload Console Log & darktide\_launcher.log:**  
[Instructions: [How To Provide a Crash Report, Console Log, or darktide\_launcher.log](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/how-to-provide-a-crash-report-console-log-or-darktide-launcher-log/55163)]

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**Author:** ![FatsharkLev](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forums.fatsharkgames.com/fatsharklev/32/119491_2.png) [@FatsharkLev](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/FatsharkLev)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 9:21am UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/my-game-just-doesnt-start-after-the-launcher/82476/2 "2023-08-17T09:21:19Z")

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Hi @Lexxxielove,

Sorry to hear this.

Firstly, please try running through our launch-related solutions here:

> **[\[PC\] How to Resolve Darktide Launcher Issues](https://support.fatshark.se/hc/en-us/articles/7709665369501--PC-How-to-Resolve-Darktide-Launcher-Issues)**
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> Check Minimum Requirements
> If your PC does not meet the minimum requirements for Darktide, this can result in an unstable experience. Please ensure your PC meets the minimum requirements listed bel...

Please let me know how this goes!

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**Author:** ![Flawless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eada6e/32.png) [@Flawless](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/Flawless)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 10:29am UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/my-game-just-doesnt-start-after-the-launcher/82476/3 "2023-08-17T10:29:34Z")

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Are you using any mods?  
Some old versions of mods can cause crashes/not starting of the game.

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**Author:** ![Lexxxielove](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forums.fatsharkgames.com/lexxxielove/32/79342_2.png) [@Lexxxielove](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/Lexxxielove)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 4:31pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/my-game-just-doesnt-start-after-the-launcher/82476/4 "2023-08-17T16:31:23Z")

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yeah no everything is in order it just doesn’t launch from the launcher

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**Author:** ![Lexxxielove](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forums.fatsharkgames.com/lexxxielove/32/79342_2.png) [@Lexxxielove](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/Lexxxielove)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/my-game-just-doesnt-start-after-the-launcher/82476/5 "2023-08-17T16:32:37Z")

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i WAS but they weren’t the problem sadly

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**Author:** ![TrueZealot](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forums.fatsharkgames.com/truezealot/32/63618_2.png) [@TrueZealot](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/TrueZealot)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/my-game-just-doesnt-start-after-the-launcher/82476/6 "2023-08-17T17:23:10Z")

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provide logs

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**Author:** ![Lexxxielove](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forums.fatsharkgames.com/lexxxielove/32/79342_2.png) [@Lexxxielove](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/Lexxxielove)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/my-game-just-doesnt-start-after-the-launcher/82476/7 "2023-08-17T21:15:22Z")

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its not a crash it just doesn’t launch from the launcher

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**Author:** ![TrueZealot](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forums.fatsharkgames.com/truezealot/32/63618_2.png) [@TrueZealot](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/TrueZealot)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 3:08am UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/my-game-just-doesnt-start-after-the-launcher/82476/8 "2023-08-18T03:08:14Z")

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[mkay man]  
 ![Tyler The Creator Okay Whatever You Say GIF](https://gifdb.com/images/high/tyler-the-creator-okay-whatever-you-say-9di9vjvy9iu9up1b.gif)

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**Author:** ![FatsharkLev](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forums.fatsharkgames.com/fatsharklev/32/119491_2.png) [@FatsharkLev](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/FatsharkLev)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/my-game-just-doesnt-start-after-the-launcher/82476/9 "2023-08-18T10:41:15Z")

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Hrmm okay! Could you please provide your most recent **console log** and **launcher log** if possible. I appreciate that the game isn’t booting up past the launcher but I am hoping that the logs may still be being generated with some helpful information in 🤞

> **[\[PC\] How to Provide a Crash Report, Console Log, Launcher Log or...](https://support.fatshark.se/hc/en-us/articles/360017633918--PC-How-to-Provide-a-Crash-Report-Console-Log-Launcher-Log-or-user-settings-config)**
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> When in communication with Fatshark Support, you may be asked to provide a crash report or a console log. A crash report is always preferred, but a console log is used in the event where no crash r...

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**Author:** ![sleepydude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@sleepydude](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/sleepydude)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 3:54pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/my-game-just-doesnt-start-after-the-launcher/82476/10 "2023-08-25T15:54:03Z")

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Hi i, got the same problem here, i tried the solutions you linked but with no success.  
so here my console log and laucher log  
[console-2023-08-25-15.35.49-20b5b6f6-0e81-47bf-90a0-ce0fde560459.log](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/uploads/short-url/smBRifuOTd1h0KqTQq9FVPTmT0j.log) (3.5 KB)  
[console-2023-08-25-15.39.47-b97453c2-bf96-4701-a7b6-16d10f4f75fc.log](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/uploads/short-url/vnUvBD86XD5n1iypG6vnpP4Vke9.log) (3.7 KB)  
[console-2023-08-25-15.46.02-38ae2d1e-ab1f-4040-b6b7-8db13d94f2df.log](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/uploads/short-url/aH20de2NOSSopa8OTfFT5DhrSrK.log) (3.7 KB)  
[darktide\_launcher.log](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/uploads/short-url/wHxvsIeEFVGStnG0K7HFNZr0Ffw.log) (37.6 KB)