Solved [Bug] Game crashes after a few moments on Steam Version

Lurch Skywalker

Greenhorn
Ok, I am on Windows 10 Home. I am on the Steam version. I have a Intel 10900X CPU @ 3.7 GHz, with 32 GB of RAM. I have attempted the following steps (per recommendations on Steam):

1) Ran Steam as Admin
2) Verified Game Cache
3) Checked speakers and Headphones. (Note: I have a complex audio set up, however there is no reason to believe this is the issue as both my speakers, and headphones/mic are working)
4) Made sure Compatibility Mode was off
5) Deleted Stardew Valley startup_preferences. (However this did not seem to help)
6) Uninstalled, and then reinstalled Microsoft XNA Framework Redistributable 4.0 (Note: I'm not sure if I need to install that in the game folder, as there is no folder where it is said to be located)
7) I tried Running xnafx40_redist.msi in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Stardew Valley\_CommonRedist\XNA\4.0 - Reboot your computer afterwards. However that does not exist on my PC
( " _CommonRedist" "XNA" and "4.0" )
8) Checked to make sure Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables were installed properly going top to bottom on the list provided
9) Tried "deleting local content" however the option didn't exist so I assumed "uninstall" was close enough. I then removed all of the files associated with "SDV", or "Stardew Valley", Reset my computer and it failed to launch again
10) I installed SMAPI in an effort to get a crash log, ironically the game works loaded through the API. Sadly I looked for crash reports or logs in the location listed but there is none.

I want to add this played perfectly on my now fried laptop, and I have played thousands of hours on the PS4, and Nintendo Switch alike and I have rarely had any issues. Thanks for your help folks, sorry if I rambled...I just wanted to give you all of the info I could to get back to creating my new farm on my new PC : )
 

ConcernedApe

Creator & Developer
Staff member
Hey, sorry this is happening.
Are there any error logs in %appdata%/StardewValley/ErrorLogs associated with the times you've had this crash?
Does any Stardew Valley window even pop up, or does it crash before anything even pops up?
 

Lurch Skywalker

Greenhorn
Hey, sorry this is happening.
Are there any error logs in %appdata%/StardewValley/ErrorLogs associated with the times you've had this crash?
Does any Stardew Valley window even pop up, or does it crash before anything even pops up?
No logs that I can see. Also yes, it is crashing prior to actually launching. I currently have the game running but only through SMAPI currently. If I try to launch it not through the API it fails completely at launching.
 

Kaz

Newcomer
For what it's worth, I am having the same issue. I have also tried all of the things that you've mentioned as well as a few listed on Steam, such as making sure my 4.0 and appdata folders had permissions, etc. I get no error logs because the game is crashing before it even launches. It just puts a new entry in my crashlog.
 

Lurch Skywalker

Greenhorn
For what it's worth, I am having the same issue. I have also tried all of the things that you've mentioned as well as a few listed on Steam, such as making sure my 4.0 and appdata folders had permissions, etc. I get no error logs because the game is crashing before it even launches. It just puts a new entry in my crashlog.
With SMAPI you can likely log onto the game, if you set Steam to open it from it's location you will still be able to play, track achievements, and hours played. I have still not found out the problem, nor anything outside of this minor, and temporary fix. But hey atleast it will get the game running! : )
 

Lurch Skywalker

Greenhorn
For what it's worth, I am having the same issue. I have also tried all of the things that you've mentioned as well as a few listed on Steam, such as making sure my 4.0 and appdata folders had permissions, etc. I get no error logs because the game is crashing before it even launches. It just puts a new entry in my crashlog.
Just wanted to stop in and say that everything seems to be working without the aid of SMAPI now, so if you are longing for some SDV now is the time to come back! : )
 
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