Game Crashes with EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION Post Latest Update

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Bug: Game Crashes with EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION Post Latest Update

This issue is a duplicate of #6426 Unexpected Game Crashes Penalizing Disconnections.

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Game Crashes with EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION Post Latest Update

Status:	Duplicate
Added by:	Anonymous on August 28, '26
Reported for:	10.1.0 Auto
Actual Result:	Not set
Expected Result:	Not set
Severity:	Not set
Reproducibility:	Not set
Platform:	Not set
Additional Notes & Comments:	Not set

Steps to Reproduce

Launch Dead By Daylight (via Epic Games Store, as shown by the shipping logs).
Join a match and play normally.
The game unexpectedly crashes to desktop, triggering the Unreal Engine crash handler with an access violation error.

Explanation

The game crashes during matches since the latest update, showing the "Dead By Daylight Crash Reporter" window with an "Unhandled Exception: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION" error. This has happened 4 times, causing unfair matchmaking penalties. I have attached a 29-second video clip showing the exact moment the game freezes and crashes.