Are you getting an “EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION” error when you’re playing ARK Survival Ascended?
Here’s the full error message, “Fatal error! Unhandled Exception: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION reading address 0x0000000e00000077”.
“CL: 449470 0x00007ff6115127ba ArkAscended.exe!FD3D12DescriptorCache::SetRootConstantBuffers()”.
“[E:\ASAContinuous\Engine\Source\Runtime\D3D12RHI\Private\D3D12DescriptorCache.cpp:598]”.
“0x00007ff61154f12f ArkAscended.exe!FD3D12StateCache::ApplyState()”.
“[E:\ASAContinuous\Engine\Source\Runtime\D3D12RHI\Private\D3D12StateCache.cpp:565]”.
In this guide, you’ll learn how to fix the Exception Access Violation in ARK Survival Ascended (fatal error).
How to Fix Exception Access Violation in ARK Survival Ascended
Fix 1: Update your graphics card
Fix 2: Verify integrity of game files
- Go to your Steam library and right-click “ARK Survival Ascended”.
- Select “Properties” and select “Installed Files”.
- Select “Verify integrity of game files”.
Fix 3: Set Nvidia PhysX to your graphics card
- Search for “Nvidia Control Panel” using Windows Search.
- Select “Configure Surround, PhysX”.
- Under “Processor”, select your graphics card.
Fix 4: Add launch parameters
- Go to your Steam library and right-click “ARK Survival Ascended”.
- Select “Properties” and select “General”.
- Paste this into the “Launch Options”: -dx11
Other launch options: “-force-d3d11” OR “-USEALLAVAILABLECORES -sm4 -d3d10 -nomansky -lowmemory -novsync -high” OR “-windowed -d3d11” (without quotations).
Fix 5: Turn off Nvidia DLSS and Frame Generation
- Launch ARK Survival Ascended.
- Settings > General > RTX.
- Turn off “Nvidia DLSS”.
- Turn off “Frame Generation”.
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