Vulkan problems

I recently switched from DirectX12 to Vulkan, and the game crashed with the pop-up message being vk::Device::waitForFences: ErrorDeviceLost. Afterwards, I could not even launch the game, every time I would get the aforementioned error.

I then updated my OS and drivers, repaired corrupted files with sfc scannow, and finally ran the PoE pack checking tool. These actions appear to have fixed the on-launch crashes, and I proceeded to play the game.

At a later point however, when another player came into my hideout to trade, the game crashed again with the same error mentioned above. I then loaded in again into town where there are many players constantly logging in and out, and my game would start consistently crashing after sitting in town for anywhere from 0 seconds to 1-2 minutes. Perhaps some mtx data is the culprit here?

I have been playing now, mapping for an hour without any problems, however I had to disable my trade tabs and stop interacting with other players in public towns and instances, as there is a high chance something will trigger and make my game crash.

I also reviewed the client logs whenever I would crash. Here are the warning and critical messages from a few of the sessions:

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2024/08/05 14:16:10 393937 19dc40 [DEBUG Client 1944] [InGameAudioManager] TalkingPetAudioEvent 'LevelUp' triggered
2024/08/05 14:16:10 394140 19dc40 [DEBUG Client 1944] [InGameAudioManager] TalkingPetAudioEvent 'LevelUp' triggered
2024/08/05 14:16:11 394937 19dc40 [DEBUG Client 1944] [InGameAudioManager] TalkingPetAudioEvent 'Idle3MinuteCooldown' triggered
2024/08/05 14:16:11 394937 19dc40 [DEBUG Client 1944] [InGameAudioManager] TalkingPetAudioEvent 'Idle1MinuteCooldown' triggered
2024/08/05 14:16:11 395359 f2498262 [CRIT Client 1944] [EXCEPTION] vk::Device::waitForFences: ErrorDeviceLost


The above set is from when I was sitting in town for like a minute or so. Maybe some player loaded in and their mtx or other data caused the crash? Then there is the following:

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2024/08/05 14:29:44 1207750 ca86d81c [CRIT Client 1452] Failed to install font 'Art/2DArt/Fonts/DFPT_B5_POE.ttf' (DFPHeiMedium-B5-POE), Exception: File not found: Art/2DArt/Fonts/DFPT_B5_POE.ttf


And another one:

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2024/08/05 14:30:02 1225750 cff94598 [INFO Client 1452] : You have entered The Sarn Encampment.
2024/08/05 14:30:02 1225765 13cb2f97 [WARN Client 1452] Failed to create effect graph node (ID: 2846264105). Node type does not exist
2024/08/05 14:30:02 1225765 13cb2f75 [WARN Client 1452] Failed to create effect graph node "ActorVisualSizeInformation". Node type does not exist
2024/08/05 14:30:02 1225765 d517a6b3 [WARN Client 1452] Failed to create effect graph node "ActorVisualSizeInformation" in graph "Metadata/Effects/Graphs/GpuParticles/Update/Emitter/SphereEmitter.fxgraph"
2024/08/05 14:30:02 1225765 13cb2f97 [WARN Client 1452] Failed to create effect graph node (ID: 2846264105). Node type does not exist
2024/08/05 14:30:02 1225765 13cb2f75 [WARN Client 1452] Failed to create effect graph node "ActorVisualSizeInformation". Node type does not exist
2024/08/05 14:30:02 1225765 d517a6b3 [WARN Client 1452] Failed to create effect graph node "ActorVisualSizeInformation" in graph "Metadata/Effects/Graphs/GpuParticles/Update/Emitter/BoneTubeEmitter.fxgraph"
2024/08/05 14:30:02 1226000 13cb2f97 [WARN Client 1452] Failed to create effect graph node (ID: 2846264105). Node type does not exist
2024/08/05 14:30:02 1226000 13cb2f75 [WARN Client 1452] Failed to create effect graph node "ActorVisualSizeInformation". Node type does not exist
2024/08/05 14:30:02 1226000 d517a6b3 [WARN Client 1452] Failed to create effect graph node "ActorVisualSizeInformation" in graph "Metadata/Effects/Graphs/GpuParticles/Update/Emitter/BoneCircleEmitter.fxgraph"
2024/08/05 14:30:02 1226000 13cb2f97 [WARN Client 1452] Failed to create effect graph node (ID: 2846264105). Node type does not exist
2024/08/05 14:30:02 1226000 13cb2f75 [WARN Client 1452] Failed to create effect graph node "ActorVisualSizeInformation". Node type does not exist
2024/08/05 14:30:02 1226000 d517a6b3 [WARN Client 1452] Failed to create effect graph node "ActorVisualSizeInformation" in graph "Metadata/Effects/Graphs/GpuParticles/Update/Emitter/CircleEmitter.fxgraph"
2024/08/05 14:30:02 1226000 13cb2f97 [WARN Client 1452] Failed to create effect graph node (ID: 2846264105). Node type does not exist
2024/08/05 14:30:02 1226000 13cb2f75 [WARN Client 1452] Failed to create effect graph node "ActorVisualSizeInformation". Node type does not exist
2024/08/05 14:30:02 1226000 d517a6b3 [WARN Client 1452] Failed to create effect graph node "ActorVisualSizeInformation" in graph "Metadata/Effects/Graphs/GpuParticles/Update/Emitter/CircleEmitter.fxgraph"


