Sandbox Fatal Error prevents game from running

[bioramaxwell]

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Basic Info:

Platform: Steam
Issue Type: Crash
Game Mode: Single Player
Server Type: =SERVER TYPE=
Map: Exiled Lands
Server Name: =SERVER NAME=
Mods: none (all removed)

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Bug Description:

The UE4 Conan-Sandbox has a fatal error. When I start from ConanSandbox.exe, I get the following message. Couldn’t Start: “…\Steam\steamapps\common\ConanExiles\ConanSandbox\Binaries\Win64\ConanSandbox-Win64-Shipping.exe” Create Process () retured 2. I have followed the advice on these forums, Steam’s and UE4’s forums. I have uninstalled and reinstalled Microsoft Visual C++. I have reinstalled the game. I have double-checked requirements. I have removed all mods. I have completed a file integrity check from Steam, and I have done a full health check on the computer. All drivers are up to date.

I do not know what else to do.

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Bug Reproduction:

Started the game from the launcher

CrashReporter(2.0.23).2023.07.17 04.58.57-0751.txt (621 Bytes)
CrashReporter(2.0.23).2023.07.17 04.59.47-0350.txt (1.1 KB)
ConanSandbox.log (9.0 KB)
ConanSandbox.log (9.0 KB)

[bioramaxwell]

I should add when this started.

On Friday, I shut the game down to help with dinner. When I came back, this had started. There were no updates or changes to the computer.

[bioramaxwell]

I want to thank the people who have posted about this problem in the past. I gather that tech support is a community activity and not something Funcom participates in, so thank you to everyone who posts helpful suggestions.

None of the suggestions solved the problem, and I spent a weekend trying out those solutions. I discovered that the open beta works so I will try that for a while. Maybe I can find another way to fix the problem of the Sandbox crashing.

[Narelle]

Have u tried using launch instead of continue. Have you tried launching the game from the exe instead of launcher to try to narrow down the problem?

You can also try launching using @CodeMage BUGLE. This is what I am using nowadays.

BUGLE: B**t-Ugly Game Launcher for Exiles

BUGLE: B*tt-Ugly Game Launcher for Exiles BUGLE is an unofficial, third-party game launcher for Funcom’s videogame Conan Exiles. It aims to bring certain QOL features to players, at the expense of good looks and smooth user interface. It’s ugly as sin, and it’s my hobby project that I came up with for fun and relaxation, so don’t expect miracles from it. For a list of known issues, scroll to the last section of this document. If you run into an issue that isn’t there, feel free to open a GitHu…

[MapleLeaf]

@bioramaxwell

Win64-Shipping.exe

AoW switches to using ConanSandboxServer-Win64-Shipping.exe (instead of ConanSandboxServer-Win64-Test.exe) and 1.7.1 utilizes that new binary. First check to see you have Win63-Shopping and not Win64-Test.exe. If not I know this isn’t “port” related, but have you ensured that your firewall has made an exception for the new binary? (e.g. Control Panel > System & Security > Windows Defender Firewall > Allow an app or feature through Windows Defender firewall)

[bioramaxwell]

Thank you both for responding.

@Narelle, I tried booting from the .exe file. That did not work.

@MapleLeaf, I will have check the firewall issue and Win63-shipping vs. Win64-test.exe).

Thanks.

[Caroll]

Greetings Exile,

@bioramaxwell, feel free to tag us if the issue remains after trying the other suggestion provided by the community.

We hope it works!