InvalidOperationException: Steamworks is not initialized.

[SgtSarros]

I play a large number of games on steam, but for some reason two of them, 'adventure manager' and ' idlying to rule the gods' both do not run properly, or record achievements, or anything of the sort. The only thing I can find in common is this error:

InvalidOperationException: Steamworks is not initialized.


Now the games work just fine for everyone else, so i'm at a loss as to why others would be getting this issue as well.


I'm on a windows XP SP3 machine with 2gb ram, both games have been testing on an XP virtual machine by the devs and had it work just fine, so i'm very stumped.

[SgtSarros]

I know I have found it very strange as well. I honestly cannot explain why would cause a machine to do a reset in that fashion.

As far as I know I am not on the beta, how would I check?

Steam is on my external drive, yes. All of my steam games are also located on the external drive.
The external currently has 874gb free.


And I do appreciate the help, it has been a very long and stressful day in RL before coming home to work on this issue, so I have not been.. the friendliest of people.

This is not a valid save is a game error message.

[SgtSarros]

Looking through google I do see a couple other people who said the steamoverly was causing pc crashes, but those look to be back in 2014, nothing since. Yay me, I have an issue nobody else has reported in over 2 years.

[The Giving One]

I understand. Let me offer my apologies to you from my part of the friction we had before. I am sorry about that, and am happy to try to help you here if I can.

Here is the deal. Maybe you have had that configuration for a long time and not had any issues at all, but Steam recommends to not install games on external drives.

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7418-YUBN-8129

"It is not recommended that you install Steam to an external hard drive due to potential performance issues."

You have quite a few games installed there....more than I personally have ever seen, so suggesting for you to move your Steam installation at this point may not be very agreeable with you and we can still try other things here instead. Just wanted to pass that official information on to you and that is why I was asking specifically about the external drives.

Now, please do this..

We have done several steps here to try to get you fixed up. Please go to your library and launch Idlying to Rule the Gods and just try to start a brand new single player game. If you can play the game for a minute or two, try to make a fresh and brand new save file. Exit the game as you normally would after making that save ( I don't know how saves are made for that game so my suggestion here may not be valid).

Fully exit the game as you normally would, taking note as to exactly what you see happend as you do (hangs, crashes, error messages, etc.). After that, try to launch the game again using the "play" button and not any shortcut that you may have and try to load that new, fresh save that you just created. See what happens there now.

Be sure you are not using any shortcuts if you do that. Only launch it from the Steam library.

Steam Client Beta.

Go to Steam in the top left of the client and then "settings" and then "account". Make sure you are not using the Beta there in that new window.

EDIT...If you have not yet, try to disable the overlay in these games as well. That is worth a shot.

[SgtSarros]

I loaded the game, created a character, save dthe game a few seconds in, went to quit. The game hung. I clicked on it's picture on the task bar, told it to close, not responding. Opened it, had to start a new game, tried to load file, said it was an invalid file... though I think the loading of a file is.. actually borking. Instead of loading manualsave.txt the output load says it's trying to load manualsave.txt.txt o.O

Here is the full log file it is giving me:



