Known issueFixUpdated · 10 replies on Steam
Carnal Instinct: Fatal Error on Start Screen (Workarounds)
Short answer
Suggested fix (unconfirmed): Turn off Nvidia frame generation in the settings. If restarting the game does not work, disable frame gen to stop the crashes.
The problem
After preloading shaders, the game immediately crashes by "fatal error." New bug? (Tried validating files and fresh installing. Both didn't work.)
What players suggest
Tried to make it work again today. Made it to Shrine of Assentation, but then same error. After each crash, saves are deleted as well.
Same here, after update unable to start up game.
Had the fatal error on loading (first time), but quit and restart seems to have fixed it
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Source: original Steam Community discussion. Quotes are shortened; all credit goes to the posters. Tags: crash, nvidia, save