Game stuck on "Loading block textures" before main menu

Someone at least got into the game by removing controller references from game scripts with remaining controller errors. In my pastebin, there's a controller ext dll null reference error.

 

One got rid of the problem by disconnecting the controller, however, others, inlucing me, don't have it plugged in (I don't use it for this game).

 

By now, about 30 people in the Steam forums reported the bug, too. While a large number have Windows 7, it's also Windows 11 and others.

There is also a stuck at loading bug which stops at loading particles, however, this also has the controller dll error in the console window, so it seems to be the same.

This always happens by the way, not randomly.

So we are eagerly waiting to get to test 1.0

Just a note. Windows 7 is not supported.

13 hours ago, SylenThunder said:

Just a note. Windows 7 is not supported.

Win7 support is still declared by the developers on the steam page.
I have exactly the same problem. For the sake of experiment, i changed the code by removing the controller calls and as a result the game started. The current error is related to incorrect controller support and not to the operating system. The driver version also does not matter in a particular situation.

Experienced modders will probably be able to release a patch to solve this problem, but something tells me that the developers should do it themselves. Just fix the problem, it is done quite easily, and do not look for excuses.

Here is a corrected dll-file for v1.0 exp (b312) that people with similar problems can use temporarily.
https://disk.yandex.ru/d/rAvJtI0AQ4JNLg
(I am not sure about full functionality - because i did not conduct long-term tests. Use at your own risk).
 

On 7/2/2024 at 12:01 AM, SylenThunder said:

Just a note. Windows 7 is not supported.

So you removed Windows 7 from the storage page just now.

Even after removing it, by EU law you are at least obligated to keep offering a working game version download in the future for all who purchased it beforehand, for as long as your company exists, remember that. No matter what any further agreement would mention, as here, everything shown on the product page on purchase time is a requirement for the seller, also when selling from outside the EU, invalidating further EULAs and contracts. Having to update it may also be a law, but I haven't studied the laws about the specifics.

 

(and a reminder to avoid misunderstandings by people flying over it: this bug is not unique to Windows 7)

9 hours ago, blobsi said:

So you removed Windows 7 from the storage page just now.

Even after removing it, by EU law you are at least obligated to keep offering a working game version download in the future for all who purchased it beforehand, for as long as your company exists, remember that. No matter what any further agreement would mention, as here, everything shown on the product page on purchase time is a requirement for the seller, also when selling from outside the EU, invalidating further EULAs and contracts. Having to update it may also be a law, but I haven't studied the laws about the specifics.

 

(and a reminder to avoid misunderstandings by people flying over it: this bug is not unique to Windows 7)

 

Working game downloads are available back to what, Alpha 8.8?  That is planned to continue.  So you are completely free to play on any of the versions that still supported Windows 7.  TFP has planned to make those always available to the people who purchased the game in EA.

On 7/4/2024 at 2:54 PM, SylenThunder said:

 

Working game downloads are available back to what, Alpha 8.8?  That is planned to continue.  So you are completely free to play on any of the versions that still supported Windows 7.  TFP has planned to make those always available to the people who purchased the game in EA.

Well done, that's exactly the answer we expected from you.

topic for this fix 
(I hope I won't have to deal with this all the time)

 

600 views in this hard to register in forum alone. This is gonna cause a lot of negative ratings if unfixed.

A fix has been implemented. Thanks for all of the reports!

16 hours ago, schwanz9000 said:

A fix has been implemented. Thanks for all of the reports!

 

The fix was not live yet in recent patch? Cause i'm getting same Controller assembly errors causing the game to get stuck loading before main menu

Sorry about that. Looks like it missed the cutoff for today's build. Hope to see it in the next one.

 

This fix should be in B317 now. Please let us know if an unmodded Win7 game works out of the box now.