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| author | GeckoEidechse <gecko.eidechse+git@pm.me> | 2021-12-24 13:34:59 +0100 |
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| committer | GeckoEidechse <gecko.eidechse+git@pm.me> | 2021-12-24 13:34:59 +0100 |
| commit | b765e9fdcc42e20913bf93aad6189dbae3646fa0 (patch) | |
| tree | 248d4edbb610599645639b749145e8a5d649e007 | |
| parent | 987077eb0b9d618958f885ca412e921b7baf0fd0 (diff) | |
| download | NorthstarWiki-b765e9fdcc42e20913bf93aad6189dbae3646fa0.tar.gz NorthstarWiki-b765e9fdcc42e20913bf93aad6189dbae3646fa0.zip | |
Add page for troubleshooting
Includes steps to fix EngineError pop-up
| -rw-r--r-- | Basic-Setup.md | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Troubleshooting.md | 18 |
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diff --git a/Basic-Setup.md b/Basic-Setup.md index 1889b1a..33e71b0 100644 --- a/Basic-Setup.md +++ b/Basic-Setup.md @@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ First things first: you'll need to download and install Northstar. After launching, you should be greeted with something like this:  +Should you notice any issues/warnings/errors while running Northstar, check [the troubleshooting page](Troubleshooting.md). + **Additional Stuff** Since Northstar doesn't launch directly through Origin, any startup arguments provided in origin won't transfer over, you'll need to add them to the file `ns_startup_args.txt`, which should be in the same folder as you extracted the Northstar files to. diff --git a/Troubleshooting.md b/Troubleshooting.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4c28a4e --- /dev/null +++ b/Troubleshooting.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +# Engine Error + + + +Don't panic! This warning seems to be caused by Origin and none of your files are actually corrupted. If you get this warning after launching the game try the following steps, closing the game before and launching it again after: + +1. Restart Origin + Also check task manager that all Origin processes are gone before restarting it + (even if you have the Steam version) +2. Restart your PC +3. Start Northstar with Origin already open +4. Start Northstar with Origin fully closed. +5. Make sure you got the newest version of Northstar +6. Verify game files via Steam/Origin (depending on where you own the game) +7. Check Github issues if anyone else is experiencing this problem. Maybe current release has a bug. +8. Start vanilla game and see if this works +9. If you followed all these steps and even launching the vanilla version of the game doesn't work, your final option is to fully remove the game and reinstall it. + Then check if vanilla works before reinstalling Northstar. |