#game not starting

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placid raven
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game version : 1.5.78.11833
I reinstalled the game because it wasn't launching at all, now the games launches but only in vanilla, whenever i try to launch hollow knight modded the game starts loading and crashes, what do I have to do ?

soft elbow
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Can you screenshot the error message?

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Also after verifying make sure you've checked all of these:

placid raven
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I don't get any error message the game simply closes itself

soft elbow
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?tag error

frank egretBOT
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How to fix Installer Errors

  • Make sure Hollow Knight is CLOSED.
  • Make sure that the Installer isn't in your Downloads folder (Desktop or a folder on the same drive as your game install is best).
  • If the installer is in a .zip, then you must Extract it
  • Right-click the installer file, and select "Run as Administrator"
  • If Lumafly is automatically closing, you may be missing a system file to open it. This is currently easily fixed by running the older installer, Scarab once.
    • -# Note: it's recommended to use Lumafly overall, as Scarab has some long term issues that are fixed by Lumafly.
soft elbow
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Assuming you're on Steam then verify your game's integrity, then reset your global settings

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?tag verify

frank egretBOT
soft elbow
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?tag bats

frank egretBOT
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Windows .bat files to reset things

To use these scripts:

  1. Download the file
  2. Move the file to your Desktop
  3. Double-Click the file

🔹**Reset all Mod Installers: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/879138066961424405/1039418423622520842/HKModInstaller_Reset.bat
🔹Reset all Global Settings files: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/879138066961424405/1039420689624612884/Global_Settings_Reset.bat
🔹Force Scarab Updates: **https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/879293383556862012/1099299535144104046/scarab_reset.bat

soft elbow
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2nd one ^

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And then if you're not using Lumafly then switch to it, and use its launch modded game button

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?tag lumafly

frank egretBOT
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Lumafly lumaflyicon (formerly Scarab+)

This is a new version of Scarab, that fixes many of the problems with the commonly used version, as well as adds additional community-requested features (filtering by tags, showing new releases, offline mode, shareable mods/mod lists, and modpacks).
https://themulhima.github.io/Lumafly/?download

Lumafly

Official website of Lumafly, the mod installer and manager for Hollow Knight. Hosts important links and shareable Lumafly command links.

placid raven
soft elbow
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even after launching modded from lumafly?

placid raven
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when i try to launch from lumafly I get this message "your pc doesnt have any app that can open this link" probably because i don't have admin rights on my pc

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so I have to stick with scarab

soft elbow
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is your game from Steam?

placid raven
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yes

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but i downloaded steam using a .bat file since otherwise i couldn't download it

soft elbow
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weird, but either way Lumafly should still be more reliable at installing the api than scarab, so you should still stick with Lumafly and install your mods with it, in theory you shouldn't need the launch modded button from Lumafly

placid raven
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do i have to reinstall all the mods with lumafly ?

soft elbow
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Not all, but at least one to get the api back

placid raven
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i reinstalled a mod and the game started crashing again

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i verified the game's integrity it reinstalled some files

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the game was launching but with no mods

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i deleted and reinstalled the mod and it started crashing again

soft elbow
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?tag modlog

frank egretBOT
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ModLog

"ModLog.txt" can be found in the same folder as your save files (you can drag and drop the file into discord)

  • Open Modlog with Lumafly (you should be able to copy and paste it into Discord)
  • Windows: %APPDATA%\..\LocalLow\Team Cherry\Hollow Knight\
  • MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/unity.Team Cherry.Hollow Knight/
  • Linux: ~/.config/unity3d/Team Cherry/Hollow Knight/
    Note: some mod installers such as Lumafly have an "Open Saves Folder 📁" button which allows you to find the ModLog easily. Otherwise, follow the steps below:

To get the ModLog on Windows

  1. Press ⊞ + R
  • Note: ⊞ is the Windows button, in between Ctrl and Alt on your keyboard
  1. Copy and paste this into it %appdata%\..\LocalLow\Team Cherry\Hollow Knight and hit "OK".
  2. ModLog.txt is in this folder.

To get the ModLog on MacOS

  1. From the Finder, click "Go" in the menu at the top of the screen and select "Go to folder".
  2. Copy and paste this into it ~/Library/Application Support/unity.Team Cherry.Hollow Knight/ and press enter.
  3. ModLog.txt is in this folder.
soft elbow
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Can you send your modlog?

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(after a crash)

placid raven
sterile vectorBOT
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thanks, it's possible that one of those mods broke due to the relatively recent api update, you can try following these instructions (which were originally for non windows users for a different issue, but apply to everyone in this particular case)

DwarfWoot

To any Unix (Linux/MacOs) users

There was a recent update to the modding API which seems to be causing an issue on non-Windows systems. Until the proper fix comes out, you will need to change a modding-api setting:

  • In the same folder as your save files and global settings files, you should find a ModdingApi.GlobalSettings.json json file.
  • In that file add a "PreloadMode" field if it doesn't exist already and set its value to "FullScene"
    • -# Ideally you'll want to switch that value to "RepackAssets" once the update that fixes the issue is out.
  • Example image attached: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/879133769070706698/1445977752342757467/image.png

Save / Settings file locations:

  • Mac OS 🍎
  • Save Files: ~/Library/Application Support/unity.Team Cherry.Hollow Knight/
  • **Linux ** 🐧
    • Save Files: ~/.config/unity3d/Team Cherry/Hollow Knight/
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placid raven
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uh

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I think the issue is that the file doesn't exist

soft elbow
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The global settings reset deleted it and apparently the game crashes before being able to generate it again, so first disable all your mods, see if it launches, and if it does then the file should be there so you'll be able to edit it and then enable your mods back (and if it doesn't there's a different issue)

placid raven
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i launched the game without mods and the api version appeared in the mod list

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i enabled back all the mods and it crashed

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and the modding api global settings file got created

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i changed the value and it's finally working

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thank you so much

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will there be an announcement or something when the update releases ? to know when to swtich it back to preloadmode