Post by personov on Dec 26, 2022 6:03:17 GMT -5
For the last couple of months, Geometry Dash players have been facing the inability to start the game more and more often
I, like most, was no exception. I searched long enough to find a way to solve the problem on the Internet, but in the end it didn't lead to anything
I found a solution to this problem on my own, so now I'm sharing it with you
Before moving on to a step by step instruction, it is worth taking the time to briefly describe the problem that made it impossible to run the game
When loading game files from Steam, for some reason the missing DLL-files are not loaded from the Steam servers, without which the game will not run. All DLL-three files are part of Microsoft Visual C++ and are required to run programs or games created with Visual C++. All of these can be freely found on the Internet, as well as references to these files and the files themselves, but for some reason the required files are no longer included in the official Steam release, so you have to download them yourself, which I will help you with
All you need to do is move all three files to the root folder of the game (where the GeometryDash.exe, the Resources folder etc.)
All the files I have prepared in advance and the link to download them is in the instructions below
All the files I have prepared in advance and the link to download them is in the instructions below
Instructions for solving the problem
1. First, it is recommended to delete the game if it has already been downloaded (this can be done in Steam)
Also, you can rename the "GeometryDash" folder with the save files to any name you like (the folder is located at ..\AppData\Local\GeometryDash)
So, initially we will get a clean version of the game, as at the very first start
Although renaming the folder is not necessary, it can avoid possible problems with save files. If necessary, later you can move the save files to the newly created folder, or simply download saves from the game servers after logging in (in the game in the account settings). If you have problems with running the game after transferring DLL-files and transferring old saves, it is recommended to try the following program: GitHub
2. Go to the local files (root folder) of the game (in the place where Steam installed the game)
3. Download the archive (link below) with the three DLL-files I prepared.4. Move the three DLL-files from the archive, before that unpack the archive in any folder if you want, or transfer the files directly from the open archive in any archiver (like WinRAR). It is important that you transfer three DLL-files, not an archive with the extension .rar!
5. Try to run the game from SteamAlso, with any outcome, I would recommend visiting the official Microsoft website and downloading Microsoft Visual C++ (select the Repair option when installing, for users from Russia it is recommended to use VPN when accessing the site): Download
