Godot Crashes On Project Load | Godot Engine | Page 1

dreamy belfry Dec 23, 2024, 11:27 PM

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I'm using the Standard 4.3 Windows version, I've uninstalled and reinstalled multiple times after deleting all AppData files, and still I cannot use the software. Once I choose a project to load, it crashes. Please help.

spice river Dec 23, 2024, 11:49 PM

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Did you check the logs?
Also try running godot with the --verbose parameter to get more info.

dreamy belfry Dec 23, 2024, 11:59 PM

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spice river Did you check the logs? Also try running godot with the --verbose parameter to g...

I wasn't able to find any logs that they said would be in AppData.

dreamy belfry Dec 24, 2024, 12:00 AM

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spice river Did you check the logs? Also try running godot with the --verbose parameter to g...

How do I run Godot with the --verbose parameter?

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I see some stuff on it from like 6 years ago.

spice river Dec 24, 2024, 12:02 AM

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dreamy belfry How do I run Godot with the --verbose parameter?

It varies per OS
But you can do it from CMD.
Example:
"C:\GodotFolderHere\Godot_versionhere_console.exe" --verbose

dreamy belfry Dec 24, 2024, 12:03 AM

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Gotcha. I'll try that.

spice river Dec 24, 2024, 12:03 AM

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With the console open from that executable, you don't even have to check the logs. It should show errors on the spot

dreamy belfry Dec 24, 2024, 12:26 AM

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spice river With the console open from that executable, you don't even have to check the log...

Last thing that happens is that it just says "Editing project" and then it dies.

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Editing project: C:/Users/Shay/Documents/snowman-survivor

spice river Dec 24, 2024, 12:46 AM

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Did you say it happens with all projects? Or only that one?

If the later, delete the .godot folder of your project so that it can regenerate.
You may have to enable "View hidden files" in the file explorer. Or you can do it from CMD

rmdir C:\ProjectFolder\.godot

dreamy belfry Dec 24, 2024, 12:47 AM

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spice river Did you say it happens with all projects? Or only that one? If the later, delet...

Well I've remade them over and over.

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That was a fresh one.

spice river Dec 24, 2024, 12:47 AM

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Ah. And the logs end abruptly like that?

dreamy belfry Dec 24, 2024, 12:47 AM

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Yup. 😦

spice river Dec 24, 2024, 12:47 AM

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Did you try using a new Godot version?

dreamy belfry Dec 24, 2024, 12:47 AM

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That's the newest version.

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4.3

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I've uninstalled and reinstalled like 4 times too.

spice river Dec 24, 2024, 12:48 AM

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Honestly. The fact that this is the ONLY thing it outputs before crashing is weird as hell.
Maybe an antivirus is meddling with it? But whatever is happening, Godot can't even report errors, so it may be being cut short before an error even happens.

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I'd report it in github, they may have some pointers.

But as far as debugging goes from your end i don't know what else can be done
Maybe trying an older version and bisecting the changes(?)

dreamy belfry Dec 24, 2024, 12:49 AM

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I had it working just fine before but then I uninstalled it since I wasn't using it.

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How would I know if an antivirus is stopping it?

spice river Dec 24, 2024, 12:50 AM

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Easiest way is to turn the AV off and opening Godot.

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If it doesn't crash, that's the culprit

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Does the console look something like this when opening a project?

dreamy belfry Dec 24, 2024, 12:53 AM

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I remember seeing that "Dummy" line.

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C:\Users\Shay>Downloads\Godot_v4.3-stable_win64.exe\Godot_v4.3-stable_win64

C:\Users\Shay>Godot Engine v4.3.stable.official.77dcf97d8 - https://godotengine.org
OpenGL API 3.3.0 NVIDIA 560.94 - Compatibility - Using Device: NVIDIA - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070

spice river Dec 24, 2024, 12:54 AM

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Most importantly i wanted to ensure you are getting this level of verbosity to confirm that the argument is working
Without --verbose, there would be way less text

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My console output starts like this:

dreamy belfry Dec 24, 2024, 12:56 AM

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spice river Dec 24, 2024, 12:57 AM

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ok, it is working

dreamy belfry Dec 24, 2024, 12:57 AM

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And now I will attempt to open the project.

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Oh wtf.

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It worked.

spice river Dec 24, 2024, 12:57 AM

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tfw

dreamy belfry Dec 24, 2024, 12:57 AM

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That makes no sense.

spice river Dec 24, 2024, 12:58 AM

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The world of software works in mysterious ways.

dreamy belfry Dec 24, 2024, 12:58 AM

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I did notice when I ran the command line that it made a new file in my folder where the exe is.

