Windows DirectX 12 Crash Resolved
Terminal Colony: Deep Core » Devlog
CRITICAL FIX: Windows DirectX 12 Crash Resolved
- FIXED: Game now forces Vulkan backend on all platforms to avoid DirectX 12 push constant bug
- FIXED: Eliminated random crashes affecting ~30% of Windows users who lacked Vulkan drivers
- IMPROVED: Consistent graphics backend behavior across all systems (no more random backend selection)
- IMPROVED: Clear error messages when Vulkan drivers are missing instead of cryptic shader errors
- NEW: Helpful startup message on Windows directing players to GPU driver download links
- NEW: Player friendly error guidance with direct links to NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel driver pages
Investigated a startup crash reported by a player; root cause appears to be an interaction between Bevy and certain graphics drivers.
Implemented a fix to force Vulkan across all platforms.
Added a brief guide for updating graphics drivers and related troubleshooting steps.
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Terminal Colony: Deep Core
Dig. Automate. Survive. A dark, atmospheric terminal idle game buried miles beneath the crust.
| Status | In development |
| Author | meapps |
| Genre | Strategy |
| Tags | 2D, Clicker, Exploration, Idle, Incremental, Minimalist, prestige, resource-management, Singleplayer, upgrades |
| Languages | Arabic, German, English, Spanish; Castilian, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Romansh, Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Chinese (Simplified) |
| Accessibility | Color-blind friendly, High-contrast |
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