Can't fix game´s launching error (Fixed?)

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Summary:

I’ve had the already well known “launching error” all systems running on windows 11 have been getting. I formatted my PC back in 2023 and got windows 11 with it, and when I tried re-downloading Stonehearth from Steam, whenever I tried to play the game, it would start in a black screen, music playing, but the game would not send me to the menu or, much less, open a saved game.

  1. I tried pressing F5 to refresh the UI, but it didn’t work.
  2. Tried forcing the 32bit launch (as instructed in this post: Game Won't Load/Launch On New PC *SOLVED* - #19 by 666reddog), and not only it didn’t work, now the game doesn’t even start with music, but after five minutes it crashes.
  3. Tried deleting the x64 folder (I know it’s a terrible fix, but I was running out of options) and the same happened. Then re-downloaded it from the “verify integrity of files” from the steam tab.
  4. Tried this fix (Link: Game Won't Load/Launch On New PC *SOLVED* - #34 by DaniAngione). Same happened. Game loads on black screen, no music, crashes after five minutes.
  5. Uninstalled, re-installed. Then tried the same fix at step 4. Game starts with music, but never fully loads. Waited for around 10 minutes and still black screen. F5 did nothing.

Stonehearth.log:

Can’t find the Stonehearth.log file. Only a JSON file.

Attachments:

[Upload your crash.dmp (from the game install directory). Can’t find this file either. I’m sorry for not being too helpful.

Versions and Mods:

Running it on ACE 0.9.6.

System Information:

Windows 11, Intel core i7-8550U, 16gb RAM, no graphics card. Laptop, playing on integrated monitor.

Thank you for your time.

2

Ok, so tried fix at 4. with another fix from the ACE discord server, step 14 on their FAQ section. The game opens, and runs smoothly, though I can’t access my old saves. I don’t care since I intended on starting a new settlement from scratch, but I can see how it may be a bother to other players. Now the game is running, thanks for the support.

3

You mentioned you got blackscreen and music, pressed F5 but nothing happened. But are you aware that it takes time? I’m asking because it is possible some people think that it is just “press f5 and it works”, while that is not the case at all. It takes time. It basically means, reload the ui. So whatever time it takes to load, it will do it all again.
In my machine it takes ~10 minutes. Yes, it does.

4

Yes, I waited. Not 10 minutes though, maybe around 5. I’ll keep that in mind next time this happens.

5

I managed to launch the game again, by copy-pasting the stonehearth and user JSON files from the Discord links, and it seems to work now. The game crashes regularly though, might have to do with forcing it to run on 32bit.