{"id":74524,"date":"2020-06-22T13:57:12","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T08:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/?p=74524"},"modified":"2020-06-22T13:58:46","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T08:58:46","slug":"how-to-fix-hardspace-shipbreaker-crash-on-launch-on-pc-steam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/how-to-fix-hardspace-shipbreaker-crash-on-launch-on-pc-steam\/","title":{"rendered":"How to fix Hardspace Shipbreaker crash on launch on PC (Steam)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/tag\/hardspace-shipbreaker\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hardspace: Shipbreaker<\/a><\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;is a simulation game developed by&nbsp;<em>Blackbird Interactive<\/em>&nbsp;and published by&nbsp;<em><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/tag\/focus-home-interactive\/\" target=\"_blank\">Focus Home Interactive<\/a><\/strong><\/em>.&nbsp;Players can craft, salvage tech, and slice spaceships for valuable loot. For now, the title is available in the form of Early Access, and players are bound to run into some issues. If you are running into the <em><strong>Hardspace: Shipbreaker<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;crash at launch issue here are a few things you can do to fix it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Early Access titles help games like this to become better with player feedback. As of now, the game has very positive reviews on <strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/tag\/steam\" target=\"_blank\">Steam<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. It&#8217;s nice to see such a diverse variety of titles available, and we hope to see more space simulators of this quality come out as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hardspace Shipbreaker crash at launch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a few things you can try to deal with this issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Method 1: Verify Installation Folder <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Open Steam, and head into your <strong>Library<\/strong><\/li><li>Right-click on <strong><em>Hardspace: Shipbreaker<\/em><\/strong> and select <strong>Properties<\/strong><\/li><li>Click the<strong> LOCAL FILES<\/strong> tab<\/li><li> Now, click on the <strong>VERIFY INTEGRITY OF GAME FILES<\/strong> button<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>After it&#8217;s done, try re-launching the game and see if it works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Method 2: Repair Direct X<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Navigate to <strong>Steam <\/strong>&gt; <strong>steamapps <\/strong>&gt; <strong>common <\/strong>&gt; <strong>Steamworks Shared<\/strong> &gt; <strong>_CommonRedist <\/strong>&gt; <strong>DirectX <\/strong>&gt; <strong>Jun2010<\/strong><\/li><li>Run the <strong>DXSETUP.exe<\/strong> application<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also trying updating graphic card drivers, but for most cases, the methods above should work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hardspace Shipbreaker System Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To run this title on PC, you need the following specifications<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Minimum<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system<\/li><li><strong>OS:<\/strong>&nbsp;Windows 7\/8\/10 (64-bit)<\/li><li><strong>Processor:<\/strong>&nbsp;Intel i5-6600K \/ AMD Ryzen 3 1300X<\/li><li><strong>Memory:<\/strong>&nbsp;8 GB RAM<\/li><li><strong>Graphics:<\/strong>&nbsp;4 GB VRAM, GeForce GTX 770 \/ Radeon R9 380<\/li><li><strong>Additional Notes:<\/strong>&nbsp;30 FPS in 1920\u00d71080. The game is an Early Access game, and minimum specifications may change during development. The game currently supports 1920\u00d71080 monitor resolution. More resolutions will be supported at a later stage.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recommended<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system<\/li><li><strong>OS:<\/strong>&nbsp;Windows 7\/8\/10 (64-bit)<\/li><li><strong>Processor:<\/strong>&nbsp;Intel i7-8700 \/ AMD Ryzen 5 2600<\/li><li><strong>Memory:<\/strong>&nbsp;16 GB RAM<\/li><li><strong>Graphics:<\/strong>&nbsp;6 GB VRAM, GeForce GTX 980 Ti \/ Radeon RX Vega 56<\/li><li><strong>Additional Notes:<\/strong>&nbsp;60 FPS in 1920\u00d71080. The game is an Early Access game, and recommended specifications may change during development. The game currently supports 1920\u00d71080 monitor resolution. More resolutions will be supported at a later stage.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can purchase title on&nbsp;<strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1161580\/Hardspace_Shipbreaker\/\" target=\"_blank\">Steam&nbsp;<\/a><\/em><\/strong>for<strong>&nbsp;20%&nbsp;<\/strong>off from the link below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1161580\/Hardspace_Shipbreaker\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hardspace: Shipbreaker on Steam<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>While you are here, make sure you check out our other guides as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/how-to-fix-hardspace-shipbreaker-crash-while-playing-on-pc\/\">How to fix Hardspace: Shipbreaker crash while playing on PC<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Was this guide useful? Let us know in the comments below and share your thoughts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hardspace: Shipbreaker&nbsp;is a simulation game developed by&nbsp;Blackbird Interactive&nbsp;and published by&nbsp;Focus Home Interactive.&nbsp;Players can craft, salvage tech, and slice spaceships for valuable loot. For now, the title is available in the form of Early Access, and players are bound to run into some issues. If you are running into the Hardspace: Shipbreaker&nbsp;crash at launch issue here are a few things you can do to fix it. Early Access titles help games like this to become better with player feedback. 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