Just like the title says once I finish the Mutant Bash arena quest the game locks up.

I have to use CTRL+ALT+DEL to get back to windows and there is a "This program has stopped working." pop up.

I have done this 4 times now same thing every time:

Load from check point
Go through all 5 rounds of Mutant Bash (can't save while your in the Arena)
Step on the elevator to finish
Game locks up while trying to autosave

The first or second time this happened wasn't too upset, now that I have completed this GD quest 4 times start to finish just to have it lock up again I'm kinda cranky.

Anyway my system specs are: (not sure if/how it would help this problem)

Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.110622-1506
Processor: AMD Phenom™ II X6 1100T Processor (6 CPUs), ~3.3GHz
Memory: 16384MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 16382MB RAM
Page File: 2629MB used, 30133MB available


and two Radeon HD 5700 crossfired

I can confirm the same exact issue I have just started experiencing.
Complete the Mutant Bash Quest, get to podium at end, unlock steam achievement. Starts to load a new area game locks up during loading screen and becomes unresponsive.

I can recreate this crash EVERY TIME. My last autosave is at the beginning of the Mutant Bash Arena, therefore I am stuck (with only option starting a new game)

System Specs:
Win 7 Pro 64 bit
Core i7 930
12 gig o ram
Radeon HD 5870

Please note I have installed the latest ATI catalyst drivers (the drivers recently re-released containing correct Open GL stuff)

Glad I'm not the only one with problem.

Misery loves company and all that.

I too have the latest ATI drivers.

Yeah with the latest drivers (in correlation to the MBTV arena) random mutants now flicker and are stuck in a frozen animation state and glide towards me. Also, some weapons magazines are glitched above weapon model and flicker as well lol.

Seems every step forward is two steps backwards with these drivers.

I can confirm this as well, it happens every time at the end of Mutant Bash, however I have also noticed the crash during all loading screens although those seem to be random.

I copied the text from the error in case anyone besides me wants to do some troubleshooting:

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: rage.exe
Application Version: 1.0.27.6901
Application Timestamp: 4e89e183
Fault Module Name: StackHash_807a
Fault Module Version: 6.1.7601.17514
Fault Module Timestamp: 4ce7ba58
Exception Code: c0000374
Exception Offset: 000ce653
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.48
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: 807a
Additional Information 2: 807ad42e9c9bb554c20a0bd225e55150
Additional Information 3: 669a
Additional Information 4: 669a5fadf7a6c76f94db12caef472bcf

My system specs are:
CPU - AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition
Graphics - ATI Radeon HD 5850
RAM - 8GB
OS - Windows 7 64bit

I had to roll back my drivers to the one I had just before the new one.

The new one did fix the pop in textures but it added horrible screen tearing and the mutants started having seizures as they moved towards me.

It was mildly amusing for a few seconds as they looked like something from a TOOL video.

Did this resolve the crashing though?

No it did not fix the lock up/crash I'm thinking this is actually a bug in the game rather then a driver problem.

I was able to load a save previous to entering the MB TV level, and guess what? I cannot even enter MB TV (through main doors) without the game locking up at the loading screen. I definitely think this is an issue with the game, because I have had other game lock ups during and ONLY during loading screens.

I have the same issue as well. Looks like we cannot even play the game until they fix it, get stuck in mutant bash and reload in it too.

I doubt this will help since I dont have the symbol files to make this report correct but meh...

Well I still don't know if this is the main quest or not, at least I can do other quests in the mean time until there is a solution. I basically said screw it and went on ahead to the dead city.

Same problem too, i'm stuck inside the first mission hideout. I completed it and quicksaved right before the door to exit. CTR-ALT-DEL'ing, quitting out and reloading has worked up to now, but now it just won't load after trying to zone.

So, I'm stuck inside, can't play or continue.


I've uninstalled drivers, tried the new ATI drivers, the hotfox from this afternoon, nothing.


Running ATI 5870. Q6600 @ 2.4GHZ , 4 gb ram., Win 7 32-bit

This is beyond a driver issue, OpenGL does not effect crashing to desktop and the game coming unresponsive during a loading screen. This is a shipped game issue, a game that took years to develop from a developer that pioneered PC and FPS gaming.

I'd love to hear some official word from id or Bethesda addressing the problems at hand and that a patch is in the works. Because, at this point, with the crashes and extremely poor texture quality on PC this game is un-playable and a downright kick in the sixual reproductive organs to the PC gaming community.

Well I could be wrong but this looks like a really bad port to the PC, I mean come on I cant even adjust my graphical settings in the game aside from my resolution and anti aliasing? I know consoles are easier to develop games for but come on now guys, don't get lazy on us now.

I went back and did everything I could do with out doing the monster bash quest.

I can't progress any farther in the story until this gets fixed.

Now everytime I try to enter the Arena the game locks up.

Another here who can't complete Muatant Bash. Crashed four times in a row now during the loading screen after the podium.

Having the same problem here. Awesome...

I'm stuck in the Wastelands. Any zone I attempt to enter results in 'Game Has Stopped Working'.

Just had the exact same problem as the OP - not only that but the last "boss" in the arena was flickering like crazy with the most recent ATI rage drivers. Then the game locked up. So awesome - thanks id!

I can confirm this, after installing latest Rage (fixed) drivers texture popping is gone for me, but during MBTV some enemies flicker like crazy. Think Neo dodging bullets on the rooftop in matrix, I don't know which one to shoot lol.
I will metaphorically shelf this game until its in a playable, and ATTRACTIVE state.

Pay 60 dollars for PC game, get under performing product compared to 60 dollar console game. To think that when I built my PC a year ago, I was looking forward to gaming the original way, the platform that offered the best of the best...boy has Rage proven me wrong.

Tried to play again, and the game crashes at the loading screen out of the arena once more. This time though, I had two shotgun shells and my shotgun floating above and to the right of my head as I stood on the winners podium. Going to put this game on the shelf until it gets fixed. Hopefully it doesn't stay greyed out in my steam library like that utter pile of crap, Brink.

Yep I am having the same problems - game hangs when I try to exit the Mutant Bash TV arena. I tried a different quest (visiting some dude's lab, forget the name), and I am having the same problem, it hangs when I try to enter the lab during the transition screen.

Here are my specs:
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (rev 7601.win7sp1_gdr.110622-1506 (Service Pack 1))
Core i5 2500K
16GB Ram
Sapphire Radeon 5770
DirectX 11

Does anyone know if you can disable multi-processor support? I had a similar problem with Fallout 3 once and if you disabled multiprocessor support it seemed to fix the problem. Just curious...

Add me to the list, I only did mutant Bash three times in a row before realizing the crashing was not just the normal crashing it likes to do whenever it [censored]in wants.

Windows 7 Ultimate
i7 Processor
8GB RAM
Sapphire Radeon 5770

Crashing on Bash happened 4 times to me before it started working. I thought everything was good, but happened again on other zones. Now i'm stuck on a quest and cant go further. So I don't think it's just that one quest.

I can confirm this as well. I didn't think I was the only one either.

I get crashes between the races as well. I can't go 2 races without a crash.

I can't finish this either now since I crash EVERYTIME I try and leave the area.

I'm not sure if it's AMD/ATI's fault or ID Software's fault on this one, seems we all have AMD cards though.

Specs-
Quad Core Q6600 @ 3.2GHz (Don't laugh, it's actually still holding up well)
8GB RAM
Sapphire Radeon HD 5870