Game freezes and then crashes on startup

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ChungusChan88
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Joined: 19 Feb 2023, 06:26

Game freezes and then crashes on startup

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The game freezes and then crashes on startup, it shows a blank window for a few seconds before it stops responding. I have all the necessary data files and Morrowind.ini as well. I've tried using the data files from my morrowind installation folder and also copying the files to a subfolder in the OpenMW installation directory. Neither works. I've tried launching as administrator, and I ran openmw-wizard.exe. I've tried disabling my anti-virus (Avast) and reinstalling OpenMW. I've tried using older versions of OpenMW (0.47, 0.45, 0.43), same error. I've tried reinstalling Morrowind from the disc and using those files, same error. I tried running in compatibility mode, windowed mode, etc. I have fully updated my drivers. I have the correct load order. The last error says "Warning: no splash screens found!". I don't know where it is looking for the splash screens or where I can acquire them. I'm using Windows 10 64 bit. The crash dump file openmw-crash.dmp is never actually created despite the message that says it's created. Here is the log of running the launcher in command prompt (administrator mode).

C:\Program Files\OpenMW 0.48.0>Loading config file: launcher.cfg
Loading config file: C:\Users\PG\Documents\My Games\OpenMW/launcher.cfg
Loading config file: C:\Users\PG\Documents\My Games\OpenMW/openmw.cfg
Loading config file: C:\Program Files\OpenMW 0.48.0/openmw.cfg
Loading config file: C:\Users\PG\Documents\My Games\OpenMW/openmw.cfg
[22:52:08.674 I] Loading settings file: C:\Program Files\OpenMW 0.48.0/defaults.bin
[22:52:08.675 I] Loading settings file: C:\Users\PG\Documents\My Games\OpenMW/settings.cfg
The current profile is: "Default"
Loading config file: C:\Program Files\OpenMW 0.48.0/openmw.cfg
Loading config file: C:\Users\PG\Documents\My Games\OpenMW/openmw.cfg
Logs dir: C:\Users\PG\Documents\My Games\OpenMW/
User data dir: C:\Users\PG\Documents\My Games\OpenMW/
Screenshots dir: C:\Users\PG\Documents\My Games\OpenMW/screenshots
Loading settings file: C:\Program Files\OpenMW 0.48.0/defaults.bin
Loading settings file: C:\Users\PG\Documents\My Games\OpenMW/settings.cfg
[22:52:12.203 I] OpenMW version 0.48.0
[22:52:12.203 I] Revision: 3dd8fd2ef9
[22:52:12.204 I] Using default (English) font encoding.
[22:52:12.204 I] OSG version: 3.6.5
[22:52:12.204 I] SDL version: 2.0.22
[22:52:12.204 I] Loading shader settings file: "C:\Users\PG\Documents\My Games\OpenMW/shaders.yaml"
[22:52:12.346 I] OpenGL Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
[22:52:12.346 I] OpenGL Renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080/PCIe/SSE2
[22:52:12.346 I] OpenGL Version: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 528.02
[22:52:12.346 I] Using reverse-z depth buffer
[22:52:12.347 I] Adding BSA archive C:/Program Files/OpenMW 0.48.0/Default Data Files\Morrowind.bsa
[22:52:12.349 I] Adding BSA archive C:/Program Files/OpenMW 0.48.0/Default Data Files\Tribunal.bsa
[22:52:12.350 I] Adding BSA archive C:/Program Files/OpenMW 0.48.0/Default Data Files\Bloodmoon.bsa
[22:52:12.350 I] Adding data directory C:\Program Files\OpenMW 0.48.0/resources\vfs
[22:52:12.350 I] Adding data directory C:/Users/PG/Documents/My Games/OpenMW/data
[22:52:12.350 I] Adding data directory C:/Program Files/OpenMW 0.48.0/Default Data Files
[22:52:12.350 I] Ignoring duplicate data directory C:\Users\PG\Documents\My Games\OpenMW/data
[22:52:12.356 I] Lua version: Lua 5.1.4 (LuaJIT 2.1.0-beta3)
[22:52:12.356 I] Loading keybindings file: C:\Users\PG\Documents\My Games\OpenMW/input_v3.xml
[22:52:12.359 I] Loading font file MysticCards.omwfont
[22:52:12.365 I] Loading font file DemonicLetters.omwfont
[22:52:12.367 I] Loading font file DejaVuLGCSansMono.omwfont
[22:52:12.387 W] Warning: no splash screens found!
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AnyOldName3
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Re: Game freezes and then crashes on startup

Post by AnyOldName3 »

It doesn't look like you've got all the necessary data files - the log's saying you've got no splash screens, and the game data includes splash screens, so if they're missing, it doesn't seem unreasonable to think other things might be missing, too.
ChungusChan88
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Joined: 19 Feb 2023, 06:26

Re: Game freezes and then crashes on startup

Post by ChungusChan88 »

Update: I downloaded new drivers and now it works.
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