# Purgatus staff crashing game

**URL:** <https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/purgatus-staff-crashing-game/59658>\
**Category:** Technical Support\
**Tags:** acknowledged\
**Created:** [November 24, 2022, 4:47am UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/purgatus-staff-crashing-game/59658 "2022-11-24T04:47:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![GrimTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8baadc/32.png) [@GrimTheRed](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/GrimTheRed)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2022, 4:47am UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/purgatus-staff-crashing-game/59658/1 "2022-11-24T04:47:10Z")

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**Issue Description:**

**Steps to Reproduce:**  
If theres no enemies around at the start of a mission it works fine. As soon as enemies appear on the screen or in the meatgrinder my system instantly crashes out on cast either normal or charged.

**Mission Name (If Applicable):**  
All  
**Platform:**  
[Steam/Microsoft Store]  
Steam  
**Player ID:**  
[Steam ID/Steam Profile URL/GamerTag]

**Approx. Time of Issue & Timezone:**  
Everyday.

**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:**

1. Press the Windows key + R
2. Enter %appdata% within the search input and select ‘OK’
3. Navigate to AppData\Roaming\Fatshark\Darktide\console\_logs
4. Locate the console log that corresponds with the session in which the issue occurred, by looking at the timestamps in the log names
5. Upload here

**Upload darktide\_launcher.log:**  
[console-2022-11-24-03.37.45-50b069b2-b962-460f-a26c-3c066ffd55ac.log](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/uploads/short-url/fQNi8pVLLmKFPzMl3U1D9VquItw.log) (421.1 KB)

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 here  
[darktide\_launcher.log](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/uploads/short-url/hNzoESPKLAUuB4bA8hdpPrBZASL.log) (932.8 KB)

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**Author:** ![FatsharkJulia](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forums.fatsharkgames.com/fatsharkjulia/32/11653_2.png) [@FatsharkJulia](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/FatsharkJulia)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2022, 2:47pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/purgatus-staff-crashing-game/59658/2 "2022-11-24T14:47:45Z")

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We’re on the case!

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**Author:** ![GrimTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8baadc/32.png) [@GrimTheRed](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/GrimTheRed)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/purgatus-staff-crashing-game/59658/3 "2022-11-24T15:42:41Z")

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Thanks, just to add to this I leveled a Zealot to check if the Flamer did the same thing. It doesnt. It works perfectly fine in all cases. Actually infuriating 🤣

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**Author:** ![HekoBoii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c6cbf5/32.png) [@HekoBoii](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/HekoBoii)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/purgatus-staff-crashing-game/59658/4 "2022-11-24T16:35:52Z")

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Hey!

Can confirm! Even in meat grinder, charged up flamethrower staff crashes my game.

[darktide\_launcher.log](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/uploads/short-url/7ls6eYfmbMSco8CjGld9F8o7pOx.log) (132.1 KB)  
[console-2022-11-24-16.27.40-8e042b9a-39d6-4776-be2e-53089e76df97.log](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/uploads/short-url/hnk0pJlIn4m0VIa5P7WYkbTf5jV.log) (124.7 KB)

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**Author:** ![khaiqha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/65b543/32.png) [@khaiqha](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/khaiqha)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2022, 9:53pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/purgatus-staff-crashing-game/59658/5 "2022-11-24T21:53:06Z")

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This is so sad.

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