14/10 Patch Official Fix (+Workaround for Non-DLC Owners)

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POSTED Wed, October 19, 2022
@ 5:47 PM UTC +08 (SGT)

How to resolve the bug introduced by the recent patch for Resident Evil Village

The most recent patch, distributed on October 14, 2022, led to some unexpected behavior preventing the launch of the game. A method has been found to resolve this issue using the software on your PC. If you have been affected by this issue, please try following the steps below.
We apologize for the inconvenience, and appreciate your cooperation and understanding.

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Please locate the Resident Evil Village listing within your Steam Library.
Right-click it, and select "Properties."

Please select the Additional Content (DLC) tab, and uncheck the box located beside the following DLC items:
Resident Evil Village - Winters' Expansion
Resident Evil Village - Street Wolf Outfit
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The game should now work as normal.

Once the Winters' Expansion has launched on October 28, please re-enable the DLC items by returning to that screen and re-checking the box for the items.

Once again, we apologize for the inconvenience to you, our devoted fans.

Sincerely, the Resident Evil Village Dev Team

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1196590/view/3381666265714737465

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POSTED ON @RE_Games Twitter
@ 10:54 PM SGT · Oct 17, 2022

To all Resident Evil Village Steam players:

We're aware of an ongoing issue with the latest patch that's causing the game to crash for some users. We're currently looking into a fix, and apologize for any inconvenience caused!

https://twitter.com/RE_Games/status/1582022175426375681

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POSTED Mon, October 17, 2022
@ 5:05 PM UTC +08 (SGT)

Notice and apology regarding the latest patch

To users of the Steam version of Resident Evil Village

After installing the latest patch, the following has been observed:
・A message appears that mentions the need to restart the game
・Game crashes

We apologize for any inconveniences this may have caused.
We are currently working hard to fix this issue, please give us some time to have the issue resolved.

Once again, we apologize for the inconvenience.

- The Resident Evil Village Dev Team

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1196590/view/3543795218900503959

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Scheduled for 14/10/2022 (Asia)

The following update will be made to the game.

- Accessibility features have been added to allow a wider range of users to be able to experience the game.
- Minor issues related to the gameplay has been fixed.

https://www.residentevil.com/village/en-asia/topics/update/

FIXES 🔧

(3RD PARTY FIX/NON-DLC OWNERS) 'FluffyQuack' has created a dedicated discussion regarding the REFramework solution. Reportedly, the latest nightly build of REFramework resolves the startup crash but DLC detection/performance instability issues still persist. Much less of a fix and more of a workaround until Village devs drop a definitive follow-up patch. Definitely worth a try nevertheless. Btw, do check out Fluffy's thread while you're at it, he's definitely more knowledgeable and 'qualified' to comment on the technicalities of the game than me by light-years.

https://github.com/praydog/REFramework-nightly/releases/tag/latest

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1196590/discussions/0/5002961597094108389/

Originally posted by FluffyQuack:

The most recent patch introduced a major bug that prevents many people from running the game as it crashes after start-up. I think owning specific DLC triggers it, but I'm not sure.

Praydog updated his RE Framework tool which has a fix for the issue.

Try this to fix the issue:
- Download RE8.zip from here: https://github.com/praydog/REFramework-nightly/releases/tag/latest
- Extract it to where RE8 is installed
- Delete the openvr_api.dll and openxr_loader.dll files as those are only for using VR functionality with RE Framework
- Run the game and it should now function as normal

Capcom introduced new anti-tamper code with the new patch that checks for modifications made to the game's code and then prevents itself from running if any is detected. I could be wrong, but I think the issue people are facing is due to that new anti-tamper code not working correctly.

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(STEAM FIX/UNVERIFIED) One possible fix for owners of the Winters' Expansion DLC is to refund said DLC for now. According to some, the game continues to function as per normal thereafter.[/list]

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1196590/discussions/0/5002961597088188619/

Originally posted by Jamejarrs:

I know basically everyone knows that owning the expansion is causing the problem, but if you wanna play the game in the mean time you can just refund it to get it working. I'm just gonna pick it up again when they fix it.

