Game suddenly won't launch - tried all of the main tricks

[PopeGPT]

Suddenly the game decided it doesn't want to start anymore, and I'm not sure why. I haven't changed anything besides restarting my PC. I have no antivirus to block anything. I uninstalled and reinstalled everything in the _CommonRedist folders, verified the cache, uninstalled and reinstalled, did the /d3d9 argument, and my Steam is running in admin mode as it has been for years.

Please send help. :(

[Vindictive]

hi
did you try the repair function ? its in the grimdawn folder, not sure where though

[PopeGPT]

Yes.

[The_Mess]

Go to C:\Users\[your user name here]\Documents\My Games\Grim Dawn\Settings and open up options.txt and go to UPNPEnable = true and change it to false.

That may solve the start up issue, since Grim Dawn scan your router at the start and if the router doesn't respond properly Grim Dawn gets caught in a loop. You wont be able to play multiplayer though, so that is a downside. Can be fixed via opening up the specific ports Grim Dawn uses, use teh google to find out which ones.

[edit] Oh and sorry for missing this, would have replied last night, but was zonked out due forgeting to take my anti-depressants that morning. Turns out I turn into even more of a mess when I do that lawl.

[PopeGPT]

No dice.

[The_Mess]

Bugger.

grimdawn.com is down to, so I can't go hunting there for possible answers.

Anyhow, when you start Grim Dawn via steam does grimdawn.exe show up in task manager as running?

[PopeGPT]

No, actually, it doesn't, which is odd. If I try to launch Grim Dawn.exe from the steam folder, it gives me a boatload of messages that I just assume is because it ties into steam somehow

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Grim Dawn.exe - System Error
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The code execution cannot proceed because VCRUNTIME140.dll was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix this problem.
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OK
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Grim Dawn.exe - System Error
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The code execution cannot proceed because MSVCP140.dll was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix this problem.
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OK
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Grim Dawn.exe - System Error
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The code execution cannot proceed because VCRUNTIME140.dll was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix this problem.
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OK
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Grim Dawn.exe - System Error
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The code execution cannot proceed because MSVCP140.dll was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix this problem.
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OK
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I guess this would point to problems with a certain missing redistributable that's not included in the _CommonRedist for some reason

please stand by

[The_Mess]

*squint*

What the whating what? If you've reinstalled the redist stuff those files should all be there for Grim Dawn to use. Could be a permissions issue, where grimdawn.exe doesn't have the right permissions, so possibly running it with admin rights could work.

Otherwise, if that doesn't it's probably a hard drive error, so try running check disk with the /r and /f flags via cmd (see teh google for specifics) to fix any bad clusters and recover any damaged files. And yes, you do need both those flags, since with out /f any damaged files will not be recovered, which I learnt that the hard way.

Once that's done, reinstall the redists from freshly downloaded installers and in theory Grim Dawn should now launch. Oh and the installers need to be downloaded since that removes any chance of issues with the ones in the redist folder being corrupted for what ever reason.

Lastly, after running check disk on C:\ it also usually worth running system file check, since there's always a good chance OS files have been affected. Which can cause problems with windows updates and other fun...

[PopeGPT]

Well, I've tried a few of those and nothing works - I'm just going to reformat and reinstall Windows, and if that ♥♥♥♥ don't work then I don't know what to do.

[powbam]

Originally posted by Y'allqaeda Yeehawdist:

Well, I've tried a few of those and nothing works - I'm just going to reformat and reinstall Windows, and if that ♥♥♥♥ don't work then I don't know what to do.

Just open up Control Panel/Uninstall a program and find the C++ Redists. Uninstall every single one you see. Reboot. Go to the Redists in the Grim Dawn installation folder. Start with the lowest year. Install the x86 version, then the x64. Go to the next highest year, repeat. Do this with every year. Reboot. Do a quick Windows Update check and then run the game.

There is no need to reinstall Windows.

[Hans Blitz]

Im getting an issue myself, i bought the DLC expansion yesterday and i created a new character, the game freezes on the main introduction story screen then it hangs and doesn't respond in the task manager, i then have to close the program from there, But all my other old characters work and the game runs fine, Its only new characters im having this crash.

All my characters work since this game was first available on steams client, it seems to be something about starting new characters with the new expansion the game just spaz's out and gives me a black non responding screen, then i load my Demolitionist, or Rouge that i've had for years and everything works fine.

[powbam]

Originally posted by Cenobite:

Im getting an issue myself, i bought the DLC expansion yesterday and i created a new character, the game freezes on the main introduction story screen then it hangs and doesn't respond in the task manager, i then have to close the program from there, But all my other old characters work and the game runds fine, Its only new characters im having this crash.

With the cinematic it crashes?

[PopeGPT]

Powbam, if you'd read the OP and subsequent replies you'd have seen that I said I did this already.

[powbam]

Originally posted by Y'allqaeda Yeehawdist:

Powbam, if you'd read the OP and subsequent replies you'd have seen that I said I did this already.

I read em. It rather sounds like you uninstalled them thru the GD install folder. Now read my instructions and go back and do it exactly as I outlined or don't. If you did actually uninstall them thru the Windows CP then carry on. Your problem tho is the C++ Redists. Your call.

[PopeGPT]

As I said, I both uninstalled and reinstalled through all three, in order, via the commonredist folder multiple times. Thanks for your help, though.