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rafnizp Nov 24, 2021 @ 6:44am
Plugin "ImgMedia" failded
after new update was dowloaded today I have got the error Plugin "ImgMedia" failded and I cannot run the game anymore. Any ideas how to fix that?
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jhughes Nov 24, 2021 @ 6:50am 
Iis that a mod? Not all mods have upgraded to update 5 yet.
DaBa Nov 24, 2021 @ 6:52am 
Sounds like a mod or residual mod files of some kind, I would suggest do a clean installation of the game (manually delete all remaining game files after you Uninstall in Steam) and uninstall the mod manager (it's outdated right now anyway so it's useless, it can only potentially break things).
Last edited by DaBa; Nov 24, 2021 @ 6:53am
rafnizp Nov 24, 2021 @ 8:42am 
that is not a mod it is clean install from steam. I have also removed and re-install gama as well as steam and that did no help, still the same error
tulle040657 Nov 24, 2021 @ 9:03am 
ImgMedia is part of Unreal Engine 4. I have no idea why you are having this problem. The only suggestion I have is for you to force dx11 and see if that helps but I don't have high hopes this will solve your problem
sansee Nov 24, 2021 @ 9:36am 
Try to reboot and then verify first. Could be a corruption in one of the pdb files due to failed update (which can happen often on Steam).

Alternatively, delete the config folder, this will force the game to create new ones. I see Engine.ini seems to be new and contains the paths for these plugins (for EA at least). Update 5 is a huge update and these updates don't always change or update the config files properly.
Last edited by sansee; Nov 24, 2021 @ 9:45am
rafnizp Nov 24, 2021 @ 12:07pm 
@tulle040657 you were right, the issue is with Unreal Engine which was now re-installed.
The outcome is that now I'm able get it to main manu however when I start the game it crash. At least this time unreal collect error logs so we will see
rafnizp Nov 27, 2021 @ 9:49am 
solved by update 0.5.1.2
Made it so when a game running on DX12 detects an incompatible Intel graphics card it will set the renderer to DX11 instead, this is to solve crashes on Start-up or Loading due to DX12 incompatibility.
If you are on an Intel GPU and you’re running the game completely fine in DX12, you can still force it by adding the following launch options:
d3d12
DX12
nuke janitor Jun 7, 2022 @ 6:31pm 
Had a similar issue in Windows 10 64 bit.
Found a solution that worked for me.

The solution:
I navigated to Windows/System32 and replaced D3DCompiler_43.dll.
Found a new copy of the .dll from here: https://www.dll-files.com/d3dcompiler_43.dll.html

How i found the solution:
-Looked at the FactoryGame.log crash log.
-Debugged the crash using Dependency Walker.

Similar issue: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/d3dcompilerdll-error-when-launching-epic-games/6a4404ce-4f94-4ccd-b8e8-5eb0bf358094
Bass Head Jun 26, 2022 @ 12:35pm 
Anyone else have different fixes for this problem?
vaxquis Aug 24, 2023 @ 7:53am 
If you're still using Windows 7 (as e.g. me), as of UE5-based Satisfactory it requires a simple patch instead of what other people wrote. Open `Satisfactory/Engine/Plugins/Media/ImgMedia/Binaries/Win64/FactoryGame-OpenExrWrapper-Win64-Shipping.dll`, and replace `CreateFile2` with `CreateFileW` with a hex editor (i.e. change `2` to `W` there). It will work - at least it does for me. see https://www.reddit.com/r/windows7/comments/13o3ces/unreal_editor_52_working_on_windows_7_tutorial/ for the future-proof details about the process (tl;dr UE5 doesn't support Win7 directly, and needs simple patching)
moritz.fuder Nov 27, 2023 @ 7:12am 
Originally posted by vaxquis:
If you're still using Windows 7 (as e.g. me), as of UE5-based Satisfactory it requires a simple patch instead of what other people wrote. Open `Satisfactory/Engine/Plugins/Media/ImgMedia/Binaries/Win64/FactoryGame-OpenExrWrapper-Win64-Shipping.dll`, and replace `CreateFile2` with `CreateFileW` with a hex editor (i.e. change `2` to `W` there). It will work - at least it does for me. see https://www.reddit.com/r/windows7/comments/13o3ces/unreal_editor_52_working_on_windows_7_tutorial/ for the future-proof details about the process (tl;dr UE5 doesn't support Win7 directly, and needs simple patching)
Thank you very much, help for me, also using Win 7.
Sub-Zero Sep 15, 2024 @ 3:07pm 
Originally posted by vaxquis:
If you're still using Windows 7 (as e.g. me), as of UE5-based Satisfactory it requires a simple patch instead of what other people wrote. Open `Satisfactory/Engine/Plugins/Media/ImgMedia/Binaries/Win64/FactoryGame-OpenExrWrapper-Win64-Shipping.dll`, and replace `CreateFile2` with `CreateFileW` with a hex editor (i.e. change `2` to `W` there). It will work - at least it does for me. see https://www.reddit.com/r/windows7/comments/13o3ces/unreal_editor_52_working_on_windows_7_tutorial/ for the future-proof details about the process (tl;dr UE5 doesn't support Win7 directly, and needs simple patching)
Satisfactory 1.0 has released. Is there workaround to launch Satisfactory on Windows 7?
Now after clicking launch nothing happens, just steam status blinks from blue to green and back, and that's it
vaxquis Sep 15, 2024 @ 5:30pm 
@Sub-Zero : AFAIK, it's now virtually impossible. The binary segfaults on run (0xc0000005), so no easy fix can be done. This could theoretically be circumvented by compiling WINE for Windows (MinGW/Cygwin etc.) and then running it Satisfactory via it (akin to how OTVDM handles 16-bit binaries), but AFAIR, it's easier said than done... Setting a VM with Win10 (or Linux+WINE/Proton - see https://www.protondb.com/app/526870 etc.) or having dual doot is anyone's best bet now. I'm sad to say it, but Win7 is becoming obsolete for gaming due to UE5 dropping it completely, Unity dropping it in 2024 and all the problems with GPU subsystems (DX11/12) compatibility under Win7. It's still a really decent and lightweight OS for everything else than the newest games, though.

