Use the --songaudiodisable launch argument (see Section 7) to bypass audio loading if the crash is audio-related.
folder and reinstall the game using the latest version from the official releases page Clear the Song Cache : If the game crashes while scanning songs, navigate to clone hero keeps crashing
| Crash Type | Quick Action | |------------|---------------| | Crash during song scan | Binary search your Songs folder | | Crash on launch (black screen) | Delete settings.ini → add -force-d3d11 | | Crash when plugging guitar | Uninstall vJoy → disable Steam Input | | Crash after many songs | Switch to 64-bit → increase pagefile | | Crash on song start | Set 48,000 Hz audio → disable exclusive mode | | Crash with missing DLL | Install VC++ Redistributable 2015–2022 | Use the --songaudiodisable launch argument (see Section 7)
A single corrupt song can crash the entire game. If you recently added new tracks, move them out of the folder and try scanning again. clone hero keeps crashing