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andrasuwu Sep 1, 2023 @ 5:46am
Counter Strike 2 stuck at the loading screen....
The game stucks at the loading screen, i can hear the lobby music but the orange loading screen wont disappear. Anyone has the same problem? I tried to reinstall but did not work.
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Originally posted by NoFace:
Originally posted by Xnopi:
Originally posted by Hndrxx:
I got the same issue after updating NVIDIA drivers.

I fixed it by:
1. adding -vulkan in launch options
2. opening the game and setting default resolution in video options (16:9)
3. quitting the game and removing -vulkan from launch options.

It should now launch the game normally and you can just change back to your custom resolution.
THIS is the ♥♥♥♥, guys. He speaks the truth, and he saved me :>>:steamhappy:


Same, after only MoBo upgrade I was stuck on CS2 orange loading screen.

Game files verified
-vulkan added
-game launches
-changed to a non-custom res
-closed the game
-removed vulkan
-verified game files
-lauched game = all ok
- custom res wasn't saved in Adrenaline for some odd reason
- added custom res again
- launched cs2 again, videosettings and custom res was there as it should be.
-PLAY with cheaters!
- Uninstal the game
- Back to happy life again.
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wadiyatalkinabeet Sep 1, 2023 @ 5:50am 
open the properties of CSGO and type -vulkan or +vulkan in the launch options, start the game, close it and remove the -vulkan +vulkan tags. I'm unsure which one is the right one so I just do both and it fixed it even after I removed the tags. Hope this helps!
Last edited by wadiyatalkinabeet; Sep 1, 2023 @ 5:51am
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andrasuwu Sep 1, 2023 @ 5:59am 
Originally posted by paraplegic steve:
open the properties of CSGO and type -vulkan or +vulkan in the launch options, start the game, close it and remove the -vulkan +vulkan tags. I'm unsure which one is the right one so I just do both and it fixed it even after I removed the tags. Hope this helps!

Thanks, it's -vulkan. But now i have a f*cked up resolution, it's zoomed in.
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wadiyatalkinabeet Sep 1, 2023 @ 6:00am 
Just remove the vulkan tag now, It'll fix itself in directX.
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andrasuwu Sep 1, 2023 @ 6:03am 
Originally posted by paraplegic steve:
Just remove the vulkan tag now, It'll fix itself in directX.
If i delete the -vulkan from the startup i have the same issue again.
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ShadowGG! Sep 1, 2023 @ 6:31am 
i HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, im not able to see the backgroud like others, it is just 20% there like street but thats it, i try Vulkan but nothing changed, i try to change Antialysing also the same, it its booring me now i dont have a solution
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wadiyatalkinabeet Sep 1, 2023 @ 6:41am 
Odd, I guess it's different for everybody. and If you're not having any texture loading issues with vulkan, then go ahead and keep using it. just make sure you have the latest graphics driver because cs2 has been VERY buggy on old drivers
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Pope™ Sep 2, 2023 @ 3:34pm 
Originally posted by paraplegic steve:
open the properties of CSGO and type -vulkan or +vulkan in the launch options, start the game, close it and remove the -vulkan +vulkan tags. I'm unsure which one is the right one so I just do both and it fixed it even after I removed the tags. Hope this helps!

You just fixed it for my friend you legend! My question is what does -vulkan actually do?
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klever Sep 29, 2023 @ 11:25am 
I had the same issue, with -vulkan I crash right after valve symbol comes up and if I remove it after if comes back to the previous issue
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76561199556777510 Oct 14, 2023 @ 3:05am 
Did anyone got any solution please?
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ShrtCrct Oct 17, 2023 @ 4:38pm 
Originally posted by Pope™:
Originally posted by paraplegic steve:
open the properties of CSGO and type -vulkan or +vulkan in the launch options, start the game, close it and remove the -vulkan +vulkan tags. I'm unsure which one is the right one so I just do both and it fixed it even after I removed the tags. Hope this helps!

You just fixed it for my friend you legend! My question is what does -vulkan actually do?

Vulkan is the name for the source shaders
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Uutbuster Nov 13, 2023 @ 11:12pm 
I wanna
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76561199651451772 Mar 9, 2024 @ 4:17am 
tried -vulkan but that doesn't work either , it just crashes after the valve logo and if without vulkan it,s the same issue
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ForumBot3000™® 🤖👍✅ (Banned) Mar 9, 2024 @ 4:17am 
Hardware specs?
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tonyrose Mar 9, 2024 @ 6:11am 
Seems like DirectX shader cache problem. Delete shader cache from DirectX.
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Hndrxx Mar 27, 2024 @ 10:02am 
I got the same issue after updating NVIDIA drivers.

I fixed it by:
1. adding -vulkan in launch options
2. opening the game and setting default resolution in video options (16:9)
3. quitting the game and removing -vulkan from launch options.

It should now launch the game normally and you can just change back to your custom resolution.
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