Critical Crash at Character Selection — GEAL Error on Camera.ao (Build 310059)

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Platform: Steam
Region: Russia (connecting via Moscow/Dallas/Stockholm servers)
Build Revision: 310059
Client Version: poe2_production/tags/4.5.0b
Issue Description
I am unable to play Path of Exile 2. The game consistently crashes when attempting to load the character selection screen or immediately after pressing the "Play" button. The crash is reproducible 100% of the time.
Critical Error from Logs:
[CRIT] Error executing GEAL on Metadata/Terrain/CharacterSelection/CharacterSelectionGallows/Camera.ao:
Attempted to call a function that uses GameWorld, but there isn't one in this context

Additional Related Errors:
[WARN] [FMOD] Failed to open file [audio/dialogue/4.0/monsters/part1/act1/thecount_cameraintro/countintrospeech.dialogue.ogg]
[WARN] Failed to create effect graph node "VertexFlipBookOffset" in graph "Metadata/Effects/Graphs/General/FlipbookOld.fxgraph"
[INFO] Abnormal disconnect: An unexpected disconnection occurred.

The disconnection appears to be a consequence of the client crash, not a network issue (ping to login servers is consistently 15–32ms).

System Specifications:
OS Windows 11 Build 22621
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Driver 32.0.15.9636
VRAM 7.84 GB dedicated
API DirectX 12 (also tested with -dx11 flag)
Installation Path D:/Any/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/Path of Exile 2/

Troubleshooting Steps Already Performed
✅ Verified integrity of game files via Steam (multiple times)
✅ Fully deleted and re-downloaded Bundles2/ folder (~124 GB)
✅ Cleared all cache folders:
 • %AppData%\Roaming\Path of Exile 2\
 • %LocalAppData%\NVIDIA\DXCache\
✅ Deleted configuration files in Documents\My Games\Path of Exile 2\
✅ Tested multiple server regions: Moscow (mos.login), Dallas (dal.login), Stockholm (sto.login)
✅ Launched with -dx11 and -windowed launch parameters
✅ Disabled hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling in Windows
✅ Disabled all overlays (Steam, Discord, GeForce Experience)
✅ Ran game as Administrator
✅ Confirmed no antivirus/firewall blocking (added exclusions)
Result: Issue persists unchanged. The same Camera.ao GEAL error occurs every time.
Additional Notes

The parameter [CMD][Unrecognized] --nopatch appears in logs, but it is not manually added by me — it seems to be injected by the Steam client.
The error message suggests a script (Camera.ao) is trying to access GameWorld before it is initialized. This appears to be a logic/timing bug in the client build, not a corrupted file.
Multiple log files from different sessions (attached) show identical failure patterns.

Request

Please investigate the Camera.ao script initialization issue in build 310059.
If this is a known issue, could you provide an ETA for a hotfix?
If a workaround exists (e.g., specific launch parameter, config tweak), please advise.
I am happy to provide additional logs, system diagnostics, or test a patched client.

Attachments:
• LatestClient.txt (multiple sessions, timestamps: 2026/06/03 08:59 – 14:42 UTC+3)
Thank you for your time and assistance. I look forward to resolving this and continuing my journey in Wraeclast.
Best regards,

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zibodan#0682 wrote:

This appears to be a logic/timing bug in the client build, not a corrupted file.

Given you are the only person complaining of this issue, that seems unlikely.

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zibodan#0682 wrote:

Multiple log files from different sessions (attached) show identical failure patterns.

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zibodan#0682 wrote:

Attachments:
• LatestClient.txt (multiple sessions, timestamps: 2026/06/03 08:59 – 14:42 UTC+3)

The log files would be helpful.

However, you have not actually provided them despite what is suggested in your post.

I sincerely apologize for the oversight in my initial report. I mentioned including the client log file, but it was not actually attached.

I appreciate your understanding and look forward to your guidance.

Kind regards,

https://pastebin.com/zDQUupnH