[SOLVED] Ive been trying to play Wolfenstein II and i just got it. It say fatal error and i dont know what to do

[kkritz]

This is what it said

Winsock Initialized
idCommonLocal::Init() time 20: 0.129s
------ Initializing File System ------
Current search path:
- C:/Users/Sam/SAVEDG~1/MachineGames/Wolfenstein II The New Colossus/base/
- C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Wolfenstein.II.The.New.Colossus/base/
------ File System initialized.
WARNING: ReadJsonFile: could not read file: packagechunklist.json
Executing build.cfg...
------ Command Line ------
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Wolfenstein.II.The.New.Colossus\NewColossus_x64vk.exe"
------ CPU Information ------
1 CPU package, 4 physical cores, 8 logical cores
3593 MHz AMD CPU with MMX & SSE & SSE2 & SSE3 & SSSE3 & SSE41 & SSE42 & AVX & HTT
32768 kB 1st level cache, 524288 kB 2nd level cache, 8388608 kB 3rd level cache
16304 MB System Memory
idCommonLocal::Init() time 30: 0.131s
SearchDLC: found 0 dlcs
idLib::SetProduction( PROD_PRODUCTION )
idCommonLocal::Init() time 40: 0.162s
------- Initializing renderSystem --------
PreliminaryRenderSetup
...registered window class
WARNING: No address, error: 126
WARNING: No address, error: 126
WARNING: No address, error: 126
WARNING: No address, error: 126
WARNING: No address, error: 126
WARNING: No address, error: 126
? @ 0x1b4682ad( ) + bytes () : ** UNKNOWN *( * FUNC_PARAM_ERROR ** )
? @ 0xfffffffe( ) + bytes () : ** UNKNOWN *( * FUNC_PARAM_ERROR ** )
? @ 0x64fef920( ) + bytes () : ** UNKNOWN *( * FUNC_PARAM_ERROR ** )
? @ 0x633ac6c0( ) + bytes () : ** UNKNOWN *( * FUNC_PARAM_ERROR ** )
? @ 0x633ac6c0( ) + bytes () : ** UNKNOWN *( * FUNC_PARAM_ERROR ** )
? @ 0x00000000( ) + bytes () : ** UNKNOWN *( * FUNC_PARAM_ERROR ** )
FATAL ERROR: vkCreateInstance failed with error (VK_ERROR_INCOMPATIBLE_DRIVER)
TIMER: idRenderSystemLocal::Init() took 82.3650 ms
Dumped console text to C:\Users\Sam\SAVEDG~1\MachineGames\Wolfenstein II The New Colossus\base\ErrorLog_11-04-2021__12-55-37am.txt.

idRenderSystem::Shutdown()
ImageStreaming shutdown took 0.00s

***
FATAL ERROR: vkCreateInstance failed with error (VK_ERROR_INCOMPATIBLE_DRIVER)

***

 

[Colif]

VK = Vulcan

what are specs of PC?

I've read up about it, and it seems that Wolfenstein II is made exclusively on Vulkan, with no fallback option to OpenGL or other graphics APIs. Unfortunately that means that those of us with powerful, but older graphics cards (such as my GTX580) will never be able to start it, let alone run it, as these cards do not support the Vulkan API on a hardware level I guess i'll have to make do with playing this on my less powerful laptop :/

https://steamcommunity.com/app/612880/discussions/0/1479856439029620594/?ctp=3

common error with that game

I have the Game Pass version but assume this could work for Steam as well.

Go into GeForce Experience and look for 'Games & Apps'. Click Wolfenstein II, if it's not there scan for new games.
When in the Wolfenstein settings, click 'Optimize'. This changes the settings files in a way that makes the game start properly.

Could have something to do with mismatched default settings like an unsupported resulotion.