Fatal Error Version 254.3

[THE CASPIAN SEA MONSTER]

I have been trying to load int to ark but it keeps giving me a different fatal error every time.
It will switch between dodorex and broodmother every time I try to load.

LowLevelFatalError [File:C:\SVN_Ark\Engine\Source\Runtime\Core\Private\HAL\FileManagerGeneric.cpp] [Line: 608]
Invalid BufferCount=0 while reading ../../../ShooterGame/Content/PrimalEarth/Dinos/DodoRex/Dodorex_Mat_MIC.uasset. Pos=1886231563, Size=2093023, PrecacheSize=2147483647, PrecacheOffset=1886231563


VERSION: 254.21
KERNELBASE.dll!UnknownFunction (0x00007ffc230c7788) + 0 bytes [UnknownFile:0]
ShooterGame.exe!FError::LowLevelFatal() (0x00007ff72da7a3c6) + 0 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\core\private\misc\outputdevice.cpp:354]
ShooterGame.exe!FArchiveFileReaderGeneric::InternalPrecache() (0x00007ff72d9ff340) + 0 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\core\private\hal\filemanagergeneric.cpp:610]
ShooterGame.exe!FArchiveFileReaderGeneric::Serialize() (0x00007ff72d9ff3d5) + 0 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\core\private\hal\filemanagergeneric.cpp:647]
ShooterGame.exe!TShaderMap<FGlobalShaderType>::SerializeInline() (0x00007ff72e29ec49) + 3 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\shadercore\public\shader.h:1065]
ShooterGame.exe!FMaterialShaderMap::Serialize() (0x00007ff72e6d4d69) + 0 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\engine\private\materials\materialshader.cpp:1735]
ShooterGame.exe!FMaterial::SerializeInlineShaderMap() (0x00007ff72e6d9c8c) + 0 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\engine\private\materials\materialshared.cpp:788]
ShooterGame.exe!SerializeInlineShaderMaps() (0x00007ff72e67b3a4) + 0 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\engine\private\materials\material.cpp:443]
ShooterGame.exe!UMaterialInstance::Serialize() (0x00007ff72e6c13c1) + 0 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\engine\private\materials\materialinstance.cpp:1836]
ShooterGame.exe!ULinkerLoad::Preload() (0x00007ff72db118d8) + 0 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\coreuobject\private\uobject\linkerload.cpp:2883]
ShooterGame.exe!EndLoad() (0x00007ff72db5ec56) + 0 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\coreuobject\private\uobject\uobjectglobals.cpp:1084]
ShooterGame.exe!LoadPackage() (0x00007ff72db5e624) + 0 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\coreuobject\private\uobject\uobjectglobals.cpp:844]
ShooterGame.exe!UEngine::LoadMap() (0x00007ff72e4fb62c) + 43 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\engine\private\unrealengine.cpp:9592]
ShooterGame.exe!UEngine::Browse() (0x00007ff72e4f6b72) + 38 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\engine\private\unrealengine.cpp:8480]
ShooterGame.exe!UEngine::TickWorldTravel() (0x00007ff72e4f7830) + 68 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\engine\private\unrealengine.cpp:8652]
ShooterGame.exe!UGameEngine::Tick() (0x00007ff72e24df1f) + 0 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\engine\private\gameengine.cpp:1125]
ShooterGame.exe!FEngineLoop::Tick() (0x00007ff72d01c6a0) + 0 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\launch\private\launchengineloop.cpp:2380]
ShooterGame.exe!GuardedMain() (0x00007ff72d016b6c) + 0 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\launch\private\launch.cpp:140]
ShooterGame.exe!GuardedMainWrapper() (0x00007ff72d01db8a) + 5 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\launch\private\windows\launchwindows.cpp:125]
ShooterGame.exe!WinMain() (0x00007ff72d01dcb8) + 8 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\launch\private\windows\launchwindows.cpp:209]
ShooterGame.exe!__tmainCRTStartup() (0x00007ff72f46dca1) + 21 bytes [f:\dd\vctools\crt\crtw32\dllstuff\crtexe.c:618]
KERNEL32.DLL!UnknownFunction (0x00007ffc23c88364) + 0 bytes [UnknownFile:0]
ntdll.dll!UnknownFunction (0x00007ffc262970d1) + 0 bytes [UnknownFile:0]
ntdll.dll!UnknownFunction (0x00007ffc262970d1) + 0 bytes [UnknownFile:0]

[🂡WC_Zane🂡]

You will have to delete this file:

\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\ARK\ShooterGame\Content <---- the content folder

then verify your files. That should fix your problem.

