Check the directory of the crashing executable (e.g., game.exe folder). If a vulkan-1.dll exists there:
Also check C:\Windows\SysWOW64 for 32-bit apps. Check the directory of the crashing executable (e
Make sure you have the latest Vulkan runtime installed. You can download it from the LunarG website or through the package manager on Linux distributions. Also check C:\Windows\SysWOW64 for 32-bit apps
On Linux, you might need to install or update the Vulkan development packages: Prevention: How to Avoid This Error in the
# For Ubuntu-based systems
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libvulkan1
Or for distributions using .rpm packages:
# For Fedora, CentOS, or RHEL
sudo dnf install vulkan-loader
If the error only appears in one specific game or mod: