my hk doesnt open anymore

[heavy vault]

i carefully follow the instruction of this youtuber https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z35cFvU0McQ but then when i open my game it didnt work anymore please help me thank you

[wind tinsel]

Please provide more information!

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Your post should include Useful Information, such as:

• Detailed explanation (What is wrong, what have you tried, what are you expecting to happen, etc)
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[heavy vault]

:when im opening my hk it doesnt open anymore and this pop up
: im playing in windows
:i forgot my hk patch
;my mod installer is scarab
;i dont know my platform iether beacuse when i got my laptop its already installed

[cunning agate]

Well if you dont know the platform you can check if theres steam, epic games, gog, xbox, etc installed and then see if theyre downloaded from any of them

That should tell you your patch too

Or even easier

[cunning agate]

Try right clicking the shortcut to hollow knight, does it let you go to the original file location?

[heavy vault]

wait

no

it does not

[cunning agate]

Hm then look up steam in the search bar and see if its from there

[heavy vault]

its not from steam

[cunning agate]

Any other of the platforms i mentioned here?

[heavy vault]

how can i see if it is cracked or pirated

its not from gog,steam or gamepass iether

[cunning agate]

If its from none of those platforms its probably pirated

[heavy vault]

damn

[cunning agate]

You sure the shortcut doesnt let you go to the actual file?

[heavy vault]

i can open my file location by this

[cunning agate]

Then click it

Lmao

[heavy vault]

sorry

HAHAHAHA

[cunning agate]

Welp yeah

?tag pirate

[wind tinsel]

If your game is cracked / pirated

• Piracy is not supported in most communities for games (including this one), and discussing it is against Discord Community Guidelines. Mods are not considered compatible with pirated copies, and you will not get troubleshooting support in any of the main community servers for them.
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• If you do not have a supported version, then please get one and then you will get support with modding the game. Asking for assistance with unsupported versions may result in moderation action.
• Hollow Knight goes on sale regularly, and you can keep an eye on this website for when it is: https://isthereanydeal.com/game/hollowknight/