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Line 85: − + − # [[Modding:Installing SMAPI on Windows|Install SMAPI]] (if you don't already have it).+ − # Launch the game. − # [[#Ask for help|Ask for help and attach your SMAPI log]]. − − − ==Game freezes or crashes while launching (without SMAPI installed)==+ − The game tries to open, but crashes before the title screen. Here are some common fixes:+ − # Try everything in the list above first.+ − # Delete your <code>startup_preferences</code>, found in <code>%appdata%/StardewValley</code> on Windows.+ − # Disable any programs that intercept the game (like MSI AfterBurner or RivaTuner).+ − # Follow the steps to [[#Ask for help|ask for help]].+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + − ==Game freezes or crashes while launching (with SMAPI installed)==+ − The game tries to open, but crashes before the title screen. Here are some common fixes:+ − # Try everything in the list under [[Modding:Player_Guide/Troubleshooting#Game_doesn.27t_launch]] first. − # If you're on Windows, reset your Steam launch settings (instructions here: [[Modding:Installing_SMAPI_on_Windows#Steam]]). If you're not on Windows, you can check to make sure that they're blank. − # Delete your <code>startup_preferences</code>, found in <code>%appdata%/StardewValley</code> on Windows. − # Disable antivirus. − # Disable any programs that intercept the game (like MSI AfterBurner or RivaTuner). − # Make sure the drivers for your graphics cards are up-to-date. − # If that doesn't fix it: − ## Open the game folder. (You can find it on Steam by right clicking on the game name, looking under Manage, and clicking "Browse Local Files".) − ## Hold shift and right-click on the folder background. − ## Click the option that says Open in command prompt / PowerShell / Windows Terminal (depending on your Windows settings). − ## Run <code>StardewModdingAPI.exe</code> (if Command Prompt) or <code>./StardewModdingAPI.exe</code> (if PowerShell or Windows Terminal). − ## Now if it crashes, the window should stay open so you can see the error. Check the error against the [[Modding:Player_Guide/Troubleshooting#Fix_specific_errors|specific errors list below]]. − ## If that doesn't help, post a screenshot of the full window when it shows the error in the #using-mods discord channel for debugging help. − # Follow the steps to [[#Ask for help|ask for help]].
Modding:Player Guide/Troubleshooting (view source)
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<h1 style="margin-top: 3em; border: 2px solid rgb(0, 116, 72); background: rgba(3, 160, 7, 0.1); padding: 1em;">Game doesn't launch</h1>
<h1 style="margin-top: 3em; border: 2px solid rgb(0, 116, 72); background: rgba(3, 160, 7, 0.1); padding: 1em;">Game doesn't launch</h1>
When you try to launch the game, nothing seems to happen or the window closes instantly. (If you use Steam, it might show 'running' for a few seconds.)
When you try to launch the game, nothing seems to happen or the window closes instantly. (If you use Steam, it might show 'running' for a few seconds.)
<ol>
<li>First, try these common fixes:
<ol>
<ol>
<li>Restart your computer.</li>
<li>Restart your computer.</li>
<li><p>Make sure you have speakers or headphones plugged in. They can be muted, but the game needs a working audio device. (Without audio devices, you may see an error like "''Microsoft.XNA.Framework.Audio.NoAudioHardwareExcpetion....Audio has failed to initialize''".)</p></li>
<li><p>Make sure you have speakers or headphones plugged in. They can be muted, but the game needs a working audio device. (Without audio devices, you may see an error like "''Microsoft.XNA.Framework.Audio.NoAudioHardwareExcpetion....Audio has failed to initialize''".)</p></li>
<li>[[Modding:Player_Guide/Troubleshooting#Reset_your_content_files|Reset content files]] or reinstall the game.<li>
<li>[[#Reset your content files|Reset your content files]] or reinstall the game.<li>
<li>Delete your <code>startup_preferences</code> file. (To find it: [[Saves#Find your save files|open your saves folder]], and it'll be in the folder that contains it.)</li>
<li>Install the software for your graphics card ([https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/geforce-experience/ GeForce Experience] for NVIDIA or [https://www.amd.com/en/technologies/radeon-software Radeon Software] for AMD), then use that software to update to your latest graphics drivers. (See [https://www.tomsguide.com/how-to/what-graphics-card-do-i-have-heres-how-to-tell how to check which graphics card you have].)</li>
<li>Disable any programs that intercept the game (like MSI AfterBurner or RivaTuner).</li>
<li>If you play on...
<li>If you play on...
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</li>
</li>
<li>If that doesn't fix it:
<li>If you use SMAPI with Steam, double-check your Steam launch options. For Windows, see [[Modding:Installing SMAPI on Windows#Steam|the Steam instructions]]). For other platforms, make sure the launch options are empty.</li>
</ol></li>
</li>
</ol>
<li>If it still happens, check if there's an error message next:
<ol>
<li>[[Modding:Game folder|Open your game folder]].</li>
<li>Hold {{key|Shift}} and right-click the folder background.</li>
<li>Click the option that says ''Open in Command Prompt'', ''Open in PowerShell'', or ''Open in Windows Terminal'' (depending on your system settings).</li>
<li>Type this command:
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|-
! if you play...
! command
|-
| with mods
| <code>.\StardewModdingAPI.exe</code>
|-
| without mods
| <code>.\"Stardew Valley.exe"</code>
|}</li>
<li>Press enter to run the command.</li>
<li>If it shows an error message, check for a section under [[#Specific error messages|''Specific error messages'']] below.</li>
</ol></li>
<li>If you still haven't solved it, come [[#Ask for help|Ask for help]]!</li>
</ol>
<h1 style="margin-top: 3em; border: 2px solid rgb(0, 116, 72); background: rgba(3, 160, 7, 0.1); padding: 1em;">Specific error messages</h1>
<h1 style="margin-top: 3em; border: 2px solid rgb(0, 116, 72); background: rgba(3, 160, 7, 0.1); padding: 1em;">Specific error messages</h1>