UE sandfall game crash

[BestNewBee]

fatal error.. how should I solve it ? I already downloaded newest update
could you guys share your graphic card, memory ? and game graphic setting ?
mine: 7800xt(newest driver version25.3.1), 32G memory,5600x. quick preset:medium, scaling mode:performance . screen resolution: 3840*2160. I tried 2560*1440 too, still crashed

guys , it seemed to work, since I deleted it, I haven't met any crashes about 10 hours
quote AtomicRage：
deleting D3D12 from Steam\steamapps\common\Expedition 33\Sandfall\Binaries\Win64 seems to fix all my problems i only have played for 2 hours since doing this but i was crashing and freezing with and without fatal error every 5-10 minutes before doing this

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crash again....

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update 28th April.

I've tried many ways to fix this issue ,but still crash , however I haven't met crashes for the past 10 hours, I don't know which part is helpful, so I will post them here, I hope I can help you guys :)

1,run as Administrator & disable fullscreen optimization
2,run game with DX11 commands (with low poly and low fps, maybe red cutscenes)
3,deleting D3D12 from Steam\steamapps\common\Expedition 33\Sandfall\Binaries\Win64 (thank @AtomicRage)
4,update or rollback your graphic driver,and make sure you uninstall clearly , try to find one stable driver version for yourself
5,reset your PBO, clock or anything you adjusted in your bios/CPU/driver
6,update chipest driver ( this is the latest I have done, and since this , I haven't met crash yet)
7,update your BIOS (it seems it's helpful for Intel users)
8,update to WIN11

[Sombrero]

I checked and indeed both the voltage and overclock are by default so it's not that either.

And honestly I'm tired to have to find some random hardware tweaking to make a game works normally. I meet the recommend specs, the product I bought should work without crashing on launch period.

[DonlodTonku]

I have 5700x and 6700XT, 32GB ram. Both CPU and RAM overclocked. I used to run the game very stable until the latest patch, I had crash even during launchinf the game.

After multiple attempts, 1 thing I noticed that fixed the issue on mine is using Default tuning for the GPU. MY 6700xt is rock solid while overclocked when playing other games so I think it's not my system's issue. I've tried back and forth enabling/disabling the GPU overclock and also tuning each section specifically one at time (volt, vram timing etc). If anyone interested, you can just create a separate gpu tuning profile for Clair Obscur and set it to default tuning if you already have overclocked GPU that works in other games.

[Volonur]

Kobi Blade님이 먼저 게시:

Do some research before spreading nonsense, ReBAR is ancient and works on all hardware, Intel was actually the last to support it.

I actually did research it contrary to you. Read carefully what I said before spitting nonsense.

I never said it is not supported by any manufacturer. ReBAR is worthless for AMD and Nvidia, as those manufacturers do not utilize it(Do you know the difference between support and utilization?).
You won't even have an expected FPS increase, it is literally worthless for those manufacturers. Intel is the only manufacturer that not only utilizes ReBAR but also made it essential for their cards' performance.

[Volonur]

Sombrero님이 먼저 게시:

I checked and indeed both the voltage and overclock are by default so it's not that either.

And honestly I'm tired to have to find some random hardware tweaking to make a game works normally. I meet the recommend specs, the product I bought should work without crashing on launch period.

It's funny how people resort to "voodoo magic" when they don't understand something. Imagine thinking it's a BIOS problem when 1 of hundreds of games crashes. I guess the rest of the gaming industry is just ignoring BIOS and therefore does not crash.

Instead of doing backflips with the hardware, people should bombard the devs via their bug submission form so they actually acknowledge and fix this.

[Sombrero]

Volonur님이 먼저 게시:

Sombrero님이 먼저 게시:

I checked and indeed both the voltage and overclock are by default so it's not that either.

And honestly I'm tired to have to find some random hardware tweaking to make a game works normally. I meet the recommend specs, the product I bought should work without crashing on launch period.