Initialize engine version: 5.3.4f1 (fdbb5133b820)
GfxDevice: creating device client; threaded=1
d3d11: no D3D11 installed
GfxDevice: creating device client; threaded=1
Direct3D:
Version: Direct3D 9.0c [nv4_disp.dll 6.14.13.783]
Renderer: NVIDIA GeForce 6200
Vendor: NVIDIA
VRAM: 512 MB (via registry)
Caps: Shader=30 DepthRT=1 NativeDepth=0 NativeShadow=1 DF16=0 INTZ=0 NULL=1 RESZ=0 SlowINTZ=0
Begin MonoManager ReloadAssembly
Platform assembly: E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Idling to Rule the Gods\itrtg_Data\Managed\UnityEngine.dll (this message is harmless)
Loading E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Idling to Rule the Gods\itrtg_Data\Managed\UnityEngine.dll into Unity Child Domain
Platform assembly: E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Idling to Rule the Gods\itrtg_Data\Managed\Assembly-CSharp-firstpass.dll (this message is harmless)
Loading E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Idling to Rule the Gods\itrtg_Data\Managed\Assembly-CSharp-firstpass.dll into Unity Child Domain
Platform assembly: E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Idling to Rule the Gods\itrtg_Data\Managed\Assembly-CSharp.dll (this message is harmless)
Loading E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Idling to Rule the Gods\itrtg_Data\Managed\Assembly-CSharp.dll into Unity Child Domain
Platform assembly: E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Idling to Rule the Gods\itrtg_Data\Managed\UnityEngine.UI.dll (this message is harmless)
Loading E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Idling to Rule the Gods\itrtg_Data\Managed\UnityEngine.UI.dll into Unity Child Domain
Platform assembly: E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Idling to Rule the Gods\itrtg_Data\Managed\UnityEngine.Networking.dll (this message is harmless)
Loading E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Idling to Rule the Gods\itrtg_Data\Managed\UnityEngine.Networking.dll into Unity Child Domain
Platform assembly: E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Idling to Rule the Gods\itrtg_Data\Managed\yIRC.dll (this message is harmless)
Loading E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Idling to Rule the Gods\itrtg_Data\Managed\yIRC.dll into Unity Child Domain
- Completed reload, in 0.396 seconds
Platform assembly: E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Idling to Rule the Gods\itrtg_Data\Managed\System.Core.dll (this message is harmless)
Platform assembly: E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Idling to Rule the Gods\itrtg_Data\Managed\System.dll (this message is harmless)
<RI> Initializing input.

<RI> Input initialized.

desktop: 1600x900 60Hz; virtual: 1600x900 at 0,0
UnloadTime: 33.853745 ms
Creation.FromString with empty value!

(Filename: C:/buildslave/unity/build/artifacts/generated/common/runtime/UnityEngineDebugBindings.gen.cpp Line: 37)

Creation.FromString with empty value!

(Filename: C:/buildslave/unity/build/artifacts/generated/common/runtime/UnityEngineDebugBindings.gen.cpp Line: 37)

at Assets.Scripts.Data.GameState.get_PhysicalPower () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
at Assets.Scripts.Data.GameState.get_MaxHealth () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
at Assets.Scripts.Data.GameState.get_CurrentHealth () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
at Assets.Scripts.Data.GameState.Serialize () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
at Assets.Scripts.Save.Storage.SaveGameState (Assets.Scripts.Data.GameState state, System.String filename) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
at Assets.Scripts.Save.Storage.LoadGameState (System.String filename) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
at Assets.Scripts.Data.App.LoadGameState () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
Bad exception on loading the game! Should not happen.

(Filename: C:/buildslave/unity/build/artifacts/generated/common/runtime/UnityEngineDebugBindings.gen.cpp Line: 37)

Unloading 6 Unused Serialized files (Serialized files now loaded: 0)
UnloadTime: 0.617117 ms
ExecutionEngineException: SIGILL
at (wrapper managed-to-native) Steamworks.NativeMethods:SteamAPI_InitSafe ()
at Steamworks.SteamAPI.Init () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
at SteamManager.Awake () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
UnityEngine.GameObject:Internal_AddComponentWithType(Type)
UnityEngine.GameObject:AddComponent(Type)
UnityEngine.GameObject:AddComponent()
SteamManager:get_Instance()
SteamManager:get_Initialized()
Assets.Scripts.Helper.SteamHelper:OnEnable()

(Filename: Line: -1)


Unloading 7 unused Assets to reduce memory usage. Loaded Objects now: 481.
Total: 11.196115 ms (FindLiveObjects: 0.083530 ms CreateObjectMapping: 0.074590 ms MarkObjects: 10.998325 ms DeleteObjects: 0.028774 ms)

InvalidOperationException: Steamworks is not initialized.
at Steamworks.InteropHelp.TestIfAvailableClient () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
at Steamworks.SteamUser.GetSteamID () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
at Assets.Scripts.Helper.SteamHelper+<LookForTransactions>c__Iterator6.MoveNext () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0

(Filename: Line: -1)

Could not find file "E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Idling to Rule the Gods\itrtg_Data\Saves\ManualSave.txt.txt".

Creation.FromString with empty value!

(Filename: C:/buildslave/unity/build/artifacts/generated/common/runtime/UnityEngineDebugBindings.gen.cpp Line: 37)

servertime quit: 0

(Filename: C:/buildslave/unity/build/artifacts/generated/common/runtime/UnityEngineDebugBindings.gen.cpp Line: 37)

[The Giving One]

Looking at your log now. How long are you waiting for the game to close as it is "hung" and before you are clicking on the icon in the task bar (desktop tray ?) ?

