Braid not launching

[santiago.benjamin]

Seems like other people are having this issue.

I have tried to run windowed at various resolutions and settings from the launcher / with and without GPU acceleration / compatibility modes / in steam and the .exe by itself...to no avail.

Here is the contents of my log file:

Braid, Version 1.044, 25 September 2014.
D3D9: Shader model 3.0 supported
D3D9: Full hardware vertex support
D3D9: SDK version 20
D3D9: Adapter = Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
D3D9: VendorId = 0x8086 (Intel)
D3D9: DriverVersion = 9.18.13.2762 (0x00090012000D0ACA)
D3D9: Device GUID = D7B78E66-4956-11CF-D07E-0D18B6C2C435
Windows: Version = 5.1.2600 arch:AMD64[9] (Windows XP - Service Pack 2)
Windows: Computer Name = BS_DEEPTHOUGHT
Top 5 Resolutions:
1280x720@60, score 2.000
1360x768@60, score 1.882
1366x768@60, score 1.874
1600x900@60, score 1.600
1920x1080@60, score 1.333
WM_ACTIVATEAPP 1
WM_SIZE 1280x720
Vanilla try_device_create (probably windowed mode?), 1280x720, vsync 0
Init result: 1
Shader(s) Failed:
Compilation failed [text]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [text]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [text]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [text]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [world_clamped]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [world_clamped]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [world_clamped]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [world_clamped]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [argb_no_texture]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [argb_no_texture]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [argb_no_texture]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [argb_no_texture]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [world]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [world]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [world]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [world]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [add]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [add]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [add]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [add]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [reduce]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [ring_halo]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [ring_halo]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [ring_halo]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [ring_halo]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [multiply_mode]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [multiply_mode]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [multiply_mode]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [multiply_mode]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [shadow]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [shadow]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [shadow]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [shadow]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [puzzle_piece]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [puzzle_piece]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [puzzle_piece]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [puzzle_piece]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [puzzle_lighting]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [puzzle_lighting]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [puzzle_lighting]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [puzzle_lighting]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [premultiplied_alpha]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [premultiplied_alpha]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [premultiplied_alpha]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [premultiplied_alpha]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Compilation failed [blend_one]: [ERROR_MOD_NOT_FOUND]n/a
Failed shader setup.
Braid Crashed!

[KnockoutGames]

Sorry to hear this, and on Christmas day :-(. Looks like you have an issue that some players have already dealt with. The following forum thread has a solution to the issue.

http://steamcommunity.com/app/26800/discussions/0/522730701163066188/#c45350791515337057

[santiago.benjamin]

Thanks for your reply, apologies on not responding quickly (I never got any kind of update in my email).

The issue was that there was an update for my graphics card I didn't see/wasn't aware of. When I did that it worked fine.

Great job maintaining this game!

It's sad that I waited so long to finally play it, one of my new favorites (as in of all time!)

[KnockoutGames]

This is great to here, both that it is working and the compliment :-D. I am also a fan of this game (I did not create it, I'm just the current maintainer of it) and keeping it working for everyone is important to me.

[santiago.benjamin]

no problem! I'm honestly not much of a gamer, so sorry again about the long delay in response, I know how stressful it can be when things are out there not working/incorrect. I knew that you did not make the original incarnation of the game, but still an audacious task to make sure it keeps working!