Game crashing after recently NVidia driver update

[bradm73]

Hello to the dev(s),

I've been experiencing crashes after the recent NVidia driver update. I'm not sure if it's related, though I've updated all the drivers on my PC and still have issues. The crash specifically occurs when I travel in a specific direction toward 3 or 4 large asterioids where I can find bones. When nearing the area of said asteroids, the game freezes for about 30 seconds, then crashes to desktop. The only error shows the game is "not responding" and to either close or wait for the game to respond. I literally crashes in the same area every time. It seems I can work around my base for as long as I want, but any time I shoot over to those asteroids, the game crashes at the same spot.

I might just uninstall for now and wait for an update. I was enjoying the game, but can't progress further now.

[Friartruck]

Hey thanks for the report. What type of NVIDIA card do you have? I'll definitely look into this!

[bradm73]

Originally posted by Friartruck:

Hey thanks for the report. What type of NVIDIA card do you have? I'll definitely look into this!

I have an Asus RTX 3080 Ti Strix.

Full spec:
Intel i9 10900K
64GB RAM
RTX 3080 Ti
2TB M.2 SSD
Windows 10

All Windows drivers are up to date, and the NVidia driver is the most recent as of today.

[bradm73]

Originally posted by Friartruck:

Hey thanks for the report.

Here is a video of the crash. I go through several crashes. Low detail setting seems to avoid the crash, but I put the game back up to Ultra and it crashes again, as you'll see in the video. I hope this is helpful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAYX1CpQL5A

[Friartruck]

This is fantastic. I think I have an idea on why it's happening. Hope to have good news soon.

[Player]

Oh I thought it was just me, because playing nearly 20 hours a day and thought it was a heating problem when I switched to playing Drift. Good luck dev, (knowing the basics of how coding works, i pray for your success)

[Stickybuds 420]

Originally posted by bradm73:

Originally posted by Friartruck:

Hey thanks for the report.

Here is a video of the crash. I go through several crashes. Low detail setting seems to avoid the crash, but I put the game back up to Ultra and it crashes again, as you'll see in the video. I hope this is helpful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAYX1CpQL5A

I'm having a similar crash but it's when I go north to the crystals. I have managed to visit them, gather and return a few times. But now I can't go near them, not even on the lowest settings.

[Friartruck]

I have a permanent solution coming in the next community update, which hopefully will be ready next week.

But I don't want you all to wait so I tried to port the important bits on top of the current update. If you want to give it a shot, it's on the [next] beta branch on Steam.

In your Steam Library, right click on Drift in the sidebar, hit Properties..., go to the Betas tab, and next to Beta Participation choose next and then close that window.

Let me know if it solves the crash for you (or has other issues).

Thanks all for the reports!

[bradm73]

Originally posted by Friartruck:

I have a permanent solution coming in the next community update, which hopefully will be ready next week.

But I don't want you all to wait so I tried to port the important bits on top of the current update. If you want to give it a shot, it's on the [next] beta branch on Steam.

In your Steam Library, right click on Drift in the sidebar, hit Properties..., go to the Betas tab, and next to Beta Participation choose next and then close that window.

Let me know if it solves the crash for you (or has other issues).

Thanks all for the reports!

I just updated to the Beta branch. Game is now almost completely unplayable. Game freezes within a few seconds after entering the game world after continuing my save. I am using Ultra settings.

Edit: Just tried playing on a brand new game, and game freezes immediately upon entering the game environment, then CTD after a few seconds.

[Friartruck]

Originally posted by bradm73:

Originally posted by Friartruck:

I have a permanent solution coming in the next community update, which hopefully will be ready next week.

But I don't want you all to wait so I tried to port the important bits on top of the current update. If you want to give it a shot, it's on the [next] beta branch on Steam.

In your Steam Library, right click on Drift in the sidebar, hit Properties..., go to the Betas tab, and next to Beta Participation choose next and then close that window.

Let me know if it solves the crash for you (or has other issues).

Thanks all for the reports!

I just updated to the Beta branch. Game is now almost completely unplayable. Game freezes within a few seconds after entering the game world after continuing my save. I am using Ultra settings.

Edit: Just tried playing on a brand new game, and game freezes immediately upon entering the game environment, then CTD after a few seconds.

Well that’s certainly worse! It’s safe to hop back to normal. Thanks for trying.

i think I can understand why that happened - I may just need to backport the engine fix entirely to get this cleaned up.

More to come…

[Friartruck]

Hey folks - another build is up on [next] with both script changes and a new engine build.

Apologies there's not more testing I can do on my side - but based on the reports I've seen this should fix the root cause.

Thanks!

[Stickybuds 420]

Originally posted by Friartruck:

Hey folks - another build is up on [next] with both script changes and a new engine build.

Apologies there's not more testing I can do on my side - but based on the reports I've seen this should fix the root cause.

Thanks!

Yeah this fix on [next] has been working fine for me the past hour or so with no problems, although I haven't adjusted the graphics so I'm sill on the lowest settings for now.

[bradm73]

Originally posted by Friartruck:

Hey folks - another build is up on [next] with both script changes and a new engine build.

Apologies there's not more testing I can do on my side - but based on the reports I've seen this should fix the root cause.

Thanks!

Just to update. After the most recent Beta fix, the game now seems to be working fine. There is an occasional stutter from time to time. It is likely loading in new areas (maybe?). But otherwise it hasn't crashed yet after playing for an hour or two!!

Thanks for the quick fix!

[Friartruck]

Fantastic. Thanks for the report and testing everyone. Will push it live now.

[bradm73]

Ahhhhh!!!! Just had another crash just now. I was heading toward the asteroids like in my initial report and video, but was able to travel farther than before. Still playing on Ultra settings.

[bradm73]

Another crash after placing the console for the long range scanner.