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Same name.

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And now it's gone.

spice river Dec 24, 2024, 12:58 AM

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hm, probably just a file lock

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Not sure if Godot always does that. But it is not rare for programs to do that.

dreamy belfry Dec 24, 2024, 12:59 AM

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Interesting. Learn something new every day!

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Thanks for all your help.

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I was 99% of the way to forsaking Godot so this was very much appreciated.

spice river Dec 24, 2024, 12:59 AM

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I would too if i went trough all this and it didn't work.

dreamy belfry Dec 24, 2024, 1:00 AM

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😄

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Well thank you again. Have a great rest of your day and Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays.

dreamy belfry Dec 24, 2024, 2:20 AM

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spice river I would too if i went trough all this and it didn't work.

It's back to not working. Crashed while I was making a 2D node and now won't make it into the project. Any other ideas?

spice river Dec 24, 2024, 4:00 AM

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dreamy belfry It's back to not working. Crashed while I was making a 2D node and now won't mak...

Maybe the process is not being properly closed.
Make sure Task Manager doesn't have any remaining instances of Godot running.
Also, could it be the anti virus auto-turning itself back on?

dreamy belfry Dec 24, 2024, 4:08 AM

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spice river Maybe the process is not being properly closed. Make sure Task Manager doesn't h...

Nothing in Task Manager at all and antivirus is off.

spice river Dec 24, 2024, 4:08 AM

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Honestly, i don't know.
It may be a hardware issue for all i know.

dreamy belfry Dec 24, 2024, 4:09 AM

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spice river Honestly, i don't know. It may be a hardware issue for all i know.

What would be the hardware issue then?

spice river Dec 24, 2024, 4:10 AM

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I have no idea. Even if i was a hardware engineer, it would probably take me days to figure out.
I recommend posting your findings on a github issue. They are more familiar with the source code.

dreamy belfry Dec 24, 2024, 4:12 AM

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How do I do that? I've never used Github.

spice river Dec 24, 2024, 4:13 AM

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You just go there, make an account, and click the Issues tab of the Godot repository.
It has instructions on what info to provide.

https://github.com/godotengine/godot/issues/new?template=bug_report.yml

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This is a direct link to the report form

dreamy belfry Dec 24, 2024, 4:14 AM

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Sounds good. Thank you!

dreamy belfry Dec 24, 2024, 4:15 AM

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spice river This is a direct link to the report form

And if it still won't work, can I collaborate with people on the Steam version?

rocky star Dec 24, 2024, 4:57 AM

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Do you happen to be using an ATI/AMD card? I had my game crash with their drivers.

dreamy belfry Dec 24, 2024, 5:06 AM

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rocky star Do you happen to be using an ATI/AMD card? I had my game crash with their drive...

I don't think so? GeForce GTX 1070.

rocky star Dec 24, 2024, 5:09 AM

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Ok, that's not it, then. Guess I could have just looked at the logs, haha.

dreamy belfry Dec 24, 2024, 5:09 AM

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No worries. I did restart my PC and that seems to have worked for the moment.

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Might having something to do with never turning my PC off.

rocky star Dec 24, 2024, 5:10 AM

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Do you by chance have something that references a resource in your .project file?

dreamy belfry Dec 24, 2024, 5:10 AM

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I have no idea. The projects were brand new.

rocky star Dec 24, 2024, 5:11 AM

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Are you using OBS or any screen capturing/overlay software?

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I've had OBS crash Godot.

dreamy belfry Dec 24, 2024, 5:11 AM

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Nope, not while trying to do this.

rocky star Dec 24, 2024, 5:12 AM

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well I'm out of ideas. Might just be a hardware or driver instability. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

dreamy belfry Dec 24, 2024, 5:12 AM

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Maybe. 🤔

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Appreciate the effort at least. 😄

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Think it's actually my antivirus.

spice river Dec 24, 2024, 5:19 PM

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If it is McAffee, just nuke it from orbit :p

spice river Dec 24, 2024, 5:20 PM

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dreamy belfry And if it still won't work, can I collaborate with people on the Steam version?

If the steam version works and this one doesn't i'd be very surprised.
That may mean this crash is specific to the version you're using (since Steam does not use the latest one)

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Aside from the version selection. The one on Steam is identical to the downloaded one, minus the instability that comes from running it trough Steam.

dreamy belfry Dec 24, 2024, 6:56 PM

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spice river If it is McAffee, just nuke it from orbit :p

It's called Ultra AV or something dumb since the law passed about no foreign antivirus. I turn it off and it works. It's on and I press anything and it crashes.

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