Video Card driver seems to crash since the Royalty update.

[Aleksandrovitch]

Running a GTX 980, other heavier apps work fine (RDR, Space Engineers, etc.). GeForce drivers up to date. Tried verifying the install. Then reinstalled to a different SSD. Removed all the mods (except core and royalty). Still crashes.

Run Game
Load Main Menu (stable)
Load or Start New game
Game setup is stable
Once I load into the actual level, the video driver appears to crash at a random time, but always within 3 minutes (tested about 22 times). Screens (both of mine) go black, then everything reloads (browsers, steam, etc.), but the game will just be a black screen. Even though I can still hear game audio, and give input to the game (I hear click sounds).

This has been happening since the Royalty update, through several Nvidia updates. Not sure what to do next. I love the game, and just bought the DLC and now I can't play it (esp during quarantine). I'd love any suggestions, and if you need any further information, please let me know.

Thanks

-A

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Mono path[0] = 'J:/steamapps/common/RimWorld/RimWorldWin64_Data/Managed'
Mono config path = 'J:/steamapps/common/RimWorld/MonoBleedingEdge/etc'
Initialize engine version: 2019.2.17f1 (8e603399ca02)
[XR] Discovering subsystems at path J:/ARMA3/steamapps/common/RimWorld/RimWorldWin64_Data/UnitySubsystems
GfxDevice: creating device client; threaded=1
Direct3D:
    Version:  Direct3D 11.0 [level 11.1]
    Renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (ID=0x13c0)
    Vendor:   
    VRAM:     4053 MB
    Driver:   26.21.14.4274
Begin MonoManager ReloadAssembly
- Completed reload, in  0.151 seconds
<RI> Initializing input.

<RI> Input initialized.

<RI> Initialized touch support.

UnloadTime: 0.477900 ms
RimWorld 1.1.2579 rev1090
Unloading 5 Unused Serialized files (Serialized files now loaded: 1)

Unloading 51 unused Assets to reduce memory usage. Loaded Objects now: 12645.
Total: 158.720400 ms (FindLiveObjects: 1.085800 ms CreateObjectMapping: 0.328200 ms MarkObjects: 157.243000 ms  DeleteObjects: 0.063100 ms)

Unloading 3 Unused Serialized files (Serialized files now loaded: 1)
UnloadTime: 0.306700 ms

Unloading 19 unused Assets to reduce memory usage. Loaded Objects now: 12895.
Total: 157.606200 ms (FindLiveObjects: 0.705600 ms CreateObjectMapping: 0.689400 ms MarkObjects: 156.147000 ms  DeleteObjects: 0.063700 ms)

Initializing new game with mods:
  - Ludeon.RimWorld
  - Ludeon.RimWorld.Royalty
Unloading 0 Unused Serialized files (Serialized files now loaded: 1)

Unloading 0 unused Assets to reduce memory usage. Loaded Objects now: 24777.
Total: 257.827300 ms (FindLiveObjects: 1.087500 ms CreateObjectMapping: 1.974200 ms MarkObjects: 254.666400 ms  DeleteObjects: 0.098900 ms)

d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 1440) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 180) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 1824) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 228) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 1824) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 228) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 1920) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 240) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 2976) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 372) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 2976) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 372) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 2400) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 300) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 2592) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 324) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 576) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 72) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 1152) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 144) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 768) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 96) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 2592) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 324) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 1440) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 180) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 1344) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 168) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 1440) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 180) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 2976) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 372) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 1920) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 240) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 1440) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 180) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 1440) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 180) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 1344) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 168) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 1440) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 180) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 2976) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 372) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 1920) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 240) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 480) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 60) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 2592) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 324) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 1824) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 228) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 1824) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 228) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 1824) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 228) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 1440) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 180) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 1056) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 132) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 1152) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 144) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 2976) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 372) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 1440) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 180) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 2496) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 312) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 2976) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 372) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 768) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 96) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 672) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 84) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 1344) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 168) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x1 mode 0 size 768) [0x887A0005]
d3d11: failed to create buffer (target 0x2 mode 0 size 96) [0x887A0005]
Setting up 4 worker threads for Enlighten.
  Thread -> id: 468 -> priority: 1
  Thread -> id: 2d60 -> priority: 1
  Thread -> id: 3fb0 -> priority: 1
  Thread -> id: 4b5c -> priority: 1


[Canute]

Hi,
did you allready try to update the video driver ?

[Aleksandrovitch]

My video driver is currently up to date as of earlier today.

[Aleksandrovitch]

Anyone (or any devs) have any info or insight? Not sure what else to do - but it's stopped working (completely unplayable), and the only thing's that have changed to my system since it worked last are the Royalty update, and new Nvidia drivers. Thanks in advance.

[Canute]

Then try to use older driver.
At the log from
https://ludeon.com/forums/index.php?topic=51232.0
he got a GTX 960, with some older driver like you, but no crashs . He got other problems.

[Aleksandrovitch]

That thread didn't help. Any other ideas?

[Aleksandrovitch]

bump

[Aleksandrovitch]

bump

[Aleksandrovitch]

FWIW if Tynan or any other devs actually read these, I've discovered that the crashes are related to resolution. On my WQHD monitor, the game crashes in minutes (0-5) after launching a map. On my HD screen, it runs just fine. So it's certainly an issue with the game client or Unity engine. Every other game I have runs just fine on the 2560x1440 screen (SE, RDR2, Divinity2, etc.).

Anyone else having issues with crashing, try moving the game to an HD screen.

Pretty disappointed by the lack of dev tech support on here by the way, but thanks to the people who tried to help me.

[Aleksandrovitch]

Correction - still crashes. Just took 15 mins instead of 3.

[Canute]

Too bad.
I would try your luck at the Unity and/or NVidea support forum.