Game crashes before Loading all of a sudden

[The1RavenQueen]

I played until 3am this morning (whoops). No issues. I saved my game and exited. I am not trying to get on the game and i can not. I get almost to 100% loaded and then CRASH... back to my desk top. Did something happen between 3am and right now that would cause this?

[xPumaFangx]

I just bought the game and I have the same issue as I get almost to 100% loaded and then CRASH..... So I too want to know what is up with that.

[The1RavenQueen]

it still wont load. i try many times a day. i am so sad

[Cavaclusaz]

I have the same problem, it appeared after 60h of game, the game crashes everytime i load something

[Lord Jhezüs]

I have the same problem too :/... oh why? i played 25 hours, and now...

[Wargrave]

i cant even use the icon no more...just does nothing

[Wargrave]

does anyone actually address these problems....? coz i haven't been able to play the game for a week

[Gothmaul]

Re-posting this here to bump this for more attention. I just got this game and am also unable to launch it. When I attempt to launch it the steam box comes up for a few seconds, disappears and then nothing happens. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the game, and verified the files. I have also attempted to launch directly from the two .exe files in the game folder, and changed the launch options in my steam library. I have also turned off my antivirus. This is the log entry I have in my event viewer:

Log Name: Application
Source: Application Error
Date: 11/17/2020 10:46:46 AM
Event ID: 1000
Task Category: (100)
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: DESKTOP-2BN2Q9J
Description:
Faulting application name: LariLauncher.exe, version: 1.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x5f1757ad
Faulting module name: KERNELBASE.dll, version: 10.0.19041.572, time stamp: 0x1183946c
Exception code: 0xe0434352
Fault offset: 0x0000000000023e49
Faulting process id: 0x1608
Faulting application start time: 0x01d6bd013c3c3aef
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Baldurs Gate 3\Launcher\LariLauncher.exe
Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll
Report Id: 5d288fb4-b1f4-4402-85db-39dd7df83be0
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Application Error" />
<EventID Qualifiers="0">1000</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>100</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2020-11-17T16:46:46.3428697Z" />
<EventRecordID>9916</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="0" ThreadID="0" />
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>DESKTOP-2BN2Q9J</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>LariLauncher.exe</Data>
<Data>1.0.0.0</Data>
<Data>5f1757ad</Data>
<Data>KERNELBASE.dll</Data>
<Data>10.0.19041.572</Data>
<Data>1183946c</Data>
<Data>e0434352</Data>
<Data>0000000000023e49</Data>
<Data>1608</Data>
<Data>01d6bd013c3c3aef</Data>
<Data>C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Baldurs Gate 3\Launcher\LariLauncher.exe</Data>
<Data>C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll</Data>
<Data>5d288fb4-b1f4-4402-85db-39dd7df83be0</Data>
<Data>
</Data>
<Data>
</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

Anyone have any ideas? Any developers watching this? Is this a known issue?

Thanks in advance

[Gothmaul]

I should also mention that when I attempt to launch using the two .exe files I get the following error message: "The code execution cannot proceed because MSVCP140.dll was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix this problem."

[Gothmaul]

Re-posting to increase awareness:

I just realized that there is a second error message in event view that also shows up each time I try to launch. The log is as follows:

Log Name: Application
Source: .NET Runtime
Date: 11/17/2020 11:23:34 AM
Event ID: 1026
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: DESKTOP-2BN2Q9J
Description:
Application: LariLauncher.exe
CoreCLR Version: 4.700.20.41105
.NET Core Version: 3.1.8
Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception.
Exception Info: System.BadImageFormatException: Could not load file or assembly 'CefSharp.Core, Version=79.1.360.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=40c4b6fc221f4138'. An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format.
File name: 'CefSharp.Core, Version=79.1.360.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=40c4b6fc221f4138'
at LariLauncher.Cef.CefHelper.Initialize()
at LariLauncher.App.OnStartup(StartupEventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Application.<.ctor>b__1_0(Object unused)
at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs)
at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(Object source, Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs, Delegate catchHandler)
at System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.InvokeImpl()
at System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.InvokeInSecurityContext(Object state)
at MS.Internal.CulturePreservingExecutionContext.CallbackWrapper(Object obj)
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
at MS.Internal.CulturePreservingExecutionContext.Run(CulturePreservingExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
at System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.Invoke()
at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.ProcessQueue()
at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.WndProcHook(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, Boolean& handled)
at MS.Win32.HwndWrapper.WndProc(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, Boolean& handled)
at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.DispatcherCallbackOperation(Object o)
at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs)
at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(Object source, Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs, Delegate catchHandler)
at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.LegacyInvokeImpl(DispatcherPriority priority, TimeSpan timeout, Delegate method, Object args, Int32 numArgs)
at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.SubclassWndProc(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam)
at MS.Win32.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessage(MSG& msg)
at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.PushFrameImpl(DispatcherFrame frame)
at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.PushFrame(DispatcherFrame frame)
at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.Run()
at System.Windows.Application.RunDispatcher(Object ignore)
at System.Windows.Application.RunInternal(Window window)
at System.Windows.Application.Run()
at LariLauncher.App.Main()



Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name=".NET Runtime" />
<EventID Qualifiers="0">1026</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2020-11-17T17:23:34.8243365Z" />
<EventRecordID>9919</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="0" ThreadID="0" />
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>DESKTOP-2BN2Q9J</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>Application: LariLauncher.exe
CoreCLR Version: 4.700.20.41105
.NET Core Version: 3.1.8
Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception.
Exception Info: System.BadImageFormatException: Could not load file or assembly 'CefSharp.Core, Version=79.1.360.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=40c4b6fc221f4138'. An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format.
File name: 'CefSharp.Core, Version=79.1.360.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=40c4b6fc221f4138'
at LariLauncher.Cef.CefHelper.Initialize()
at LariLauncher.App.OnStartup(StartupEventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Application.&lt;.ctor&gt;b__1_0(Object unused)
at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs)
at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(Object source, Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs, Delegate catchHandler)
at System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.InvokeImpl()
at System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.InvokeInSecurityContext(Object state)
at MS.Internal.CulturePreservingExecutionContext.CallbackWrapper(Object obj)
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
at MS.Internal.CulturePreservingExecutionContext.Run(CulturePreservingExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
at System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.Invoke()
at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.ProcessQueue()
at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.WndProcHook(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, Boolean&amp; handled)
at MS.Win32.HwndWrapper.WndProc(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, Boolean&amp; handled)
at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.DispatcherCallbackOperation(Object o)
at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs)
at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(Object source, Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs, Delegate catchHandler)
at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.LegacyInvokeImpl(DispatcherPriority priority, TimeSpan timeout, Delegate method, Object args, Int32 numArgs)
at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.SubclassWndProc(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam)
at MS.Win32.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessage(MSG&amp; msg)
at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.PushFrameImpl(DispatcherFrame frame)
at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.PushFrame(DispatcherFrame frame)
at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.Run()
at System.Windows.Application.RunDispatcher(Object ignore)
at System.Windows.Application.RunInternal(Window window)
at System.Windows.Application.Run()
at LariLauncher.App.Main()


</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>


Again any help is appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

[Gothmaul]

Ok I figured it out.

I installed the latest version of "Visual Studio" and now it will launch. Link to follow:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads

Best of luck :)

[The1RavenQueen]

i even tried a fresh install and still nothing,

[voodoo_scream]

After today's hotfix, the game crashes on startup. DX11 version won't start at all.

[The1RavenQueen]

i did the thing GothMaul suggested and was able to play again but i had to start all over. oh well ill try a different class and make different choices. at least i can finally play.