[Linux] receiving VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST when attempting to load the Game

[mizprjkt]

Game Version​

v2026.6.8.4680

Operating System​

Arch Linux (7.0.13-arch1-1)

Hardware​

- GPU / Driver Version: Intel HD 630 - Vulkan 1.4.348 (4211036)
- CPU: Intel i3 - 7100T
- RAM: 16 GB LPDDR4

Install Location​

$HOME/Games/linux-x64/ (/home/miku/Games/linux-x64)

What's Happening?​

Launching the game causes this error while trying to load.

[miku@mikucentre linux-x64]$ /home/miku/Games/linux-x64/KSA
13:48:09  INFO loaded settings from /home/miku/Documents/My Games/Kitten Space Agency/settings.toml
13:48:10  WARN No dedicated compute queue family found on physical device, using graphics queue for compute operations.
13:48:10 DEBUG Multi view supported: True
13:48:10 DEBUG Ray query acceleration structure support:False
13:48:10  INFO Swapchain created with 3 images
13:48:10 DEBUG Kitten Space Agency (KSA) v2026.6.8.4680 initialized
13:48:10  INFO found mod 'Core'
13:48:11 DEBUG found system 'Sol'
13:48:11 DEBUG found system 'SolDense'
13:48:11 DEBUG found system 'SolLite'
13:48:11 DEBUG found system 'Test'
13:48:11  INFO loaded Situation Template 'Gemini7StartingSituation'
13:48:11  INFO loaded Situation Template 'RocketStartingSituation'
13:48:11  INFO loaded Situation Template 'HunterStartingSituation'
13:48:11  INFO loaded Situation Template 'BanjoStartingSituation'
13:48:11  INFO loaded Situation Template 'PolarisStartingSituation'
13:48:11  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'Gemini7StartingSituation'
13:48:11  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'RocketStartingSituation'
13:48:11  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'HunterStartingSituation'
13:48:11  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'BanjoStartingSituation'
13:48:11  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'PolarisStartingSituation'
13:48:11 DEBUG loaded system 'Sol'
13:48:12  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'Gemini7StartingSituation'
13:48:12  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'RocketStartingSituation'
13:48:12  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'HunterStartingSituation'
13:48:12  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'BanjoStartingSituation'
13:48:12  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'PolarisStartingSituation'
13:48:12 DEBUG loaded system 'SolDense'
13:48:12  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'Gemini7StartingSituation'
13:48:12  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'RocketStartingSituation'
13:48:12  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'HunterStartingSituation'
13:48:12  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'BanjoStartingSituation'
13:48:12  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'PolarisStartingSituation'
13:48:12 DEBUG loaded system 'SolLite'
13:48:12  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'Gemini7StartingSituation'
13:48:12  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'RocketStartingSituation'
13:48:12  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'HunterStartingSituation'
13:48:12  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'BanjoStartingSituation'
13:48:12  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'PolarisStartingSituation'
13:48:12 DEBUG loaded system 'Test'
13:48:12  INFO registered language 'English (United States)'
13:48:25  INFO loaded Situation Template 'Gemini7StartingSituation'
13:48:25  INFO loaded Situation Template 'RocketStartingSituation'
13:48:25  INFO loaded Situation Template 'HunterStartingSituation'
13:48:25  INFO loaded Situation Template 'BanjoStartingSituation'
13:48:25  INFO loaded Situation Template 'PolarisStartingSituation'
13:48:25  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'Gemini7StartingSituation'
13:48:25  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'RocketStartingSituation'
13:48:25  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'HunterStartingSituation'
13:48:25  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'BanjoStartingSituation'
13:48:25  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'PolarisStartingSituation'
13:48:25 DEBUG loaded system 'SolLite'
13:48:25 DEBUG loaded planet mesh collection 'Default'
13:48:25 DEBUG loaded planet mesh collection 'EarthScale'
13:48:25 DEBUG loaded planet mesh collection 'OceanEarth'
13:48:25 DEBUG loaded planet mesh collection 'Asteroid'
13:48:25 DEBUG loaded planet mesh collection 'MarsScale'
13:48:25 DEBUG loaded planet heightmap collection 'Default'
13:48:29 ERROR Unhandled exception Brutal.VulkanApi.VkResultError: Vulkan call to vkWaitForFences failed with error: VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST
   at Core.Renderer.TryAcquireNextFrame()
   at KSA.Loading.OnFrame()
   at KSA.ModLibrary.Bind(Renderer renderer)
   at KSA.Program..ctor(IReadOnlyList`1 inArgs)
   at KSA.Program.Main(String[] inArgs).
Unhandled exception. Brutal.VulkanApi.VkResultError: Vulkan call to vkWaitForFences failed with error: VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST
   at Core.Renderer.TryAcquireNextFrame()
   at KSA.Loading.OnFrame()
   at KSA.ModLibrary.Bind(Renderer renderer)
   at KSA.Program..ctor(IReadOnlyList`1 inArgs)
   at KSA.Program.Main(String[] inArgs)
Killed                     /home/miku/Games/linux-x64/KSA
[miku@mikucentre linux-x64]$

Reproduction Rate​

Every Launch

Already Tried​

Re-extract, redownload, lowering textures, same issues.

