[POSIBLE FIX] [SEVERE ISSUE] GAME CRASH BEFORE MAIN MENUE [post compilation]

[AlfonsLM]

Information​

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Required​

Summary​

[POSIBLE FIX] [SEVERE ISSUE] GAME CRASH BEFORE MAIN MENUE [post compilation]

Steps to reproduce​

Start the game after new update

Expected Result​

Be able to use the main menue

Actual Result​

Black screen of death

Game Version​

Patch 1.2.0f1

Affected Feature​

• Crash

Platform​

• Steam

Save Game​

View attachment placeholder.cok

Crash Dump and Logs​

View attachment New Text Document.txt

Additional Information​

Additional Information​

I noticed that there were no pinned post about the main menue crash and several duplicates so thought that I should try to collect them in one place.
(I would kinda like to see if this can be avoided next time by pining reacuring sevear issues)

Screenshot or Video​

View attachment New Text Document.txt

 

[AlfonsLM]

HOW TO FIX - PRAYER, REMOVE GAME FILES IN %APPDATA% AND REINSTALL THE GAME​

Just removing the game and mod cash don't seem to help so reinstalling the game and praying that it work seems to be the best first option.

(going offline first might help)

Do a clean uninstallation:

1. Open the steam library folder you installed the game too
2. Remove the game from Steam (uninstall)
3. Manually delete all these files and folders:

…\Steam\steamapps\common\Cities Skylines II\ (if on Steam only)
…\AppData\LocalLow\Colossal Order\Cities Skylines II\
(first move the /saves/ folder elsewhere to keep your offline saves)
(To see the AppData folder you'll need to enable View Hidden Items in File Explorer)

0. (Go online if you're offline)​

1. Install the game again​

2. Start a new test city (NOT load any existing one).​

​

(My personal recommendation for anyone with this issue is to avoid mods until the next update so you don't have to reinstall the game again. The official region packs should still be safe and I tried one of City Planer Plays maps and it seems to work)

Game doesn't go to main menu when starting​

The game cannot open further after launching. It happened after the installation of Patch 1.2.0.f1​

Game won't launch - recent patch update​

game won't launch?​

game crash​

keeps crashing​

game screen launches from steam. I click Play and game will attempt to load but closes and returns to steam library. I have --disableModding set in l​

The game start but it crashes just before getting to the main menu​

Game don´t lauch before menu laucher. Game crashs.​

Couldn't Open the Game after Updates​

Crashes at start​

Game crashes immediately after launch!!!​

Game crashes on startup​

Crash upon game start​

Game crashes before reaching main menu after major update dec 12 2024​

The game will simply crash even before loading the main menu​

Game Crashes When Loading Menu for Xbox Launcher​

Crash to Desktop Before Main Menu​

Game crashes while loading​

Return to the desktop after launching the game.​

No mods, no region packs, game exits​

crash to desktop when trying to start the game​

Crash to desktop​

cant load into game keeps cashing on start up, cant even make it to menu​

After Update Cities 2 Not Working​

Game stuck on start up​

Crash to Windows can't play!​

Cities Skyline Crash / need help ​

Cities Skylines 2 crashes​

Game is crashing to desktop with no errors​

(That should be all the post I could find that's older than the update announcement that mentions a crash before the main menu)

 

[Sousad]

Information​

When reporting a crash, stability or performance problems, please ensure that you have the files ready for submission​

[CLICK] I understand

Required​

Summary​

[SEVERE ISSUE] GAME CRASH BEFORE MAIN MENUE [post compilation]

Steps to reproduce​

Start the game after new update

Expected Result​

Be able to use the main menue

Actual Result​

Black screen of death

Game Version​

Patch 1.2.0f1

Affected Feature​

• Crash

Platform​

• Steam

Save Game​

View attachment 1230997

Crash Dump and Logs​

View attachment 1230998

Additional Information​

Additional Information​

I noticed that there were no pinned post about the main menue crash and several duplicates so thought that I should try to collect them in one place.
(I would kinda like to see if this can be avoided next time by pining reacuring sevear issues)

Screenshot or Video​

Exacly the same problem here, I unistalled all mods removed every inch of software from my pc reinstaled it, and, exacly, the same outcome: a black screen of death

 

[AlfonsLM]

Exacly the same problem here, I unistalled all mods removed every inch of software from my pc reinstaled it, and, exacly, the same outcome: a black screen of death

Lets hope they improve the QOC after this and eg start a public beta program where they release updates 1 day earlier to not recreate this ever again

 

[AlfonsLM]

Exacly the same problem here, I unistalled all mods removed every inch of software from my pc reinstaled it, and, exacly, the same outcome: a black screen of death

Can you try to remove the Cities Skyline II folder from this location [ AppData\LocalLow\Colossal Order ] and then reinstall the game. Worked for me

 

[Sousad]

Can you try to remove the Cities Skyline II folder from this location [ AppData\LocalLow\Colossal Order ] and then reinstall the game. Worked for me

