Crash on startup

[ZygfrydQ]

When I launch the game, I get first loading screen.
After it I hear (what for me sounds like) someone walking in snow and game crashes after it.
Any idea what's the reason and what should I do to be able play this game?
Thanks

[scooterbugg]

The game crashes for me on the first loading screen after the conversation with the man in the boat. :(

[Igloo]

I've got the same problem, I noticed that I got a text cursor when hovering over the loading screen. It gave the following error:

1. ###STEAM DESKTOP_SHARED_OBJECT RoadNotTakenData
2. ###DESKTOP_SHARED_OBJECT RoadNotTakenData
3. Compiled on (DD/MM/YYYY): 12/2/2014 Release
4. Steam ID: 76561198008630233
5. Flash version: WIN 14,0,0,124
6. Mod Name:
7. compareALlLanguagesTo: 'old_object_enter_room_hint_singular' doesn't exist in language 'es'
8. compareALlLanguagesTo: 'old_object_enter_room_hint_plural' doesn't exist in language 'es'
9. compareALlLanguagesTo: 'old_object_enter_room_hint_singular' doesn't exist in language 'de'
10. compareALlLanguagesTo: 'old_object_enter_room_hint_plural' doesn't exist in language 'de'
11. compareALlLanguagesTo: 'old_object_enter_room_hint_singular' doesn't exist in language 'it'
12. compareALlLanguagesTo: 'old_object_enter_room_hint_plural' doesn't exist in language 'it'
13. compareALlLanguagesTo: 'old_object_enter_room_hint_singular' doesn't exist in language 'ja'
14. compareALlLanguagesTo: 'old_object_enter_room_hint_plural' doesn't exist in language 'ja'
15. compareALlLanguagesTo: 'old_object_enter_room_hint_singular' doesn't exist in language 'fr'
16. compareALlLanguagesTo: 'old_object_enter_room_hint_plural' doesn't exist in language 'fr'
17. Capabilities.languages not null, language found en-US
18. Detected system language: en
19. Precaching time 22,203 ms
20. Screen resolution 1920x1080 (aspect ratio 1.78)
21. Textures 3,085
22. Texels 11,300,506
23. Texture atlases 5
24. Animation frames 41,790
25. Scribing: Started application. Version 741, compiled 2014-12-02 14:21 Pacific
26. Scribing: New Player Start.
27. Scribing: Start new career. Life 1, with 0 wins and 0 deaths.
28. Steam build version: 741
29. Time of steam build: 2014-12-02 14:21 Pacific
30. version1 / current year 0 career 0 current difficulty 0 current full career 0
31. version1 / current year 0 career 0 current difficulty 0 current full career 0
32. Scribing: Tutorial start.
33. terrain type forest
34. empty space 40 / objects difficulty 5 / different types 5
35. version1 / dist 0 / desired difficulty 15 / room difficulty 5
36. ** UNCAUGHT_ERROR ** ArgumentError: Error #3683

It seems to be an issue with the resolution, I've got a 4k monitor. When I run it on 1920*1080, it kinda works (it only uses the top left quarter of the screen).

[scooterbugg]

This is kind of a bummer but I guess I will have to use this work-around. I have also emailed spryfox with the details of what happened and a screenshot of the weird screen with the text error. I am also playing in 4k.

[Tanner]

I have another computer with Windows 7 that locks on the load screen everytime. Version 741

I have also tried reducing the resolution to no avail. My system exceeds the minimum requirements. It's unfortunate that Steam will not refund a game after two hours of trying to get it to run.

[livejamie]

This is still happening 8 years later, wild.