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It’s always a great experience when you buy a new game that you were looking forward to and download it, even if it takes a long time with the massive 150GB download ofStalker 2: Heart Of Chornobyl. However, all this excitement shatters if the game refuses to work, even if you have the required specifications.
One of the main issues you’ll face while launching the game is it crashing when you’re compiling shaders. This can happen for a variety of reasons, and here are a few solutions you can try to get into your playthrough.
Verify File Integrity Or Reinstall The Game
This is likely something you’ve already tried, but if you haven’t, this is thefirst step of troubleshooting any issues in a game, especially if you’re playing through Steam. If you’re having any sort of crash issues, you can simply attempt to verify your file integrity or reinstall the game. Here are the steps to do the former from Steam:
If this process finds any damaged files, they’ll automatically be replaced and you canreboot the game once it’s doneto see if it fixed your issue.
Check If You Have Enough Space
Sometimes, the problem can be as simple as you not having enough storage. However, the requirement for storageworks a little differently when it comes to shaders. First, you should check if you have a good amount of space on the disc that you’ve Stalker 2: Heart Of Chornobyl saved on.
If you do, head over to NVIDIA Control Panel > Manage 3D Settings andscroll until you find Shader Cache Size. Here, you can try increasing the overall size or making it unlimited and attempt to see if this will free up enough memory for your shader compilation.
Reducing The Performance Core Ratio (Intel Only)
If you’re someone who uses an Intel CPU, one of the problems leading to crashes at shader compilation could be an overload on your CPU. This usuallyhappens with specific models of the brand, but you may still try this fix regardless. Here are the steps:
Do not reduce this value by more than three as thiscan be harmful to your CPUin some situations.
Other Solutions
If none of the above solutions work for you, here are a few more small things you may try:
