Cyberpunk 2077 crashes! cant play!

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I have taken a break from the game after the 2020 disastrous launch!
I have been told the game has made a turn around.
I have installed it on ssd fresh today to give it another chance.
But i cant play for the life of me.

i get crash few seconds after in game with the message 'whoa! cyberpunk 2077 has flatlined'.

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starfield was too a joke of a game.
i cant seem to find a good game that functions ok these days and its good.

does the game works fine for you all?
 
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I am also experiencing constant crashes. Game ran perfectly fine after 2.0, but after installing Phantom Liberty the game is unplayable.
I have tried every "fix" I can think of and find by search. Full reinstall, verified game files, new game/save, game settings, driver update and downgrade, compatability mode. Game still crashes within a few minutes after loading any save.
Crash occurs anywhere in the game world. Doesn't matter if I'm running wild through a combat encounter or standing stock still in V's apartment. Crashes anyway.
Edit: Of all the fixes I've tried the past 2 days... disabling cross-platform saves seems to have solved the issue for me.
Will update if this changes.
 
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I am also experiencing constant crashes. Game ran perfectly fine after 2.0, but after installing Phantom Liberty the game is unplayable.
I have tried every "fix" I can think of and find by search. Full reinstall, verified game files, new game/save, game settings, driver update and downgrade, compatability mode. Game still crashes within a few minutes after loading any save.
Crash occurs anywhere in the game world. Doesn't matter if I'm running wild through a combat encounter or standing stock still in V's apartment. Crashes anyway.
I sometimes wonder if people in charge of these gaming companies ever play their games.
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anyone got the game working?
 
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i had the same problem. I had to delete the game file completely then redownload then it worked
 
If you have a 12 or 13th gen cpu, as odd as it is, you will need to go to your BIOS and shut down the Hyperthreads. It was what I did. I find it very annoying that a game requiring 12th gen does not see the hyperthreads. At any rate, the game will be somewhat playable, but crashes will still happen just far fewer of them, and completely random. One more thing, if all goes well and you can play, and get a crash; YOU MUST DO A REPAIR, before you go back to the game, or it will freak out and freeze/collapse.
Just as a side note, according to Intel, it is up to CDPR (or any other company) to update the soft to catch up to the tech.
 
Ever since that I updated to 21.2 It crashes contently, CDPR really needs to fix the lagging and the crashing.
 
Hello, folks. I have the same issues; I just have a few car and bike mods, and I have crashes.
Is it because of the mods?
I have 7800x3D and RTX 4080.
 
Hello, folks. I have the same issues; I just have a few car and bike mods, and I have crashes.
Is it because of the mods?
I have 7800x3D and RTX 4080.
Possibly, but it all depends on whether or not you get crashes playing vanilla.

What you've asked is like asking, "I own cats, and I'm sneezing a lot. Is it because of the cats?"

Well...maybe...? You'll have to test.
 
I don't remember having crashes before the mods.
But maybe I'm mistaken after finishing the DLC; I don't recall playing the last updates.
The crashes are infrequent.
 
I don't remember having crashes before the mods.
But maybe I'm mistaken after finishing the DLC; I don't recall playing the last updates.
The crashes are infrequent.
Mods can crash due to
  • an issue with a specific mod
  • conflicts between two or more mods
  • mods that have not been updated for the current version of a game
  • removing mods after saving the game with them running
The last one is by far the most common. Once you've saved your game with a mod running, the reference data is baked into your save. That doesn't mean that it's guaranteed to cause a problem, but if it does cause a problem...there's nothing to be done but put the mod back in, revert to a saved game made before the offending mod was first used, or start a new game.

To see if it's likely to be mods, you'll want to back up your saved games. Deactivate all mods, being sure you've removed any files that may have been added to the installation directory if certain mods added them, then verify/repair the installation via GOG / Steam / Epic / etc. After that's done, begin a new game in a new saved game slot and play for a few hours with that new character. If it plays smoothly with no crashes, then you likely have your answer.

At that point, reinstall the mods (ensuring that they have all been updated to work with the latest version of CP2077). Some things to note:

1.) Be sure you take a screenshot of exactly which mods you're using and their load order. You can create issues if you install different mods, skip mods you used to be using, or create a different load order. (This may or may not cause issues, but a huge number of modding issues occur because of one of these things.)

2.) Be sure you keep a copy of the saved game backups. If something goes wrong in the future, you can use them to roll back to this point and try again.

