G3D11 Renderer Stopped Working????

[OldFatGuy]

Same computer, same game, same everything. I've gotten to Chapter 4 in this game, on this computer with this hard drive... I mean literally NOTHING changed. But now when I start the game I get an error message saying the renderer couldn't be loaded.

Workshop Beta, added the G3D11 renderer when I first installed and played this game. I didn't unsubscribe. I didn't go into the Gothic folder and touch anything. I started and stopped this game a hundred times in the hours it's taken me to get to Chapter 4, but all of sudden out of nowhere.... I get this error message.

Now I did have a personal tragedy in my life and stopped playing for awhile (I think last Wednesday or Thursday was the last time I played), and IIRC there was a Windows Update in the interim, and that's the ONLY thing I can think of that has changed.

Could a Windows Update be the culprit? I mean this is strange, it's been working perfectly since beginning of February when I started this current game. And the game still starts, so I went into options and checked, and sure enough the renderer is not working.

Anyone have a guess as to why? I can't help but think that the WIndows Update a few days ago must be the culprit because NOTHING ELSE CHANGED.

[D36]

It was updated to v17.8-dev20 on March 10, maybe this is the problem?

[OldFatGuy]

Originally posted by D36:

It was updated to v17.8-dev20 on March 10, maybe this is the problem?

Sorry, but this is my very first experience using Steam's workshop. What am I supposed to do? When an update occurs for something you're already subscribed to, is there a procedure to be followed? Do I unsubscribe and then resubscribe or something? Or is there something else I should do?

I think I'll try unsubscribing and then resubscribing and see if that helps.

[OldFatGuy]

Nope that didn't work. Man, this is my very first experience with Steam Workshop (for ANY game... I've never tried Steam Workshop before) and it looks like it will be the last. Because I just unsubscribed from it completely and am now getting a different error message and the game won't even run now (freezes with a small black screen on the left hand side of the monitor.

What good is the Workshop if every time a Workshop mod is updated it breaks your game?

Something doesn't make sense here. I wouldn't think a mere update should make your game unplayable. But that's what happened here. As of this moment, my game won't start at all now. I really don't want to uninstall it and reinstall it and start over.

Boy, really frustrating.

[OldFatGuy]

Actual Error Message if it matters.

GD3D11 Renderer couldn't be loaded.
Access Denied(0x45a)

[D36]

Originally posted by OldFatGuy:

When an update occurs for something you're already subscribed to, is there a procedure to be followed? Do I unsubscribe and then resubscribe or something? Or is there something else I should do?

You don't have to do anything, the updated content will be downloaded automatically.

Originally posted by OldFatGuy:

What good is the Workshop if every time a Workshop mod is updated it breaks your game?

It has nothing to do with the Workshop itself. A lot of people are compaining that G3D11 is not working after the latest v17.8-dev20 update, with the same Access Denied error as you are having. You should wait for some kind of workaround or update from the G3D11 developer and not blame the Workshop platform. Until then, you can switch to the default game branch and install some previous G3D11 version manually.

The functionality of the uploaded mod is the responsibility of the developer of this mod, not the Workshop's (except for malicious, fraud, and misleading content).

[D36]

You can also try this version instead:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3372922463

[OldFatGuy]

Originally posted by D36:

You can also try this version instead:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3372922463

Thank you very much. That was kind. Unfortunately I have already uninstalled the entire game. As I said above, when I first saw the problem, the GD3D11 failure message popped up, but the game still ran, it just wasn't running with the renderer (and boy can you tell a difference, especially the water lol as I happened to be at the docks by Lares on my last save). So I just went in and unsubscribed from that item. But the game itself wouldn't run anymore. I got the Access Denied or Access Violation Error. It would no longer run at all so I just uninstalled it and quit.

LOL, I started a new game of Morrowind instead lol. I did back up my saves folder before I uninstalled it in case I do feel like reinstalling it. But this time I guess I'll go back to the gog version that I played last time. I never had any trouble with that, it's just man the workshop was so easy... you just a little green button instead of downloading, installing, adjusting, etc. But, fair or not, you know how first impressions are, this was my very first impression with the Workshop feature so... yeah I'll be hesitant to use it again. I know there's a reasonable explanation (you posted it) but it's just a bad taste in my mouth that means even if I do go back and try Workshop it will likely be awhile. Just human nature, you know?

[OS | harooooo]

so no one has a fix for GD3D11 Renderer couldn't be loaded.
Access Denied(0x45a) ??

[Wotan91]

Still no fix, right? Rollback manually for old github version.

[erikf154]

You probably need to install vc_redist.x86[aka.ms]. There's a github thread on the issue here[github.com].