Help! dinput8.dll causing GTAV to not launch

[f99shi]

As long as I have dinput8.dll in my GTAV folder, the game will not launch. I've deleted all other add-on .dll and .asi files and everything in my scripts folder, but the game will only launch if I delete dinput8.dll. Both my game and dinput8.dll are the newest version and from the official source. Plz help.

[psykoteky]

dinput8.dll is not part of vanilla gtav.... so remove it. You said you've deleted everything else.
Or - verify you have infact removed EVERYTHING -
https://steamcommunity.com/app/271590/discussions/0/1499000547495596089/#c1499000547495630914

And, on some systems - av/security/blocked .dll's can cause issues. I'd also question whether or not you are infact using the correct/updated scripthook - as many users run multiple directories and brainfart/put them in the wrong one. I would also rightclick your gtav.exe and check the details to see just exactly what version is there. There are many instances of steam not actually updating the files due to appmanifest issues or permissions.

Just tested here (again) to be sure - and shv works fine on a 100% clean directory.

[f99shi]

Originally posted by psykoteky:

dinput8.dll is not part of vanilla gtav.... so remove it. You said you've deleted everything else.
Or - verify you have infact removed EVERYTHING -
https://steamcommunity.com/app/271590/discussions/0/1499000547495596089/#c1499000547495630914

And, on some systems - av/security/blocked .dll's can cause issues. I'd also question whether or not you are infact using the correct/updated scripthook - as many users run multiple directories and brainfart/put them in the wrong one. I would also rightclick your gtav.exe and check the details to see just exactly what version is there. There are many instances of steam not actually updating the files due to appmanifest issues or permissions.

Just tested here (again) to be sure - and shv works fine on a 100% clean directory.

Im trying to mod the game so I need dinput8.dll, and scripthookv is not the problem because even if I delete scripthookv its still not going to launch.

[psykoteky]

Well aware you are trying to mod storymode. I simply said I tested SHV here to be sure - again - that the current dinput8.dll was working. There used to be a forum/faq related to shv crashing, not necessarily dinput8.dll - and some of it IIRC - was already mentioned - blocked dll/av/security. I am also not aware of any 3rd party required stuff to be installed for dinput8 to work.

If anything, you could redownload it again (I've seen corrupt downloads extract fine), and verify you are infact using the correct/updated version (as I've also seen download folders with 10 versions). Beyond that, perhaps something is generating a log or crash report that may shed more light. There HAVE been a few cases in the past where overlays also caused issue. Hell, I'd even run steam/gtav as admin incase it is having an issue with permissions and unable to generate the log file in the gtav folder. Personally don't feel like testing that route atm (tested anyways - still worked with no log file generated)..

dinput8.dll - by itself creating asiloader.log
// GTA V ASI LOADER (build May 2 2015)
// (C) Alexander Blade 2015
LIB: "C:\Windows\system32\dinput8.dll" => 00007FFCA1A20000
API: "DirectInput8Create" => 00007FFCA1A28F80
API: "DllCanUnloadNow" => 00007FFCA1A39EB0
API: "DllGetClassObject" => 00007FFCA1A39F80
API: "DllRegisterServer" => 00007FFCA1A43CB0
API: "DllUnregisterServer" => 00007FFCA1A43F30

[The Weirdist]

It's most likely one or more of the mods you are using that is having an adverse affect on your game. You can't just slap in a bunch of mods and believe they will all work just fine. Remove all your mods and test them one by one until you find the ones that are crashing your game.

I had one mod that was supposed to only apply saved outfits as soon as the game finished loading but it also had a side effect of messing with hit detection of peds whenever I'd try to melee them. Couldn't punch or kick any of them. Everything just passed right through the ped like they weren't even there.