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| ===Nothing happens when you launch the game=== | | ===Nothing happens when you launch the game=== |
| When you launch the game, Steam shows 'running' for a few seconds (if you use Steam) but the game doesn't open. Here are some common fixes: | | When you launch the game, Steam shows 'running' for a few seconds (if you use Steam) but the game doesn't open. Here are some common fixes: |
− | # Restart your computer, and make sure you have speakers or headphones plugged in. (They can be muted, but the game needs a working audio device.) | + | # Restart your computer. |
− | # If it still happens: | + | # Make sure you have speakers or headphones plugged in. (They can be muted, but the game needs a working audio device.) |
| + | # If that doesn't fix it, and you use Steam on Windows: |
| ## If you installed SMAPI, blank the Steam launch options so it runs the game without SMAPI. | | ## If you installed SMAPI, blank the Steam launch options so it runs the game without SMAPI. |
− | ## [[Modding:Player Guide/Getting Started#Find your game folder|Open your game folder]]. | + | ## Find the Steam install path (usually <tt>C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam</tt> or <tt>C:\Program Files\Steam</tt>). |
− | ## Open the <code>_CommonRedist</code> folder, then <code>XNA</code> inside that, then <code>4.0</code>.
| + | ## Open the <code>steamapps\common\Steamworks Shared\_CommonRedist\XNA\4.0</code> subfolder. |
| ## Run the <code>xnafx40_redist.msi</code> file. | | ## Run the <code>xnafx40_redist.msi</code> file. |
| ## Restart your computer. | | ## Restart your computer. |
| ## Launch the game. | | ## Launch the game. |
− | ## If that worked, you can reinstall SMAPI now if you want it. | + | ## Reinstall SMAPI (if you removed it in step one). |
− | # If it still doesn't work: | + | # If that doesn't fix it: |
| ## [[Modding:Installing SMAPI on Windows|Install SMAPI]] (if you don't already have it). | | ## [[Modding:Installing SMAPI on Windows|Install SMAPI]] (if you don't already have it). |
| ## Launch the game. | | ## Launch the game. |