[THE CASPIAN SEA MONSTER]

Thanks, I'll give it a try. I guess some files were messed up because I had to do a partial install for Ark today for some reason.

[LordSoren]

Same error, however I find it rather disconcerting that a ~450mb update requires you to delete 43GB (10GB compressed) of data and redownload it. Not everyone has unlimited bandwidth. Only another 2 hours before I can play again...

[THE CASPIAN SEA MONSTER]

yea it isn't fun waiting when you want to get the new stuff

[Metal420]

I have been having the same error since 254 launched and still up to 254.3...I have 2 servers and I can only enter the island not the center map..I have reinstalled ark already and of course verified files..will this solution work for me as well?

Actually this is my first line
LowLevelFatalError [File:C\SVN_Ark\Engine\Source\Runtime\Core\Private\HAL\FileManagerGeneric.cpp] [Line:608]
Invalid BufferCount=0 while reading ../../../ShooterGame/SeekFreeContent/Mods/TheCenter/TheCemterMap.umap. Pos=2064205357, Size=584556899,Precachesize=2147483647,PrecacheOffset=2064205357

[THE CASPIAN SEA MONSTER]

Yea I think it worked but i'll have to reinstall my mods and run it to be sure it works with mods.

[THE CASPIAN SEA MONSTER]

Originally posted by Metal420:

I have been having the same error since 254 launched and still up to 254.3...I have 2 servers and I can only enter the island not the center map..I have reinstalled ark already and of course verified files..will this solution work for me as well?

Actually this is my first line
LowLevelFatalError [File:C\SVN_Ark\Engine\Source\Runtime\Core\Private\HAL\FileManagerGeneric.cpp] [Line:608]
Invalid BufferCount=0 while reading ../../../ShooterGame/SeekFreeContent/Mods/TheCenter/TheCemterMap.umap. Pos=2064205357, Size=584556899,Precachesize=2147483647,PrecacheOffset=2064205357

Have you tried manually deleting the folder rather than deleting it through steam?

[Metal420]

No and now that I have looked further into it I found the seek free folder...it had the old center mod in there so I deleted that folder and am verifying now..thanks for your help this discussion saved me I think

[Metal420]

12 gigs later and we will see lol thanks again is your name a Andy couffman (spelling?) reference? It makes me think of the movie Man on the Moon

[THE CASPIAN SEA MONSTER]

Originally posted by Metal420:

12 gigs later and we will see lol thanks again is your name a Andy couffman (spelling?) reference? It makes me think of the movie Man on the Moon

My name is not Andy Couffman lol.

[Godefroy de Montmirail]

I got the same error when i launch a game with the mod NPC bush people V6, when i remove the mod from my local game, the game works well.

[LittlePieceOfChaos]

I keep getting this error when i crash after trying to load The Center map.

LowLevelFatalError [File:C:\SVN_Ark\Engine\Source\Runtime\Core\Private\HAL\FileManagerGeneric.cpp] [Line: 608]
Invalid BufferCount=0 while reading ../../../ShooterGame/SeekFreeContent/Mods/TheCenter/TheCenter.umap. Pos=2063861552, Size=568484915, PrecacheSize=2147483647, PrecacheOffset=2063861552