I did that before reinstaling the game from steam
but i get a critical error message with an option to continue (that does not work) or save and leave the game (which does exactly what it says )
the error message is as follows;
[object Object]
NullReferenceException: GetComponent<Game.Prefabs.Effects.LightEffect>() -> prefab is null
at Game.Prefabs.ComponentBase.GetComponent[T] () [0x00022] in <407a0a0b0b484732bd578acd1adf3d7c>:0
at Game.Effects.LightCullingSystem.ComputeLightEffectCullData (Unity.Mathematics.float4 lodParameters) [0x00137] in <407a0a0b0b484732bd578acd1adf3d7c>:0
at Game.Effects.LightCullingSystem.OnUpdate () [0x00044] in <407a0a0b0b484732bd578acd1adf3d7c>:0
at Unity.Entities.SystemBase.Update () [0x0004e] in <56fb3e45f1bf4afcb7a333c1fffaae1f>:0
at Game.UpdateSystem.Update (Game.SystemUpdatePhase phase) [0x0004e] in <407a0a0b0b484732bd578acd1adf3d7c>:0
Colossal.Logging.CustomLogHandler:LogFormat(LogType, Object, String, Object[])
UnityEngine.Logger:LogFormat(LogType, String, Object[])
Colossal.Logging.UnityLogger:Log(Level, String, Exception)
Colossal.Logging.UnityLogger:CriticalFormat(Exception, String, Object, Object)
Game.UpdateSystem:Update(SystemUpdatePhase)
Game.Rendering.RenderingSystem:OnUpdate()
Unity.Entities.SystemBase:Update()
Game.UpdateSystem:Update(SystemUpdatePhase)
Game.SceneFlow.GameManager:UpdateWorld()
Game.SceneFlow.GameManager:Update()

 

[AlfonsLM]

I did that before reinstaling the game from steam
but i get a critical error message with an option to continue (that does not work) or save and leave the game (which does exactly what it says )
the error message is as follows;
[object Object]
NullReferenceException: GetComponent<Game.Prefabs.Effects.LightEffect>() -> prefab is null
at Game.Prefabs.ComponentBase.GetComponent[T] () [0x00022] in <407a0a0b0b484732bd578acd1adf3d7c>:0
at Game.Effects.LightCullingSystem.ComputeLightEffectCullData (Unity.Mathematics.float4 lodParameters) [0x00137] in <407a0a0b0b484732bd578acd1adf3d7c>:0
at Game.Effects.LightCullingSystem.OnUpdate () [0x00044] in <407a0a0b0b484732bd578acd1adf3d7c>:0
at Unity.Entities.SystemBase.Update () [0x0004e] in <56fb3e45f1bf4afcb7a333c1fffaae1f>:0
at Game.UpdateSystem.Update (Game.SystemUpdatePhase phase) [0x0004e] in <407a0a0b0b484732bd578acd1adf3d7c>:0
Colossal.Logging.CustomLogHandler:LogFormat(LogType, Object, String, Object[])
UnityEngine.Logger:LogFormat(LogType, String, Object[])
Colossal.Logging.UnityLogger:Log(Level, String, Exception)
Colossal.Logging.UnityLogger:CriticalFormat(Exception, String, Object, Object)
Game.UpdateSystem:Update(SystemUpdatePhase)
Game.Rendering.RenderingSystem:OnUpdate()
Unity.Entities.SystemBase:Update()
Game.UpdateSystem:Update(SystemUpdatePhase)
Game.SceneFlow.GameManager:UpdateWorld()
Game.SceneFlow.GameManager:Update()

Have you tried this \|/

HOW TO FIX - PRAYER, REMOVE GAME FILES IN %APPDATA% AND REINSTALL THE GAME​

Just removing the game and mod cash don't seem to help so reinstalling the game and praying that it work seems to be the best first option.

(going offline first might help)

Do a clean uninstallation:

1. Open the steam library folder you installed the game too
2. Remove the game from Steam (uninstall)
3. Manually delete all these files and folders:

…\Steam\steamapps\common\Cities Skylines II\ (if on Steam only)
…\AppData\LocalLow\Colossal Order\Cities Skylines II\
(first move the /saves/ folder elsewhere to keep your offline saves)
(To see the AppData folder you'll need to enable View Hidden Items in File Explorer)

0. (Go online if you're offline)​

1. Install the game again​

2. Start a new test city (NOT load any existing one).​

​

(My personal recommendation for anyone with this issue is to avoid mods until the next update so you don't have to reinstall the game again. The official region packs should still be safe and I tried one of City Planer Plays maps and it seems to work)

....​

It worked for me and that's probably as close as you can come to a clean installation

 

[Sousad]

Yeah, it didn’t work of the bat, but I was wondering if maybe it had to do with the new regions packs so I unsubscribed to all region packs and finally it works but now, I dont know if it as any correlation but it worked I’m not complaining ahaha