It's funny how people resort to "voodoo magic" when they don't understand something. Imagine thinking it's a BIOS problem when 1 of hundreds of games crashes. I guess the rest of the gaming industry is just ignoring BIOS and therefore does not crash.

Instead of doing backflips with the hardware, people should bombard the devs via their bug submission form so they actually acknowledge and fix this.

What do you want me to report? The game crashes 100% of the time on launch there's no repro steps or anything. Game loads => crash.

Get down your high horse buddy.

[King Of Space]

>8,update to WIN11
Absolutely NOT lol

[Badgerman]

noctrex님이 먼저 게시:

I also had the error pop up all the time, on my system with a 5800X3D and a 7900XTX.
I enabled Resizable BAR in the BIOS, and now the game works without a problem.
Check if you have it disabled, and enable it.
Mine got disabled because of a BIOS update I did recently and forgot to turn it on.

I'd kiss you right on the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ mouth if I could, bro. I wish I could give you more than steam points, ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. Bless the ♥♥♥♥ up.

[Jonas Cardoso]

i dont know why, but reinstall 576.28 driver game ready solve crash temporarily, i am doing this every time i go to play

[Liquid_Shadow_JC]

I was crashing every few minutes. I ran the game as admin, turned off Steam Overlay and put it into windows borderless. Seems to have helped.

[s.g.skoblia]

noctrex님이 먼저 게시:

I also had the error pop up all the time, on my system with a 5800X3D and a 7900XTX.
I enabled Resizable BAR in the BIOS, and now the game works without a problem.
Check if you have it disabled, and enable it.
Mine got disabled because of a BIOS update I did recently and forgot to turn it on.

Thank's a lot! Problem was solved at Ryzen 5600 + RX 7800XT.

[Barondelvicio]

noctrex님이 먼저 게시:

I also had the error pop up all the time, on my system with a 5800X3D and a 7900XTX.
I enabled Resizable BAR in the BIOS, and now the game works without a problem.
Check if you have it disabled, and enable it.
Mine got disabled because of a BIOS update I did recently and forgot to turn it on.

Thanks bro! It totally worked for me.

[Weebaholic]

Crashing for me too, installed and playing with Xbox app/gamepass. Nvidia drivers version 576.28

9800X3D with RTX 5070

[Spag Zonkman]

This is the crashiest game ever. Playing on Game Pass, I get at least one crash per session, sometimes right after I open game and try to launch my save. Just now got one towards the end of a boss fight that I now have to redo. Have never had these issues before with any other game.

[IllChrisllI]

I've been trying to play this game since release without any luck. My first crash happened 20 seconds into the opening cutscene, and from that point on, I experienced constant crashes — every 20–30 seconds, sometimes lasting up to a minute if I was lucky. It always ended the same way: a Fatal Error window popping up.

Switching to DX11 helped a bit — the crashes became occasional — but the graphics quality was terrible, especially the textures.

After hours of searching for fixes and testing countless solutions, I finally found what worked for me, and I hope it helps others too:

➡️ Lowering the max frequency of my GPU.

My setup:
GPU: AMD RX 7600
CPU: Ryzen 7 5700X

I used AMD Adrenalin to modify the frequency under Performance > Tuning. By default, the RX 7600 can boost up to 2800 MHz — I noticed that crashes started happening around 2650 MHz and beyond. So I reduced the maximum frequency to 2600 MHz, and ever since then I’ve been able to play the game for over 6 hours with zero crashes, even in heavy open areas and during combat.

I've had similar issues with a few other Unreal Engine 5 games, and I’m almost certain this tweak will help with those as well. If it does, I’ll update this post.

Wishing everyone here the best — I truly hope this fix works for you too!

[Ludzz]

noctrex님이 먼저 게시:

I also had the error pop up all the time, on my system with a 5800X3D and a 7900XTX.
I enabled Resizable BAR in the BIOS, and now the game works without a problem.
Check if you have it disabled, and enable it.
Mine got disabled because of a BIOS update I did recently and forgot to turn it on.

Worked like a charm, thank you very much