Power Weapons' Overheat Crashes The Game

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Bugs
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Issue Type (Required):

Weapons

Issue Description (Required):

It’s a very rare crash which may happen if a power weapon with the heat mechanic (relic blade, power falchion) overheats. In my case it was caused by Relic Blade.

The console log says: “Attempted to enter exploding state without being able to explode”.

Steps to Reproduce (Required):

  1. Use Relic Blade or Power Falchion
  2. Activate special
  3. Wait for the weapon to overheat

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

Yes, but I haven’t tried disabling them

Reproduction Rate (Required):

Rare (<10%)

Platform (Required):

PC - Steam

[PC] Upload Console Log & darktide_launcher.log (Optional):

console-2026-01-25-07.39.41-82975347-be25-4310-88c3-28a2af4da954.log (4.03 MB)