Logs​

Attaching logs makes it much easier for others to help diagnose your issue.

Logs From the game:

13:56:27.397  INFO loaded settings from /home/miku/Documents/My Games/Kitten Space Agency/settings.toml
13:56:28.037  WARN No dedicated compute queue family found on physical device, using graphics queue for compute operations.
13:56:28.043 DEBUG Multi view supported: True
13:56:28.045 DEBUG Ray query acceleration structure support:False
13:56:28.157  INFO Swapchain created with 3 images
13:56:28.356 DEBUG Kitten Space Agency (KSA) v2026.6.8.4680 initialized
13:56:28.388  INFO found mod 'Core'
13:56:28.496 DEBUG found system 'Sol'
13:56:28.526 DEBUG found system 'SolDense'
13:56:28.526 DEBUG found system 'SolLite'
13:56:28.526 DEBUG found system 'Test'
13:56:29.031  INFO loaded Situation Template 'Gemini7StartingSituation'
13:56:29.034  INFO loaded Situation Template 'RocketStartingSituation'
13:56:29.034  INFO loaded Situation Template 'HunterStartingSituation'
13:56:29.034  INFO loaded Situation Template 'BanjoStartingSituation'
13:56:29.034  INFO loaded Situation Template 'PolarisStartingSituation'
13:56:29.345  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'Gemini7StartingSituation'
13:56:29.345  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'RocketStartingSituation'
13:56:29.345  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'HunterStartingSituation'
13:56:29.345  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'BanjoStartingSituation'
13:56:29.345  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'PolarisStartingSituation'
13:56:29.347 DEBUG loaded system 'Sol'
13:56:29.430  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'Gemini7StartingSituation'
13:56:29.430  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'RocketStartingSituation'
13:56:29.430  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'HunterStartingSituation'
13:56:29.430  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'BanjoStartingSituation'
13:56:29.430  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'PolarisStartingSituation'
13:56:29.430 DEBUG loaded system 'SolDense'
13:56:29.431  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'Gemini7StartingSituation'
13:56:29.431  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'RocketStartingSituation'
13:56:29.431  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'HunterStartingSituation'
13:56:29.431  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'BanjoStartingSituation'
13:56:29.431  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'PolarisStartingSituation'
13:56:29.431 DEBUG loaded system 'SolLite'
13:56:29.431  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'Gemini7StartingSituation'
13:56:29.431  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'RocketStartingSituation'
13:56:29.431  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'HunterStartingSituation'
13:56:29.431  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'BanjoStartingSituation'
13:56:29.431  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'PolarisStartingSituation'
13:56:29.431 DEBUG loaded system 'Test'
13:56:29.440  INFO registered language 'English (United States)'
13:56:36.957  INFO loaded Situation Template 'Gemini7StartingSituation'
13:56:36.957  INFO loaded Situation Template 'RocketStartingSituation'
13:56:36.957  INFO loaded Situation Template 'HunterStartingSituation'
13:56:36.957  INFO loaded Situation Template 'BanjoStartingSituation'
13:56:36.957  INFO loaded Situation Template 'PolarisStartingSituation'
13:56:36.969  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'Gemini7StartingSituation'
13:56:36.970  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'RocketStartingSituation'
13:56:36.970  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'HunterStartingSituation'
13:56:36.970  INFO loaded Instance of Situation Template 'BanjoStartingSituation'

I also have a dump file, if you want to, i would love to send it, if maintainers want...

 

[Kiwi Shark]

Hello there.

That VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST is a semi-regular issue we've seen around here. Usually it means that there was some issue with the GPU / drivers. Looking at your specs...

- GPU / Driver Version: Intel HD 630 - Vulkan 1.4.348 (4211036)
- CPU: Intel i3 - 7100T
- RAM: 16 GB LPDDR4

You're running integrated Intel graphics, which are known to not really be compatible with KSA at the moment. Unfortunately I think your computer just won't be able to run the game right now.