Crash on Startup

66 votes

Hi devs

I have downloaded the game yesterday to try it out, however, I am unable to get further than the Valheim logo on startup. The game force closes and no error or crashlog is displayed.

Added system information for reference.
System Information
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Time of this report: 2/15/2021, 10:22:02
Machine name: LAPTOP-UMR5C0MJ
Machine Id: {ED62FBDE-721E-41C0-8181-DD234FF74A74}
Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64-bit (10.0, Build 18363) (18362.19h1_release.190318-1202)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
System Model: ROG Strix G731GV_G731GV
BIOS: G731GV.307 (type: UEFI)
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9750H CPU @ 2.60GHz (12 CPUs), ~2.6GHz
Memory: 16384MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 16234MB RAM
Page File: 10619MB used, 8047MB available
Windows Dir: C:\

Under consideration Suggested by: Joel Turner (15 Feb, '21) • Upvoted: 12 Feb, '22 • Comments: 5

Comments: 5

19 Feb, '21
Tom C
I'm experiencing the same issue. I get to the Valheim logo and the game crashes with no errors. Even the UnityCrashHandler64.exe won't open when I click on it.

System Information
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Host Name: GAMEPC
OS Name: Microsoft Windows 10 Home
OS Version: 10.0.19041 N/A Build 19041
System Model: MS-7B17
Processor(s): Intel® Core™ i7-9700K Processor
GPU: GTX 1080ti
NVIDEO DRIVER: 461.40
Total Physical Memory: 16,318 MB
Available Physical Memory: 8,176 MB
Virtual Memory: Max Size: 30,142 MB
Virtual Memory: Available: 14,525 MB
Virtual Memory: In Use: 15,617 MB
19 Feb, '21
jhawk44
Same issue for me, brand new install of Steam and Valheim. Windows 10 is fully patched, fully updated, current drivers, and relatively new (only one other 3rd party app installed).
20 Feb, '21
Rose P
I'm experiencing this issue as well, especially frustrating because it's happening on the computer I bought specifically for this game, whereas it was too choppy on my laptop but at least it ran >w<

System details:
OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Home
Version 10.0.19042 Build 19042
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz, 3601 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. P11-B4, 6/11/2015
BaseBoard Manufacturer Acer
BaseBoard Product Aspire TC-705
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 16.0 GB
Total Physical Memory 15.9 GB
Total Virtual Memory 18.8 GB
Adapter Type GeForce GTX 550 Ti, NVIDIA compatible
Adapter RAM 1.00 GB (1,073,741,824 bytes)
Driver Version 23.21.13.9135
27 Feb, '21
Syokhan
Same here, can't get past the Valheim logo. My specs aren't that great but I don't think they're the problem, as I was able to play the game for 30 hours without any issue until the update a few days ago.

CPU Intel Core i7-920
GPU GTX 670
8 GB RAM

Graphics drivers are up to date. Well at least it's just the game crashing and not the whole PC.
01 Mar, '21
Kiraz
I have had to roll back to version 0.145.6 for my game to work properly. Both 0.145.8 and 0.145.11 give me this issue. I have done everything I can conceivably think of, and none of the crash solutions, settings changes, or command line options found around the internet has helped. Here are some bits from systeminfo, dxdiag, and Radeon Settings.

OS Name: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
OS Version: 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6600K CPU @ 3.50GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.5GHz
Memory: 16384MB RAM
DirectX Version: DirectX 11

Software Version - 2021.0217.1053.19592
Driver Version - 20.45.35.03-210217a-364233E-RadeonSoftwareAdrenalin2020
Provider - Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
2D Driver Version - 8.1.1.1634
Direct3D® Version - 9.14.10.01471
OpenGL® Version - 26.20.11000.14760
AMD Audio Driver Version - 7.12.0.7734
Vulkan™ Driver Version - 2.0.168
Vulkan™ API Version - 1.2.162