# The game crashes at launch

**URL:** <https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/the-game-crashes-at-launch/86820>\
**Category:** Technical Support\
**Tags:** need-more-info\
**Created:** [November 14, 2023, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/the-game-crashes-at-launch/86820 "2023-11-14T13:33:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![DyingMeow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@DyingMeow](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/DyingMeow)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/the-game-crashes-at-launch/86820/1 "2023-11-14T13:33:44Z")

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**Issue Description:**  
Game crashes without launching. I reinstalled the game, tried admin trick and crash log delete trick did not work as well.

**Error Displayed (If Applicable):**

**Steps to Reproduce:**

**Mission Name (If Applicable):**

**Platform:**  
Steam

**Player ID:**  
我吃马老师直肠里的剩饭真香

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

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

Constant (100%)

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

**[PC] Paste Crash Report, or Upload Console Log & darktide\_launcher.log:**

[darktide\_launcher.log](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/uploads/short-url/bRWpLq9E6vVUvL5arxrYqy0PASM.log) (133.9 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 14, 2023, 2:23pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/the-game-crashes-at-launch/86820/2 "2023-11-14T14:23:28Z")

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Could you share your crash report or most recent console log with us, please?

> [@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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> Crash Report After the crash has occurred, a pop-up window prompting you to enter the details of what you were doing prior to the crash will be displayed Submit the pop-up window Another pop-up window similar to the previous one will be displayed Click the ‘Copy to clipboard’ button Steam Console Log Press the Windows key + R Enter %appdata% within the search input and select ‘OK’ Navigate to AppData\Roaming\Fatshark\Darktide\console\_logs Locate the console log that corresponds with the sessi…

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**Author:** ![DyingMeow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@DyingMeow](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/DyingMeow)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/the-game-crashes-at-launch/86820/3 "2023-11-14T15:55:09Z")

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![20231114235338](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/fatshark/original/3X/a/4/a4251398d71a1003f0a5c8649b7645bdeae172e7.png)  
but this folder is empty ☹