3.) While this all may sound really complex, it isn't. Even if you have a mod library consisting of hundreds of individual mods, uninstalling them or reinstalling everything takes only minutes once you're familiar with the process.
 
Hello, folks. I have the same issues; I just have a few car and bike mods, and I have crashes.
Is it because of the mods?
No, it's not because of the mods. Do you have the means to see your processor's temperature? What temperature does it reach when playing Cyberpunk?

Do you get this screen more than once?

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No, it's not because of the mods. Do you have the means to see your processor's temperature? What temperature does it reach when playing Cyberpunk?

Do you get this screen more than once?

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Yes, it can be (and very often is) mods. Just because you happen to be seeing such an issue does not mean that everyone is seeing that sort of issue.

Plus, that's not a game crash -- that's a system crash and is certainly indicative of something much more serious being wrong with your PC. That sort of BSoD crash will be caused by corrupted drivers, a hardware fault, master file table issue, some sort of virus or malware, etc. A game will almost never cause that sort of crash, though intensive games may put enough strain on system resources to make an issue like this manifest itself.

Your guess that heat may have caused it is unlikely: PAGE_FILE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA will be an error that exists in a RAM address. AcmeVideo.sys is a file that comes from ACME Video Solutions, which is tied into video drivers, camera drivers, and control surface drivers like mousepads or finger-print ID software. That's what's causing your crash.
 
Yes, it can be (and very often is) mods. Just because you happen to be seeing such an issue does not mean that everyone is seeing that sort of issue.
Sigilfey, trust me. It's not those mods. Silent says he just got some car and bike mods. I have them all and there're more than 130 on Nexus today. The good thing about vehicle mods is that, even when they're incorrectly installed, they do not crash the game. They simply don't work. But the game does.
Plus, that's not a game crash -- that's a system crash and is certainly indicative of something much more serious being wrong with your PC.
Which Silent needs to confirm whether he's experiencing them or not. I picked it from the net, I'm not experiencing them.
Your guess that heat may have caused it is unlikely
If that's so, then how is it that when you place something as simple as a table fan in front of your PC rig, that the interval between crashes extends sometimes to over 6 hours? And before you ask yes, our rig is clean of dust. Also, a lot of people experience crashes playing Cyberpunk. It's one of the main reasons many players left it. Console players too.
 
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Console players too.
To be honest, on consoles (not sure on Playstation), now the game is as stable as it could be. I'm on Series X and during my last playthrough, about +160 hrs, I didn't experience a single crash, none :)
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Beside, on the french part of the forum, someone experienced this kind of system crashes (blue screen) few weeks ago. It only happened when playing Cyberpunk (after 10-20 minutes of playing). So obviously, at first he thought it was because of the game. Me, I thought it was something related to a faulty hardware...
But at the end, it turned out it was somehow related to Windows. He simply reinstalled Windows and system crashes were gone, for good.
 
Sigilfey, trust me. It's not those mods. Silent says he just got some car and bike mods. I have them all and there're more than 130 on Nexus today. The good thing about vehicle mods is that, even when they're incorrectly installed, they do not crash the game. They simply don't work. But the game does.
I'm not saying that it is definitely mods. I'm saying we cannot jump to conclusions and assume it's not. I don't need to trust or distrust you -- we need to systematically rule out possibilities. I would rather be certain that mods are not causing the issues before assuming that there's a heat throttling / overheating issue, buying new fans, or starting to test the system for hardware, voltage, system file issues, etc. Simplest things first.

Any mod under the sun can cause crashes based upon version conflicts, mod synergy issues, load order issues, etc. No one can say, "This mod simply does not cause crashes." That's a ridiculous claim.

Lastly, no one mentioned a BSoD caused by AcmeVideo.sys on his end. Where does anyone else say that they've encountered that system crash? There's no post except yours that references that information.

Which Silent needs to confirm whether he's experiencing them or not. I picked it from the net, I'm not experiencing them.
Then why would we include a random BSoD? How does this relate to anything anyone has described? Are you referencing another source that draws a connection frrom this sort of crashing issue to that, particular BSoD, or is it just a random guess?

