Unable to log-in since 5.57 patch, always game crash on loading screen

Hello,

Today is the first day since the 5.57 patch that I wanted to log-in and the game always crashes on loading screen with the "Unexpected error" generic message.

- I can actually launch the game, I can get into the Shadowbringers logo main screen, I can get into the Character Select screen, but then the game always crashes during the loading screen to log-in into the game world.

- The last time I played the game was last week, I think Thursday. I haven't made any changes to my computer hardware or software since then. The only change during that period was the 5.57 patch
- I have several other games installed and they all work fine
- I don't have any other programs running in the background, only Steam, which needs to be running as I have FFXIV Steam version

troubleshooting steps I have tried so far:
- checked DXDIAG to make sure the latest DirectX is installed (it is)
- switched between various game display settings (fulscreen/windowed)
- installed latest drivers for my GPU
- tried switching from DirectX 11 to DX9 version of the game. With DirectX9 the game doesn't launch at all, shows Fatal DirectX error
- resetted System Settings from the Launcher-Config page
-checked the hard-drive for any errors
None of it helped.


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Does this issue occur if the game is installed on the C drive? If you have not done so, could you try and reinstall the game on the C drive?

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Hello,

This is now resolved. I did a fresh re-download and re-install of the game and now its working again.

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Thank you for keeping us updated. We will be moving this thread to "Closed Concerns".

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