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Delos Oct 17, 2024 @ 12:33am
Game Breaking Bug, Crash To Desktop
I have just opened the gate for Sarah Weaver, covered Sarah Weaver's flank, defeated all enemies, and then it crashed to desktop, with an error that my CPU is unstable. Now I can't even start the game again. Suspect the game is unstable rather than my CPU.
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Originally posted by Ninjafroggie:
If you have an intel 13/14 gen chip you HAVE to update the bios for this game to work without crashing. The chips dont play well with something in UE5 that MW Clans uses, but a bios update corrects the issue. I saw a headline about it pop up on my feed a couple weeks ago, and remembered it when I got a processor error trying to run the game.

I have the same 13700 series processor as OP, got the same error, updated the bios, and havent had a crash since.
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Delos Oct 17, 2024 @ 12:34am 
And here is the error message:
https://i.imgur.com/9D8Yd19.png
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Harabec Oct 17, 2024 @ 11:43am 
I cant help with the crash issue as I cant even get that far. It says cover Sarah Weaver's flank, but there's no waypoint. Sarah Weaver doesnt move. I've marched all over the place and nothing is happening. Can't even save, so this is a throwaway and start again and just hope it doesnt repeat?
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P.J Oct 17, 2024 @ 11:47am 
Update your GPU drivers to the latest, and also Windows... + there was a 2GB patch today. This should fix your problem. Else, check if your hardware isn't overheating (aka GPU).
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Harabec Oct 17, 2024 @ 1:19pm 
As for my issue, I blew Sarah Weaver's head off, at which point the rest of her star became alot more compliant towards completing the mission objectives
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Nishi Kinuyo Oct 17, 2024 @ 2:24pm 
You got a 13th gen i7, there's a decent chance it is your CPU.
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ZagradOtryad Oct 17, 2024 @ 2:42pm 
Originally posted by P.J:
Update your GPU drivers to the latest, and also Windows... + there was a 2GB patch today. This should fix your problem. Else, check if your hardware isn't overheating (aka GPU).
Windows and drivers were updated shortly before the release of the game, The problem is in the game and the Unreal 5 engine.
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MONKE_JAc Oct 17, 2024 @ 2:44pm 
If you have an intel CPU - just make sure you update the bios - due to the recent news of them slowly failing...
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P.J Oct 17, 2024 @ 3:23pm 
Originally posted by ZagradOtryad:
Originally posted by P.J:
Update your GPU drivers to the latest, and also Windows... + there was a 2GB patch today. This should fix your problem. Else, check if your hardware isn't overheating (aka GPU).
Windows and drivers were updated shortly before the release of the game, The problem is in the game and the Unreal 5 engine.

You have 2 Steam accounts?
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XS Oct 17, 2024 @ 7:32pm 
The game is fine. Shader compilation in it is a very good stress test. I prefer it over OCCT and y-cruncher regarding stability and/or degradation testing intels 13th and 14th gen from now on. It´s the only game i have to run 100 Mhz slower than anything else. And my library is big.

Try to run the QANGA Demo once.
It´s first time shader compilation is easier to run that this but i bet that OP can´t even run that.
Last edited by XS; Oct 17, 2024 @ 7:37pm
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Delos Oct 17, 2024 @ 10:45pm 
Thanks for all the replies, I do appreciate it. CPU is three months old and has all the BIOS and Intel patches via the Gigabyte Control Center (GCC) and all Windows 11 patches except for 24H2. I see on the Gigabyte website there is a new BIOS update for my motherboard but it is still in beta. Last night I saw nVidia has come out with a new patch specifically for MechWarrior 5: Clans (MW5C), and I see the 2GB patch is being pulled down by Steam today for MW5C, so I will check it out after both patches have installed.
Last edited by Delos; Oct 17, 2024 @ 10:48pm
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Delos Oct 18, 2024 @ 12:06am 
The issue remains, but the error message has changed to "Fatal error!"

Error message:

https://imgur.com/WTN7Ltm
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Harabec Oct 18, 2024 @ 12:12am 
My guess is that the original crash was a random one. I've had a few of those. But then that while the game was down, it ran a patch. And that patch is what is now causing the crashes. I would 1st verify file integrity of game files. Failing that, I would un-install and re-install. Those seem like the moves at this point that makes most sense.
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Sima | Marco Oct 18, 2024 @ 12:52am 
Hi, this is the default Intel message for 13th and 14th gen. you cpu has a permanent degrading issue, that can only be fixed by replacing / rma the cpu. Bios updates wont undo permanent cpu damage.
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Black Hole Oct 18, 2024 @ 1:02am 
I would wait for a patch not sure why they bothered to release this in this state.
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rawther Oct 18, 2024 @ 2:49am 
Originally posted by XS:
The game is fine. Shader compilation in it is a very good stress test. I prefer it over OCCT and y-cruncher regarding stability and/or degradation testing intels 13th and 14th gen from now on. It´s the only game i have to run 100 Mhz slower than anything else. And my library is big.

Try to run the QANGA Demo once.
It´s first time shader compilation is easier to run that this but i bet that OP can´t even run that.

How do you cap it to minus 100mhz?
I've a 14700k@5.9Ghz and it crashed last night for the 1st time, halfway the 3rd mission
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