Game won't launch with FAR installed

[The Abyss]

So this problem has existed for me about few months, back when I first installed the FAR. I tried playing it without it, but the low FPS was simply too much to deal with, and I eventually stopped playing. I came back to it recently hoping there may be some kind of solution, but unfortunately I have not discovered one for this problem, and since if I ask about it in the FAR discussion it'll just get overrided by a bunch of other discussions, I figured I'd post about it here.

The problem is relatively simple: When I install the FAR patch, the game refuses to launch. It says "launching" and then it simply doesn't and Steam goes back to looking like it would while I was simply online and not playing a game. I've already killed every third party software I could think of that would interfere, I've installed Visual C++ 2015 already, checked to make sure my drivers are up to date, and still cannot figure out the issue. The game will start after I uninstall the mod, but as I've said before, it's pretty much unplayable with how terrible the FPS can get sometimes.

If anyone has the same issue and has discovered a solution for it, please let me know.

[😎Macula😎]

It's unlikely you get overrided by other discussions. It's not like people spam on FAR thread anyway.

PS it also helps you post your logs too.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=914437196

Just posting this guide in case you didn't checked out before plus it also has link toward FAR thread. It's entire existance is to troubleshoot problems you have with FAR anyway among other things.

[Aemony]

Your logs are critical in this situation.

Also, you can create a new thread in the NieR:Automata board over in the SpecialK Steam Group that the mod exists in. I'd actually recommend posting in a new thread there than here, as Kaldaien (mod creator) isn't guaranteed to respond to you in these discussion boards.

[CJones]

Try installing an older version of the mod. 5.3.2 is the last one that worked for me. After that it started locking up my system.

Run the installer again and pick AltRelease. That's what works for me.

[Twisted Spectre]

Quick tip found a fix.
1. Delete all FAR info in Nier Automata's folder
2. Launch game to see if it actually launches
3. Reinstall FAR
4. Once it is installed, change branch to Alternative Release - Hit migrate
5. Relaunch Nier
5. Once Nier launches with FAR, open FAR GUI with Ctrl-Shift-Backspace
6. Accept terms and conditions
7. Go down to compatibility and click the "Load Steam Client DLL Early".

Worked for me. Lemme know if it does for you.

[Kaldaien]

I've reported you for your username, and will not be offering you any support. I suggest you stop posting anywhere using my project as a title until you fix your username.

[The Abyss]

Originally posted by Kaldaien:

I've reported you for your username, and will not be offering you any support. I suggest you stop posting anywhere using my project as a title until you fix your username.

Excuse me, what relevancy does my username have to this conversation whatsoever? It's nothing more than a reference to a short animated skit that I found amusing.

I've seen numerous people with far more profane names than this. I also don't see what right you have to attempt and censor me. I definitely appreciate the work you put into developing game fixes, but that gives you no authority over me.

[Kaldaien]

Don't care. Shutup and delete this thread.

You know full well what you've done wrong. Nobody can reply to you without breaking forum rules. So change your name, or get lost.

[The Abyss]

Originally posted by Kaldaien:

Don't care. Shutup and delete this thread.

Not gonna happen. I see no reason to do so because you find my username offensive. I've made no attempt to personally offend you or anyone else, merely make my username a slightly profane joke. I see no reason for you to care so much about what I make my own username.

If you want this thread down you're gonna have to wait for someone to remove it forcibly. I tried to be polite and civil with you, but you insisted on acting like a child.

[The Abyss]

Originally posted by Kaldaien:

Don't care. Shutup and delete this thread.

You know full well what you've done wrong. Nobody can reply to you without breaking forum rules. So change your name, or get lost.

I've done nothing wrong whatsoever. In fact, I had a completely different username before-hand when I made this thread back in June.

I seriously doubt the majority of people are concerned what my personal username is. I've very rarely encountered a problem with profane usernames either in a game or on a forum unless people - like you - insisted on making a spectacle out of it.

[The Abyss]

Originally posted by Kaldaien:

Don't care. Shutup and delete this thread.

You know full well what you've done wrong. Nobody can reply to you without breaking forum rules. So change your name, or get lost.

One more thing - remind me what the rating on this game was again? Oh, that's right! It has an "M" rating. For what, exactly? Well, let's check the official steam page:

Blood
Partial Nudity
Strong Language
Violence

We can play a game where you can literally blow the skirt off of an anime-robot-girl and watch her ass jiggle around - but a profane name, my oh my, that's completely off limits.

If someone is posting on this forum they should be expected to be adults, and as adults I would also logically expect them to ignore a profane username they find offensive, especially when said game contains similar offensive content.

Grow the hell up and quit bickering at me over trivial crap.

[CJones]

Originally posted by GET ♥♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥:

Originally posted by Kaldaien:

Don't care. Shutup and delete this thread.

