How to fix Intel driver crashes in Beyond All Reason
Some BAR players hit a crash loop caused by an outdated Intel graphics driver. The fix is straightforward once you know what to check.
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When the crash is an Intel driver issue
BAR crashed for a period of time for players running certain Intel GPU drivers. If your game opens, loads a map, then hard-crashes to desktop during the early game, this may be the culprit.
An Intel driver version released around the same timeframe as the issue caused compatibility breaks that affected several games, not just BAR. Updating to the latest Intel driver release resolves the problem in most cases.
How to update your Intel drivers
Head to Intel's website and download their Driver Support Assistant or grab the latest driver for your specific GPU model from their download center. Do not rely on Windows Update for this, as it can lag behind on driver version numbers.
After installing the update, restart your machine and launch BAR again. The crash should stop occurring.
What if you have an AMD card instead
AMD driver issues follow a different pattern. If you are seeing crashes with AMD hardware, check the BAR support channels. The AMD Adrenalin package has had its own set of version conflicts, and the community tracks which driver versions work reliably with BAR.
If a game crashes mid-match, it can leave behind a corrupted state file. That file can cause the launcher to report an error on your next start. Deleting the leftover state file fixes the false error.
When it is not a driver problem at all
Sometimes a crash during loading just means the game state got corrupted from a previous session closing badly. If you see a crash message suggesting you reinstall drivers but you did not change anything recently, try the following first:
- Delete the leftover crash state file in your BAR installation folder
- Verify your game files through the downloader
- Only then consider a driver update
Reinstalling your GPU driver is a last resort, not a first step.
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