carrion not launching

[amok-banana]

yesterday i was able to play the game for about 15 minutes before it crashed - since then it will always crash right after the title screen - i reinstalled multiple times, got the latest driver and windows updates - still the same problem - windows10, 16gb, gtx 1660 :(

[MURDOCK]

Had the same problem here, but on a low end PC. Not sure what could cause it

[s-m-k]

Hey, please post your game log so we can diagnose the issue together:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/953490/discussions/1/2794998399736973712/

[amok-banana]

done

[amok-banana]

so, is there a solution or workaround yet? because the game still crashes right after the title screen, which is pretty frustrating, since it does that since release day...

[s-m-k]

Did you post your game log somewhere?

[amok-banana]

i tried pastebin, but maybe it didn't work as intended... however, here it is:

[2020-08-03 04:01:41 PM]
SteamAPI: Initialized.
Initializing graphics device...
Initializing Carrion
Version: 1.0.3-RELEASE-101-gf2e9b24f
Graphics Adapter: GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER/PCIe/SSE2
Changing display mode...
|- Display resolution: 1920x1080
|- Full screen: True
|- V-sync: True
|- In-game resolution: 640x360
'- Done. Total elapsed time: 0.1411 ms

⢰Screen filter mode: STRETCHED_PIXELS
----------------------------
Content root directory: Content
Initializing sound system...
|- Engine: FMOD
|- Speaker Mode: STEREO
|- Virtual Channels: 1024
|- Init Flags: NORMAL
|- Studio Flags: NORMAL
[2020-08-03 04:01:42 PM]
'- Done. Total elapsed time: 197.8073 ms

[FMOD] Loading G:\STEAM\steamapps\common\Carrion\Content\Audio\MasterBank.bank
[FMOD] Loading G:\STEAM\steamapps\common\Carrion\Content\Audio\MasterBank.strings.bank
[FMOD] Loading G:\STEAM\steamapps\common\Carrion\Content\Audio\Sounds.bank
Save game modes:
CHECKPOINT
SAVE
QUICK_SAVE
BACKUP


W E L C O M E T O
__ __ ______ __ __ ______ ______ ______ ______
/\ "-./ \/\ __ \/\ "-.\ \/\ ___\/\__ _\/\ ___\/\ == \
\ \ \-./\ \ \ \/\ \ \ \-. \ \___ \/_/\ \/\ \ __\\ \ __<
\ \_\ \ \_\ \_____\ \_\\"\_\/\_____\ \ \_\ \ \_____\ \_\ \_\
\/_/ \/_/\/_____/\/_/ \/_/\/_____/ \/_/ \/_____/\/_/ /_/

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Read user stats for steamID: 76561197965154188 [OK]
Loading scripts...
Executing...
Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at Monster.Engine.Input.KeyCombinationState.Poll() + 0xd
at Monster.Engine.Input.KeyCombinationNode.PollNode() + 0x74
at Monster.Engine.Input.KeyCombinationScheme.Poll() + 0x1c
at Monster.EngineSystem.GameUpdate() + 0x9a
at Monster.EngineSystem.LoadedUpdate(GameTime) + 0x172
at Monster.EngineSystem.Update(GameTime) + 0x2e
at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Game.DoUpdate(GameTime) + 0x39
at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Game.Tick() + 0x26c
at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.SdlGamePlatform.RunLoop() + 0x5b
at Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Game.Run(GameRunBehavior) + 0x126
at Monster.Program.Main() + 0x93

[amok-banana]

something has changed though, because as of today, the game doesn't crash right after the title screen anymore - it won't launch at all... ^^

[s-m-k]

Hmm, it crashes somewhere in the Input code. Could you show me your config file?

