Hey guys.
I can confirm it's a nvidia driver issue related to the latest update. I had the problem earlier today and did some research. Decided to try uninstalling driver and installing driver version 391.01 which is a bit older and not related to the FC optimization and it's working like a charm now.
If you go to https://www.geforce.com/drivers you can type in your gpu and find an older driver that should work like a charm.
Remember to uninstall the old one from the controle panel and do a reboot before installing the new one, just to be sure.
Happy hunting.
Same issue here... the game will suddenly freeze for a few seconds, then ctd.
Crashed with previous drivers, as well as latest drivers. I will try rolling back even earlier when I get home.
It’s not a real solution, but I managed to get an extended play session in last night, i avoided the crash by hitting alt+tab or ctrl+alt+del the moment it freezes. This left me with a black screen, after a short while the game pops back up and carries in going. It worked on the 3 or 4 occasions I tried it last night. So could be worth a shot for you guys, until an actual fix is implemented.
I5 8600k
780ti
1440p
16gb 3ghz Ram
I just made a ticket with ubisoft but its been happening since 2nd day but not launch day when I didnt upgrade the drivers so maybe a roll back might fix it. however seems all ubisoft games do this to me and crash/restart my pc on heating or something. watchdogs 2 was unplayable after like 6 hours of game time total and this is doing it as well same issue. I think its the overlay being ****ty but what do I know.