A new game like Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is bound to have some technical difficulties at launch. The game features intense combat and hordes of enemies that are sure to be intensive on your gaming system.
Some players have been reporting crashes in their game. Most times these crashes can be attributed to some problems with the graphics. Here is a quick guide on how to fix random game crashes in Warhammer 40,000: Darktide.
Random Game Crash Fix – Warhammer 40,000 Darktide
Restart Computer
One quick fix can be to restart your PC. This is an easy method that works for some people so it couldn’t hurt to try. You can try to boot up your game once your PC is back up.
Decrease Worker Threads
In the game settings, you can adjust the amount of worker threads that the game uses. You can access them by clicking the settings on your lower left and. Decreasing the value of the worker threads will put less pressure on your CPU and improve game performance. The lowest setting is one and the highest is 6.
Adjust Graphics Settings
It could be that your PC is crashing due to being unable to handle the game’s higher settings.
To fix this, go the graphics settings in the previous fix and implement any of the following:
- Switch the screen resolution to Windowed or Borderless
- Turn off DLSS
- Turn off Ray Tracing
- Turn off VSync
- Cap the FPS at 60
- Adjust the Graphics setting to Medium or lower
This will put less stress on your PC and allow it to play smoother.
Run Game as Administrator
Find the .exe file of your game in its corresponding folder. Right click it and go to Properties. Under the Compatibility tab, put a check on the box that says “Run this game as Administrator”.
Running your game as administrator will ensure that it will have full read and write privileges, which can help with issues relating to crashes or freezes.
Run in Windows 7/8 Compatibility Mode
In the same properties tab mentioned in the previous fix, go to the Compatibility tab as well and put a check on the box that says “Run this program in compatibility mode for:” and choose Windows 7 from the dropdown menu,
Allow the game’s .exe file through the Antivirus
Sometimes antiviruses disable certain parts of a game from running and this causes the game to crash or perform poorly. You can solve this by either allowing it in the antivirus or turning the antivirus off completely.
Check up on your Graphics Driver
Graphics drivers are important in running your game. A driver that is either outdated or is corrupted can be a hidden cause of the crashes that you are experiencing. Simply head to your driver manager to see if they need any updates or fixing.
Reinstall the game
The last step is to try to reinstall the games. Perhaps a file was corrupted during the download and is causing a string of problems. A simple fix is to just delete and reinstall the game. In most cases, this works and lets players get back into the game.
And those are all of the solutions to random crashes in Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
