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Posted September 08, 2018
SS:EE got a sweet source port update recently, but after the fancy new company logo animations and the opening cutscene play the game freezes before it even loads the main menu. Once it freezes it pops up a text box that says "ERROR!" and nothing else. The game closes when I close the error box.

I tried running the game as an administrator, watching the entire opening cutscene, restarting my computer, and even installing CCCP. I haven't tried reinstalling the game yet since I'm concerned about losing my progress, but I'm open to it since I've only reached level 2.

I attached a picture. Has this happened to you? How did you fix it?
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Post edited September 08, 2018 by TwentyTheMau5
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Posted September 08, 2018
see the FAQ.
Posted September 08, 2018
I have the ERROR! right after the intro and game crashes to desktop. I've seen the faq. .NET, VC Redist up to date. Game path is shorter than 64 characters (C:\Program Files (x86)\GOG Galaxy\Games\System Shock 2).

Are there any other suggestions???
Posted September 08, 2018
pretty sure it's the 64 character limit - the path you've given is to your SS2 install.
Posted September 08, 2018
Install the game into a different directory like C:\Games or the like. If installing through GOG Galaxy, change the installation directory in the same way. That should solve these crashing issues.
Posted September 09, 2018
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voodoo47: pretty sure it's the 64 character limit - the path you've given is to your SS2 install.
Oh god! didn't even realized that! You're right. Stupid me :)

And the problem was character limit, it's solved now. Thanks for thw heads up
Posted September 09, 2018
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voodoo47: see the FAQ.
Thank you! I copied my save files and transferred them when I reinstalled the game to a shorter directory. The game works fine now.
Posted September 09, 2018
You're kidding me - The game crashes if the path is longer than 64 characters? Is this Amateur hour?

The *Default* path for this game is longer than 64 characters.
Posted September 09, 2018
yes, it's a bug, those sometimes slip in - will be fixed in the next update. until then, you will just have to make sure your path is shorter than 64 characters.

this pretty much only affects people who have their game in program files, which is a terrible idea to begin with.
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Posted September 10, 2018
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Trithne: The *Default* path for this game is longer than 64 characters.
Does Galaxy install to C:/Program Files (x86)/ by default? I know the offline installers default to C:/GOG Games/.
Posted September 10, 2018
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Trithne: The *Default* path for this game is longer than 64 characters.
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SirYodaJedi: Does Galaxy install to C:/Program Files (x86)/ by default? I know the offline installers default to C:/GOG Games/.
Galaxy does, but the games themselves are installed to C://GoG Games or something similar. Then again, I may have set that up manually. It's been so long now I can't remember.
Posted September 11, 2018
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voodoo47: see the FAQ.
That's still kind of meh considering GOG galaxy practically installs it with a too long name by default...
Posted September 13, 2018
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TwentyTheMau5: SS:EE got a sweet source port update recently, but after the fancy new company logo animations and the opening cutscene play the game freezes before it even loads the main menu. Once it freezes it pops up a text box that says "ERROR!" and nothing else. The game closes when I close the error box.

I tried running the game as an administrator, watching the entire opening cutscene, restarting my computer, and even installing CCCP. I haven't tried reinstalling the game yet since I'm concerned about losing my progress, but I'm open to it since I've only reached level 2.

I attached a picture. Has this happened to you? How did you fix it?
Yep I'm having the exact same issue as you fine folks too, still haven't figured out a fix myself yet either. :(
Posted September 13, 2018
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voodoo47: see the FAQ.
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