I also decided to test whether it could be an audio issue, so I disabled the audio driver by launching Client.exe with the nosound option, and after sitting in town for a few minutes with players constantly going on and off and not crashing, I thought that fixed the issue, because before that it would crash within a minute, however at the 6-7th minute it crashed again. Here are the final messages:

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2024/08/05 14:52:45 2588859 19dc40 [DEBUG Client 12232] [InGameAudioManager] TalkingPetAudioEvent 'Idle3MinuteCooldown' triggered
2024/08/05 14:52:45 2588859 19dc40 [DEBUG Client 12232] [InGameAudioManager] TalkingPetAudioEvent 'Idle1MinuteCooldown' triggered
2024/08/05 14:52:45 2589328 19dc40 [DEBUG Client 12232] [InGameAudioManager] TalkingPetAudioEvent 'LevelUp' triggered
2024/08/05 14:52:46 2589968 19dc40 [DEBUG Client 12232] [InGameAudioManager] TalkingPetAudioEvent 'LevelUp' triggered
2024/08/05 14:52:46 2590531 19dc40 [DEBUG Client 12232] [InGameAudioManager] TalkingPetAudioEvent 'LevelUp' triggered
2024/08/05 14:52:59 2602968 19dc40 [DEBUG Client 12232] [InGameAudioManager] TalkingPetAudioEvent 'LevelUp' triggered
2024/08/05 14:52:59 2603062 13cb2f97 [WARN Client 12232] Failed to create effect graph node (ID: 2846264105). Node type does not exist
2024/08/05 14:52:59 2603062 13cb2f97 [WARN Client 12232] Failed to create effect graph node (ID: 2846264105). Node type does not exist
2024/08/05 14:52:59 2603062 13cb2f75 [WARN Client 12232] Failed to create effect graph node "ActorVisualSizeInformation". Node type does not exist
2024/08/05 14:52:59 2603062 13cb2f75 [WARN Client 12232] Failed to create effect graph node "ActorVisualSizeInformation". Node type does not exist
2024/08/05 14:52:59 2603062 d517a6b3 [WARN Client 12232] Failed to create effect graph node "ActorVisualSizeInformation" in graph "Metadata/Effects/Microtransactions/BodyArmours/CoreKaruiElemental/graphs/CUSTOM_FlagConstraint.fxgraph"
2024/08/05 14:52:59 2603062 d517a6b3 [WARN Client 12232] Failed to create effect graph node "ActorVisualSizeInformation" in graph "Metadata/Effects/Microtransactions/BodyArmours/CoreKaruiElemental/graphs/CUSTOM_FlagConstraint.fxgraph"
2024/08/05 14:52:59 2603109 13cb2f97 [WARN Client 12232] Failed to create effect graph node (ID: 2846264105). Node type does not exist
2024/08/05 14:52:59 2603109 13cb2f75 [WARN Client 12232] Failed to create effect graph node "ActorVisualSizeInformation". Node type does not exist
2024/08/05 14:52:59 2603109 d517a6b3 [WARN Client 12232] Failed to create effect graph node "ActorVisualSizeInformation" in graph "Metadata/Effects/Microtransactions/BodyArmours/CoreKaruiElemental/graphs/CUSTOM_ChainToTrail.fxgraph"
2024/08/05 14:52:59 2603109 13cb2f97 [WARN Client 12232] Failed to create effect graph node (ID: 2846264105). Node type does not exist
2024/08/05 14:52:59 2603109 13cb2f75 [WARN Client 12232] Failed to create effect graph node "ActorVisualSizeInformation". Node type does not exist
2024/08/05 14:52:59 2603109 d517a6b3 [WARN Client 12232] Failed to create effect graph node "ActorVisualSizeInformation" in graph "Metadata/Effects/Microtransactions/BodyArmours/CoreKaruiElemental/graphs/CUSTOM_MAINUV_ACTORSCALE.fxgraph"


I would just like to note that every time I have crashed, I have gotten the [EXCEPTION] vk::Device::waitForFences: ErrorDeviceLost error, however it is reflected in the logs only sometimes.
Last bumped on Aug 5, 2024, 9:44:13 PM
I've had similar problems.
Updated NVIDIA drivers but still hang when teleporting to areas.
Used the NVIDIA Experience thing to 'optimize' PoE settings and so far so good.
Good luck!

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