[1.0.3-rc3] Restarted the game after purchasing the supporter edition and the game fails to launch | Shapez 2 | Page 1

finite falcon May 2, 2026, 10:19 PM

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The game loads fine after restarting.

Additional info:
I changed some settings, closed the game, bought the supporter edition, then relaunched. I didn't own the game before, I was playing through my steam family.
I'm having frequent crashes too, every 5-60 minutes, seemingly at random. My settings don't save when the crashes happen, so that's why I changed settings and closed the game.

VERSION
1.0.3-rc3 | Windows 11 (10.0.26200) 64bit | Direct3D11 | Steam | 2026-04-23 14:37:32Z

ENVIRONMENT
Prod

STORE
Steam

SAVEGAME DIRECTORY
C:/Users/rober/AppData/LocalLow/tobspr Games/shapez 2\savegames

SUPPORTED VERSIONS
1130 ... 1137

ENVIRONMENT
Prod

STORE
Steam

SAVEGAME DIRECTORY
C:/Users/rober/AppData/LocalLow/tobspr Games/shapez 2\savegames

SUPPORTED VERSIONS
1130 ... 1137

System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Specified argument was out of the range of valid values.
Parameter name: rotation
at IslandInstanceModel.TryGetConnector (Game.Core.Coordinates.GlobalChunkPivot connectorPivot, IslandConnector& foundConnector) [0x00008] in <801bc11cb9fb43f9bbb5bdf3392fce1f>:0
at IslandInstanceModel.CreateConnection[TIO] (IslandInstanceModel island, IReadOnlyMapLayoutModel map, EntityIO2[TPivot,TConnector] io) [0x0008d] in <801bc11cb9fb43f9bbb5bdf3392fce1f>:0 at IslandInstanceModel.GetConnection (System.Int32 connectionIndex) [0x0001d] in <801bc11cb9fb43f9bbb5bdf3392fce1f>:0 at Game.Core.Rendering.Islands.EndCaps.SpaceEndCapDrawer2[TConnector,TConnectable].AddIsland (IslandInstance island) [0x00028] in <05e2380ac73244b0ac16319e305d420d>:0
at Game.Core.Rendering.Islands.EndCaps.SpaceEndCapDrawer2[TConnector,TConnectable]..ctor (IReadOnlyMapLayout mapLayout, System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable1[T] meshMaterials) [0x0005e] in <05e2380ac73244b0ac16319e305d420d>:0
at GameSessionOrchestrator.CreateMapSubDrawers (System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable1[T] simulationRenderers, System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary2[TKey,TValue] islandsPlatformDrawers, CombinedIslandsMeshCache combinedIslandsMeshCache) [0x004fb] in <46aefb5106194d3c92f9ccd954cfd03d>:0
at GameSessionOrchestrator.Init_7_Rendering (IGameData gameData) [0x0032c] in <46aefb5106194d3c92f9ccd954cfd03d>:0
at GameSessionOrchestrator.Init (IGameStartOptions gameStartOptions, GlobalsData globals, IGameData gameData) [0x000d1] in <46aefb5106194d3c92f9ccd954cfd03d>:0
at GameSessionOrchestrator..ctor (Core.Logging.ILogger logger, IGameStartOptions gameStartOptions, GlobalsData globalsData, IGameData gameData, GameModdingFramework gameModdingFramework, IAchievementEnvironment achievementEnvironment, IAnalyticsTracker tracker, IGameFlowNavigator gameFlowNavigator) [0x002e7] in <46aefb5106194d3c92f9ccd954cfd03d>:0
at MainMenuOrchestrator..ctor (Core.Logging.ILogger logger, GlobalsData globals, IGameData gameData, GameModdingFramework moddingFramework, IAchievementEnvironment achievementEnvironment, IAnalyticsTracker analyticsTracker, IGameFlowNavigator flowNavigator) [0x0024e] in <46aefb5106194d3c92f9ccd954cfd03d>:0
at Game.Orchestration.GameOrchestrator.InitializeMainMenu () [0x00058] in <46aefb5106194d3c92f9ccd954cfd03d>:0
at Game.Orchestration.GameOrchestrator.LoadMainMenu () [0x00153] in <46aefb5106194d3c92f9ccd954cfd03d>:0
at Game.Orchestration.GameOrchestrator.StartInPreload () [0x000c4] in <46aefb5106194d3c92f9ccd954cfd03d>:0
at Game.Orchestration.GameOrchestrator.StartGame (GameLoadingMode loadingMode) [0x00092] in <46aefb5106194d3c92f9ccd954cfd03d>:0
at Game.Orchestration.GameOrchestrator.Run (GameLoadingMode loadingMode) [0x0007d] in <46aefb5106194d3c92f9ccd954cfd03d>:0

keen prairieBOT May 2, 2026, 10:19 PM

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📋 Log files help us investigate issues. You can find yours here:
• Windows: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\tobspr Games\shapez 2\Player.log

💾 Savegame files (.spz2) are very helpful if relevant to the issue!
Export via Main Menu → Play → click the download icon on the relevant savegame.
You can also find them here:
• Windows: %USERPROFILE%/AppData/LocalLow/tobspr Games/shapez 2/

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thin kernel May 3, 2026, 12:18 AM

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finite falcon **The game loads fine after restarting.** Additional info: I changed some setti...

