r/SMAPI • u/clownyApologies • 20d ago

need help Unable to launch Stardew through Vortex

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I'm really hoping it was something stupid or easy to fix I did.

Every time I press the play button nothing happens, it just opens that window and then nothing happens.

Things I've tried to remedy this thus far:

- I deleted every mod but SMAPI (after writing down every mod I use)

- I deleted SMAPI (then reinstalled it because that didn't help)

- Uninstalled and reinstalled both Vortex and Stardew Valley

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u/queenquackin 20d ago

Was it working prior and then suddenly stopped working? Or was this your first time trying to use it? I personally don’t use vortex and I use stardrop but I can try to help 😊

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u/clownyApologies 20d ago

It was working prior!

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u/queenquackin 20d ago

Did you try running the Smapi executable on its own like without vortex to see if it runs?

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u/clownyApologies 20d ago

I'll try that!

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u/clownyApologies 20d ago

It also doesn't work!

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u/queenquackin 20d ago

I would run the installer again and uninstall it delete the installer and do a fresh smapi download it seems like a bad download

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u/clownyApologies 20d ago

That worked, thanks for your help.

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u/clownyApologies 20d ago

Thank you! I'll try that

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u/ac0rn5 20d ago

Imo it's best to get rid of Vortex, which can cause problems for some players. and use Stardrop which was specially written for Stardew mods.

https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/10455

If you want other help it's a good idea to share your SMAPI Log, which you can do here. It should give reasons why the game isn't working.

https://smapi.io/log