Game wont launch

[SirFred]

I tried the fix with the custom launch with the -diag and manually downloaded the directx and still wont launch. Took a quick video of what I saw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCwLKlg8wHk&feature=youtu.be

[Superku]

Thank you for the video and trying to get it to work!

Can you copy paste the content of the acklog.txt from your Pogostuck installation folder (easily accessible from the Pogostuck Properties in your Steam Library)? The -diag should have generated that log file. If there is none you need to check "run as administrator" under the compatibility tab of Pogostuck.exe (so it gets the necessary rights to write new files in that folder).

Thanks.

[SirFred]

Thanks for a quick reply and trying to help me to get it to work! I did another quick video to make sure I was doing the steps right, It still did not work but hopefully you can see the problem.(hopefully I did not leak anything) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GfBoP7HDOc&feature=youtu.be

[Superku]

I see the logging is working but can you please copy paste the content of the acklog.txt here in a reply/ quote?
The stuff I saw looked fine but I need to see more of it, in particular the end of the file.
Thank you.

[SirFred]

All of this?
Log of A8 Engine 8.47.1 run at Sun Aug 09 09:51:39 2020
FredM on Windows NT/2000/XP version 6.2 Build 9200
Options -diag -nx 200 -ns
App: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Pogostuck\Pogostuck.exe in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Pogostuck\
Author: Felix Pohl

DI interface opened
Start Window opened(c) Conitec - www.3dgamestudio.com
A8 Engine - Pro Edition V8.47.1 - Mar 9 2016
Linking C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Pogostuck\Pogostuck.exe...

Mouse found
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 pure T&L device 1ff9 detected
D3D device NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 1ff9 selected.
pogoMain.dll opened
pogoSound.dll opened
pogoXinput.dll opened
data.wrs opened
loca.wrs opened
tex.wrs opened
EVDF: function not found
ackSuperIsConnectedToFriendLobby: function not found
ackSuperkuCreateLeaderboards: function not found
ackSuperkuDownloadHighscores: function not found
ackSuperkuDrawLeaderboardToEntity: function not found
ackSuperkuFillTextWithHighscores: function not found
ackSuperkuFillTextWithHighscores_SubModule: function not found
ackSuperkuUploadTimeOrProgress: function not found
bombPlantSpawner: function not found
button_display_want2: function not found
button_display_want3: function not found
button_display_want4: function not found
coinSingle_act: function not found
cutscene_bar_display_dialog: function not found
dialog_draw_gmap_button_helper_steam: function not found
dialog_update_keys: function not found
dungeonKey_act: function not found
dungeonLadybug_act: function not found
dungeonMainGetFloodKuAtPos: function not found
dungeonMainGetFloodKuNewTarget: function not found
dungeonObjFnc_dummy: function not found
entDynamicFnc_LarvaBounce: function not found
entDynamicFnc_dummy: function not found
goldbars_act: function not found
hpf_on_ent_remove_old: function not found
hpf_on_level_load_old: function not found
inputUpdate: function not found
kuLevelProgressGet: function not found
kuLoadFileToMemory: function not found
kuSoundCreateDSB8FromFile: function not found
kuSoundThreadStart: function not found
kuSoundThreadWorker: function not found
kuWRSunpack: function not found
language_init: function not found
levelReset@1: function not found
menuAddInvite: function not found
menuJoinGameFromSteamUI: function not found
menu_item_function_pointer: function not found
menu_page_friends_do: function not found
networkUpdate: function not found
playExtraLevel: function not found
pogoEditorLoad: function not found
storeAndUploadSaveGame: function not found
treasureChest_act: function not found
txt_for_ustr_kuWrap: function not found..........................................................................................................................................
Running POGOSTUCK.EXE
Main started at 2.526 (-diag -> set consolePrintTrue to 1)
command line: -diag -nx 200 -ns
lobbyWantedPos(0)
Local User: CSteamID(76561198355617965) SaveFolder(\Pogostuck\76561198355617965)
skHatFiles_startup started
pogostickFileInit_startup started
boostFileInit_startup started
clothFileInit_startup started
cached_startup started
particles2_startup started
planetAreaPos_startup started
dungeonObjectFunctionArrayInit_startup started
D3D_Init Window: 1024x768 -> Window: 1x1024x768x32
Video memory found: 4090 MB

[SirFred]

?

[Superku]

Not sure just yet, sorry.
Can you please give the following test program a try to see if that one starts up correctly: https://www.pogostuck.com/FPSTestV2.zip

On top of starting Pogostuck with -diag please try setting -full as well (so: -diag -full).

It seems like the game closes itself right after opening the DirectX device (which is something the engine does) but to be sure I've added some additional debug info to the game init function. I'll upload a new build soon (in a couple of days max).

Sorry about the trouble so far!

[SirFred]

I tried out putting -full into the launch setting and it made the black screen, after the loading full screen instead of minimized. The test did not work I don't think unless I ran it wrong which is very possible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-G5WVxmvMIA&feature=youtu.be

[Superku]

Your videos are very helpful, thank you.
You've started the fpstest correctly. Apparently the issue is unrelated to the game but to the engine itself.

I see you've played Pogostuck for 37h already. It seems like the game worked fine in July and up to August 3rd at least.
Did you do anything with your PC since, or have you been playing on a different computer previously? Have you possibly plugged in some other USB device (of whatever kind) since?


Btw. you already said that you tried installing DirectX (what did you do, the default DirectX web installer?) but I just remembered Valve told me before the game's original launch the game won't start without DirectX June 2010 runtime libraries. So ever since Steam should install that one automatically: https://i.gyazo.com/1898d805161982d19e2fc1875ee3f03f.png
Doing the following installation takes 5 minutes or so but it would be my best bet:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8109
Extract the download's content, start the setup and launch the game after.

Thank you.

[SirFred]

Cant seem to figure it out. This has been the same pc, no usb drives, nothing done to my pc and I redownloaded DirectX and extracted the download content and still no change.

[Superku]

:(

After you extract the DirectX download you need to go to that folder where you extracted it to and start DXSETUP.exe manually: https://i.gyazo.com/e915b061d1477c63973da2f2ea996026.png
Have you done that as well?

I can't even imagine why it would stop working. There has not even been a new major Windows update or anything that could mess stuff up/ reset things.

You could try and uninstall the game (your progress is saved elsewhere), then go to
SteamLibrary\steamapps\common
and delete the Pogostuck folder (which should contain the acklog.txt still for example). In the topfolder
SteamLibrary\steamapps
you delete appmanifest_688130.acf as well, in case that's not removed by uninstalling the game.
Then reinstall the game as usual.

If that doesn't work either you could try and download "Patch 11" from the beta branches under Pogostuck Properties, it uses a different Steam SDK.


But as the FPSTest program doesn't work either I fear neither of those two options would help.

[SirFred]

Tried those and still its not working. rip

[SirFred]

Just wanted to update that I reseted my pc cause I was having a lot of problems with other games and stuff and that seemed to do the trick. I appreciate you trying to help!

[Superku]

That's great, thank you for the update!