Game crashes before the window even appears

i have genuinely no clue what's happening, the game starts booting then said "[process exited with code 3221226505 (0xc0000409)]
You can now close this terminal with Ctrl+D, or press Enter to restart."

tModLoader•5/29/25, 9:03 PM

Welcome to #support-forum. Before someone helps you, please first consult the information in #TML Troubleshooting Guide and try all the suggestions that might fit your particular issue, especially in the linked FAQ page.

If the information in the pinned thread does not solve your issue, please post all log files by dragging and dropping them into this chat. In Steam right click on

tModLoader

tModLoader

in the library, then hover over

Manage

Manage

and click on

Browse local files

Browse local files

. In the folder that appears find

tModLoader-Logs

tModLoader-Logs

and open that folder. Inside that folder are the logs files. Select them all except the

Old

Old

folder and drag them into this chat. If you need a visual guide to this process watch this: https://github.com/tModLoader/tModLoader/assets/4522492/3f4efa43-753f-4733-b630-ba85e711340c

instant-harlequinOP•5/29/25, 9:05 PM

EiLNW4M.log3.62KB

st67fj9.log4.93KB

Xp74r3C.log4.96KB

M8OCo0H.log1.25KB

7GWTxHN.log422B

MZ8eVMk.log254.31KB

IjoHNeG.log927B

instant-harlequinOP•5/29/25, 9:17 PM

nvm it just randomly started working

tModLoader•5/29/25, 9:22 PM

Tag: assertionfailed
If you are getting an error such as

Assertion failed: !FAILED(hr) && "Failed to find supported audio format!"

Assertion failed: !FAILED(hr) && "Failed to find supported audio format!"

Assertion failed: !FAILED(hr) && "Failed to activate audio client!"

Assertion failed: !FAILED(hr) && "Failed to activate audio client!"

in your

Natives.log

Natives.log

, there is an issue with your audio device (your speakers/headphones/etc.).
Things to try:

Terraria and tModLoader really don't like it if you have no audio output. If you don't have one connected, try connecting one.
If you have an audio output but you are getting the error, try switching to a different audio device (different speakers, headphones, etc.)
Make sure your audio output rate is less than or equal to 48000 Hz.
If you are using Voicemeeter, you need to configure your A1-A5 devices.
If you have Sony INZONE headphones, try setting the output device as "Chat" instead of "Game".
Try the IAudioClient workaround in the tModLoader FAQ.
Audio Issues section of the FAQ https://github.com/tModLoader/tModLoader/wiki/Basic-tModLoader-Usage-FAQ#audio-issues

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