Cannot Launch Client after Patching (self-solved)

Steps to recreate:
1. Patched Client
2. Launched Client after patch
3. A OR B.
A) Black screen as if animated gears logo would appear.
B) Update window shows as if checking for another update.
4. Crash.

Video: https://imgur.com/a/u4pmKVn

I can see it launching then crashing in Task Manager. Two lines in the Client.txt log stand out. Full log below (removed personal info already).

1. 2024/03/27 13:21:50 1212531 ca86d838 [CRIT Client 1156] Failed to install font 'Art/2DArt/Fonts/DFPT_B5_POE.ttf' (DFPHeiMedium-B5-POE), Exception: File not found: Art/2DArt/Fonts/DFPT_B5_POE.ttf

2. 2024/03/27 13:21:51 1212812 557129e7 [CRIT Client 1156] [EXCEPTION] Failed to init FMOD system. Error code 51


FULL LOG___

2024/03/27 13:21:49 ***** LOG FILE OPENING *****
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1210828 f954366b [INFO Client 1156] [HTTP2] User agent: PoE release/tags/3.23.2c Windows x64
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1210828 f9543668 [INFO Client 1156] [HTTP2] Using backend: cURL
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211015 e4b31b96 [INFO Client 1156] Send patching protocol version 6
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211093 e4b32353 [INFO Client 1156] Web root: https://patch.poecdn.com/3.23.2.3/
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211093 e4b32352 [INFO Client 1156] Backup Web root: https://patch.poecdn.com/3.23.2.3/
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211093 e4b32332 [INFO Client 1156] Requesting root contents 1
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211140 e4b323b0 [INFO Client 1156] Got file list for "" 0
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211140 e4b32794 [INFO Client 1156] Requesting folder Redist 1
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211171 e4b323b0 [INFO Client 1156] Got file list for "Redist" 0
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211171 e4b34db3 [INFO Client 1156] Finished checking files
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211250 9e6a0b0a [INFO Client 1156] Enumerated adapter: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211296 9e6a1d2a [INFO Client 1156] Enumerated device for adapter: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX. Selected feature level: 45312. Max feature level: 45312
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211296 9e6a1363 [INFO Client 1156] Enumerated output for adapter AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX of \\.\DISPLAY2
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211296 9e6a1363 [INFO Client 1156] Enumerated output for adapter AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX of \\.\DISPLAY1
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211296 9e6a0b0a [INFO Client 1156] Enumerated adapter: Microsoft Basic Render Driver
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211296 9e6a1d2a [INFO Client 1156] Enumerated device for adapter: Microsoft Basic Render Driver. Selected feature level: 45312. Max feature level: 45312
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211296 84a7e6dd [INFO Client 1156] [ENGINE] Init
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211296 84a7e6d3 [INFO Client 1156] [ENGINE] Current directory: C:/Program Files (x86)/Grinding Gear Games/Path of Exile
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211296 84a7e6f9 [INFO Client 1156] [ENGINE] Cache directory: C:\Users\XXXXX\AppData\Roaming\Path of Exile\
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211296 84a7e6f8 [INFO Client 1156] [ENGINE] Download directory: C:\Users\XXXXX\AppData\Roaming\Path of Exile\Download\
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211296 84a7e6fb [INFO Client 1156] [ENGINE] Settings directory: C:\Users\XXXXX\Documents\My Games\Path of Exile\
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211296 55713a01 [INFO Client 1156] [JOB] Start
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211296 557131c7 [INFO Client 1156] [JOB] HIGH: 8
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211296 557131c7 [INFO Client 1156] [JOB] MEDIUM: 8
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211296 557131c7 [INFO Client 1156] [JOB] LOW: 8
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211296 557131c7 [INFO Client 1156] [JOB] IDLE: 8
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211296 55712d81 [INFO Client 1156] [JOB] High Jobs: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211296 55712ee5 [INFO Client 1156] [JOB] Emulate Platforms: OFF
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211296 55712ecb [INFO Client 1156] [JOB] Tight Buffers: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211296 a0b45e6c [INFO Client 1156] [STORAGE] Init
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211484 3f40414 [INFO Client 1156] [BUNDLE] Bundle index: Bundles2/_.index.bin
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211484 3f4041b [INFO Client 1156] [BUNDLE] Found 35872 entries (6.0 MB)
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211484 3f4041a [INFO Client 1156] [BUNDLE] Found 877564 slots (10.0 MB)
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211484 3f40432 [INFO Client 1156] [BUNDLE] Found 66863 directories (783.6 KB)
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 3f4333b [INFO Client 1156] [BUNDLE] Bundle file cache size: 2048
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 b51d6144 [INFO Client 1156] [RENDER] Render: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 b51d616e [INFO Client 1156] [RENDER] Emulate: OFF
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 b51d6169 [INFO Client 1156] [RENDER] Tight: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 b51d6164 [INFO Client 1156] [RENDER] Consolidate: OFF
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 b51d618c [INFO Client 1156] [RENDER] Types bucket count: 16
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 b51d652c [INFO Client 1156] [RENDER] Async: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 b51d650b [INFO Client 1156] [RENDER] Budget: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 b51d650d [INFO Client 1156] [RENDER] Wait: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 b51d6568 [INFO Client 1156] [RENDER] Warmup: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 b51d6562 [INFO Client 1156] [RENDER] Skip: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 b51d6441 [INFO Client 1156] [RENDER] Throttling: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 b8fcfad5 [INFO Client 1156] [ENTITY] Consolidate: OFF
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 b8fcfad3 [INFO Client 1156] [ENTITY] Async: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 b8fcfaf6 [INFO Client 1156] [ENTITY] Wait: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 b8fcfafc [INFO Client 1156] [ENTITY] Warmup: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 b8fcfb36 [INFO Client 1156] [ENTITY] Instancing: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 32758a7b [INFO Client 1156] [SHADER] Tight: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 32758a9f [INFO Client 1156] [SHADER] Emulate: OFF
