Frequent Crashes To Desktop

Hello,

to add another data point, also happens with my necro, with no holy skills at all. 9800X3d + RX9070XT. Tried to pinpoint through gfx options, no dice. QHD or HD, 120FPS or 60FPS (adaptative vsync), vulkan or dx12, global illumination on or off, sound channels on high or low, running a map or idle on hideout, does not seem to matter. I tried catching it on syslog, got the following not-particularly-helpful trace:

```
2026-03-21T20:42:33.533533-03:00 blackbox NetworkManager[1962]: <info> [1774136553.5333] dhcp4 (eno1): state changed new lease, address=192.168.0.10
2026-03-21T20:42:33.534006-03:00 blackbox dbus-daemon[1834]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.nm-dispatcher.service' requested by ':1.12' (uid=0 pid=1962 comm="/usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon" label="unconfined")
2026-03-21T20:42:33.536063-03:00 blackbox systemd[1]: Starting NetworkManager-dispatcher.service - Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service...
2026-03-21T20:42:33.563636-03:00 blackbox dbus-daemon[1834]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher'
2026-03-21T20:42:33.563735-03:00 blackbox systemd[1]: Started NetworkManager-dispatcher.service - Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service.
2026-03-21T20:42:33.752863-03:00 blackbox kernel: audit: type=1400 audit(1774136553.751:28081): apparmor="DENIED" operation="open" class="file" profile="snap.firefox.firefox" name="/proc/pressure/memory" pid=5440 comm="MemoryPoller" requested_mask="r" denied_mask="r" fsuid=1000 ouid=0
2026-03-21T20:42:43.587315-03:00 blackbox systemd[1]: NetworkManager-dispatcher.service: Deactivated successfully.
2026-03-21T20:42:45.775929-03:00 blackbox steam[103254]: Adding process 127538 for gameID 238960
2026-03-21T20:42:51.021083-03:00 blackbox steam[103254]: pid 126485 != 126484, skipping destruction (fork without exec?)
2026-03-21T20:42:51.197257-03:00 blackbox steam[103254]: Game Recording - game stopped [gameid=238960]
2026-03-21T20:42:51.197333-03:00 blackbox steam[103254]: Removing process 127538 for gameID 238960
2026-03-21T20:42:51.197350-03:00 blackbox steam[103254]: Removing process 126557 for gameID 238960
2026-03-21T20:42:51.197361-03:00 blackbox steam[103254]: Removing process 126536 for gameID 238960
... (repeat)
```

EDIT: realized i forgot to mention that i played the game without issues back on boat and keepers, no changes to hardware.

Thanks in advance.

Same here. I'm playing Ele Hit.

I tried removing all MTX, updating all my drivers, and switching to Vulkan.
The game just freezes and crashes randomly without any error.

Sometimes I can play all day without any crash;
other times I can crash several times in two hours

and i am farming ultimatum, this is annoying af

Happening to me too since (maybe a fluke) patch .28.0d

Currently only on any Map i open.
Sometimes at the start, sometimes mid... end...

Prior the CTD there is a sudden spike in CPU usage. From 2ms, per F1, to 300+ which then, result in CTD

Ryzen 7 9800x3D
+Thermalright Peerless Assassin 140 @50%
Hellhound 9070 XT
Asus TUF B650-E
32 GB DDR5 G.Skill Flare X5 6000 CL30 XMP1
bequiet PP12M 850W
Phanteks XT Pro + 4 BQ Silent Wings 3@50%


Sys Nvme WD black SN850X
Game Nvme Lexar NM790

Win 25H2 26200.8037
Adrenalin 28.3.1
cleared Cache/Shader Vulkan/DX12

CTD Error=


Playing with Necro without a Bloodline + HRoC

Same here with HROC

After last patch regular crashes during the maps, some MAP config (even though I run the same one over and over) they contently crash sometimes they run no issues.

I get freeze play 3-4 sec longer freeze play few sec freeze and crash.

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8-Core Processor (4.20 GHz)
32.0 GB RAM
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Windows 11 Pro 24H2
Adrenalin 28.3.1
cleared Cache/Shader Vulkan/DX12

me to

Having the same issue.

Played most of this morning without issue but now I cant even clear desecrated chambers in act10 without crashing to desktop, was testing so I don't risk my maps.

PC Specs;
OS: Windows 11 Version 25H2
Motherboard: MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI
CPU: Ryzen Ryzen 7 9800X3D
RAM: 32GB 6400Mhz
GPU: AMD 7700 XT

Character: Arc_TierVMapper
Build: Elemental Hit of the Spectrum

Triage:
I have used DDU to do a fresh install of GPU driver as I assumed a memory leak or sharer cache issue but this has not changed anything. Below is the error I found in Windows Event viewer which does point at a driver crash or failure of some kind even after trying a fresh GPU driver install of the same diver I have been using since Mirage 3.28 launch without issue.

Windows Event Viewer Error log;
Faulting application name: PathOfExileSteam.exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x69bb4f72
Faulting module name: amdvlk64.dll, version: 32.0.23033.1002, time stamp: 0x69af3da1
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x000000000110c5ea
Faulting process id: 0x1224
Faulting application start time: 0x1DCBA4233CB2198
Faulting application path: E:\Steam\steamapps\common\Path of Exile\PathOfExileSteam.exe
Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\amdvlk.inf_amd64_70e8b8136034f8e5\amdvlk64.dll
Report Id: 0bb7e275-ff19-4a5a-ac86-07c92e4840fc
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:

same,but once it happened when just walking to lab alter, no skills used

I actually cannot play the game right now this is so frustrating I can feed my mappers and sit in hideout but the moment I go to a map or combat zone it hitches then crash. Guess my mappers are the only ones that get to play until I run out of gold then i am forced to quit the league if this hasn't been fixed by then.

Just switch to DX11/12 Renderer or revert to an older Adrenalin/Vulkan Version. 25.9.1 could do the trick.

amdvlk64.dll version: 32.0.23033.1002 will stay broken...

Like last League Vulkan wasnt playable with uptodate Adrenalin/vulkan Version on AMD Hardware.

Interesting. You are also playing Templars. I have the same experience, but on Templar only. My Shadow doesn't crash. Haven't tried other classes, though.