[PC] Stuck in a Steam Validation/Update/Installation Loop?

When problems arise when validating, updating or installing Vermintide 2, we recommend running through the solutions listed below.

• Restart your PC
• Ensure you have enough space left on your PC's drive
• Clear Steam's 'Download Cache' by: 
  1. Open the Steam client
  2. Select 'Steam' in the upper left-hand corner
  3. Select 'Settings'
  4. Select 'Downloads' within the sidebar
  5. Select 'Clear Download Cache'
• Repair your Steam Library Folders by:
  1. Open the Steam client
  2. Select 'Steam' in the upper left-hand corner
  3. Select 'Settings'
  4. Select 'Downloads' within the sidebar
  5. Select 'Steam Library Folders'
  6. Right-click the directory path displayed
  7. Select 'Repair Folder'
• 'Verify Integrity of Game Files' via Steam, using the instructions here: https://support.fatshark.se/hc/en-us/articles/360021233534--PC-How-to-Verify-Integrity-of-Game-Files-via-Steam
• Change Steam's 'Download Region' to another nearby location by:
  1. Open the Steam client
  2. Select 'Steam' in the upper left-hand corner
  3. Select 'Settings'
  4. Select 'Downloads' within the sidebar
  5. Change your 'Download Region' and save the changes
• Reinstall the Steam client