Game Does not even start on Steam

[Simmie]

No matter what I try the game doesn't even give me the barest hint that it starts. I've tried everything from making sure my drivers are fully updated, resetting my pc, uninstalling and reinstalling the game, reinstalling steam, resetting my windows, deleting specific files, verifying the integrity of the games files, running the game as administrator, and even running it through the 32.bat and the 64.bat files. I dont understand the issue, but everytime I press 'Play' it runs for a couple seconds(without any pop up or indication that the game is going to start) and then it stops running.

 

This is the batch of error codes I get when running it through the Alternate Launch Option:

 

 

 

Please help me out if you can

[Beard]

It seems like the errors from the Alternate Launch did not get attached to your message. Can you send the output again? As it should contain the errors that are preventing the game from launching.

[Simmie]

Yea, you got it.

 

ERROR: General     , 1693987755118> [LWJGL] Failed to load a library. Possible solutions:
        a) Add the directory that contains the shared library to -Djava.library.path or -Dorg.lwjgl.librarypath.
        b) Add the JAR that contains the shared library to the classpath.
ERROR: General     , 1693987755119> [LWJGL] Enable debug mode with -Dorg.lwjgl.util.Debug=true for better diagnostics.
ERROR: General     , 1693987755119> [LWJGL] Enable the SharedLibraryLoader debug mode with -Dorg.lwjgl.util.DebugLoader=true for better diagnostics.
ERROR: General     , 1693987755120> Exception in thread "main" ERROR: General     , 1693987755120> java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: Failed to locate library: lwjgl.dll
ERROR: General     , 1693987755120>     at org.lwjgl.system.Library.loadSystem(Library.java:162)
ERROR: General     , 1693987755121>     at org.lwjgl.system.Library.loadSystem(Library.java:62)
ERROR: General     , 1693987755121>     at org.lwjgl.system.Library.<clinit>(Library.java:50)
ERROR: General     , 1693987755121>     at org.lwjgl.system.MemoryUtil.<clinit>(MemoryUtil.java:97)
ERROR: General     , 1693987755122>     at org.lwjgl.system.Pointer$Default.<clinit>(Pointer.java:67)
ERROR: General     , 1693987755122>     at zombie.gameStates.MainScreenState.loadIcons(MainScreenState.java:710)
ERROR: General     , 1693987755123>     at zombie.gameStates.MainScreenState.main(MainScreenState.java:131)

[Beard]

Is that the whole output? Since there should be a lot more in the console file.
Only with this error, it would seem as if there is an issue with the game files. I would recommend just reinstalling the game or moving it to a different hard drive.

[Simmie]

I'm not allowed to post the whole thing so I'll attach it in a note. Reinstalling hasn't worked and neither has moving it to a new hard drive.

PROJECT ZOMBOID ERROR.txt

[Beard]

Can you put the attached file to your main game folder and replace the old one with it? Then try running the game again.
If it for some reason still fails, can you share the log again?

ProjectZomboid64.json

[Simmie]

So I did that and it still failed. It looks like the same error as last time as well.

Project zomboid Error NEW.txt

[Beard]

That is unusual, it is as if the command I put in there did not apply. Could you try creating a folder with the name "temp2" in your C drive and then launch it again? Do not use the Alternate launch or the .bat files to launch the game this time.
The error seems to be related to your username, and one of the commands I added should move some of the important game files to the temp2 folder mentioned previously, which should allow the game to launch after that. Though the game may not have enough permissions to create that folder, which is why you can try creating it manually to see if that helps.

[Simmie]

I don't know if I somehow did that wrong, but nothing has changed. I put the temp2 file in my C drive and launched the game normally as you said I should and the same thing happened.

[Simmie]

@Beard Is there any way I can get more help on this? Nothing I've tried has worked.

[Beard]

You can try going to your main ProjectZomboid folder and delete both the "jre" and "jre64" folders found there.
After that, verify your game files through Steam and then start the game again, as Steam sometimes does not install those folders right.

[Simmie]

Yea, that did not work. I did that already as well earlier. Nothing I've been trying has worked.

[Beard]

Could you try placing the attached file in the main game folder and try running this new .bat and see if that helps in that case?
If it does not, could you share the logs again? Since it still seems like the changes I sent did not apply in your last log for some reason.

 

 

ProjectZomboid64Temp.bat

[Simmie]

Ill try this now. Sorry for the late reply I was not home.

[Simmie]

So, it didn't work.  here is the logs, but I am pretty sure its the exact same as the last time.

Project zomboid newest.txt

[Beard]

Those logs are unusual, since they show that you likely did not use the .bat file above to run the game, since it is missing the important command added to it.
Are you sure you placed the file linked above in the main game folder and then ran it? I added the "Temp" text at the end to distinguish it from the original ProjectZomboid64.bat file
 

[Simmie]

Wait i just realized i ran the game like normal. My fault I will try it again now.

[Simmie]

This is the what i got from running it through that file

actual newest pz errors.txt

[Beard]

Thanks, this is very unusual, since the latest bat should move the necessary folders to a different location and fix the issue.
You mentioned you restarted your PC as well right? Did you perhaps use the same username on the restart? Since there may be an issue with it due to this log:
tmpdir=C:\Users\ETHAN~1.DES\AppData\Local\Temp\

It is as if the game / PC has issues reading the special characters in your username, since you have a dot in it right?

[Simmie]

I have no idea. I also dont know how to go about changing that.

[Simmie]

It is safe to assume that it is the same username

 

[Beard]

I see.. well we can try a few more things before suggesting a reinstall to change it again.
If it would be a problem with the username, try going to your Steam Library > Right click Project Zomboid > Properties > Set Launch Options > Type -cachedir=C:\Zomboid > Start the game

[Simmie]

That did not work. Thank you for your hard work.

 

[Beard]

Could you check your Windows Defender settings and see if you have Controlled Folder Access enabled? It should be Disabled by default, as it may cause issues with certain applications such as PZ.

[Simmie]

I checked and it isn't enabled.

[Beard]

I am fairly out of the generic responses in that case, we might need some more debug logs which I can then forward to the developers.

Just as a last question though, you did try moving it to the C drive as well right? Since some PCs have weird permissions with drives, so the game can have issues there if installed on the non Windows drive.

ProjectZomboid64DebugLogs.bat

I attached the new .bat file for you to try running, after you do that, can you share the new logs again? Since I added a command that should give us more information about the game + error that you are getting.

Thank you for your patience as well, I am sure this is frustrating that the game refuses to run, even if by all accounts your computer should be able to run it perfectly without issues.