"Loading Block Textures..." is not proceeding ahead

Windows 7 is no longer supported, and your GPU driver is extremely outdated. (Most likely because of the obsolete OS.)

The error in the log seems to indicate a controller/mapping issue, but that could just be a red herring created by running the client on an unsupported system.

13 hours ago, SylenThunder said:

Windows 7 is no longer supported, and your GPU driver is extremely outdated. (Most likely because of the obsolete OS.)

The error in the log seems to indicate a controller/mapping issue, but that could just be a red herring created by running the client on an unsupported system.

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.

I have same issue i was about to make a report but i see there are two already. Wanted to try out 1.0 but it is getting stuck on "Loading block textures" aswell as i get same exact Controller related errors.

 

I'm on Windows 11

Tried plugging and unplugging the controller that didn't solve it either.

1 hour ago, n2n1 said:

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.

That would be because the Stable version active on Steam is still Alpha 21.2. As of V1.0 Windows 7 is not supported. It hasn't been supported for almost six months already by Steam, so that should tell you something.

8 hours ago, SylenThunder said:

That would be because the Stable version active on Steam is still Alpha 21.2. As of V1.0 Windows 7 is not supported. It hasn't been supported for almost six months already by Steam, so that should tell you something.

So, in the end, you want to say that the code related to "joystick" servicing works fine? 

Here is a corrected dll-file for v1.0 exp (b312) that people with similar problems can use temporarily.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ahoevNEZ1HlQ9KzFBDgUnDk5eNZ7zYhw/view?usp=sharing
(I am not sure about full functionality - because i did not conduct long-term tests. Use at your own risk).
 

6 hours ago, n2n1 said:

Here is a corrected dll-file for v1.0 exp (b312) that people with similar problems can use temporarily.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ahoevNEZ1HlQ9KzFBDgUnDk5eNZ7zYhw/view?usp=sharing
(I am not sure about full functionality - because i did not conduct long-term tests. Use at your own risk).
 

Works well, even on the version b312.

 

Thank you very much.

So far I've made it all the way into the world and I'm playing as normally right now.

 

Again, I appreciate it

7 hours ago, n2n1 said:

Here is a corrected dll-file for v1.0 exp (b312) that people with similar problems can use temporarily.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ahoevNEZ1HlQ9KzFBDgUnDk5eNZ7zYhw/view?usp=sharing
(I am not sure about full functionality - because i did not conduct long-term tests. Use at your own risk).
 

Where did you get that fix from or if you did it yourself how did you do it?

Sorry i'm extremely paranoid about using unknown .dll files.

This is my fix, i am a modder (you can see what kind of mod i am making in my profile), i often make such edits in dll-files.
Dll-files are not as dangerous as antivirus manufacturers tell you - no one will individually engage in malicious activity. The maximum danger that a file being modified like this carries is disappointment from a sudden error if you start playing.
By the way, i am not sure that everything works as it should - i made this file in order to simply launch the game and begin adapting my mod. Use this file simply to see what's new in v1.0... while some are busy discriminating operating systems based on age 

56 minutes ago, n2n1 said:

no one will individually engage in malicious activity

 

That may be, but malicious groups can easily act like they were "individuals".

 

3 hours ago, n2n1 said:

This is my fix, i am a modder (you can see what kind of mod i am making in my profile), i often make such edits in dll-files.
Dll-files are not as dangerous as antivirus manufacturers tell you - no one will individually engage in malicious activity. The maximum danger that a file being modified like this carries is disappointment from a sudden error if you start playing.
By the way, i am not sure that everything works as it should - i made this file in order to simply launch the game and begin adapting my mod. Use this file simply to see what's new in v1.0... while some are busy discriminating operating systems based on age 

 

Okay but you still didn't answer what did you actually do to make it work?

What was actually preventing the game to launch to menu past the "Loading Block Textures" and how did your ".dll" unstuck it?

This kind of inforamtion could be vital too if it's a simple fix that Fun Pimps could pull off themselves if they wanted to.

 

 

So they don't have any excuses to blame it on the system anymore.

Or at something on user's end.

 

 

The fact that this is an edge case.

With mostly affecting Win 7 users and some small amount who are on Win 11.

Worries me greatly that it may not be fixed in timely manner or at all.

1 hour ago, Lythael said:

 

Okay but you still didn't answer what did you actually do to make it work?

What was actually preventing the game to launch to menu past the "Loading Block Textures" and how did your ".dll" unstuck it?

This kind of inforamtion could be vital too if it's a simple fix that Fun Pimps could pull off themselves if they wanted to.

 

 

So they don't have any excuses to blame it on the system anymore.

Or at something on user's end.

 

 

The fact that this is an edge case.

With mostly affecting Win 7 users and some small amount who are on Win 11.

Worries me greatly that it may not be fixed in timely manner or at all.

It is mentioned above, there's something with the controller calls:

 

On 7/2/2024 at 5:13 AM, n2n1 said:

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.

 

I did look through the code briefly to look for anything that stood out wildly, saw nothing and decided to try it. The file is only slightly smaller then the original file so it made sense to me since it's removed lines of code I'm assuming is what the change was. 

All I know is the game is running without doing anything else but putting that file in.

4 hours ago, meganoth said:

 

That may be, but malicious groups can easily act like they were "individuals".

 

I'll tell you more - I'm Russian, and I definitely plan to vote online when electing the US president 

2 hours ago, Lythael said:

 

Okay but you still didn't answer what did you actually do to make it work?

What was actually preventing the game to launch to menu past the "Loading Block Textures" and how did your ".dll" unstuck it?

This kind of inforamtion could be vital too if it's a simple fix that Fun Pimps could pull off themselves if they wanted to.

 

 

Yes, i just removed the joystick effect calls and now they just don't work. Unfortunately I'm not sure if I cleaned up the code 100%, so there are quite possible cases of console opening.


in fact, it doesn't matter what reason prevents the original code from working on Win7.
What's important is that only one bug separates Win7 and Win11 users from the full functionality of the game.
Only one bug, Carl...

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

 

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

14 hours ago, schwanz9000 said:

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

 

Awesome!

16 hours ago, schwanz9000 said:

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

Actually is it really fixed? I downloaded the recent update and i still get same Controller related errors in main menu and "Load Block Textures" gets stuck.

 

Or was the fix not live yet in the recent patch?

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.

2 hours ago, schwanz9000 said:

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

b317 starts fine on my Win7, thanks

18 hours ago, schwanz9000 said:

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

Yep yep game launched without issues now. Thanks!