The Isle's rework is not playing well. Players encounter various bugs and issues. Some players have trouble getting The Isle's Branche Evrima to download at all. Many issues can be attributed to the sheer amount of players trying to enter or download the game at once. Other questions are more in-depth. Among stuck screens, infinite loading, and download issues, there is a widespread fatal error bug that only affects certain users when attempting to start the game.
How to fix a fatal error
The fatal error message appears for some players when they try to start the game. The game refuses to start and the error window will appear with only "Fatal error" in the middle. Players can only hit "OK" in response to closing the box. This is more than a frustrating annoyance for players who waited over a year for the game's overhaul.
While we're not sure why, we have a few solutions from Discord that may help.
- Restart your Steam
- Clean install game
- Restart your pc
- Clear Steam Download Cache
The first real attempt is to restart Steam and see if that helps. Just quitting it will work. Make sure it's completely closed instead of just minimizing it.
Doing a clean install can also help. To do this, clear the game's folders and then right-click the game in Steam. Go to properties and tell it to check the integrity of game files. This is one of the best solutions for gamers stuck with fatal error issue.
Other suggestions include restarting the PC and clearing the Steam download cache. These can also help with other issues encountered in the game.
If you are still having issues, the developers are working on several fixes and fixes that will hopefully fix the various bugs and errors.