You know full well what you've done wrong. Nobody can reply to you without breaking forum rules. So change your name, or get lost.

I've done nothing wrong whatsoever. In fact, I had a completely different username before-hand when I made this thread back in June.

I seriously doubt the majority of people are concerned what my personal username is. I've very rarely encountered a problem with profane usernames either in a game or on a forum unless people - like you - insisted on making a spectacle out of it.

The point is, your user name would be auto-cencored if it were part of the messages body, like this: "GET ♥♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥". as also seen above. Making it your username circumvents Steam's profanity checks. I personally could not care less, but this could be seen by Steam as a breach of their ToS Agreement.

[The Abyss]

Originally posted by CJones:

Originally posted by GET ♥♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥:

I've done nothing wrong whatsoever. In fact, I had a completely different username before-hand when I made this thread back in June.

I seriously doubt the majority of people are concerned what my personal username is. I've very rarely encountered a problem with profane usernames either in a game or on a forum unless people - like you - insisted on making a spectacle out of it.

The point is, your user name would be auto-cencored if it were part of the messages body, like this: "GET ♥♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥". as also seen above. Making it your username circumvents Steam's profanity checks. I personally could not care less, but this could be seen by Steam as a breach of their ToS Agreement.

The point isn't to circumvent the auto-censor. I wouldn't type it in the forums or virtually anywhere else in the community simply because it's a reference that would be completely irrelevant. Browse through the steam forum on a variety of other games and I can assure you that you'll find people with far more offensive names than mine as well as people replying to them without throwing a hissy-fit.

Steam does technically state not to have an "offensive or discriminatory profile or avator," but I would also say what is considered offensive is highly subjective, and in this case I'm not targeting anyone with the username.

Furthermore, I would not think that my username - something I chose completely independently - would be so passionately scrutinized considering I'm not only posting via Steam which is a platform more widely used by adults, but also on a forum for a game which is specifically made and targetted towards adult audiences. Seriously, have you seen some of the content regularly displayed on the front-page of Steam? A huge amount of it is border-line pornography.

I fail to see how my username should be anymore controversial.

Either way, I'm not going to change it. I think this guy is throwing an unnecessary hissy-fit, and if Steam is that concerned about profanity in usernames they can either make a filter for it or take action against me for my username. I've had usernames with profanity in them in the past while posting on forums and have never been bothered about it until now. It didn't even occur to me that someone would get mad about it, and if it takes someone reporting me for it to actually get action taken against me by Steam, then I highly doubt it's a big problem to begin with.

Rather, it's a problem NOW because this guy made it one.

[Aemony]

This thread is like a month old. :|

To summarize:
* Quoting OP is not an issue as the words will be censored.
* Backseat moderating is against the rules.
* Kaldaien is obviously allowed to not provide support to whoever he want for whatever reason.
* Report the offensive port of profile and move on.

With that out of the way:

@OP: I assume you got it working?

[Kaldaien]

This isn't backseat moderating. This is me avoiding being blamed for any report involving this person's username.

We don't have the world's most competent moderators here on Steam. I'm going to be blamed for this user's behavior.

Quoting the OP is a problem, if "pirate moron" violates forum rules. He's going to get someone banned if he continues posting like this.

[Aemony]

Originally posted by Kaldaien:

This isn't backseat moderating. This is me avoiding being blamed for any report involving this person's username.

I'm not going into a debate regarding what constitutes as backseat moderating or not, as that would be interpreted as breaking it myself in the process of arguing why your replies break it. We're already skirting the line far to closely, so let us just leave it as that.

Originally posted by Kaldaien:

We don't have the world's most competent moderators here on Steam. I'm going to be blamed for this user's behavior.

No, you're not. Any quote of OP's nickname will automatically be censored. Circumventing the word filter is not allowed, but nobody neither can nor will be reported for doing so in this thread (except for maybe the OP, and if so his profile alone should be reported, and not his posts in question).

Steam's moderators aren't unreasonable. Yes, they're usually harder on repeat offenders, but it's more than possible to participate in highly toxic discussions without getting Steam moderators on your back. It just requires some modicum of ability to ignore replying to certain things and being content with using the report button.

You might have an issue with OP's current nickname (and you're probably not alone) but to suggest that YOU will be blamed for his action simply because the opening post talks about FAR is taking it too far. You're seeing enemies where there is none to be had. Nicknames are ever-changing, and you can't control them at all.

If you're really that afraid of one of your projects being mentioned by someone with a controversial nickname then you would not allow a single third-party poster anywhere, neither on GitLab, GitHub, your Steam Group or anyone else, as allowing third-party posters to even post or make comments opens for future potential abuse if they ever change their nickname, since that change is shown on all previous comments and posts they've made as well.

So in short, you're partially overreacting. You're allowed to not provide users support for whatever reason you want to, and your first reply was enough on that matter. Your second reply was not necessary.