# F5 fatal error running FPS project

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/f5-fatal-error-running-fps-project/463601>\
**Category:** Platform & Builds\
**Tags:** fps-shooter-game-sam, unreal-engine, crash, packaged-game, UE4, question\
**Created:** [April 10, 2020, 9:44pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/f5-fatal-error-running-fps-project/463601 "2020-04-10T21:44:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_c8d46d6a](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_c8d46d6a](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_c8d46d6a)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 9:44pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/f5-fatal-error-running-fps-project/463601/1 "2020-04-10T21:44:11Z")

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Pressing ‘F5’ when running the packaged FPS project crashes with a fatal error.

[crash log][1]

![299458-ue4-error.png](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/9/f/a/9fafa4c70327ac53a466eece6e26346d00ac1734.png)

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**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_938d31b6](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_938d31b6](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_938d31b6)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/f5-fatal-error-running-fps-project/463601/2 "2020-04-11T09:31:31Z")

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A fatal error due to shader compilation sounds a bit like DirectX might not be configured properly. You could try reinstalling it or downloading and running a new game which should reconfigure it.