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Crimson Desert Enhanced: [BUG REPORT] Game Keeps Crashing When Diving Underwater – Still Not… (Fix)

Short answer

I am having a similar issue. I play for about five minutes and it crashes.

The problem

Hello everyone, I'm experiencing a persistent crashing issue in Crimson Desert whenever I attempt to dive underwater. This problem appears to have started after the DLC release, and unfortunately, it is still happening despite several hotfixes that were supposed to address stability issues. Issue Description: Every time I attempt to dive underwater, the game crashes to desktop (CTD). Sometimes…

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What players suggest

I am having a similar issue. I play for about five minutes and it crashes. even now on the startup while writing this, the game crashed. It seems like since the update today this has been happening.

micmyerz

I am having a similar issue. I play for about five minutes and it crashes. even now on the startup while writing this, the game crashed. It seems like since the update today this has been happening.

micmyerz

I'm experiencing the exact same issue, but in my case, it only happens with Damiane. Whenever I try to dive using Damiane, the game instantly crashes to desktop (CTD). However, if I switch to Kliff, underwater exploration and diving work completely fine without any crashes at all. I've already tried troubleshooting this from every angle: Testing different graphical presets and dropping…

LeitoFiesta

Hey everyone, I've been cross-referencing system and game telemetry using Antigravity AI with full system access to monitor and correlate crash logs in real time, trying to pinpoint the exact moment the game crashes. I bought the game recently and it really looks like broken code/assets were introduced in these latest updates. I tried a ton of troubleshooting steps thinking it was my PC, but…

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Source: original Steam Community discussion. Quotes are shortened; all credit goes to the posters. Tags: crash, performance, directx, nvidia, amd, save, audio

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