%AppData%/../LocalLow/Phobia/Carrion/_steam_76561197965154188/settings.json

[amok-banana]

{
"audio_decompress_on_load": "0",
"audio_music_volume": "100",
"audio_sound_volume": "100",
"cfgVersion": "1",
"controller_vendor": "-1",
"controller_vibration": "4",
"controls_gamepad_human_defensive": "LeftShoulder",
"controls_gamepad_human_end_impersonation": "PadY",
"controls_gamepad_human_interact": "PadA",
"controls_gamepad_human_look": "RightStickMove",
"controls_gamepad_human_move_climb": "LeftStickMove",
"controls_gamepad_human_offensive": "RightTrigger",
"controls_gamepad_human_run": "LeftTrigger",
"controls_gamepad_human_utility": "LeftShoulder",
"controls_gamepad_monster_defensive": "LeftShoulder",
"controls_gamepad_monster_grab": "RightTrigger",
"controls_gamepad_monster_impersonation": "PadY",
"controls_gamepad_monster_interact": "PadA",
"controls_gamepad_monster_look": "RightStickMove",
"controls_gamepad_monster_move": "LeftStickMove",
"controls_gamepad_monster_offensive": "RightShoulder",
"controls_gamepad_monster_roar": "LeftTrigger",
"controls_gamepad_monster_tentacle": "RightStickMove",
"controls_kb_human_defensive": "RightMouseButton",
"controls_kb_human_end_impersonation": "Tab",
"controls_kb_human_interact": "Space",
"controls_kb_human_look": "MouseMove",
"controls_kb_human_move_down": "S",
"controls_kb_human_move_left": "A",
"controls_kb_human_move_right": "D",
"controls_kb_human_move_up": "W",
"controls_kb_human_offensive": "LeftMouseButton",
"controls_kb_human_run": "LeftShift",
"controls_kb_human_utility": "F",
"controls_kb_monster_defensive": "Q",
"controls_kb_monster_grab_tentacle": "RightMouseButton",
"controls_kb_monster_impersonation": "Tab",
"controls_kb_monster_interact": "MiddleMouseButton",
"controls_kb_monster_look": "MouseMove",
"controls_kb_monster_move": "LeftMouseButton",
"controls_kb_monster_offensive": "None",
"controls_kb_monster_roar": "RightShift",
"gameplay_is_hud_enabled": "1",
"language": "EN",
"video_fullscreen": "1",
"video_is_fullscreen_hw": "0",
"video_resolution": "desktop",
"video_vsync": "1"
}

[s-m-k]

Here's your problem:

"controls_kb_monster_offensive": "None"

Just change it to anything else (e.g., "P") and rebind the button to your liking in the config menu.
Not sure how you were able to bind "None" in the first place, but the next patch will fix the crash should the config file end up "corrupted" like that in the future.

[amok-banana]

first of all, thanks for looking into this, i was indeed able to solve the problem by manually changing the config file this way and the game finally starts like intended again! :)

now that you mentioned it, i remember binding the offensive ability to tilting my mousewheel to the left, which in turn on my mouse is bound to the letter "ß" because some games won't recognise a tilted mousewheel in itself.

i also remember the description for the ability changing to "None" instead of "ß", but this or something similar happens in a couple of games and the wheeltilt will nevertheless work just as intended, so i didn't think of it as a problem. xD

the moment i used the new bound ability in the game by tilting the wheel was when my game crashed for the first time, whereupon from that point on it wouldn't let me start it at all.

anyway, thank you for solving my problem and best wishes to you and your studio! :)

[s-m-k]

Thanks, and glad you got it working! Like I said before, the next patch is going to fix the crash anyway :)

[solstice]

I now know that I have to fix the " "controls_kb_monster_offensive": "None" " but I can't find out where the file/notepad thing for that is. Can somebody tell me? Thanks

[s-m-k]

The location of the config file is a few messages above: https://steamcommunity.com/app/953490/discussions/1/2794998399732743323/#c2794999486595763825 , but it's unlikely that you're experiencing OP's issue, unless you're running an older version of the game. That crash was caused by a very specific (and probably rare) bug that we fixed right after it was reported.

[solstice]

I didn't see that earlier when i got it (which sucks) but all i had to do was just un-install and re-install it.