Crash after a few seconds ingame

@PristineInsanity 

The dxdiag shows (no swtor crashes) windows update failures open a command prompt as administrator and run 

sfc /scannow 

see if it repairs the catalog

As to crashes, steam installs are repaired per https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/0C48-FCBD-DA71-93EB not the repair on the launcher

Initially try running the video card at default speeds by entering debug mode per the image , this will remove any overclocks on the card that may make some games unstable

Also disable the steam overlay ingame just in case it is causing the crash in the steam install

Ok, in steps:

1. WRP did indeed find corrupt updates. Fixed, downloaded and rebooted: same issue

2. Update/repair was done via Steam, not via the launcher

3. GPU clocks: I underclock to extend life, at 95%. FPS difference is minimal, stress difference is noticeable. Regardless, enabled Debug and default mode: no change

4. Steam Overlay disabled: no change

Issue persists. Got more ideas?

Thanks!

@PristineInsanity 

As far as i am aware , both the steam install and standalone install use the same settings found in the appdata as seen in https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Discussion-Technical/Guide-Game-failing-to-launch-on-Clicking-Play/m-p/4809830/highlight/true#M70795

So in theory it should not be a game setting issue , so that leaves the question what is different when running the standalone and steam , the only obvious thing steam is running but why would that be a cause on its own

Can see your running nvidia driver version 551.23 and the latest is 552.12 at https://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/223954/en-us/

Maybe set the game in window mode via the steps in the guide, and and see if both the standalone and steam version are trying to start in window mode and if any change to crashing at start occurs

other standard things are to ensure swtor.exe etc in the steam install has its own exception in the antivirus etc

Updated drivers. Same issue 

Please note that the game launches but crashes in the char select menu or in-game, always after like 30 seconds. It doesn't seem to be a launcher issue. Something is killing the process only when from steam. Not UAC, not WD... I have no clue; it's frustrating 

@PristineInsanity 

Try doing a clean boot https://help.ea.com/au/help/faq/how-to-clean-boot-your-pc/ ( you will need to leave the steam strapper running i would think ) and see if any change 

Not sure what else can affect the game, normally a cause of swtor crashing is a 3rd party overlay being inserted into the game on startup

TLDR: disable this: https://prnt.sc/G_tgqOUnW128

FINALLY FIXED!!!

Oh God, a week troubleshooting and it was effing Discord!!

Did what you asked: disabled everything at launch, and it went fine. Loaded up the usual suspects (nVidia, Adobe, sound switchers, MSI, etc).

Everything fine. UNTIL I launch Discord, then after mere seconds, crash. I shut it down, load the game, goes fine. I load Discord, crash.

After some googling, apparently (careful, you're about to read some tinfoil stuff) Discord is ALWAYS ready to stream or it's streaming all the time.

Disabling all these settings makes the game work: https://prnt.sc/G_tgqOUnW128

Baffled, but solved. Leaving this open for whomever might encounter the same issue.

Many thanks, Proxos666!

@PristineInsanity 

Glad to hear you found the issue , great news