Grimrock 2 Software failure

[Tibblewinkles]

From double clicking the game to run, I instantly get a software failure window. Not even a blackening of the screen to tease me into thinking that the beloved saga is loading :C.

For more information on the log, check the "spoiler" below

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=== System Info ===

Game Version: 2.1.9
Computer name: TIBBLEWINKLES
CPU Vendor: AuthenticAMD
CPU Brand: AMD FX(tm)-6300 Six-Core Processor
OS Version: 6.2
OEM ID: 0
Physical CPUs: 6
Logical CPUs: 0
Page Size: 4096
Total Mem: 16366 MB
Free Mem: 13382 MB

=== GPUs ===

Device name: \\.\DISPLAY1
Device string: AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
State flags: 08000005

Device name: \\.\DISPLAY2
Device string: AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
State flags: 08000000

Device name: \\.\DISPLAY3
Device string: AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
State flags: 08000000

Device name: \\.\DISPLAY4
Device string: AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
State flags: 08000000

Device name: \\.\DISPLAY5
Device string: AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
State flags: 08000000

Device name: \\.\DISPLAY6
Device string: AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
State flags: 08000000

=== Software Failure ===

[string "Config.lua"]:0: attempt to index a nil value
stack traceback:
[string "Config.lua"]: in function 'autoDetectResolution'
[string "Grimrock.lua"]: in function 'init'
[string "Grimrock.lua"]: in main chunk
[C]: in function 'require'
init.lua: in main chunk

Until then I shall keep daydreaming of wondrous adventures whilst swinging a plastic ruler as my trusted sword.

[antti]

The symptoms sound like that the game might have been unable to write a config file. You can check this by going to your "\Documents\Almost Human\Legend of Grimrock 2\" folder and checking if there is a file called grimrock.cfg and if there is, does the file contain anything.

If it's some sort of Windows user permission issue, you could try to run the game as an administrator (or if you play from Steam, the whole Steam client) to see if it makes any difference.

[Tibblewinkles]

Thanks for the quick reply antti. Just ran the entirety of steam using admin, and it worked off the bat!

Just for good measure, I found the aforementioned .cfg file and opened it with notepad. Here are the contents if it is of any use:

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oneClickCasting = false
disableDamageTexts = false
hideItemProperties = false
mouseLook = true
invertX = false
invertY = false
autoSave = true
tabletMode = false
cameraBobbing = true
tooltipDelay = 0
maxFrameRate = 120
debugInfo = false
console = false
consoleKey = 220
windowPosX = nil
windowPosY = nil
editorWindowPosX = nil
editorWindowPosY = nil
editorWindowWidth = nil
editorWindowHeight = nil

-- key bindings
move_forward = 87
move_backward = 83
strafe_left = 65
strafe_right = 68
turn_left = 81
turn_right = 69
rest = 82
map = 9
swap_weapons = 88
character_sheet_1 = 49
character_sheet_2 = 50
character_sheet_3 = 51
character_sheet_4 = 52
quick_save = 116
quick_load = 120

-- editor key bindings
select_tool = 49
add_object_tool = 50
draw_walls_tool = 51
draw_heightmap_tool = 52
nudge_up = 87
nudge_down = 83
nudge_left = 65
nudge_right = 68
nudge_elevation_up = 4322
nudge_elevation_down = 226
rotate_left = 81
rotate_right = 69
delete = 46
set_starting_location = 89
teleport_party = 84
swap_tiles = 88
pick_tile_left = 188
pick_tile_right = 190
increase_height = 106
decrease_height = 111
increase_ceiling_height = 8298
decrease_ceiling_height = 8303
level_up = 33
level_down = 34
level_north = 8230
level_east = 8231
level_south = 8232
level_west = 8229
zoom_in = 107
zoom_out = 109
locate_object = 8262
selection_mask = 8264
start_preview = 116
stop_preview = 4212
toggle_fullscreen = 70
toggle_collisions = 112
open_door = 90
kill_monster = 75
heal_party = 72