FFXIV game crashing entering a specific Instance

Hey

I've been recently hit with an issue and don't know what could be causing it. Any help would be appreciated in this.

I am currently going through the anima grind and need to complete the : Akh Afah Amphiteatre fight with Shiva.

Whenever the instance loads, after a few mins; the sound cuts and game crashes.

I am going on to assume there may be some data files that were corrupted during the installation process, but I don't remember running into this issue in the past.

This is the error message that is brought up whenever loading in the instance:


An Unexpected error has occurred. Exiting Final Fantasy XIV.

FFxiv_dx11.exe+1063D57
ffxiv_dx11.exe_FE03B9
ffxiv_dx11.exe+42CE5C
ffxiv_dx11.exe+18D542
ffxiv_dx11.exe+10A9EB9
KERNEL32.DLL+13034
ntdll.dll+71461

Good afternoon and thank you for posting on the Final Fantasy XIV Technical Support Forums.

Do you recall when this first started happening? Did anything update/change on your PC that coincides with it?

Does this same error occur while using DirectX 9 mode?

Can you list everything you've tried so far to alleviate the issue?

We hope we can be of assistance in helping you enjoy the exciting world of Final Fantasy XIV!

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Originally Posted by Einmimiria

Good afternoon and thank you for posting on the Final Fantasy XIV Technical Support Forums.

Do you recall when this first started happening? Did anything update/change on your PC that coincides with it?

Does this same error occur while using DirectX 9 mode?

Can you list everything you've tried so far to alleviate the issue?

We hope we can be of assistance in helping you enjoy the exciting world of Final Fantasy XIV!

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Thank you for the reply!

1) I can't pinpoint exactly when this issue had occurred. I do remember at certain points while updating my graphics driver when sometimes while playing through the game at random intervals, the client would crash, there were some other times when the client would have a hard time installing a patch; in which would result in an error message but this may not be related.
2) The error still pops up on Dx9 with differing error letters/numbers.
3) I've ensured all my drivers are up to date
4) Rebooted PC and that is what I've done so far.

Thank you for the reply Emerald_Swords.

If you are only running into the issue in this one instance, it may be that you have a corrupted file like you first suggested. Reinstalling the game may fix this but if you don't want to jump into that immediately, you can try some of the following:

-Disable any unnecessary programs or overlays running in the background
-Set compatibility mode to Windows 7 (right click on the ffxivboot.exe file and select ‘Properties.’ Then select the ‘Compatibility’ tab and choose Windows 7)
-Make sure that any anti-virus software you have has the appropriate exceptions for Final Fantasy XIV
-Try a clean boot. Simply open the task manager and select the 'Start up' tab. Disable everything here and restart the PC.

If the above does not resolve the issue, can you respond with a system report? Simply go to the 'Config' option on the Final Fantasy XIV launcher and to the right of 'System Information' click on 'Display.'

We hope we can be of assistance in helping you enjoy the exciting world of Final Fantasy XIV!

Good Day Einmimiria,

After going through some of the mentioned steps, there has still not been a resolution.

Here is the system report:

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Thank you for posting in the Final Fantasy XIV Technical Support Forums,

I noticed that your graphics card drivers are a little out of date and newer patches are going to utilize newer driver versions.

The other thing I would suggest is reinstalling the game as well as deleting locally saved content (My Documents > My Games > Final Fantasy XIV).

I hope the above suggestion helps! Please keep us updated and hope to see you online!

The game has been re-downloaded. I had ensured that all leftover files were gone before re-installing.
Graphic drivers are up to date.
Game is now loading into the zone :)

Thanks a bunch for your time and assistance, Dynratygus.

Thank you for the update Emerald_Swords.

I'm glad you were able to get into the game. This thread will be moved to the 'Support Center Resolved' subforum as the issue has been resolved.

Thank you for visiting the Final Fantasy XIV Technical Support Forums.