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

[Zero]

Originally posted by Forever双刃剑:

Originally posted by LyzanderPlays:

It didn't work. loaded my save, ran 5 steps and it crashed

Then maybe try updating your BIOS?

Yes, game's usually start working when you update BIOS, I also heard that if you clean the cables inside your computer it makes the game run smoother.

[BestNewBee]

Originally posted by 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

I have played for 30 minutes , it goes well, i'll see if it works thx so much

[broeerb]

If you have a 13th or 14th Gen Intel CPU, try turning off that CPU-Boost thing in BIOS. That seems to have done it for me. Had the same problem with KCD 2

[Toonen1988]

If you have a 13th or 14th generation of Intel, please download Extreme utility Tuning program from Intel. Once you install it, open it and put the Core ratio performance from 57x to 54x.

So simply underclock your CPU a little bit, to run more stable.

You can also install the microcode BIOS updates. But if this update goes wrong, it will be a pain in the ass to get the mainboard running again. So, if you don't dare to update your mainboard, download the Extreme Utility Tuning program from Intel and turn down the Performance Core Ratio with 3 points. You won't see any difference in FPS, but the CPU will run way more stable.

[Gunpukuu]

Originally posted by 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

After doing this, I can play straight one hour now before crashing again.

[Kruner]

When I used XeSS, the game crashed every 5 minutes with a "UE Sandfall" error. Since switching to TSR, I haven't had any crashes.

[BestNewBee]

Originally posted by Toonen1988:

If you have a 13th or 14th generation of Intel, please download Extreme utility Tuning program from Intel. Once you install it, open it and put the Core ratio performance from 57x to 54x.

So simply underclock your CPU a little bit, to run more stable.

You can also install the microcode BIOS updates. But if this update goes wrong, it will be a pain in the ass to get the mainboard running again. So, if you don't dare to update your mainboard, download the Extreme Utility Tuning program from Intel and turn down the Performance Core Ratio with 3 points. You won't see any difference in FPS, but the CPU will run way more stable.

thank you , but my CPU is AMD, :(

[BestNewBee]

Originally posted by Kruner:

When I used XeSS, the game crashed every 5 minutes with a "UE Sandfall" error. Since switching to TSR, I haven't had any crashes.

yeah I noticed this , so i changed into TSR, but still crashed ...

[Onirune]

Switch from dlss to another upscale option, set to 30 fps, disable motion blur and other 3 "visual enchatment" options. I did all above so i am not too sure what is actually helped. Still sometimes crush if i switch to another window for a long(20-30 min) time.

[Ghostredneck]

+1 SAME Crashing way too much. Did anyone play test this on PC?

[Onirune]

And if you have Nvidia card try to use 2024 december drivers, every single one this year broken one way or another.

[Hey_Trevor]

Originally posted by Forever双刃剑:

Guys, go to "properties", find "launch options", and type "-dx11", see if it works

This works for me to prevent crashes but the performance is way worse...they need to fix it somehow..

[bap_zantetsu]

Play in fullscreen window work for me.

[Anroel]

Originally posted by bap_zantetsu:

Play in fullscreen window work for me.

Second to this one! Going dedicated fullscreen worked like a charm (:
Btw, comrades, do any of you use multiple displays? I presume it has something with getting this annoying crash .-.

P.S. 3080 + 12700k / 2 displays / 566.36 driver - got 3 crashes during prologue (1 even gave me "No signal" error XD) - after going fullscreen no crashes at all (:

UPD: Nah, it started again =_=

[Harry S]

Give this a go - https://patchcrazy.co.uk/fix-clair-obscur-expedition-33-fatal-error/