(Crash on startup) WORKING FIX (v2.0, confirmed), Steam version is updated | Works on 3.0.0b Hotfix

Fixed in 3.0.0.b Hotfix 2, this thread is no longer actual.

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Hotfix 2 to 3.0.0b
Fixed a client crash at startup on players with GPUs that do not support INTZ depth texture format.


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Hello guys again, another league, another problems.. and i fix it.
If you have problems with crashes right after gears, make a few simple steps to solve this problem:

1. Download runtime patcher 2.0 (based on Cheat Engine this time):

Non-Steam:
YaDisk: https://yadi.sk/d/oCtS15Ht3Lk3wM
(Press "Скачать" button if this site is not displaying English version, or use any mirror below)
Mirror: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bx9vOXWAbKfJSVNfbnh5aXVTWms
Mirror: http://dropmefiles.com/RhZlK
Mirror: https://nofile.io/f/N64BAWqxOHh/POE3.0Fix_2.0_x32.exe

Steam:
YaDisk: https://yadi.sk/d/PQvW8kCA3LkBkU
Mirror: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bx9vOXWAbKfJQVQ1WTJGajctVjQ
Mirror: https://nofile.io/f/Xg4U83CMUdD/POE3.0Fix_2.0_x32-Steam.exe
Mirror: http://dropmefiles.com/s3FB0

2. Run it
3. Run the game and wait for a gears
4. Press CTRL + F1 to apply the patch (just once, you can close patcher after that)
5. Should work now.

After game restart patcher is needs to be restarted too (if you don't close him lately).

Tested on Windows 7 and XP (x32). Steam is untested but should work.
x64 (game) is not supported (should NOT, but.. TofiQ says that it works on x64 too.. impossibru-face level: asian).

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OLD CONTENT 2, IGNORE THIS
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WINXP ONLY

1. Download this runtime patcher:
Non-Steam x32:
YaDisk: https://yadi.sk/d/woaUiL1j3LjrGz
Mirror: http://www.mediafire.com/file/735qj5m8j6tv3qu/POE3.0Fix.exe

Steam x32 (untested):
YaDisk: https://yadi.sk/d/43dcAqSu3LjwUD
Mirror: http://www.mediafire.com/file/fwrshtk21c7hrj5/POE3.0Fix_Steam_%28test%29.exe

2. Run POE3.0Fix.exe, run the game after it
(make sure you run it with admin. privileges)
3. Have a fun.

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OLD CONTENT, IGNORE
1. Go to your game fo
lder and make a copy of PathOfExile.exe (backup)
2. Download this file:
YaDisk: https://yadi.sk/d/n-NEC2Dz3LjqCa
Mirror: http://www.mediafire.com/file/pr31zsxfnzx2tm2/PathOfExile.exe
3. Copy it in the game folder (replace original file)
4. Add to your launch options this line: --nopatch (otherwise game will discard changes and re-download itself)
Example: P:\Client.exe --nopatch
5. Play

5.1. Wait for official fix
6. Remove --nopatch options and get it
7. ????
8. Have a fun.

Steam clients is not supported, sorry (steam will not let your to replace executable)
x64 clients is not supported - use x32 until GGG not fix it (if you have this problem on x64 client)


- VirusTotal: 19 / 63, WTF?!
- Fix is based on Cheat Engine: Win32/HackTool.CheatEngine.AF - antiviruses dislikes this program, but this is not a virus.

- Why i should trust you
- If you don't - simple wait for official fix

- What is you did?
- I just change 3 bytes in executable file to solve this problem. And its working..

- Will it help me with random crashes / crashes between zones?
- Nope. This dirty fix is only for a startup crash / freeze before login screen.

- Will it help me with DX11 crashes?
- If you can run this game on DX9 - no.

- My anti-virus keep deleting this file, can i do something with it?
- Add my fix to anti-virus white-list, POE3.0Fix_2.0 itself and %TEMP%\cetrainers\ folder.

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For a GGG developers
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Look for a code on 00A8E70C address, it contains single problematic instruction - MOV AL, bla-bla-bla:



I wasted a few hours trying to understand the source of the problem, but failed. Simple patching this to MOV AL, 0 makes it work. Idk why, but.. it is your problems ;)
Last edited by bSun0000 on Aug 8, 2017, 7:10:00 AM
Last bumped on Jun 18, 2018, 2:04:07 AM
THIS FUCKING WORKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dude I'm so glad I talked about it with you earlier.

You saved me and a ton of players during the breach bullshit with black screen while GGG counted money and got confused with their own mistakes.

And now you're back again, fixing the game for them, without much IT knowledge to boot (as you said on december at least).

I thank you in name of all players!
Dammit, it did not crash, but looks like it does not work out of debugger on a second run.. game asks for a patch.

I can try to make runtime patcher for this, but it will took some time..
It got me to the log in screen (which is more than before I switched to your .exe so thank you for that) but then when I attempted to log in I got a message "There has been a patch and you need to update to continue". Any guess what I did wrong?

EDIT: Just saw your most recent post so I guess you're facing the same issue.
Last edited by Eternal_Noob on Aug 5, 2017, 1:05:23 PM
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bSun0000 wrote:
Dammit, it did not crash, but looks like it does not work out of debugger on a second run.. game asks for a patch.

I can try to make runtime patcher for this, but it will took some time..


Ye, I got all happy a bit too fast, looks like GGG got in the way of a fix.
Instead of fixing it themselves, they pose as an obstacle in our path, sucks.
plg GGG make this happen. For steam version.
Hopefully devs or other staff see this post and release an official patch or hotfix with this change.
Probably in ~7 days from now (like in every league)
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Aynix wrote:
Probably in ~7 days from now (like in every league)


already sent the link to this post to ggg support by mail and a PM through forums to one of the staff
Quick & dirty patcher is done. Using Game Trainer Studio..

1. Remove --nopatch option
2. Restore original file (from backup or automatically with launcher)
3. Download this runtime patcher:
YaDisk: https://yadi.sk/d/woaUiL1j3LjrGz
Mirror: http://www.mediafire.com/file/735qj5m8j6tv3qu/POE3.0Fix.exe
4. Run it, run game right after it
5. Have a fun.

Not sure about steam version, probably will not work on it. x32-bit only.

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