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Nakara: Gzdoom Very Fatal Error (Fix)
Short answer
I was having this problem too! Go into your windows security and find the Virus & Threat protection tab and check out your block history.
How to fix it
Check Windows Security for blocked access
- Open Windows Security.
- Go to the Virus & threat protection section.
- Find the Block history (or similar) and look for entries related to Nakara or GZdoom.
- If the game appears as blocked, click Allow an app through Controlled folder access.
- Choose Add an allowed app, then select Recently blocked apps and locate Nakara. Confirm the addition.
Switch the rendering API (if the first step doesn’t help)
- Launch the game’s options menu.
- Locate the video setting Preferred Rendering API.
- Change it from OpenGL to Vulkan.
- Exit the game completely so the new video settings are reloaded, then start it again.
If it still doesn't work
- Verify that the game is not being blocked by any other security software (antivirus, firewall, etc.).
- Ensure you have the latest version of GZdoom installed; older builds may trigger the same error.
- On Linux with Proton, try switching the rendering API to Vulkan as described above, or test a different Proton version.
- Check community forums for any new hotfixes or updates that address the “Very Fatal Error.”
What players reported
I'm getting a “Gzdoom Very Fatal Error” message and the game won't start. Is anyone else experiencing the same issue? Ugh, even the hotfix isn't working. It's too late to get a refund now, so what am I supposed to do? I have no idea why it suddenly stopped launching. 😭
Accepted answer
I was having this problem too! Go into your windows security and find the Virus & Threat protection tab and check out your block history. If the game is getting blocked then click Allow an app through Controlled folder access, hit the + Add an allowed app then click recently blocked apps to find Nakara. This fix worked for me :3
Other suggestions
Having the same issue but I'm on Linux running with GE-Proton. Hoping it gets fixed!
Changing Video option "Preferred Rendering API" from OpenGL to Vulkan seems to have fixed the crashing issue (though I made sure to quit out of the game after changing it to reload the video settings after changing it)
Did this work for you?
Source: original Steam Community discussion. Quotes are shortened; all credit goes to the posters. Tags: crash, launch, vulkan, steam-deck