So its running now?
Your bug report title says: Restarted the game after purchasing the supporter edition and the game fails to launch.
First thing said for the report in bolded: The game loads fine after restarting.

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For the frequent crashes are you using Directx12 or Vulkan?
Default settings are a lot more stable.

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I see it now. You are running dx11

finite falcon May 3, 2026, 12:21 AM

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i've tried default, dx12, vulcan, and the dx11 launch option

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dx11 seems to be the most stable but it's just happening less

finite falcon May 3, 2026, 12:21 AM

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thin kernel So its running now? **Your bug report title says:** Restarted the game after p...

yes, it's running now, i thought i would report it anyway, i apologize if i shouldn't have

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also verified game files

thin kernel May 3, 2026, 12:22 AM

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Are you using Integrated graphics? That can cause crashing issues.

finite falcon May 3, 2026, 12:23 AM

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no, i have an RTX 4070Ti

thin kernel May 3, 2026, 12:23 AM

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finite falcon yes, it's running now, i thought i would report it anyway, i apologize if i shou...

It's good to report things like that. I will have a play with and without the supporter version to see if I can reproduce it.

thin kernel May 3, 2026, 12:23 AM

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finite falcon no, i have an RTX 4070Ti

CPU?

finite falcon May 3, 2026, 12:23 AM

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is there a laundry list of info i should dump? i don't want to waste your time by just having you ask me

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i'll get all of my specs, one second

thin kernel May 3, 2026, 12:26 AM

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Thanks

finite falcon May 3, 2026, 12:31 AM

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Intel i7-13700K
NVidia RTX 4070Ti
32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5-6400
Samsung 870 EVO 4TB SSD (SATA III) (game is stored on this drive, not my OS drive)
Windows 11 Pro 64 Bit English

thin kernel May 3, 2026, 12:35 AM

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finite falcon Intel i7-13700K NVidia RTX 4070Ti 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5-6400 Samsung 870 EVO 4TB ...

Was the bios updated to counter the problems with i7-13700K (That generation + the one afterwards had instability issues and they would have permanent issues after a while)

finite falcon May 3, 2026, 12:35 AM

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yes, involving the microcode stuff

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though i was using it for a while without updating

thin kernel May 3, 2026, 12:38 AM

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That could be a reason if it suffered any permanent damage.
Ram could also be an issue. For that I would recommend trying something called memtest86, though you could use the Windows Memory Diagnostic (just search using the start menu to get it to pop up). But its not where near as good as memtest86

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Also you could try limiting fps and see if that reduces the crashing.

finite falcon May 3, 2026, 3:14 AM

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thin kernel That could be a reason if it suffered any permanent damage. Ram could also be an...

Could be permanent damage! I don't experience a lot of instability in other games though
I did the windows memory diagnostic and I think there were no problems, it just restarted my computer when I came back. I can do memtest but I doubt that's the issue
I did turn off vsync and limit my fps, those maybe helped?
I just got out of the operator license save file (got the last milestone and started a standard save) and it has only crashed once; it seems a lot more stable.
My gut tells me it's something with the save or the "gamemode", but I don't know for sure.

keen prairieBOT May 3, 2026, 3:14 AM

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✅ Thank you for providing further information, our team will have a look again!

thin kernel May 3, 2026, 3:27 AM

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finite falcon Could be permanent damage! I don't experience a lot of instability in other game...

For the result of the memory diagnostic:

Press Windows button
Type event viewer
After the window comes up select Windows Logs and then System. It will be in there somewhere.

finite falcon May 3, 2026, 3:28 AM

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thin kernel For the result of the memory diagnostic: - Press Windows button - Type event vie...

Ah thanks, I'll check in a few hours when I'm at my computer again

finite falcon May 3, 2026, 2:34 PM

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Memory test was fine

keen prairieBOT May 3, 2026, 2:34 PM

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✅ Thank you for providing further information, our team will have a look again!

finite falcon May 3, 2026, 2:34 PM

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here's the operator license save file i was playing on

📎 crashy_operator_license.spz2

keen prairieBOT May 3, 2026, 2:34 PM

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finite falcon here's the operator license save file i was playing on

💾 Untitled Savegame

Started in

1.0.3-rc3

Last played in

1.0.3-rc3

Scenario

Classic - Regular

Seed

72225

Research

98%

Buildings

773

Completed

Yes

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[1.0.3-rc3] Restarted the game after purchasing the supporter edition and the game fails to launch

thin kernel May 4, 2026, 11:22 AM

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finite falcon Memory test was fine

Nice 🙂

#[1.0.3-rc3] Restarted the game after purchasing the supporter edition and the game fails to launch