If that's so, then how is it that when you place something as simple as a table fan in front of your PC rig, that the interval between crashes extends sometimes to over 6 hours? And before you ask yes, our rig is clean of dust. Also, a lot of people experience crashes playing Cyberpunk. It's one of the main reasons many players left it. Console players too.
Because not all crashes are caused by the same issues. Just because one person gets random crashing due to overheating does not automatically mean that the next person doesn't receive the same sort of crashing due to a corrupted RAM sector, or a bad PSU, or a corrupted driver installation. Adding fans will only affect issues if it's a heat issue. More fans will have exactly zero effect on other issues.

Sorry, but you're leaping to some wild conclusions, here.

To be honest, on consoles (not sure on Playstation), now the game is as stable as it could be. I'm on Series X and during my last playthrough, about +160 hrs, I didn't experience a single crash, none :)
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Beside, on the french part of the forum, someone experienced this kind of system crashes (blue screen) few weeks ago. It only happened when playing Cyberpunk (after 10-20 minutes of playing). So obviously, at first he thought it was because of the game. Me, I thought it was something related to a faulty hardware...
But at the end, it turned out it was somehow related to Windows. He simply reinstalled Windows and system crashes were gone, for good.
Exactly this. A blue-screen can be caused by literally thousands of different things (...and consoles might as well be treated as slightly more conformative PCs, nowadays. Modern models are complex enough that they're almost as prone to these sorts of technical issues.)


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End result is we don't have anywhere near enough data to confirm what @Silent82 is seeing. From the info we do have, it's still most likely to be related to a modding issue. I'd recommend following the steps I listed above to ensure that the game continues crashing when running in 100% vanilla.
 
To be honest, on consoles (not sure on Playstation), now the game is as stable as it could be. I'm on Series X and during my last playthrough, about +160 hrs, I didn't experience a single crash, none :)
I'm glad you can play the game without issue. Unfortunately, that does not count for everyone. A while ago someone came on here asking for help when they installed the game for the first time, but that the game kept crashing. Makes you wonder what's causing that.
I'm not saying that it is definitely mods. I'm saying we cannot jump to conclusions and assume it's not. I don't need to trust or distrust you -- we need to systematically rule out possibilities.
I think it's safe to say that mods can be ruled out as a possible cause of these crashes in general, as console players equally experience crashes playing Cyberpunk.
Lastly, no one mentioned a BSoD caused by AcmeVideo.sys on his end. Where does anyone else say that they've encountered that system crash?
Silent didn't mention anything about his crashes. How they occur, under what circumstances. I asked him if he receives that blue Windows screen, because if he does, he can stop everything and bring his rig back to his dealer to have it examined.
Because not all crashes are caused by the same issues. Just because one person gets random crashing due to overheating does not automatically mean that the next person doesn't receive the same sort of crashing due to a corrupted RAM sector, or a bad PSU, or a corrupted driver installation. Adding fans will only affect issues if it's a heat issue. More fans will have exactly zero effect on other issues.

Sorry, but you're leaping to some wild conclusions, here.
You can start to wonder how come when playing this particular game, that so many people experience crashes, blue screens, their graphics card getting faulty, processors getting faulty. The issues are different for everyone, but all the different undependable reports let show this one pattern.
End result is we don't have anywhere near enough data to confirm what @Silent82 is seeing.
That's why I asked him those questions. Because he didn't waylay much info.
 
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I think it's safe to say that mods can be ruled out as a possible cause of these crashes in general, as console players equally experience crashes playing Cyberpunk.
No, we cannot rule mods out. Specifically because we have not ruled them out. That needs to happen first.

Plus, I still have my chips on it being mod-related. It's almost always mods if mods are involved.

Silent didn't mention anything about his crashes. How they occur, under what circumstances. I asked him if he receives that blue Windows screen, because if he does, he can stop everything and bring his rig back to his dealer to have it examined.
Again, way too much assumption. Need to slow it down. There is exactly 0% evidence that it has anything to do with this.

Even if someone does have blue-sceen crashes, it most certainly does not mean that it needs to go straight back to the dealer. All depends on what the error codes are. Sometimes, they're very simple fixes and the system is totally fine.


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Nothing that you're suggesting is out of the realm of possibility, but you're pulling it out of thin air. That can make people nervous, man -- or worse -- make them leap to their own conclusions and start spending money or taking actions that can create problems where there are none. Effective troubleshooting requires systematic elimination of possibilities beginning with the simplest things first. The last thing we would want to do is disregard the most obvious factors, superimpose information that may not even apply, and pre-conclude that might be time to RMA the system.

Slow and thorough.
 
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