Emo_Guy_345
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Ever since the recent Halloween update, my game has been completely unplayable. Every time I try to play a match I get a pop-up error claiming that there's a missing shader, and that I need to verify the integrity of my game files; then the game crashes. The missing file in question has either been
e:\steamlibrary\steamapps\common\deadlock\game\citadel\pak01.vpk
or
e:\steamlibrary\steamapps\common\deadlock\game\citadel\maps [then from here I unfortunately cannot remember the exact file]
It's worth mentioning that this issue persisted for me prior to the update, but has only gotten exponentially worse since the update. I do not have any mods be it UI or skin/cosmetic of any sort. Nor is there a pak01.vpk file anywhere within my files like it claims to be causing the error.
Things I've done:
- Restarted Deadlock (no change)
- Restarted Steam (no change)
- Restarted pc (no change)
- Shutdown pc (no change)
- Verified Integrity of Game files (no change, as it claims all files successfully validated)
- Uninstalled and Reinstalled the game (no change)
- Steam Settings -> Downloads -> Allow Downloads During Gameplay [changed to OFF] -> Clear Download Cache (no change)
Pre-Halloween update: each new day I would want to play Deadlock I would restart the pc, verify file integrity prior to launching the game, wait in the hideout until all shaders are loaded, start a bots match and let it run for about 10 minutes to see if it gives the pak01.vpk error. If yes, then the game crashes, and I re-verify, then get into a bots match again until it successfully doesn't crash, THEN can finally queue pvp without worrying about penalized crashes.
Post-Halloween update: Today I went through my same systematic steps I always, miserably, have to go through to ensure the game doesn't implode. And bots matches would go through just fine. I ran both partial and full-length games to ensure I wouldnt get the pak01.vpk issue; however now when I queue for a pvp game it either gives that error or the missing map shader error on initiating the queue search. This has now happened so many times this morning that I cannot queue anymore, as I am now placed under a queue ban until 16:19
Will update later when removed from queue ban to see if I can get the specific file name for the missing shader.
e:\steamlibrary\steamapps\common\deadlock\game\citadel\pak01.vpk
or
e:\steamlibrary\steamapps\common\deadlock\game\citadel\maps [then from here I unfortunately cannot remember the exact file]
It's worth mentioning that this issue persisted for me prior to the update, but has only gotten exponentially worse since the update. I do not have any mods be it UI or skin/cosmetic of any sort. Nor is there a pak01.vpk file anywhere within my files like it claims to be causing the error.
Things I've done:
- Restarted Deadlock (no change)
- Restarted Steam (no change)
- Restarted pc (no change)
- Shutdown pc (no change)
- Verified Integrity of Game files (no change, as it claims all files successfully validated)
- Uninstalled and Reinstalled the game (no change)
- Steam Settings -> Downloads -> Allow Downloads During Gameplay [changed to OFF] -> Clear Download Cache (no change)
Pre-Halloween update: each new day I would want to play Deadlock I would restart the pc, verify file integrity prior to launching the game, wait in the hideout until all shaders are loaded, start a bots match and let it run for about 10 minutes to see if it gives the pak01.vpk error. If yes, then the game crashes, and I re-verify, then get into a bots match again until it successfully doesn't crash, THEN can finally queue pvp without worrying about penalized crashes.
Post-Halloween update: Today I went through my same systematic steps I always, miserably, have to go through to ensure the game doesn't implode. And bots matches would go through just fine. I ran both partial and full-length games to ensure I wouldnt get the pak01.vpk issue; however now when I queue for a pvp game it either gives that error or the missing map shader error on initiating the queue search. This has now happened so many times this morning that I cannot queue anymore, as I am now placed under a queue ban until 16:19
Will update later when removed from queue ban to see if I can get the specific file name for the missing shader.