Fun fact: actual Win7 obsolescence as gaming platform for new games happens basically at the same time M$ drops official support for Win10... I hope this will finally shut up all people saying "Why are you even using Win7, switch to Win10" :D
Last edited by vaxquis; Sep 21, 2024 @ 5:22pm
Sub-Zero Sep 21, 2024 @ 12:20pm 
Originally posted by vaxquis:
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Fun fact: actual Win7 obsolescence as gaming platform for new games happens basically at the same time M$ drops official support for Win10... I hope this will finally shut up all people saying "Why are you even using Win7, switch to Win10" :D

I hate M$, there was no real need for customers in win10/win11. And obsolescence in these cases are completely artificial.
M$ has lost search engine war, because they were to late on the battlefield, and now they forcibly integrate this into the OS.
Their new browser, it seems to be, is treated with some kind of priority by OS in such, that OS is localizing system resources much more readily, which in turn makes edge more responsive.
Not mentioning that M$ locked my account behind my phone number. Even though I could normally recover access to my account by answering security questions, by recovery email, they refused giving me access without me giving them my phone number.
Some few month ago they changed policy regarding commercial email/office365 services. My company uses their e-mail/teams services and now each user is required to give to M$ a phone number for "security reasons" just to have access to teams/outlook emails. Otherwise you cannot use them, and cannot work. I used work phone number, fk them.
All of these are dirty practices made to exploit you for more profit for the M$. I wish US government did to M$ same as it did to Standard Oil almost a century ago.

I myself have a laptop with linux, but it's by no means a gaming laptop. I specially kept windows 7 on a PC as gaming rig, but it indeed looses games that can be run on it each year. Looks like I will have to try win10 but only with some debloating scipts/software run on it, like atlas etc, which I couldn't fully trust without scrutinizing them.

We need to popularize GNU and linux. Unfortunately, our generation is lost, I have lots of friend who are completely inert when it comes to OS. They even refuse to try it.
So all forces have to be directed to new generations. In schools etc.

I've read somewhere that M$ is sponsoring schools in US by giving free licenses to os and minecraft, making children to feel comfortable in M$ ecosystem. Dirty corporation.
Last edited by Sub-Zero; Sep 21, 2024 @ 12:27pm
Pépé Oct 11, 2024 @ 10:18am 
Shame, Satisfactory server turned perfectly fine on an old laptop I have. Now this 0xc0000005 appears even in safe mode since 1.0.
It's the server so I don't even need a recent graphic card and I upgraded the laptop with a ssd so it runs smoothly.
For those crying about "why don't you simply take a new version of windows?"
2 simple reasons :
- I don't want an OS integrating a shop and updating its policy to enforce their rights to check and delete your files on your computers as they want. Those are the only novelties in 8 and 10.
- This laptop is simply old enough to not have drivers updated to work with anything above windows 8 so I just can't use 10 or 11, it won't work.

Also if you really think that because microsoft stops updating something it becomes unsafe, remember that security failures happens because of new features badly implemented creating security problems.
It's no wonder that many country security services don't use recent OS and keep old ones. Old stuff had its problems resolved long ago.
Last edited by Pépé; Oct 11, 2024 @ 10:19am
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