Have you tried to wait and give it plenty of time to close before making a single click of your mouse anywhere ?

That "hang" and "not responding" message (in the case it is actually not responding and does not need more time) is what has my interest here mostly. It "may" have to do with the save file not working subsequently thereafter.

I will look at you log and try to get back to you. Please feel free to update the thread of any changes or attempts you make to get things fixed up. I may not reply until tomorrow, but others in the community may offer help at some point also. Thanks and good luck to you until then. Sorry but it is late and I have to go anyway.

[SgtSarros]

I have waited up to 30 seconds ,I could wait more, I will try that tomorrow.. becuase yes it is 1030pm here as well and I should be sleeping x.x

[Seven7]

I'm think, this PC is AMD Athlon 64 Clawhamer, Newcastle or Winchester or CanDiego (2004-2006) or more likely Sempron + Geforce 6200 512 (2004-2006) + Windows XP SP3
this game on Unity, your PC is lower than minimal for Unity even since 3.4 it not support old CPU without full support SSE2 problem with new unity on old AMD K8 started in ~2011-2013
if the game requires unity newer 3.3.0 it will not work on this machine

...such systems have not seen for a long time, as if it all the time been frozen in the ice ... some kind of a remote weather station, radar or a missile post in Northern Canada....

antivirus software on this machine is useless: there is the number of unlicensed software, the hack tools, and simply outdated software, creating an abyss of remote vulnerabilities, it is useless, and even harmful - if you run a real antivirus, I am afraid, this OS will no longer start up

mTorrent
Adobe reader 8.3.1 ? you have FoxitReader
Adobe Flash Player 17 ActiveX
Adobe Flash Player 17 NPAPI
Adobe Shockwawe Player 11.6
Akamai NetSession Interface
FilleZilla Client 3.8.0
Firebird 2.0.5.13206(win32)
FoxitReader
Free YouTube To MP3 Converter
Gliph game client
Google Chrome
Hex Workshop v6.7
IceChat 7.70(Baild 20101031)
ICQ6.5
Java 7 Update 45
LimeWire 5.2.13
LogMeIn Hamachi
not all .Net hotfixes installed
mIRC
Mozilla Firefox 24.0 (x86 en-US)
MS Acces 97 SP2
NCsoft Launcher
Nexon Game Launcher
Nexon Launcher
northstarwp
OGPlanet Game Launcher
OpenAL
OpenOffice 4.1.2
Orban/Coding Technologies AAC/aacPlus Player Plugin 1.0
Party Poker . net
PC VGA Camera
PCX2 - Playstation 2 Emulator
RomCenter 3.54
SAM Broadcaster (remove only)
SEGA Genesis & Mega Drive Classics
Sierra Utilities
Skype 7.21
Slipstream 5000
SmartFTP Client 2.0
Steam ?
Steam ??
System Sentury 3.0.01
TeamViewer 9
Unity Web Player
Virtual Audio Cable 4.9
VLC Media Player
Vuse bittorent client
Winamp
Winamp Detector Plug-in
AMD Driver package AMDk8 05/25/2006 1.3.2.01
IE 8
WXP SP3
WinHTTrack Website Copier 3.44-1
Yahoo Messenger


If you have revision A2 GeForce 6200, you can convert it to 6600: in RivaTuner - Customize - Low-Level system tweaks - (Graphics processor configuration) - Allow enabling hardware masked units - Active pixel/vertex units configuration - Custom - Customize - check Pixel unit 0 or Pixel unit 1 - OK - Reboot
Before, you will install good cooling system like ZM80C-HP+ZM-OP1 or better, NV43 revision A4 NOT supported!!!

[SgtSarros]

Well actually I do live i a small town in northern canada, and you seem extremely ill-informed of how well windows XP machiens do still operate. I am extremey amused by the number of 'tech expert' sites that posted in april that windows XP machiens are nothing more then, as several of them said 'virus creation machines.'

