Constant crashes during Hellpod drop cutscene

[WitchDoctor]

So ive had this issue from day one... I initially thought it may be an optimisation error, or something getting real heavy on my GPU as it sends my GPU fans into orbit.
But ive noticed over my play time that it happens much more frequently when im the host. 3 out of 4 launches, ill have a crash. When i join on someone else, its around 1/10.
Beginning to think its some kind of communication error with other players. But it happen exclusively during the Hellpod drop cutscene.

The crash is either to black screen, with a total lock requiring a restart, or crash direct to PC restart.

Ive tried turning the graphics quality down to a minimum etc, no change.

anyone else encountering this?

System:
i9 12900KF
4080 RoG Strix
32gig DDR5
M.2 drives

[tincture of cat piss]

Yeah, looking for a fix rn. Glad I'm not the only one, though, mine only crashes to desktop. Similar build.

[Cheese]

Pretty similar problem, similar specs, but mine will also crash mid mission

[WitchDoctor]

Originally posted by Cheese:

Pretty similar problem, similar specs, but mine will also crash mid mission

Oh i get those too sometimes, but few and far between, those ones will go to desktop mostly. but the drop screen will always be a BSOD or restart

[FullEffect]

Same exact problem.

[Scarface]

this game is full of ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥...not only bugs ingame...the game is a bug..crashes all time..no fix...lets refound that ♥♥♥♥

[John Smallberries]

I have exactly the same issue. Nothing I've done has fixed it.

[El_Jefe]

Same issue for me.

Event viewer just shows an application hang error. Mentions D3D12 as the module that has failed.

The crash doesn't freeze the system, just booted to desktop.

System:
i7 9700K
16GB 3200MHz memory
RTX 3080

[Kronk]

I've had this before luckily only once but it was after waiting 2hrs to get into the server so i was mad

[beeyayzah]

Same problem almost a month later

[blitzik]

My game doesn't crash, but for some reason the CPU load is insane during that scene. I had to clean my PC, buy new fans and adjust the fan curve to deal with this because now after all this, it still sometimes kinda freezes the screen and spikes the CPU temp to 85°C for short amount of time. After this, its a smooth sailing. The game never crashes, no BSOD or something like that. All drivers up to date, BIOS up to date etc.

WIN 10 home
CPU 5800X3D
MB MSI B450 tomahawk max
RAM 32GB kingston something
GPU RTX 4070TI
PSU SEASONIC 650W gold

[Merica Madman]

So the issue is that they use an old 2010 Swedish game engine called Stingray. Using DX11 or 12 was causing GPU / CPU temp / usage spikes until you got a crash. I was able to rectify this by forcing the game to use DX10 which worked for awhile until the most recent patch. Not even forcing the game to use DX10 works. You basically run the risk of ruining your hardware if you keep trying to play the game in it's current state.

They need to just scrap the game and re-make it using a newer widely supported game engine.

The game is fun, but it's not playable in this state...

[A Bunny]

Originally posted by Cheese:

Pretty similar problem, similar specs, but mine will also crash mid mission

Same. :(

[Chari]

Originally posted by WitchDoctor:

I initially thought it may be an optimisation error

Originally posted by blitzik:

but for some reason the CPU load is insane during that scene

During the drop-scene (after you've adjusted graphics settings), it loads and buffers the shaders and stuff which causes a spike in cpu load for a few seconds. This only happens one time but needs to complete in order to not happen again (or until you change graphics settings again so it needs to redo the process).

If your PC crashes during this period over and over again it usually means a cooling problem and/or faulty overclock. My suggestion is to read into undervolting your specific cpu's and do your oc's correctly. Also if you run an i9 processor or i7s, you might need to look into your cooling solution. A simple air-fan might not be enough to cool them under high load situations or avx load. Or if you run a water cooling system, it might be too weak for your cpu, which sadly happens in many pre-built systems. Undervolting might do the trick for you though.

[Steel Slinger!]

Having the same issue. The game is unplayable on my 4070. On my htpc in the living it runs perfectly on my 2060. I literally have not played one match with my 4070. I hope they release a fix like yesterday.

[Knifing_Shark]

Unable to connect with friends
I have At&t internet that goes 500mbs. I have opened my nat type in order to play games. Gone through my computer settings. Accessed my internet control panel and it is still not allowing me to join friends. My pc is an asus. I have an I-7 processor and i have an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super graphics card. Why is this happening? I got good internet and a gaming tower