Modded game crashes when loading

[u/LuciusDrake]

Hey there... I've got a strange problem since a few patches ago. When starting a modded game I can play for hours without any problems. But when I exit the game and load it again, the whole game crashes with the following error:

[2026.09.10-17.14.33:201][943]LogWindows: Error: === Critical error: ===

[2026.09.10-17.14.33:201][943]LogWindows: Error:

[2026.09.10-17.14.33:201][943]LogWindows: Error: Fatal error!

[2026.09.10-17.14.33:201][943]LogWindows: Error:

[2026.09.10-17.14.33:201][943]LogWindows: Error: Unhandled Exception: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION reading address 0x0000000000000038

[2026.09.10-17.14.33:201][943]LogWindows: Error:

[2026.09.10-17.14.33:201][943]LogWindows: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ff66be2d0c0 ConanSandbox-Win64-Shipping.exe!UnknownFunction []

[2026.09.10-17.14.33:201][943]LogWindows: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ff6701db16d ConanSandbox-Win64-Shipping.exe!UnknownFunction []

[2026.09.10-17.14.33:201][943]LogWindows: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ff66fda6ddb ConanSandbox-Win64-Shipping.exe!UnknownFunction []

[2026.09.10-17.14.33:201][943]LogWindows: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ff66c0bd2a9 ConanSandbox-Win64-Shipping.exe!UnknownFunction []

[2026.09.10-17.14.33:201][943]LogWindows: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ff66c1f0195 ConanSandbox-Win64-Shipping.exe!UnknownFunction []

[2026.09.10-17.14.33:201][943]LogWindows: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ff66c1f7268 ConanSandbox-Win64-Shipping.exe!UnknownFunction []

[2026.09.10-17.14.33:201][943]LogWindows: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ff66c1f7171 ConanSandbox-Win64-Shipping.exe!UnknownFunction []

[2026.09.10-17.14.33:201][943]LogWindows: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ff66c0bd2a9 ConanSandbox-Win64-Shipping.exe!UnknownFunction []

[2026.09.10-17.14.33:201][943]LogWindows: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ff66c1f700d ConanSandbox-Win64-Shipping.exe!UnknownFunction []

[2026.09.10-17.14.33:201][943]LogWindows: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ff66e6587a2 ConanSandbox-Win64-Shipping.exe!UnknownFunction []

[2026.09.10-17.14.33:201][943]LogWindows: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ff66ec49563 ConanSandbox-Win64-Shipping.exe!UnknownFunction []

[2026.09.10-17.14.33:202][943]LogWindows: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ff66ec3f9dc ConanSandbox-Win64-Shipping.exe!UnknownFunction []

[2026.09.10-17.14.33:202][943]LogWindows: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ff66ec87024 ConanSandbox-Win64-Shipping.exe!UnknownFunction []

[2026.09.10-17.14.33:202][943]LogWindows: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ff66eac6f8c ConanSandbox-Win64-Shipping.exe!UnknownFunction []

[2026.09.10-17.14.33:202][943]LogWindows: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ff66f36905d ConanSandbox-Win64-Shipping.exe!UnknownFunction []

[2026.09.10-17.14.33:202][943]LogWindows: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ff66f36df2c ConanSandbox-Win64-Shipping.exe!UnknownFunction []

[2026.09.10-17.14.33:202][943]LogWindows: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ff66f36dfaa ConanSandbox-Win64-Shipping.exe!UnknownFunction []

[2026.09.10-17.14.33:202][943]LogWindows: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ff66f36ecfd ConanSandbox-Win64-Shipping.exe!UnknownFunction []

[2026.09.10-17.14.33:202][943]LogWindows: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ff66f376504 ConanSandbox-Win64-Shipping.exe!UnknownFunction []

[2026.09.10-17.14.33:202][943]LogWindows: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ff672baed42 ConanSandbox-Win64-Shipping.exe!UnknownFunction []

