FF XV wont launch with SpecialK

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Local install, latest stable version from this site as of time of this post. It also wouldnt launch with the existing version I had that worked back in 2018.

01/12/2024 10:26:55.965: Unhandled Top-Level Exception (c0000005):

[! Except !] << EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION >>

[ FaultMod ] # File…: ‘D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\FINAL FANTASY XV\ffxv_s.exe’
[ FaultMod ] * RIP Addr.: ffxv_s.exe+0000000002D99379h
[StackFrame] ↔ Rip=000142d99379h, Rsp=00000014f328h, Rbp=00000014f370h
[StackFrame] >-< Rsi=000000000000h, Rdi=000000000000h
[ GP Reg ] rax: 0x0000ffffffff rbx: 0x000022d69cf8
[ GP Reg ] rcx: 0x0000ffffffff rdx: 0x000000020001
[ GP Reg ] r8: 0x000034a61df8 r9: 0x000140000000
[ GP Reg ] r10: 0x00000014f3d0 r11: 0x000000000000
[ GP Reg ] r12: 0x000000000000 r13: 0x00001bfb0ce0
[ GP Reg ] r14: 0x0000223fb838 r15: 0x000034a61df8
[ GP Flags ] EFlags: 0x00010202

ffxv_s.exe > NVSDK_NGX_D3D11_Shutdown
ffxv_s.exe > NVSDK_NGX_D3D11_Shutdown
ffxv_s.exe > NVSDK_NGX_D3D11_Shutdown
ffxv_s.exe > NVSDK_NGX_D3D11_Shutdown
ffxv_s.exe > NVSDK_NGX_D3D11_Shutdown
ffxv_s.exe > NVSDK_NGX_D3D11_Shutdown
ffxv_s.exe > NVSDK_NGX_D3D11_Shutdown
ffxv_s.exe > NVSDK_NGX_D3D11_Shutdown
KERNEL32.DLL > BaseThreadInitThunk
ntdll.dll > RtlUserThreadStart

I disabled DEP/CFG for the game executable with no effect. ansel is off, no RTSS etc.

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Those logs aren’t that helpful. I’d include SpecialK.log or use the latest nightly build instead.

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ff15 works with sk 24.1.12 (and other versions too) – I just tested

however, for local sk injection with this game, UseFlipDiscard=false should be set in the dxgi.ini if playing in SDR (Windows HDR off) in order to prevent the game from crashing/closing on launch.

also, in the case of this game, setting UseFlipDiscard=false still results in the game using flip model but it uses flip sequential instead of flip discard… which i believe is fine anyway.