Crashing despite trying everything

[BluPhoenix]

I have reinstalled,
I have verified file integrity,
I have enabled cloud save,
I have updated my drivers,
My computer is more than capable of running the game at max settings and I'm running it on low,
I have restarted my computer and my memory is not consumed by any means (I have 32g ram)

And this game continues to crash and close itself. Every time it does, and I relaunch the game, I have lost my entire session's worth of progress. I'm getting 5 to 10 minutes of game time at a time before it crashes again. This is pissing me off. Help??

[electricdawn]

1. Turn OFF Steam Cloud. Trust me on this.
2. Uninstall the game.
3. Go here:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common

...and delete the folder "Valheim", if still present. IMPORTANT!
4. Reinstall the game.
5. Start the game through Steam.

Let us know if it works.

[sky8422]

Opprinnelig skrevet av electricdawn:

1. Turn OFF Steam Cloud. Trust me on this.
2. Uninstall the game.
3. Go here:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common

...and delete the folder "Valheim", if still present. IMPORTANT!
4. Reinstall the game.
5. Start the game through Steam.

Let us know if it works.

I have tried this, still crashing after 2-3 minutes. Even if I just stand on one spot.

[electricdawn]

Then you most likely have an issue with your computer.

Please try the following steps to check and repair possible Windows system file problems:
1. Type "Powershell" in the searchbar.
2. When the search result shows up, right click on it and select "Run as Administrator".
3. A window with blue background should open.
4. Type in

sfc /scannow

...and hit the Enter-key to execute the command. This will check and repair your Windows system files.
5. Reboot your computer.

Oh, yeah, and make sure to download and install the latest official graphics driver for your graphics card. Please also post your computer specifications. Thank you.

[BluPhoenix]

I'm finding that I get more time if I force the world to save (I bound a key to save) fairly often. I don't understand why it lasts longer when I'm saving frequently but yeah. Seems to be working. I got 3.5 hours straight the other day.

[electricdawn]

There's definitely something wrong with your computer. Have you tried the steps I've outlined above? You should also run a memory check on your computer. Windows has a built in memory check.

[BluPhoenix]

I'm trying to avoid uninstalling and reinstalling, for fear of losing my world/character. I haven't looked at the file tree to see how it saves these things or if backing them up is possible. I haven't had the time to spend since the other day, to work on it. This weekend for sure.

[BluPhoenix]

Doing the powershell steps and then memory diagnostic after. If this doesn't work, then I'll move toward the uninstall and reinstallation.

[BluPhoenix]

Windows powershell claims it found corrupt files and repaired them. I will see how long I can play now and see if it was that simple.

[electricdawn]

1. You will not lose your game saves.
2. If you're afraid that you will lose your game saves during un- and reinstall, I think it's high time that you are starting to do periodic backups of your personal data.

As you've found out, computers and software can and will fail, taking all your precious data with them. Doing backups is a MUST when operating a computer.

External hard drives are cheap, your personal data is priceless.

[Migz - DH]

Seems like the game will crash for me when it's trying to autosave.

This is, of course, the worst time for it to crash since that means I've lost everything since the last autosave. :-(




Event Viewer details:

Event 1000, Application Error:
Faulting application name: valheim.exe, version: 2020.3.33.23162, time stamp: 0x624959ee
Faulting module name: UnityPlayer.dll, version: 2020.3.33.23162, time stamp: 0x62495a25
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x000000000043da73
Faulting process id: 0x59c
Faulting application start time: 0x01d8c9dacfd34792
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Valheim\valheim.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Valheim\UnityPlayer.dll
Report Id: cb3ee123-1c8e-4789-bd25-662790cf8ba9
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:

valheim.exe
2020.3.33.23162
624959ee
UnityPlayer.dll
2020.3.33.23162
62495a25
c0000005
000000000043da73
59c
01d8c9dacfd34792
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Valheim\valheim.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Valheim\UnityPlayer.dll
cb3ee123-1c8e-4789-bd25-662790cf8ba9

[Migz - DH]

Does anyone have a collection of suspected settings, other software, or hardware that might make crashes occur more often?

[electricdawn]

This is a known issue and is a combination of Steam Cloud, Valheims bloated world save and maybe computers with corrupted mass storage drivers (or general faulty hard- and software).

So, the only thing I can really recommend is turning off Steam Cloud globally in the Steam settings. Before you do that, though, you need to move your characters and worlds in Valheim to local (there are buttons for it in the main menu).

I hope this helps. Below I'm linking to a procedure to recover worlds that have been reset to day 1 to a slightly older state.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/892970/discussions/1/3431201423160378261/

[BluPhoenix]

The powershell tip seems to have helped considerably. I think if I force save, it doesn't autosave as much or something but regardless, it found corrupt files, it fixed them, I've had 1 crash in now 5+ hours of playing.

[Migz - DH]

While Steam's cloud saves might cause problems for players that use it, I disabled the cloud feature shortly after it was introduced to Steam. Therefore, other causes abound.

Instead, what I fear is a UnityPlayer.dll problem with overclocked GPUs or System RAM*.

(*Probably this one.)

Edit: I later did a 1.5 hour intense memory scan, and it came out clean, so I no longer fear that my memory overclock is the culprit.

Later edit: I still don't know what the cause is though.

[electricdawn]

Well, if you overclock, then you should try to set your BIOS to standard settings first. If that doesn't help you can try my PowerShell tip, as well as reinstalling the game as I've described above. When you do this it is important to DELETE any remaining Valheim folder, or the whole exercise was for nothing.

Have you tried all these?