Crash Report On Startup (Potential Troubleshooting Assistance For AMD Systems)

[Reese's]

For people who have seemingly AMD GPUs, there is a consistent problem of receiving a crash report immediately on startup. This is a a compilation of all fixes I've seen thus far, so it's best to find which one might work for you.

For reference, these are my specs:

AMD Ryzen 5600X (5.9ghz? I think)
AMD RX 7600XT (16gb)
Don't recall specific RAM, but it's 32gb.
Also on an HDD, not an SSD, so make of this what you will.
Also running Windows 10.

1. Verifying game files
Obvious fix, of course. Try this before anything and everything else. If it works, great, if it doesn't, move on.

2. Run the Game Through Admin
Open Steam through Administrator, and see if it works. Some people reported this functioned, too. If this doesn't work, try the alternative of running it as Admin without steam. Right click Wilds, go to properties, then Installed Files, and find MonsterHunterWilds.exe. Right click it, and press "Run As Admin."

3. Deleting/Removing the Crash Reporter
While it didn't work for me, I saw other people reporting this worked for them. Right click Wilds, go to Properties, then Installed Files, and find two files: Crash Reporter.exe and Crash Reporter.dll. Remove both of these files, and see if it works. If your game boots, and then crashes with no warning, move to the next.

4. Clear Your Download Cache On Steam
I do not know the specific steps for this one, but I'd recommend looking up the steps to do so. Also look up how to clear your AMD Drivers' shader cache, too, if this fix doesn't work. This will likely require to you RECOMPILE YOUR SHADERS. If you're like me, this might take upwards of 30 minutes to an hour, so be prepared.

5. Run in Windows 8 Compatibility Mode
This technically worked for me, but I'll get into further issues after. Do the same steps as above (go into the Installed Files again) and find your MonsterHunterWilds.exe. Right click it, go to Properties, and find the Compatibility section at the top. Enable "Run in Windows Compatibility mode," and change the dropdown to Windows 8. Apply the changes at the bottom right of the window, and attempt to run the game again. This should get the game to run.

WARNING: This game may cause flickering textures, and changing settings will do little to nothing to fix it. If this happens, move to the next.

6. Update to Adrenalin 25.2.1
This is what allowed me to boot the game without compatibility. Some people are saying this doesn't function, but since it worked for me, I feel the need to include it. As far as I know, Version 25 is considered a beta version, or at least isn't necessary for some people. The reason I included it so far down is due to the fact that this also requires you to recompile textures and reload things, so just keep that in mind.

Just go to AMD's site to find it, and it should be around. I didn't require the actual software other than the Drivers, and it seems to have worked for me.
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I'll update this with more fixes if people wish to add them to hopefully give a one-stop-shop where people can go to fix their own issues. This seems to be prominent with AMD GPUs. If you've had this problem and fixed it, and it isn't included, share it down below, and I'll add it in as an option.