Failed to load bink2w64_original.dll

[KatManDew]

Can't start the game, I immediately get this error. The window says NativeModLoader along the top bar.

When I click OK, I get a Windows error of "The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000142)."

140 hours in and now I can't finish the last chapter. :(

[[LAR] Miklas]

Hello,

bink2w64_original.dll is not part of Divinity Original Sin 2. Our guess is that file is needed by an installation of a third-party mod, such as an achievement unlocker.

If you let steam verify the integrity of game files (right click on the game in steam -> properties -> local files -> verify integrity of game files), the game should launch fine.
This may cause you to lose some third-party mods, so check for updated versions of the mods you're using.

[KeybdFlyer]

Absolutely correct. Achievement unlocker mod overwrites the bink2w64.dll with an older version (2017-11-27) which presumably is incompatible with the later bink dll's in the installation. Replacing that file with one dated 2018-06-14 has cured the problem.

[KatManDew]

*gasp* Did a dev just respond to my question?? Thank you so much for taking the time to help me, and thank you for making such an awesome game! This has become one of my favorite games of all time!

[Pandi]

@KatManDew
Download the latest bink2w64.dll and _original.dll (from nexusmods Achievement unlocker), put them in the classic folder. For me this worked!

[KatManDew]

I verified integrity, reinstalled the file, and I'm up and running again. Thanks, everyone!