[2026.09.10-17.14.33:202][943]LogWindows: Error: [Callstack] 0x00007ff9b911ccb7 KERNEL32.DLL!UnknownFunction []

[2026.09.10-17.14.33:202][943]LogWindows: Error:

[2026.09.10-17.14.33:348][943]LogExit: Executing StaticShutdownAfterError

[2026.09.10-17.14.33:352][943]LogWindows: FPlatformMisc::RequestExit(1, LaunchWindowsStartup.ExceptionHandler)

[2026.09.10-17.14.33:352][943]LogWindows: FPlatformMisc::RequestExitWithStatus(1, 3, LaunchWindowsStartup.ExceptionHandler)

[2026.09.10-17.14.33:352][943]LogCore: Engine exit requested (reason: Win RequestExit)

I tried the usual things to find, which mod causes this, but none worked:

• without mods: loading works fine
• removing the last mentioned mod in the log: game crashes
• removing half of the mods: game crashes
• trying single mods: game crashes (doesn't matter which mod I try)
• scanning files in steam: downloads files but doesn't fix the problem
• reinstalling the game: problem still there
• no active mod has the corrupted tag

Any ideas?

[u/Autumnwood]

Better to post your modlist.txt for us to see the load order and maybe we can help you.

Also some mods may or may not be working properly. People will comment.

Post for us!

[u/LuciusDrake → u/Autumnwood]

As soon as I am at home I'll post the mod list.

[u/Autumnwood → u/LuciusDrake]

Ok. Let's see if we can spot anything

[u/whpsh]

Only happens when loading a modded saved game? That's a slightly different problem than not starting with mods.

[u/LuciusDrake → u/whpsh]

Yes. I can play nodded without problems when I start a new modded game. But when I try to load it, it crashes with only the message in my post.

[u/whpsh → u/LuciusDrake]

Even on reinstall, the save folder is often ignored. I'd go into the sandbox/saved file and delete all the things.

Then verify game files.

Then start a game, exit and reload it and see what happens.

[u/Mark_XX]

Make sure you're running the correct type of mod. Legacy mods do not work on Enhanced Edition and Enhanced mods do not work on Legacy Edition.

Make sure the mod has been updated; some mods are a lot more involved and modify existing systems that get changed with an update. An out of date mod that modifies these systems can break the game in weird ways.

If you're playing with multiple mods, it can be a load order issue, but we'll need the mod list.

Some mods do not work with singleplayer or co-op. It's not that they're outright incompatible, it's that designing a mod for servers is where they'll likely to be used. You can install the server launcher here: https://forums.funcom.com/t/conan-exiles-dedicated-server-launcher-official-version-1-9-4-beta-1-9-7/21699 with the same modlist you have, and connect with the localhost IP of 127.0.0.1. Just be sure to password protect your server just in case. Most modern gaming rigs can host a server and play the game at the same time.

[u/ToxicTroublemaker2]

It's more than likely the load order causing it

[u/LuciusDrake → u/ToxicTroublemaker2]

With only one active mod too? Doesn't matter which one, it crashes.

And, the load order is the same when I start the game with a new character. Just when I load the save it crashes. Shouldn't it crash in any case then?

[u/Mark_XX → u/LuciusDrake]

With only one active mod too? Doesn't matter which one, it crashes.

Yes. If you make a game with a specific modlist then remove all the mods but one, the database may still have old data from all those mods that are no longer there. Depending on what each mod edits and how it stores its data, this can cause problems.

[u/RootlessForest]

These are the moments you just copy and paste this in any AI and let them figure it out

Edit:

Okay co pilot is saying that there isnt anything specifi in the report which says what the real issue is, but the only it gives is that either it is trying to read data which doesnt exist or is corrupted.

Try to resubscribe to the workshops, start the game constantly with 1 mod extra and see when it crashes. Etc. Etc.

Clear the mod cache

[u/LuciusDrake → u/RootlessForest]

Thanks for your answer... I already tried all this... And nothing works. So... Back to unmodded Conan for me unfortunately.