Fix The First Descendant Crashing, Crash On Startup/Crash To Desktop, Freezing On PC
4Fix The First Descendant Crash On Startup/Crash To Desktop (CTD), Fix The First Descendant Crashing & Freezing On PC
Step 1) Update Windows
Step 2) Perform a clean installation of graphics driver
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/drivers/
https://www.amd.com/en/support
Step 3) Run the game on dedicated graphics card
Step 4) Run the game as an administrator from the game installation folder, try launching game using start protected game exe file
Step 5) Verify integrity of the game files
Step 6) Uninstall and reinstall EAC
Step 7) Windows Security users allow the game exe file to controlled folder access and firewall, if you are using any third-party antivirus like Comodo, Avast, AVG , McAfee , Norton, bit defender, then allow the game exe to your antivirus program.
Step 8) Try -dx11/-dx12 in launch options
Step 9) Close all the overclocking app such as MSI Afterburner riva tuner etc., restart Steam after closing overclocking apps, Close RGB lighting software such as Aura Sync etc.Uninstall TranslucentTB and Microsoft PowerToys, Unplug hotas, wheel, pedals, mouse, Razer Tartarus, disconnect all the additional USB adapter connected to PC, disconnect additional joystick/controllers connected, disconnect multiple monitors, Disable Steam Overlay, close all the overlay apps (Discord, GeForce Experience, Nvidia shadow play overlay, AMD overlay),Turn off Razer Synapse (razor lighting effects) and MSI Dragon Center, corsair software, end nahimic services & lightingservice.exe in task manager, close firefox/chrome browser and third-party app, remove the undervolt, perform clean boot
Step 10) Install Visual C++ Files
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads
Step 11) Increase the virtual memory
Step 12) Skip this if not able to launch the game, if able to launch the game switch to Windowed mode and lower down graphics settings
Step 13) Uninstall the game, delete the game files, restart your PC and reinstall the game to C Drive/Another SSD