Just bought Agony UNRATED on sale and crashes right before getting in to the gameplay

[jakewoolson2014]

Hey there, so I just bought the game on sale and started it up to see if it ran well. My first instinct once in the game was to check/adjust setting for my preference for the game. But for whatever reason, the game crashes during whenever I adjust the settings or whenever I start the game and pauses on the loading screen, just to crash. I'm currently looking for a solution to this, but I'm having some trouble. Any help would be appreciated if possible. Thanks

[Angry Pillow]

just bought it and the same is happening to me will see if I can find a fix ad post it here

[LordKainofNosgoth19]

Here are some other things you can try, if not done already:

1. Verify the integrity of game files.
2. Try launching in Steam offline with internet connection temporarily disabled.
3. Update to a different GPU driver.

Additionally, check for other software running in the background that might be causing the game to crash.

[Daphnis07]

i have the same problem

[Daphnis07]

ok you have to disable internet lol

[Mobile Suit God Damn]

That might be your antivirus somehow flagging the game. Try whitelisting the exe.

[Daphnis07]

ok i will try thank you

[TelfMcMillan]

same problem, game loads and starts then immediately closes down

[Daphnis07]

disconect internet when you start the game

[☆Stephii☆]

Originally posted by daphnis07:

disconect internet when you start the game

i had the same problem but will try this, seems odd though having to disable internet to play the game

[LordKainofNosgoth19]

Originally posted by ☆Stephii☆:

Originally posted by daphnis07:

disconect internet when you start the game

i had the same problem but will try this, seems odd though having to disable internet to play the game

It seems odd to me as well, but I actually do not have this problem and can play Agony UNRATED through Windows 10 Pro with my current firewall and network settings. I understood that others solved it by disconnecting their internet, which begs to question what the true source of the issue is on their side.

I had wondered if it had something to do with game files or drivers more than the game being affected by an internet connection because I had a small number of situations with launch difficulties and crashes after loading up a game to the menu that went away after repairing them, reinstalling redistributables, or recopying mods back to the folders. No more crashing issues or launch complications. It's possible that certain GPU drivers might play as factors, as there are game-specific issues and fixes usually going out for those. Other software can cause games to crash, such as Rivatuner. Even OBS caused Burnout Paradise Remastered to have crashes without the VirtualCam plugin.

[Rodrigo8362]

Same issue here and disabling internet fixed the issue. I wonder if there is going to be an update with a fix for this issue.

[OUIﾂA]

I made a post about this in the technical issues category, but here's the short version...

This game is built in a build of UE that has an OpenSSL problem, affecting Intel platforms. The recommended fix is for devs to update the game engine to a newer build where this is resolved, but end users have two plausible solutions.

Option 1 is to disable all ethernet adapters on your PC. This prevents a code check for SHA extensions allowing the game to run without crashing. When you're done playing you can simply re-enable the adapters and you'll be back online.

Option 2 is to add a system variable which will ALSO force OpenSSL to bypass the faulty SHA extension check. Here is how to do that:

On Windows 10, search for "system variables" and you should find an option for "Edit the system environment variables". Clicking this will take you to advanced system properties. For other Windows OS, a quick Google search should tell you how to get there.

Click on "Environment Variables" towards the bottom of the dialog window.

Under "System variables", click "New..."

For the name, name it "OPENSSL_ia32cap" without the quotation marks.

For the value, type in "~0x20000000" without the quotation marks. Please note that the tilde (~) is required and that there should be seven (7) trailing zeroes.

Once done, hit OK. A reboot is NOT required for this variable to take effect.

If the system variable causes adverse behavior in other software or games, you can simply delete the new system variable and the behavior should subside.

Good luck, hope this helps!

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[adam]

Sorry for the Necro, thanks for this tip. I can't believe how bad QA control is for dev companies to be able to sell a product that requires this workaround. As soon as I read this, thinking refund refund, what a waste of money. Thanks to to tip to disable networking, I will have a crack at the game, but honestly, sounds like it won't be worth it.

[Storm Plooper]

Originally posted by OUIﾂA:

I made a post about this in the technical issues category, but here's the short version...

This game is built in a build of UE that has an OpenSSL problem, affecting Intel platforms. The recommended fix is for devs to update the game engine to a newer build where this is resolved, but end users have two plausible solutions.

Option 1 is to disable all ethernet adapters on your PC. This prevents a code check for SHA extensions allowing the game to run without crashing. When you're done playing you can simply re-enable the adapters and you'll be back online.

Option 2 is to add a system variable which will ALSO force OpenSSL to bypass the faulty SHA extension check. Here is how to do that:

On Windows 10, search for "system variables" and you should find an option for "Edit the system environment variables". Clicking this will take you to advanced system properties. For other Windows OS, a quick Google search should tell you how to get there.

Click on "Environment Variables" towards the bottom of the dialog window.

Under "System variables", click "New..."

For the name, name it "OPENSSL_ia32cap" without the quotation marks.

For the value, type in "~0x20000000" without the quotation marks. Please note that the tilde (~) is required and that there should be seven (7) trailing zeroes.

Once done, hit OK. A reboot is NOT required for this variable to take effect.

If the system variable causes adverse behavior in other software or games, you can simply delete the new system variable and the behavior should subside.

Good luck, hope this helps!

This solution does not seem to work for Windows 11. Anyone got a solution for Windows 11? My buddy bought this game for me and I can get into the menu or start the game and see the starting cut scene but in less than 30 seconds, it just crashes.