An Unexpected error has occured. Exiting Final Fantasy

Hello! So ever since yesterday night, whenever I try to enter the game, it'll take me to the character selection screen and then, once I try to load into the world I'm met with the following error message:

An unexpected error has occured. Exiting FINAL FANTASY XIV.
2020-08-27-17:01

ffxiv_dx11.exe+1295F48
ffxiv_dx11.exe+129853E
ffxiv_dx11.exe+129B005
ffxiv_dx11.exe+45CCDC
ffxiv_dx11.exe+191762
ffxiv_dx11.exe+1364409
KERNEL32.DLL+17BD4
ntdll.dll+6CE51

I should note I'm playing on an external HDD, however have been doing that with no problems for over a month by now. I have tried reinstalling the game and while that let me actually spawn in the world for a few seconds, once I tried teleporting to Gridania, I got the same error message. I've tried rolling back to a previous Windows update and that doesn't seem to have worked either. I've also tried deleting my local character data in my documents folder but again, didn't seem to make a difference. I tried logging into a different character in a different server (still same data center) and it looked like I could play with no problems, but it was a level 1 character so there wasn't much I could do in terms of testing.

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Does this issue happen when Final Fantasy XIV is the only program running? Also, could you provide 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.'

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I have the same error, starting on 9/18/2020. I received it while trying to teleport to Sea of Clouds. Can make a new character in another world no problem as well. No other programs running in the background. I have tried multiple things like running in different modes, rolling graphics and OS systems back and forwards. I have no modifications to my computer graphics card. I have tried removing overlays, etc. Anything that was on the forums I have tried with no success.

System Information:

-=-=-=-=-=-=- System Information -=-=-=-=-=-=-

SYSTEM_OS Windows 10 Home 64-bit (6.2, Build 9200) (18362.19h1_release.190318-1202)
SYSTEM_CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9700K CPU @ 3.60GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.6GHz
SYSTEM_CORE_NUM SYSTEM_CORE_LOGIC 8 SYSTEM_CORE_PHYSICS 8
SYSTEM_BIOS L0.01
SYSTEM_LANGUAGE English (Regional Setting: English)
SYSTEM_MEMORY 16300.848MB
SYSTEM_VIRTUAL_MEMORY 134217727.875MB
SYSTEM_PAGE_FILE 18732.848MB
SYSTEM_STORAGE C:\ SYSTEM_HARDDISK_DRIVE SYSTEM_TOTALDISC_SPACE 446.529GB SYSTEM_FREEDISC_SPACE 94.829GB
SYSTEM_DIRECTX_VERSION DirectX 12
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DEVICE \\.\DISPLAY6
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_CHIP GeForce RTX 2060
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_MAKER NVIDIA
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_VRAM 5980.000 MB
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_SHARED_VRAM 8150.424 MB
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DAC Integrated RAMDAC
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DISPLAY_MODE 1360 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nv_dispi.inf_amd64_324f172f3e662ec5\nvldumdx.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nv_dispi.inf_amd64_324f172f3e662ec5\nvldumdx.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nv_dispi.inf_amd64_324f172f3e662ec5\nvldumdx.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nv_dispi.inf_amd64_324f172f3e662ec5\nvldumdx.dll
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_VERSION 27.21.0014.5638
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_DATE 9/13/2020 20:00:00
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_LANGUAGE English
3.0
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_PIXEL_SHADER 3.0
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_VERTEX_TEXTURE SYSTEM_SUPPORT
SYSTEM_SOUND LG TV (NVIDIA High Definition Audio)
SYSTEM_SOUND_DEVICE_ID {69232D65-4363-4E65-A433-30A501C5B822}
SYSTEM_SOUND_DEVICE_NAME nvhda64v.sys
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_VERSION 1.03.0038.0035
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_LANGUAGE English
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_DATE 6/9/2020 00:00:00
SYSTEM_SOUND Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
SYSTEM_SOUND_DEVICE_ID {287A6463-154F-4CB5-B03E-4A6C532F742A}
SYSTEM_SOUND_DEVICE_NAME RTKVHD64.sys
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_VERSION 6.00.0001.8520
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_LANGUAGE English
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_DATE 8/23/2018 00:00:00
SYSTEM_INPUT {6F1D2B60-D5A0-11CF-BFC7444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME Mouse
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 3 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 5 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0
SYSTEM_INPUT {6F1D2B61-D5A0-11CF-BFC7444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME Keyboard
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 0 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 128 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0
SYSTEM_INPUT {D109B650-264E-11E9-8001444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME USB OPTICAL MOUSE
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 0 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 669 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0
SYSTEM_INPUT {D109B650-264E-11E9-8002444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME USB OPTICAL MOUSE
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 0 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 0 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0
SYSTEM_INPUT {BDEE0B90-3DDA-11E9-8001444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME PXC 550
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 0 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 0 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0
SYSTEM_INPUT {D109B650-264E-11E9-8003444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME USB Keyboard
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 0 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 573 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0
SYSTEM_INPUT {BDEE0B90-3DDA-11E9-8002444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME PXC 550
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 0 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 2 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0
SYSTEM_INPUT {D10C2750-264E-11E9-8004444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME USB Keyboard
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 0 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 3 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0
SYSTEM_INPUT {D10C2750-264E-11E9-8005444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME USB OPTICAL MOUSE
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 0 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 0 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0
SYSTEM_INPUT {BDEF9230-3DDA-11E9-8003444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME PXC 550
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 0 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 10 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0

Good morning and thank you for the reply.

If it is only happening with this one character, you may want to try deleting the locally-saved data folder (My Documents > My Games > Final Fantasy XIV). Make sure to create a backup of this so you can replace it if it doesn't solve the issue.


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Just coming in to say I'm having the exact same problem, in my case the game crashed while loading into the ruby bazaar offices and any attempts to load into that character lead to the exact same crash message as the OP. Issue seems to be related to the area as any alt character aren't affected.

I've tried virtually everything from fiddling with drivers, starting in dx9 mode and deleting local data with no success.

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Due to no response from the original poster, this thread will be moved to 'Closed Concerns.' If anyone is still having this particular problem, please create a new thread and we will assist you in any way we can.

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