The game crashes on launch

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Technical Support
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Issue Type (Required):

Crash - on Launch

Issue Description (Required):

Since the last No Man’s Land update, when I click “Play” in Steam, the game opens the Fatshark window, and when I click “Play” again in the Fatshark window, the game crashes and I get an error message.

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

No, I don’t use mods

Reproduction Rate (Required):

Constant (100%)

Platform (Required):

PC - Steam

[PC] Crash Report (Optional):

GUID: a7889b42-1e7a-45ee-975b-b4a7a4d22cbb
Log File :
Info Type:
[Engine Error]: Access Violation (0xc0000005) in build
81a32a7c4b51a05181aeddf83d061054fd93d3ef
accessing address 00000174DD4F0000 from
00007FFDAF6C6575

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The crash logs reference an issue with your GPU drivers.

Firstly, please try a clean reinstallation of your drivers:

https://support.fatshark.se/hc/en-us/articles/360021424673--PC-How-to-Perform-a-Clean-Re-Installation-of-Your-AMD-GPU-Drivers

Otherwise, the AMD cleanup utility tool may be of help:

https://www.amd.com/en/resources/support-articles/faqs/GPU-601.html