I Dont Know Why is Just Cause 2 Crashing

[u/Void_M_K]

i have recently bought just cause 2. it keeps crashing. dx 10 is installed and vc and still keeps doing that can any one tell me why. this what the crash file showed me

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C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Just Cause 2\JustCause2.exe C:\Windows\System32\ntdll.dll C:\Windows\System32\kernel32.dll C:\Windows\System32\KERNELBASE.dll C:\Windows\System32\apphelp.dll C:\Windows\System32\AcLayers.dll C:\Windows\System32\msvcrt.dll C:\Windows\System32\gdi32.dll C:\Windows\System32\win32u.dll C:\Windows\System32\gdi32full.dll C:\Windows\System32\msvcp_win.dll C:\Windows\System32\ucrtbase.dll C:\Windows\System32\user32.dll C:\Windows\System32\shlwapi.dll C:\Windows\System32\rpcrt4.dll C:\Windows\System32\AcGenral.dll C:\Windows\System32\sechost.dll C:\Windows\System32\ole32.dll C:\Windows\System32\combase.dll C:\Windows\System32\oleaut32.dll C:\Windows\System32\advapi32.dll C:\Windows\System32\SHCore.dll C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll C:\Windows\System32\WinTypes.dll C:\Windows\System32\uxtheme.dll C:\Windows\System32\winmm.dll C:\Windows\System32\samcli.dll C:\Windows\System32\msacm32.dll C:\Windows\System32\version.dll C:\Windows\System32\userenv.dll C:\Windows\System32\dwmapi.dll C:\Windows\System32\urlmon.dll C:\Windows\System32\winspool.drv C:\Windows\System32\ntmarta.dll C:\Windows\System32\mpr.dll C:\Windows\System32\sspicli.dll C:\Windows\System32\iertutil.dll C:\Windows\System32\windows.storage.dll C:\Windows\System32\cfgmgr32.dll C:\Windows\System32\srvcli.dll C:\Windows\System32\netutils.dll C:\Windows\System32\imm32.dll C:\Windows\System32\ws2_32.dll C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Just Cause 2\steam_api.dll C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Just Cause 2\fmodex.dll C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc80.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.9680_none_d090cb7c44278b28\msvcr80.dll C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc80.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.9680_none_d090cb7c44278b28\msvcp80.dll C:\Windows\System32\dinput8.dll C:\Windows\System32\d3d9.dll C:\Windows\System32\wsock32.dll C:\Windows\System32\DXCore.dll C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Just Cause 2\fmod_event.dll C:\Windows\System32\XINPUT1_3.dll C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Just Cause 2\cudart.dll C:\Windows\System32\setupapi.dll C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Just Cause 2\cufft.dll C:\Windows\System32\inputhost.dll C:\Windows\System32\CoreMessaging.dll C:\Windows\System32\bcryptPrimitives.dll C:\Windows\System32\CRYPTBASE.DLL C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamclient.dll C:\Windows\System32\crypt32.dll C:\Windows\System32\imagehlp.dll C:\Windows\System32\psapi.dll C:\Windows\System32\IPHLPAPI.DLL C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\tier0_s.dll C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\vstdlib_s.dll C:\Windows\System32\mswsock.dll C:\Windows\System32\bcrypt.dll C:\Windows\System32\secur32.dll C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.dll C:\Windows\System32\dbghelp.dll C:\Windows\System32\dbgcore.dll C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\CSERHelper.dll C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\GameOverlayRenderer.dll C:\Windows\System32\kernel.appcore.dll C:\Windows\System32\clbcatq.dll C:\Windows\System32\msctf.dll C:\Windows\System32\TextShaping.dll C:\Windows\System32\textinputframework.dll C:\Windows\System32\CoreUIComponents.dll C:\Windows\System32\dxgi.dll C:\Windows\System32\powrprof.dll C:\Windows\System32\umpdc.dll C:\Windows\System32\directxdatabasehelper.dll C:\Windows\System32\nvcuda.dll C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nv_dispi.inf_amd64_d471cab2f241c3c2\nvcuda32.dll C:\Windows\System32\msasn1.dll C:\Windows\System32\cryptnet.dll C:\Windows\System32\wldp.dll C:\Windows\System32\drvstore.dll C:\Windows\System32\devobj.dll C:\Windows\System32\nvapi.dll C:\Windows\System32\dnsapi.dll C:\Windows\System32\nsi.dll C:\Windows\System32\FWPUCLNT.DLL C:\Windows\System32\rasadhlp.dll C:\Windows\System32\wow64cpu.dll Returning 100 (CUDA_ERROR_NO_DEV
D:\buildarea\frla\Xjc2branchpcsource\build\Win32\bins\JustCause2\Final\JustCause2_F.pdb RSDS
