New hotfix - Game instantly crashes, won't start

[ocean totem]

Specifically, this UE4 error message

Crash log

[haughty robin]

Yeah same issue

[slender birch]

Hi all! Thanks for the reports. We are looking into this new crash from today's patch. We will have more info soon!
The crash file will be a huge help!

[trim token]

Additional crash folder data, hope it helps

[ashen flame]

Thank you for the crash dumps!

[slender birch]

Do any of you have the "-dx12" launch parameter setup for Breaker by chance?

[trim token]

I saw that in another thread, I have no launch options set now nor at the time I exported that crash log. 👍

[slender birch]

Good to know, thanks!

[ocean totem]

No additional parameters. It was the literal first time I ever started the game lol

[slender birch]

Hi all. Could those of you experiencing this crash try disabling Steam Cloud saves on the game and then launching?
Right click the game in your Library and select Properties. Then under General tick this switch

[kindred flume]

that didnt work i just tried it

[full bluff]

same here

[signal garnet]

I'm afraid that didn't work

[slender birch]

Can you all verify that you have or do not have a .bsf file in this location on your machine?
C:\Users\YourUsername\AppData\Local\Breaker\Steam\1451931944\SaveGames
The string of numbers before \SaveGames will vary for each of you

[willow leaf]

i have deleted this folder multiple times, it gets created every time i boot the game

even if it crashes afterward

[slender birch]

Ok, that is good info to have as well. Thank you!

[ocean totem]

Ok the cloud save disable did not work for me either. In SaveGames, I have a single file in there thats an .SAV

[willow leaf]

the bolder \local\breaker i mean

folder*

[ocean totem]

This is what I see in SaveGames

[kindred flume]

i tried re downloading the game and still nothing

[blazing forum]

Start the game without wifi!

[ocean totem]

Im hardwired lol

[trim token]

Putting Steam in Offline mode and booting it worked for me!

[ocean totem]

That actually worked lol

[pale jolt]

Y'all are just absolutely amazing. ✨✨✨

[full bluff]

Once you launch in offline, can you set it back to online and play Multiplayer? or is it singleplayer only until this is patched

[deep patrol]

i went back to online and nothing happened so far

[dusky edge]

the game doesn't seem to save progress for me on offline mode, any solution to that?

[slender birch]

Does it save progress at all while you are still playing the game? Is it only when it is closed and reopened that data is lost?

[dusky edge]

ye I checked and if I go to the main menu and back I still have everything but closing and opening leaves me with no save

[slender birch]

ok, that is good to know. Apologies that the progress can't be saved right now in Offline Mode 😦

[dusky edge]

Is aight I suppose this will be fixed eventually so all g

[slender birch]

We are trying our best to get another fix going. Thanks again for the support!

[faint kite]

had this problem. turned wifi off, started the game and then turned it back on before pressing new game. worked so far

[primal juniper]

i got this crash on my copy so i pirated the game and it opened LOL

[lost gull]

probably because it doesnt use the steam cloud save or something to do with the steam servers connection, I assume thats related to the bug

[oak horizon]

Im also experiencing this fatal error on launch, turning off cloud save did not help

[primal juniper]

this fixed it for me

thank you king

[lost gull]

Can you keep save info when you do it this way? after you close and open the game again?

[faint kite]

checked and yes, for me at least

[topaz umbra]

Turning off cloud save and disconnecting from internet before launching worked for me

[sonic vale]

no news on a hotfix for this me and my friend just bought it to play together, and its too much hassle to disconnect from the netwrok etc, easier to refund tbh

[full bluff]

The games only been out for a day, I’m sure they’re working on it

[runic lynx]

So still no real fix for this if launching in offline doesnt work?

[cursive tide]

You need to fresh install

I found that unless the game hasn't been run before, being offline doesn't help

[runic lynx]

I bought the game 10 minutes ago and have reinstalled it twice

[cursive tide]

Disable cloud save, reinstall, disconnect pc from network, launch game

[runic lynx]

All done, doesnt work.

[cursive tide]

Once you trigger a save (load in and die) you'll be fine to launch while online

[runic lynx]

I cant launch in offline it gives the same crash

[cursive tide]

Not in offline

[runic lynx]

I cant even leave a review for the game

[cursive tide]

Computer fully disconnected from the network

IE: unplug your Ethernet

It only worked for me once I fully disconnected my network

[runic lynx]

Oof, not worth the 25$ for an online game if its unplayable online

[cursive tide]

It's playable online

You just need to make your save offline. Once you die or extract it's fine to restart online

I agree that this is a ridiculous bug and should have been caught and fixed both within 10 minutes of QA testing

But it is what it is.

[runic lynx]

Idk how they would miss this in QA testing unless the game is completely untested

considering how many people have run into it

I got it to launch but do i have to disconnect my ethernet every time i want to play?

[cursive tide]

No, just the first time

Once you trigger a save you are fine to launch the game with network in the future

[lost gull]

it was the result of a hotfix yesterday and theyre working on a fix

[ashen flame]

@here we've just posted a fix to this. We were initially unable to reproduce this internally, but late last night we were able to reproduce it on one system. Your crash logs helped us diagnose the issue and start the fix before we could reproduce the error, so big thanks to everyone who sent these along (in a lot of different threads here).

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1534840/view/783163662431945687?l=english

[dusky edge]

good work!