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JFG Feb 5, 2024 @ 3:10pm
Microsoft Runtime C++ Error
Keeps giving this C++ runtime pop up then nothing

anyone else running into this?
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Originally posted by Goldi_Toplitz:
It actually happens surprisingly often for many different games, but luckily it is easy to fix.

For C++ it's practical to just have the complete package. It's light-weight and you have everything you need for all your games.

As a heads-up: This topic is from February and related to the Demo version. Some comments here may no longer be relevant and some commentators may no longer be here. For this reason I will close it.

However, if you experience any issues with starting the game or in general, please don't hesitate to open a new topic with your issue or question. We will do our best to help you.

If you lack Visual C++ for any game, the solutions mentioned here may still help you. From experience, it can happen and a manual install will very likely solve it. As said above, download the package from Microsoft directly or a tech website you truly trust, be careful not to fall for untrustworthy downloads.
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󠁳 ⁧ ceeko- Feb 5, 2024 @ 4:26pm 
same here, even after reinstalling c++
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我叫ikun你记住 Feb 5, 2024 @ 6:58pm 
same
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Sir_Coleslaw Feb 5, 2024 @ 11:41pm 
Yep, same here.
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Dr.NanoSpider Feb 6, 2024 @ 12:09am 
same here still no solution found even after deleting and reinstaling the game
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SwordsOfTheSouth_Toplitz  [developer] Feb 6, 2024 @ 2:03am 
What does the error specifically state? What OS? Win 10? Win 11?
Last edited by SwordsOfTheSouth_Toplitz; Feb 6, 2024 @ 2:12am
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Time Tells Feb 6, 2024 @ 2:24am 
played some yesterday, now today, but now i can play for like 10-20 seconds, before fatal error pops up and crash it, i played for almost 1 hour yesterday without any issues on highest settings, now i dont even last half a minute on lowest
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Siemasz Feb 6, 2024 @ 2:43am 
Hey! The Runtime C++ is a Windows issue, but there's a way to fix it. Here's the solution: https://www.makeuseof.com/following-components-required-error-windows/
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SwordsOfTheSouth_Toplitz  [developer] Feb 6, 2024 @ 3:09am 
In addition these things can help as well:
- Turning off compatibility mode
- Updating the GPU driver

- Perform memory diagnostics with MdSched.
Right-click on the taskbar and choose Task Manager. In Processes, find Windows Explorer and right-click it to choose End task. Press Win + R, type MdSched and hit Enter. Choose Restart now and check for problems.
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☠ CraZyToEzDK ☠ Feb 6, 2024 @ 6:44am 
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170#visual-studio-2015-2017-2019-and-2022.

Make sure u Download the x64 version
Worked for me
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Bombe Feb 6, 2024 @ 12:33pm 
I'm on W10 x64 and have same problem.
7900XTX with latest update
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Lykophobetor Feb 6, 2024 @ 2:20pm 
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170

and get https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x64.exe or x86 depending on your system
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Arte dei Videogiochi Feb 6, 2024 @ 7:53pm 
Same. Windows 10 x64 machine.
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Druthers Feb 6, 2024 @ 8:24pm 
I'm on Linux.

Seems like the installer does not specify the correct version.

Could try ProtonTricks to get latest x64 version of C++ and DirectX but it's better if the Dev updates the installer.

D
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mbw73 Feb 7, 2024 @ 7:53am 
Post 11, 2nd link fixed the issue for me.

Originally posted by Lykophobetor:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170

and get https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x64.exe or x86 depending on your system
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KnightArch Feb 7, 2024 @ 6:36pm 
Originally posted by SwordsOfTheSouth:
In addition these things can help as well:
- Turning off compatibility mode
- Updating the GPU driver

- Perform memory diagnostics with MdSched.
Right-click on the taskbar and choose Task Manager. In Processes, find Windows Explorer and right-click it to choose End task. Press Win + R, type MdSched and hit Enter. Choose Restart now and check for problems.

There are some problem with that because no memory issue should give this specific error. This seem to be an installer issue to detect the right version of the MS C++ Redist., because even with all of them properly installed and being detected be the OS and every other application, the game installer is just not "seeing it".

I got to try it both on Windows 10 and 11, with the latest updates available. There are no compatibility mode activated but I even try to use it to see if anything could work. I have an Nvidia GPU, and I have also tried with the last three game ready drivers and the last two studio driver versions.

Still, I tried to do a clean install of all the MS C++ Redist. files to see if there was something corrupted on the system files that is affecting just this specific game but with no success.

The last resource I tried was to spin up a VM with a clean install of everything just to be sure and voilá, the problem are still there.
If I can contribute with something to help you identify the root cause of this issue, I'll be happy.

Thank you very much to take time to reply us here.

Edit: I just uncovered my mistery! For some reason on Windows 11, with both x64 and x86 versions of the MS Visual C++ Redist. installed the game looks for the x86 and throws an exception which renders the alert windows with this error. Uninstalling the x86 was the workaround which made the game run here for me on Windows 11 but not on Windows 10, on which I'm still investigating. The last time I saw this was ages ago with JRE and Brazilian government applications...

Maybe there is a way to avoid this confusion when both x64 and x86 versions is present on the machine. I'm now curious to learn if there is a code to do that 🤣
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