[UPDATE: Unable to verify the efficacy of the abovementioned fix myself. Some players who do not own the DLC have also reported identical issues with their copy of the game. On the other hand, those who have refunded claim that their issues were fixed. In other words, not owning the DLC in the first place doesn't mean you're safe but players removing ownership of it could probably fix their game. I'm rly on the fence about this one so I'll just leave this here in case anyone wanted to check for themselves.]

KNOWN ISSUES ⚠️

• Data incompatibility/game restart warnings followed by CTD for most cases
  
• Failure to detect DLC content
  
• Game crashes for those with Reshade installed
  
• External mods (fov modifier, vignette disabler etc) no longer function
  
• Reportedly, owners of the pre-order Winters' Expansion DLC are affected by the issues brought about by the said patch (UNVERIFIED)

TROUBLESHOOTING 🖥️

1. Check the game’s system requirements
   
2. Add the game’s folder and files to your anti-virus program’s exception/exclusion list
   
3. Give administrator privileges to Steam and the game
   
4. Update your Video/Graphics Drivers and Windows Operating System
   
5. Check your graphics driver settings & computer power settings
   
6. Update DirectX
   
7. Update your Windows Media Player codecs
   
8. Verify the game’s cache in Steam

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1196590/discussions/1/3146305075704330930/

EDITS ✏️

• (14/10 1800 SGT) Will update this thread if I find more info on my end. In the meantime, kindly refrain from bumping this thread further unless you have any constructive findings. Pls help to keep this discussion focused and the clutter to a minimum. Tks 🙏🙏
  
• (15/10 0000 SGT) Pinned post by 'animal_PLANET' describing potential troublemaker. Have yet to verify the claim due to me being away for work. Any further inputs from others are still welcome tho.
  
• (15/10 1500 SGT) Updated pinned post by 'thepahakurki' highlighting GitHub mod that appears to resolve startup issues.
  
• (17/10 0700 SGT) Fluffy has spoken omg. However, still no formal acknowledgement from Capcom through any of their media outlets (@re_games/@capcomusa_ twitter, ig & official site).
  
• (17/10 1800 SGT) RE:V dev team officially addressed the patch in an announcement on the Steam News page for RE:V. Check the updates for details.
  
• (19/10 2200 SGT) Solution for issues published on the Steam News page. Check the top of the thread for details.

[george dubya]

Lmao came here wondering the same thing

[spongebob squarepants]

Lmao came here wondering the same thing

[HYU 김현진]

came here wondering the same thing [3]

[Трёшка и Центнер]

Same question, anybody has any info on that?

[PrinceXavieR™]

???? what is this ???

[DarksideDoc]

that was the patch notes from December last year, nothing on there for this update.

[ñepo]

Originally posted by AirElseWhere:

The following updates will be made to the Steam version of the game.

- Fix issues related to in-game option selection.
- Correct option text for some languages.

Source: https://www.residentevil.com/village/us/topics/update/

1gb for all that lmao

[JumboMumbo]

Originally posted by DarksideDoc:

that was the patch notes from December last year, nothing on there for this update.

oh ♥♥♥♥ your right my bad.

[z]

for the record, i'm getting those incompatible data warnings on startup. something's definitely broken fr

[kaßin]

only thing i've seen was a new button in the graphics settings to see your system info.

[The Yoghurt Effect]

Was hoping it was the expansion early

[Abamus]

Originally posted by AirElseWhere:

Originally posted by DarksideDoc:

that was the patch notes from December last year, nothing on there for this update.

oh ♥♥♥♥ your right my bad.

delete your post
capcom released patch and don't even bother to tell what he does

[The_Thing]

After patch I am getting "incompatible data detected" restart the game warnings. WTF
game cant find any dlc installed

[warakia9580]

Text size for subtitle can change and show Dot Crosshair has been added in option.

And I get game crashed on start if using Reshade.

And in game at Sell page of Duke's Shop now can swift between minimum/maximum number of selling items.

[kaßin]

Originally posted by kaẞin:

only thing i've seen was a new button in the graphics settings to see your system info.

also getting better performance.