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 32758a9c [INFO Client 1156] [SHADER] Consolidate: OFF
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 32758a99 [INFO Client 1156] [SHADER] Packed Only: OFF
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 32758cd4 [INFO Client 1156] [SHADER] Address: http://www.pathofexile.com/tool/shader-db?a=store
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 32758d31 [INFO Client 1156] [SHADER] Async: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 32758d37 [INFO Client 1156] [SHADER] Budget: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 327589db [INFO Client 1156] [SHADER] Wait: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 32758a1d [INFO Client 1156] [SHADER] Warmup: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 327589d1 [INFO Client 1156] [SHADER] Sparse: OFF
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 327589fc [INFO Client 1156] [SHADER] Delay: OFF
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 32758a1b [INFO Client 1156] [SHADER] Limit: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 32758a32 [INFO Client 1156] [SHADER] Inline Uniforms: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 8039a6fb [INFO Client 1156] [TEXTURE] Consolidate: OFF
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 8039a6d6 [INFO Client 1156] [TEXTURE] Async: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 8039a735 [INFO Client 1156] [TEXTURE] Wait: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 8039a733 [INFO Client 1156] [TEXTURE] Throttling: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 8039a716 [INFO Client 1156] [TEXTURE] Budget: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 8039a71c [INFO Client 1156] [TEXTURE] Throw: OFF
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 84a7b056 [INFO Client 1156] [ENGINE] Running Engine version 2.2.0
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 39ae368a [INFO Client 1156] [TRAILS] Immutable: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 39ae3689 [INFO Client 1156] [TRAILS] Debug: OFF
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 46f8eb9d [INFO Client 1156] [TRAILS] Immutable: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 46f8eb9c [INFO Client 1156] [TRAILS] Debug: OFF
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 c2359d6c [INFO Client 1156] [MAT] Tight: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 c2359cc8 [INFO Client 1156] [MAT] Bucket count: 8
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 c2359ccd [INFO Client 1156] [MAT] Ingore Temp: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 c2359ccf [INFO Client 1156] [MAT] Enable Validation: OFF
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 c2359cc1 [INFO Client 1156] [MAT] Enable Throw: OFF
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 4907c6f1 [INFO Client 1156] [GRAPH] Tight: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 4907c6db [INFO Client 1156] [GRAPH] Bucket count: 8
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 4907c6de [INFO Client 1156] [GRAPH] Ignore Temp: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 4907c6d0 [INFO Client 1156] [GRAPH] Enable Validation: OFF
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 4907c6b7 [INFO Client 1156] [GRAPH] Inline Uniforms: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 4907c6b5 [INFO Client 1156] [GRAPH] Enable Throw: OFF
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 8039a7b9 [INFO Client 1156] [TEXTURE] Tight: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 8039a7bc [INFO Client 1156] [TEXTURE] Emulate: OFF
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 8039a7b1 [INFO Client 1156] [TEXTURE] Bucket count: 16
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 d18d7543 [INFO Client 1156] [SOUND] Audio: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 d18d7542 [INFO Client 1156] [SOUND] LiveUpdate: OFF
2024/03/27 13:21:49 1211500 47bbeefc [INFO Client 1156] [SOUND] Buffer size = 64.0 MB
2024/03/27 13:21:50 1211953 9b0d2a6 [INFO Client 1156] [VIDEO] Enable: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:50 1211984 9775b294 [INFO Client 1156] [PARTICLE] Immutable: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:50 1211984 9775b172 [INFO Client 1156] [PARTICLE] Debug: OFF
2024/03/27 13:21:50 1211984 9775b171 [INFO Client 1156] [PARTICLE] Keep Persistent: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:50 1211984 b64c7909 [INFO Client 1156] [VOLUME FX] Enabled: OFF
2024/03/27 13:21:50 1211984 9fc75e45 [INFO Client 1156] [RESOURCE] Jobs: ON
2024/03/27 13:21:50 1211984 84a7dabf [INFO Client 1156] [ENGINE] Ready
2024/03/27 13:21:50 1212390 951bc0b0 [INFO Client 1156] [STARTUP] Bundle Startup Start
2024/03/27 13:21:50 1212390 951bc057 [INFO Client 1156] [STARTUP] Bundle Startup in 6.8e-05 seconds
2024/03/27 13:21:50 1212390 951bc0b0 [INFO Client 1156] [STARTUP] Game Start
2024/03/27 13:21:50 1212531 ca86fd39 [DEBUG Client 1156] Rebuilding UI::Core properties. Current input mode = '1'
2024/03/27 13:21:50 1212531 ca86d838 [CRIT Client 1156] Failed to install font 'Art/2DArt/Fonts/DFPT_B5_POE.ttf' (DFPHeiMedium-B5-POE), Exception: File not found: Art/2DArt/Fonts/DFPT_B5_POE.ttf
2024/03/27 13:21:51 1212765 951bc057 [INFO Client 1156] [STARTUP] Game in 0.381389 seconds
2024/03/27 13:21:51 1212765 951bc0b0 [INFO Client 1156] [STARTUP] Window Start
2024/03/27 13:21:51 1212765 951bc0b0 [INFO Client 1156] [STARTUP] Audio Start
2024/03/27 13:21:51 1212765 47bbe9d9 [INFO Client 1156] [SOUND] Channel count = 128 (asked for 128)
2024/03/27 13:21:51 1212765 47bbe9d8 [INFO Client 1156] [SOUND] Source count = 512
2024/03/27 13:21:51 1212765 9e6a0b0a [INFO Client 1156] Enumerated adapter: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
2024/03/27 13:21:51 1212812 951bc057 [INFO Client 1156] [STARTUP] Audio in 0.048398 seconds
2024/03/27 13:21:51 1212812 557129e7 [CRIT Client 1156] [EXCEPTION] Failed to init FMOD system. Error code 51
2024/03/27 13:21:51 1212953 9e6a1d2a [INFO Client 1156] Enumerated device for adapter: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX. Selected feature level: 45312. Max feature level: 45312
2024/03/27 13:21:51 1212953 9e6a1363 [INFO Client 1156] Enumerated output for adapter AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX of \\.\DISPLAY2
2024/03/27 13:21:51 1212953 9e6a1363 [INFO Client 1156] Enumerated output for adapter AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX of \\.\DISPLAY1
2024/03/27 13:21:51 1212953 9e6a0b0a [INFO Client 1156] Enumerated adapter: Microsoft Basic Render Driver
2024/03/27 13:21:51 1212953 9e6a1d2a [INFO Client 1156] Enumerated device for adapter: Microsoft Basic Render Driver. Selected feature level: 45312. Max feature level: 45312

