Steam Crash to Desktop with old production config (Vulkan)

So if it helps anyone else, updating or removing the config file did NOT work for me for whatever reason.

I had to install the standalone, then change it back to DirectX12 there and save to finally get an updated .ini file, and then I could log back in through steam.

Pretty big oversight there GGG. wtf.

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7ekken#2619 wrote:

The comment was unnecessary considering there are 12 other posts already complaining about the crashing and the need to edit/delete/rename the file.

The part of my post referring to VULKAN and FSR not being available or causing the game the crash is why your comment wasn't needed.

Create your own, or help other posts.

No.

Edit the config.ini file:

Change renderer line to renderer_type=DirectX12

You don't have to delete it.

I had this same issue, Changing the renderer line to renderer_type=DirectX12 in the config.ini file fixed the issue. It allows the game to run anyways. I'd rather be using Vulkan with my AMD card but at least I'll be able to play this way.

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Climet#7103 wrote:

No.

Edit the config.ini file:

Change renderer line to renderer_type=DirectX12

You don't have to delete it.

Do you have a reading or comprehension issue?

Editing the config file, deleting it, or renaming it is the same result.

The game will default or should default back to DX12 and launch successfully.

HOWEVER, (this is where you aren't reading) ... FSR and VULKAN do not work or are not selectable in the Steam version.

Please stop replying. Start your own daycare help post to tell people to edit their config file if you want, but please stop posting here as the main issue needs to be viewed by GGG and they need the info that there is something related to Vulkan & possibly with AMD / FSR with Steam.

and to confirm my original post:

I just installed the Standalone client...

FSR & Vulkan are available options.

Steam is broken

my game crashed before logo-screen appeared. i did a shader cache reset, did not help.

this:

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Climet#7103 wrote:

Edit the config.ini file:

Change renderer line to renderer_type=DirectX12

You don't have to delete it.

does allow me to start the game, but it is in dx11, and changing it in-game to dx12, restarting the game, and it reverts back to dx11.

if anyone can't start the game despite changing that value, reset your shader cache in Amd Software/Gaming/Graphics at the bottom "Reset Shader Cache"

and/or set it to dx11 in the config.ini

Confirmed the OP is correct and this fixes the issue. Don't know if it has me stuck on DX11 or 12 yet, but Vulkan is borked for sure.

changing "seen_intro=true" to "seen_intro=false" now does allow me to run the game in both dx11 and dx12, but not vulkan. funny enough, it did revert to "seen_intro=true" but it still does work. very wonky

Tried changing the config file and just deleting it neither works.
Game doesn't even open at all.