Ghost Recon Breakpoint – Vulkan Crash Fix (Alternative Method)

A simple solution to solve corrupt shader cache when running the game in Vulkan API mode.

Solution

What causes the issue?

Vulkan generates a shader cache on disk to store shaders, improve performance and reduce loading times. When quitting the game to desktop, there is a chance these shader files may become corrupted (always if using Alt-F4).

How to solve the issue?

Follow these steps in order:

• Press Win + R, brings up the Run box, and paste the following, and press Enter.

%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Ghost Recon Breakpoint\

• Delete the file scimitar_vkpipelinecache.bin
• And the whole folder named – PersistentStorage

Very important (3) step, I cannot stress this enough

• Reboot your computer.
• Launch the game by launching

GRB_vulkan.exe

• As Administrator typically located in:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Ghost Recon Breakpoint\

• Wait on the main menu until your agent/avatar appears on screen, when it does, go ahead and enter the game world (load your save)
• Right away, open the map as fast as you can, and fast-travel to any location.

That’s it, and again, you have to delete the files, and reboot your computer before relaunching the game, or it will crash indefinitely.