I launched OBS (open broadcast studio) and relaunched Voice Meeter Banana and now I can launch the game.

I do set "Sound" menu, "Device" to "VoiceMeeter Input" which is a Voice Meeter banana virtual audio line.

The game should not depend on my hardware or should go back to DEFAULT if a dependency is not found. Just my suggestion.

I was also getting the Font error after installing the game for the first time. I did not have VM-Banana or OBS installed. Installing VM-Banana fixed this for me. Wack.

I can't anymore, it's killing me slowly. Installed VM-Banana, disabled audio enhancements, put in launch command -ns for no sound and it only gets me to the screen where i can see my carac but once I try to log into either of them, just crashes.

This all started when I upgraded my pc with a new one (new mobo/cpu) and also did changes to the OC settings (tips from other threads) and still nothing.

I'm losing hope in supporting GGG from this point forward if they can't fix their sh1t.

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AirWicked wrote:

I can't anymore, it's killing me slowly. Installed VM-Banana, disabled audio enhancements, put in launch command -ns for no sound and it only gets me to the screen where i can see my carac but once I try to log into either of them, just crashes.

This all started when I upgraded my pc with a new one (new mobo/cpu) and also did changes to the OC settings (tips from other threads) and still nothing.

I'm losing hope in supporting GGG from this point forward if they can't fix their sh1t.

Your issue sounds different.