
The game may still crash here, but it should relaunch without further issue.
While disabling the mods, I recommend doing so one at a time (enter the menu, turn one off, and back out), just to be safe. Supposedly, this resets the dependency, making it safe at last to disable the mods. Just enter the nearest room and run into enemies until your health is depleted. Before doing so, though, start a run as Isaac and die. Finally, it's time to disable the mods for real this time. With the dependencies satisfied, the game shouldn't crash. With the mods folder missing, the game will automatically redownload it, and will by default enable all of the mods. Go to Documents/My Games and look for the "Binding of Isaac Afterbirth+ Mods" folder. Obviously, you can't do so in-game because you can't get past the startup screen, but there is another way.
The next step is to re-enable the mods.
Head to the Steam Workshop and take care of that.
If you uninstalled the mods in question, you'll want to redownload them. There are a few steps here, depending on when your crash occurred. (In fact, character mods specifically could be the culprit.) Adding these mods creates some sort of a dependency in the game's logic - it thinks it needs those mods present to run at all, and when it doesn't find them, it just gives up. The bug seems to most commonly occur with mods of a large size, especially those that add new characters. The bug seems to most commonly occur with mods of a large size,
As such, this part of the analysis is my best guess on the bug's cause. Why Does This Bug Happen?Īs a disclaimer, I am not an expert on the inner workings of Isaac.
Does this mean you're locked out of the game forever? Deep breaths- I had this issue, and after hours of Googling, trial, and error, I was able to find a solution.ĭoes this mean you're locked out of the game forever? Deep breaths - I had this issue, and after hours of Googling, trial, and error, I was able to find a solution. When you try to re-open it, it crashes again on startup. When you go to the mod menu, disable the mods, and back out, the game abruptly crashes. One bug, in particular, seems to be fairly common - and devastating.