Dakar 18 - Crash on launch

[rabbit0864]

Checklist [README]

• [x ] Device is not undervolted nor overclocked.
• [ x] Device is using the latest drivers.
• [x ] Game is not cracked, modded and use the latest patch.

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Game / Application [Required]

Dakar 18

Game Platform [Required]

• [ x] Steam
• [ ] Origin
• [ ] Microsoft Store
• [ ] GOG Galaxy
• [ ] Ubisoft Connect
• [ ] Battle.net
• [ ] Epic Games
• [ ] Bethesda.net
• [ ] Other

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Processor / Processor Number [Required]

i5 1135g7

GPU Driver Version [Required]

• [x ] 30.0.100.9667 (latest)
• [ ] 27.20.100.9616
• [ ] 27.20.100.9466
• [ ] 27.20.100.9316
• [ ] 27.20.100.9313
• [ ] 27.20.100.9168
• [ ] 27.20.100.9128

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Rendering API [Required]

• [ ] Vulkan
• [ ] OpenGL
• [ ] DirectX12
• [ ] DirectX11
• [ ] DirectX10
• [ ] DirectX9

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Windows Build Number [Required]

• [ x] Windows 10 21H1 (May 2021 Update)
• [ ] Windows 10 20H2 (October 2020 Update)
• [ ] Windows 10 20H1 (May 2020 Update)
• [ ] Windows 10 19H2 (November 2019 Update)
• [ ] Windows 10 19H1 (May 2019 Update)

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Description and steps to reproduce [Required]

Game crashes on launch. Shows title screen for a few seconds then crash to desktop.

1. Launch game

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Device / Platform [Optional][Recommended]

Win 3

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Game Settings [Optional][Recommended]

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Save game (if possible, could help solve the issue faster) [Optional]

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Windows mini dump (small memory dump) (if available) [Optional][Recommended]

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Game custom logs (if available) [Optional][Recommended]

[EstebanIntel]

Hi @rabbit0864,

We have found the root cause of this issue to be related to the OpenSSL* SHA Crash Bug. This must be fixed by the game developer, but a workarround you can use is described in the link above:

Short-Term Workaround This is most useful for testing or identification of the bug. If the ISV (independent software vendor) controls the process launch 100 percent through a script or launcher, it could then be used as a fix.

OpenSSL provides an environment variable control for enabling features, including one that modifies the Intel® CPU identification, OPENSSL_ia32cap:

set OPENSSL_ia32cap=:~0x20000000

This disables the OpenSSL code check for SHA extensions and runs a different code path that does not contain the crashing bug. We verified this on a TigerLake laptop and the game launch successfully after adding the key.