VERSION: 254.41
KERNELBASE.dll!UnknownFunction (0x00007ff8f5f97788) + 0 bytes [UnknownFile:0]
ShooterGame.exe!FError::LowLevelFatal() (0x00007ff66beda746) + 0 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\core\private\misc\outputdevice.cpp:354]
ShooterGame.exe!FArchiveFileReaderGeneric::InternalPrecache() (0x00007ff66be5f6c0) + 0 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\core\private\hal\filemanagergeneric.cpp:610]
ShooterGame.exe!FArchiveFileReaderGeneric::Serialize() (0x00007ff66be5f755) + 0 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\core\private\hal\filemanagergeneric.cpp:647]
ShooterGame.exe!TShaderMap<FGlobalShaderType>::SerializeInline() (0x00007ff66c6ff5a9) + 3 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\shadercore\public\shader.h:1065]
ShooterGame.exe!FMaterialShaderMap::Serialize() (0x00007ff66cb356c9) + 0 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\engine\private\materials\materialshader.cpp:1735]
ShooterGame.exe!FMaterial::SerializeInlineShaderMap() (0x00007ff66cb3a5ec) + 0 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\engine\private\materials\materialshared.cpp:788]
ShooterGame.exe!SerializeInlineShaderMaps() (0x00007ff66cadbd04) + 0 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\engine\private\materials\material.cpp:443]
ShooterGame.exe!UMaterialInstance::Serialize() (0x00007ff66cb21d21) + 0 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\engine\private\materials\materialinstance.cpp:1836]
ShooterGame.exe!ULinkerLoad::Preload() (0x00007ff66bf721e8) + 0 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\coreuobject\private\uobject\linkerload.cpp:2930]
ShooterGame.exe!EndLoad() (0x00007ff66bfbf5b6) + 0 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\coreuobject\private\uobject\uobjectglobals.cpp:1084]
ShooterGame.exe!LoadPackage() (0x00007ff66bfbef84) + 0 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\coreuobject\private\uobject\uobjectglobals.cpp:844]
ShooterGame.exe!UEngine::LoadMap() (0x00007ff66c95bf8c) + 43 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\engine\private\unrealengine.cpp:9592]
ShooterGame.exe!UEngine::TickWorldTravel() (0x00007ff66c959182) + 0 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\engine\private\unrealengine.cpp:8888]
ShooterGame.exe!UGameEngine::Tick() (0x00007ff66c6ae87f) + 0 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\engine\private\gameengine.cpp:1125]
ShooterGame.exe!FEngineLoop::Tick() (0x00007ff66b47c6a0) + 0 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\launch\private\launchengineloop.cpp:2380]
ShooterGame.exe!GuardedMain() (0x00007ff66b476b6c) + 0 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\launch\private\launch.cpp:140]
ShooterGame.exe!GuardedMainWrapper() (0x00007ff66b47db8a) + 5 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\launch\private\windows\launchwindows.cpp:125]
ShooterGame.exe!WinMain() (0x00007ff66b47dcb8) + 8 bytes [c:\svn_ark\engine\source\runtime\launch\private\windows\launchwindows.cpp:209]
ShooterGame.exe!__tmainCRTStartup() (0x00007ff66d8ce601) + 21 bytes [f:\dd\vctools\crt\crtw32\dllstuff\crtexe.c:618]
KERNEL32.DLL!UnknownFunction (0x00007ff8f7de8364) + 0 bytes [UnknownFile:0]
ntdll.dll!UnknownFunction (0x00007ff8f99470d1) + 0 bytes [UnknownFile:0]
ntdll.dll!UnknownFunction (0x00007ff8f99470d1) + 0 bytes [UnknownFile:0]

Any chance i could get some help with this please?

[Metal420]

same as me...i deleted that seekfreecontent folder and my contents folder and verified files...now im waiting while it re downloads everything....ill post back if it works..i havent been able to get in my own server since 254.0

[Metal420]

LittlePieceOfChaos it worked if u havent found a solution...open file manager
program files (x86)/steam/steamapps/common/ark..... and i deleted my contents folder and the seekfreecontent folder...then verified local files and it will redownload whats missing..then u will have to download the center dlc again..this worked for me with that same fatal error. hope it helps

[Dashui]

I have quite a few mods installed, just looked in my \Steam\steamapps\common\ARK\ShooterGame\Content\ folder...

44,5 GB ... I hope next patch has a fix, deleting is no good option I guess (6k dsl, countryside).