I'm also laughing very heavily at some of the 'problem' programs you labeled:

Glyph is the program Trion uses for it's MMOs such as Rift, Archage and more
Teamviewer, it lets you connect to remote PCs for when you need to operate another machine from afar
Nexon launcher and nexon game launcher are the programs used by Nexon games for it's MMOs such as Maplestory.
SEGA Genesis & Mega Drive Classics <-- this is a steam game. Yes, a game on steam is causing me to be unable to play steam games >_>
Firebird + SAM are programs for being a virtual radio DJ, it connects to shoutcast servers and broadcast music for others to listen to.
Sierra utilities is installed by many sierra games such as caeser 3, the kings quest series, etc
that is the newest version of open office, which is a free program that works similar to MS Office.

I could go on but at this point... yeeaaaaah.

[SgtSarros]

Originalmente postado por Seven7:

I'm think, this PC is AMD Athlon 64 Clawhamer, Newcastle or Winchester or CanDiego (2004-2006) or more likely Sempron + Geforce 6200 512 (2004-2006) + Windows XP SP3
this game on Unity, your PC is lower than minimal for Unity even since 3.4 it not support old CPU without full support SSE2 problem with new unity on old AMD K8 started in ~2011-2013
if the game requires unity newer 3.3.0 it will not work on this machine

...such systems have not seen for a long time, as if it all the time been frozen in the ice ... some kind of a remote weather station, radar or a missile post in Northern Canada....

antivirus software on this machine is useless: there is the number of unlicensed software, the hack tools, and simply outdated software, creating an abyss of remote vulnerabilities, it is useless, and even harmful - if you run a real antivirus, I am afraid, this OS will no longer start up

Actually, it's not.
http://i.imgur.com/vdXz0WX.png

Which, compared to the requirements to play a unity game form the unity website:
https://unity3d.com/unity/system-requirements

That does look compatable to me.



I think at this point i'm just going to accept that these games are not going to work on my machine and move on.

[Seven7]

Originalmente postado por SgtSarros:

Teamviewer, it lets you connect to remote PCs for when you need to operate another machine from afar

i know
Teamviewer site was hacked and users was attacked 1=2 weeks ago... have nice day, it's you choice

Originalmente postado por SgtSarros:

Firebird

and torrent clients make big backdoors on XP, newest OS or Linux not affected
XP still operated good, but using it with steam and internet, torrents not best idea

Originalmente postado por SgtSarros:

Which, compared to the requirements to play a unity game form the unity website:
https://unity3d.com/unity/system-requirements

That does look compatable to me.

it's called adwertising, in really, different game used different versions unity and not compatible

Originalmente postado por SgtSarros:

I think at this point i'm just going to accept that these games are not going to work on my machine and move on.

- this right way, use this pc to play old games via emulators
and use new for steam and online games...

[SgtSarros]

u.. firebird is not a torrent client.. it's a database. it keeps track of all the music i have to play on a streaming shoutcast server. it's not a torrent at all. nobody connects to my machine.I connect to a server on the net which plays themusic, and other users connect to that server to hear it.


and if none of those specs are any good, they'd change it.

And becuase 2 out of my 200 games don't work, and every mmo i play ( rift, DDO, everquest, etc ) all work on this machine, yes i should not play anything but emulated games on it. brilliant.

You my friend, are a joke. Good day to you. *unsubscribed*

[The Giving One]

Not sure if you can or will reply, OP, but I am really sorry but have to agree with Seven7 here. From the whole time in this thread, I was really leaning to the issue being caused by problematic software conflicting with Steam.

Consider that developer that said he installed a Virtual XP OS on a machine to test this. There is no way he had as much software installed on that test run as you do on that computer there.

Also, the main reason I kept leaning towards problematic software conflicting, was due to the "hangs" and "not responding" messages that you have, concerning these games.

Sorry about all the trouble and time you spent on this and for any suggestions I gave that were not fruitful and perhaps caused you to have to go in circles there a bit.

To be fair, Seven7 is a very intelligent and helpful user in these forums and knows what he is talking about concerning the points he made above. Just passing that on.

It seems you are not interested to further troubleshoot the problem, as that would almost surely involve, at a minimum, uninstalling all the software he pointed out (most of which I missed), and I highly doubt that you wish to do that.

EDIT..I read over 2 or 3 years ago that you are six times more likely to get an attack if still using XP due to that OS no longer being supported by Microsoft. Please consider that, and consider moving on to at least Windows 7 and on a computer that can run Windows 7 or one that can run a newer OS if chosen.

Thanks and good luck to you always.