Dalamud not loading on startup about dalamud

[Soreepeong]

As a workaround for the time being, try disabling ReShade; you can rename dxgi.dll to dxgi.dll.old in the game installation directory.

[Alpacamutti]

Got the same issues! works fine when you disabling GeShade but can't work with each other rn. A friend use ReShade and it works fine, so its seems like more a GShade problem?

[fdinsen]

Got the same issues! works fine when you disabling GeShade but can't work with each other rn. A friend use ReShade and it works fine, so its seems like more a GShade problem?

It isn't just related to GShade. I'm having the same problem, but I'm using ReShade.

My dalamud.log file is:

2024-07-22 22:57:16.032 +02:00 [INF] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2024-07-22 22:57:16.032 +02:00 [INF] Initializing a session..
2024-07-22 22:57:16.706 +02:00 [INF] This is Dalamud - Core: 1.0.0.5-0-gc88689a7, CS: 07f7b3fd [4724]
2024-07-22 22:57:16.827 +02:00 [INF] [PLUGINM] Now reloading all PluginMasters...
2024-07-22 22:57:16.829 +02:00 [INF] [PLUGINR] Fetching repo: https://kamori.goats.dev/Plugin/PluginMaster
2024-07-22 22:57:16.891 +02:00 [INF] [PLUGINM] [T3] PM repos OK!
2024-07-22 22:57:17.138 +02:00 [INF] [PLUGINM] [T3] PMC OK!
2024-07-22 22:57:17.138 +02:00 [INF] [PLUGINM] [T3] PML OK!
2024-07-22 22:57:17.166 +02:00 [INF] TROUBLESHOOTING:eyJMb2FkZWRQbHVnaW5zIjpbXSwiUGx1Z2luU3RhdGVzIjp7fSwiRXZlclN0YXJ0ZWRMb2FkaW5nUGx1Z2lucyI6W10sIkRhbGFtdWRWZXJzaW9uIjoiMTAuMC4wLjUiLCJEYWxhbXVkR2l0SGFzaCI6IjEuMC4wLjUtMC1nYzg4Njg5YTciLCJHYW1lVmVyc2lvbiI6IjIwMjQuMDcuMTAuMDAwMS4wMDAwIiwiTGFuZ3VhZ2UiOiJFbmdsaXNoIiwiRG9EYWxhbXVkVGVzdCI6ZmFsc2UsIkJldGFLZXkiOm51bGwsIkRvUGx1Z2luVGVzdCI6ZmFsc2UsIkxvYWRBbGxBcGlMZXZlbHMiOmZhbHNlLCJJbnRlcmZhY2VMb2FkZWQiOmZhbHNlLCJGb3JjZWRNaW5Ib29rIjpmYWxzZSwiVGhpcmRSZXBvIjpbXSwiSGFzVGhpcmRSZXBvIjp0cnVlfQ==
2024-07-22 22:57:17.195 +02:00 [INF] [PLUGINM] ============= LoadPluginsSync(AnytimeSync) START =============
2024-07-22 22:57:17.195 +02:00 [INF] [PLUGINM] ============= LoadPluginsSync(AnytimeSync) END =============
2024-07-22 22:57:17.196 +02:00 [INF] [PLUGINM] ============= LoadPluginsAsync(AnytimeAsync) START =============
2024-07-22 22:57:17.198 +02:00 [INF] [PLUGINM] ============= LoadPluginsAsync(AnytimeAsync) END =============
2024-07-22 22:57:17.298 +02:00 [INF] LASTEXCEPTION: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
2024-07-22 22:57:17.245 +02:00 [ERR] Unobserved exception in Task.
System.AggregateException: A Task's exception(s) were not observed either by Waiting on the Task or accessing its Exception property. As a result, the unobserved exception was rethrown by the finalizer thread. (One or more errors occurred. (One or more errors occurred. (Failed to find the asset LodestoneGameSymbol.)))
 ---> System.AggregateException: One or more errors occurred. (One or more errors occurred. (Failed to find the asset LodestoneGameSymbol.))
 ---> System.AggregateException: One or more errors occurred. (Failed to find the asset LodestoneGameSymbol.)
 ---> System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Failed to find the asset LodestoneGameSymbol.
File name: 'LodestoneGameSymbol'
   at Dalamud.Storage.Assets.DalamudAssetManager.<>c__DisplayClass19_0.<<CreateStreamAsync>g__CreateInnerAsync|1>d.MoveNext() in C:\goatsoft\companysecrets\dalamud\\Storage\Assets\DalamudAssetManager.cs:line 249
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at Dalamud.Storage.Assets.DalamudAssetManager.<>c__DisplayClass19_0.<<CreateStreamAsync>g__CreateInnerAsync|1>d.MoveNext() in C:\goatsoft\companysecrets\dalamud\\Storage\Assets\DalamudAssetManager.cs:line 277
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
2024-07-22 22:57:17.614 +02:00 [INF] Lumina is ready: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\FINAL FANTASY XIV Online\game\sqpack
2024-07-22 22:57:17.723 +02:00 [INF] [PLUGINR] Successfully fetched repo: https://kamori.goats.dev/Plugin/PluginMaster
2024-07-22 22:57:17.725 +02:00 [INF] [PLUGINR] Fetching repo: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lichie567/LMeter/main/repo.json
2024-07-22 22:57:17.786 +02:00 [INF] [PLUGINR] Successfully fetched repo: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lichie567/LMeter/main/repo.json
2024-07-22 22:57:17.786 +02:00 [INF] [PLUGINM] PluginMasters reloaded, now refiltering...
2024-07-22 22:57:19.938 +02:00 [ERR] Failed to get ReShade 6 DXGISwapChain::on_present offset!
2024-07-22 22:57:19.939 +02:00 [INF] Hooking present for ReShade with fallback 5.X sig
2024-07-22 22:57:19.968 +02:00 [INF] ReShade DLL: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\FINAL FANTASY XIV Online\game\dxgi.dll (crosire's ReShade post-processing injector for 64-bit - 6.2.0.1878) with DXGISwapChain::on_present at 0x7FFAD2C3DFDA(C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\FINAL FANTASY XIV Online\game\dxgi.dll+0x13DFDA(.text+0x13CFDA))
2024-07-22 22:57:23.224 +02:00 [INF] [PLUGINM] ============= LoadPluginsSync(FrameworkTickSync) START =============
2024-07-22 22:57:23.224 +02:00 [INF] [PLUGINM] ============= LoadPluginsSync(FrameworkTickSync) END =============
2024-07-22 22:57:23.224 +02:00 [INF] [PLUGINM] ============= LoadPluginsAsync(FrameworkTickAsync) START =============
2024-07-22 22:57:23.224 +02:00 [INF] [PLUGINM] ============= LoadPluginsAsync(FrameworkTickAsync) END =============
2024-07-22 22:57:23.339 +02:00 [WRN] [HITCH] Long FrameworkUpdate detected, 166.7633ms > 50ms - check in the plugin stats window.

EDIT: Downgrading to a 5.x version of ReShade solved the issue for me. It seems to be exclusively related to compatibility between Dalamud and ReShade 6.x versions.

[nopjmp]

6.2.0 is the only affected version (released 2024-07-21), lower versions are fine for 6.x

[shadowkras]

This issue is also happening with gshade. Reinstalling either applications doesn't fix it.

[reiichi001]

The current release of gshade is based on reshade 6.2.0.

Reinstalling it won't fix this because the new version broke. Your options are uninstall or downgrade (if available, but gshade removes old installers preventing this)