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Original story (published on October 27, 2021) follows:

Far Cry 6 is the latest installment in the beloved Ubisoft franchise and is set on a fictional island named Yara. Heavily inspired by Cuba, the territory is under the control of the dictator called Antón Castillo.

The game has been praised by many with reviewers saying it’s visually stunning, thanks to Ubisoft’s Dunia 2 Engine. Far Cry 6 gives the game a fresh outlook by letting players discover the urban environments of Yara.

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Having said that, Far Cry 6 has had a shaky start. Right after its launch on October 7, players had to face many issues such as the black screen issue on Xbox with others complaining that Ubisoft did not honor the medium pack pre-order bonus.

Now, many Far Cry 6 players are saying that the latest update is causing the game to crash. The crashes seem to be happening randomly, with some saying that the game crashes right after the splash screen while others say it happens when they are in the main menu.

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@UbisoftSupport after installing the new update for Far Cry 6, the game is unplayable and keeps crashing. On top of that the screen tearing is so bad it was basically unplayable already.
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@UbisoftSupport Far Cry 6 crashing on PC ever since the update this morning. No error code. It crashes after I continue story from main menu. Any advice?
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Some players say that the update is causing files to corrupt and that they are able to fix it by verifying game files.

And the troubles don’t seem to end. Far Cry 6 players are getting stuck on a black screen when playing the Sundown mission. The only way to play the game after being stuck is to close and restart it.

But after restarting, the objective marker for the mission disappears. This is really frustrating since it is preventing players from progressing. Some say they tried verifying their game files but it isn’t helping either.

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i got near the end of the mission and a cutscene was started but it didnt play, so i restarted my game and now i cant finish the mission. i dont get any calls carlos or anyone else and theres now objective marker to show me how to continue.
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I completed the Sundown operation on ps4, when the game was loading at the end of the mission the game crashed, i restarted the game and it says i havent completed the mission but it wont let me redo the mission and ive done every other mission in the story because i thought it would fix itself by time i got back to it, i cant progress, please help
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In case you are experiencing the same issue, going back to the Montero farm after restarting the game seems to be triggering the cutscene for some.

Mine glitched too. After verdera and the car chase my game stayed on a black screen instead of loading the farm cutscene. I closed down and restarted and was in verdera. Drove back to the farm and the cutscene started once i crossed the property line. Im on ps4
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Update 1 (October 29)

12:19 pm (IST): Far Cry 6 has officially come out to acknowledge this bug, noting that they’re working on a fix.

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We are aware of an issue with PC players experiencing a black screen when launching the game, or the game crashing to desktop after launching it.

We are actively investigating a fix for this, but please try verifying the game’s files in the meantime.
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