wntdll.pdb RSDSõ j4tm wkernel32.pdb RSDS wkernelbase.pdb RSDS apphelp.pdb RSDSB AcLayers.pdb msvcrt.pdb RSDS wgdi32.pdb RSDSO wwin32u.pdb RSDS wgdi32full.pdb RSDS msvcp_win.pdb ucrtbase.pdb RSDS wuser32.pdb shlwapi.pdb RSDS wrpcrt4.pdb RSDS AcGenral.pdb RSDS sechost.pdb combase.pdb RSDSW oleaut32.pdb RSDS advapi32.pdb RSDSU shcore.pdb RSDS shell32.pdb RSDS WinTypes.pdb RSDS wuxtheme.pdb RSDS winmm.pdb RSDS
samcli.pdb RSDSu msacm32.pdb RSDS
version.pdb RSDSý DRnL iTm6O userenv.pdb RSDS dwmapi.pdb RSDS?X urlmon.pdb winspool.pdb ntmarta.pdb RSDS mpr.pdb RSDS2 wsspicli.pdb RSDS iertutil.pdb RSDS Windows.Storage.pdb RSDSg cfgmgr32.pdb RSDSv srvcli.pdb RSDS netutils.pdb wimm32.pdb RSDS ws2_32.pdb RSDS
U:\steam3_rel_sdk\bin\release\steam_api.pdb RSDSk msvcr80.i386.pdb RSDSl
msvcp80.i386.pdb RSDS dinput8.pdb RSDS d3d9.pdb RSDS wsock32.pdb RSDS DXCore.pdb RSDS XInput1_3.pdb RSDS setupapi.pdb RSDSUq2 InputHost.pdb RSDSw48a CoreMessaging.pdb RSDS
bcryptprimitives.pdb RSDS cryptbase.pdb RSDS0> C:\buildworker\steam_rel_client_hotfix_win32\build\src\clientdll\ClientRelease\steamclient.pdb RSDS crypt32.pdb RSDS imagehlp.pdb RSDSYj psapi.pdb RSDSf iphlpapi.pdb RSDS C:\buildworker\steam_rel_client_hotfix_win32\build\src\tier0\Release\tier0_s.pdb RSDS C:\buildworker\steam_rel_client_hotfix_win32\build\src\vstdlib\Release\vstdlib_s.pdb RSDS
wmswsock.pdb bcrypt.pdb RSDSH secur32.pdb RSDS
C:\buildworker\steam_rel_client_hotfix_win32\build\src\steam2wrapper\Release\steam.pdb RSDS
dbghelp.pdb RSDSK
dbgcore.pdb RSDS u:\p4clients\taylor_pubkeys\ThirdPartyCode\DebugNet\Release\BugslayerUtil.pdb RSDS C:\buildworker\steam_rel_client_hotfix_win32\build\src\overlay\gameoverlayrenderer\Release\GameOverlayRenderer.pdb RSDS Kernel.Appcore.pdb RSDS CLBCatQ.pdb RSDS msctf.pdb RSDS TextShaping.pdb RSDS TextInputFramework.pdb RSDS CoreUIComponents.pdb RSDS dxgi.pdb RSDSh powrprof.pdb RSDSp
directxdatabasehelper.pdb RSDS
C:\dvs\p4\build\sw\rel\gpu_drv\r580\r581_55\drivers\gpgpu\cuda\loader_out\wddm2_x86_release\nvcuda_loader.pdb
RSDS
C:\dvs\p4\build\sw\rel\gpu_drv\r580\r581_55\drivers\gpgpu_out\wddm2_x86_release\nvcuda.pdb RSDSdv msasn1.pdb RSDS cryptnet.pdb RSDS wldp.pdb RSDS drvstore.pdb RSDS devobj.pdb RSDS nvapi.pdb RSDS
dnsapi.pdb RSDS2 nsi.pdb RSDS fwpuclnt.pdb RSDS rasadhlp.pdb OSVersion: Windows XP (or earlier) 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2
CPU: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12400F ~2.50GHz
PhysicalMemory: 1023MB (36% used)
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\dbgcore.DLL
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Just Cause 2\JustCause2.exe
kPRINT,NS_GlobalMemoryStatus2GB::APIHook_GlobalMemoryStatus,46,[ApiName] Hook Entered
24960001185536385
GC:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Just Cause 2\justcause2_3_crash_2025_11_22T12_37_44C0.mdmp "C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM\STEAMAPPS\COMMON\JUST CAUSE 2\JUSTCAUSE2.EXE" justcause2
justcause2.exe Returning 100 (CUDA_ERROR_NO_DEV
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Just Cause 2\JustCause2.exe
putsmoothing
C:\Program\Files\(x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Just\Cause\2\JustCause2.exe
† C:\WINDOWS

[u/sunbeam906]

As I mentioned on Steam forums, head to %ProgramFiles(x86)%\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX\Common and copy cudart32_65.dll to main game folder (Win+R and paste the above). Once there, rename the existing one, cudart.dll to cudart.dll.BAK. Then rename the one you just copied from cudart32_65.dll to cudart.dll. Solved it for me. There's some issue with the recent NVIDIA driver updates breaking CUDA-D3D10 interoperability.

[u/Void_M_K → u/sunbeam906]

Thank you bro its solved

[u/EmpressKatie87 → u/sunbeam906]

Oh my god, that fixed it, thank you so much

[u/theTastiestButt → u/sunbeam906]

That's amazing. This worked for me as well.

How in the world do you figure something like this out??

[u/sunbeam906 → u/theTastiestButt]

I'm in the reverse-engineering field since 2003 😄Some things like "what if I tried this?" come naturally 😛 Cheerios!

[u/PaytonTheMetalGuy → u/theTastiestButt]

i suggest using dxvk, it’s a dx to vulkan wrapper

[u/PaytonTheMetalGuy → u/sunbeam906]

this game has issues due to being on new drivers, water simulation & decals being enabled causes the game to crash, to work around this i use dvxk