Hard crash in Steam client {SOLVED}

[BRNKoINSANITY]

Hey guys, I am having serious issues with the steam version of FA (FAF being down makes me sad..... especially when the steam version doesn't work for my plan "B" ).

I logged the application and got the error message, but it makes absolutely no sense to me. Perhaps someone here can tell what the problem is, as Steam Support is no help at all.

Symptoms are as follows --- The game opens to main menu, I can access settings/account creation/etc, but if I click on campaign/skirmish/multiplayer the screen fades out to transition and then just stops.... the next screen for actually setting up to play never appears. About half the time I can exit the game normally, and the other half I have to kill it with the task manager as it is completely frozen.

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info: Hooked /lua/ui/lobby/lobby.lua with /schook/lua/ui/lobby/lobby.lua
debug: Loading module '\000/lua/ui/lobby/lobbycomm.lua\000'
debug: Loading module '\000/lua/ui/dialogs/modmanager.lua\000'
debug: Loading module '\000/lua/factions.lua\000'
debug: Loading module '\000/lua/ui/lobby/lobbyoptions.lua\000'
debug: Loading module '\000/lua/gamecolors.lua\000'
debug: Loading module '\000/lua/lobbymanager.lua\000'
warning: ...ged alliance\gamedata\lua.scd\lua\ui\lobby\lobby.lua(3060): access to nonexistent global variable "FuncSlotMenuData"
warning: stack traceback:
warning: [C]: in function `error'
warning: ...alliance\gamedata\mohodata.scd\lua\system\config.lua(53): in function <...alliance\gamedata\mohodata.scd\lua\system\config.lua:52>
warning: ...ged alliance\gamedata\lua.scd\lua\ui\lobby\lobby.lua(3060): in main chunk
warning: [C]: in function `doscript'
warning: [C]: in function `pcall'
warning: ...alliance\gamedata\mohodata.scd\lua\system\import.lua(48): in function `import'
warning: ...alliance\gamedata\mohodata.scd\lua\system\import.lua(37): in function `import'
warning: ...lliance\gamedata\lua.scd\lua\ui\lobby\gameselect.lua(24): in main chunk
warning: [C]: in function `doscript'
warning: [C]: in function `pcall'
warning: ...alliance\gamedata\mohodata.scd\lua\system\import.lua(48): in function `import'
warning: ...alliance\gamedata\mohodata.scd\lua\system\import.lua(37): in function `import'
warning: ...rged alliance\gamedata\lua.scd\lua\ui\menus\main.lua(904): in function <...rged alliance\gamedata\lua.scd\lua\ui\menus\main.lua:903>
warning: ...rged alliance\gamedata\lua.scd\lua\ui\menus\main.lua(818): in function <...rged alliance\gamedata\lua.scd\lua\ui\menus\main.lua:810>
warning: ...rged alliance\gamedata\lua.scd\lua\ui\menus\main.lua(320): in function <...rged alliance\gamedata\lua.scd\lua\ui\menus\main.lua:305>
warning: ...alliance\gamedata\mohodata.scd\lua\system\import.lua(37): Error importing '/lua/ui/lobby/lobby.lua'
warning: stack traceback:
warning: [C]: in function `error'
warning: ...alliance\gamedata\mohodata.scd\lua\system\import.lua(52): in function `import'
warning: ...alliance\gamedata\mohodata.scd\lua\system\import.lua(37): in function `import'
warning: ...lliance\gamedata\lua.scd\lua\ui\lobby\gameselect.lua(24): in main chunk
warning: [C]: in function `doscript'
warning: [C]: in function `pcall'
warning: ...alliance\gamedata\mohodata.scd\lua\system\import.lua(48): in function `import'
warning: ...alliance\gamedata\mohodata.scd\lua\system\import.lua(37): in function `import'
warning: ...rged alliance\gamedata\lua.scd\lua\ui\menus\main.lua(904): in function <...rged alliance\gamedata\lua.scd\lua\ui\menus\main.lua:903>
warning: ...rged alliance\gamedata\lua.scd\lua\ui\menus\main.lua(818): in function <...rged alliance\gamedata\lua.scd\lua\ui\menus\main.lua:810>
warning: ...rged alliance\gamedata\lua.scd\lua\ui\menus\main.lua(320): in function <...rged alliance\gamedata\lua.scd\lua\ui\menus\main.lua:305>
warning: Error running OnFrame script in CScriptObject at 10052640: ...alliance\gamedata\mohodata.scd\lua\system\import.lua(37): Error importing '/lua/ui/lobby/gameselect.lua'
stack traceback:
[C]: in function `error'
...alliance\gamedata\mohodata.scd\lua\system\import.lua(52): in function `import'
...alliance\gamedata\mohodata.scd\lua\system\import.lua(37): in function `import'
...rged alliance\gamedata\lua.scd\lua\ui\menus\main.lua(904): in function <...rged alliance\gamedata\lua.scd\lua\ui\menus\main.lua:903>
...rged alliance\gamedata\lua.scd\lua\ui\menus\main.lua(818): in function <...rged alliance\gamedata\lua.scd\lua\ui\menus\main.lua:810>
...rged alliance\gamedata\lua.scd\lua\ui\menus\main.lua(320): in function <...rged alliance\gamedata\lua.scd\lua\ui\menus\main.lua:305>
info: Minimized true
info: Minimized false
info: Minimized true
info: Run time: 0h02m13s

[RedX]

Delete game.pref?

[Exotic_Retard]

dont delete>
lets say this again, DONT delete

instead rename the existing game.prefs,
then play on steam
then when its faf time replace the generated game.prefs with your renamed one

either way, if you delete your game prefs, all your settings are gone for faf

[BRNKoINSANITY]

I already tried deleting game.prefs, and it didn't change anything. Since I posted this I have tried refreshing the installation on FA, and refreshed the steam client files per steam instructions. Still having the same result.

It appears to me that there is a file missing/unable to be accessed, but I can't pin down the location of the actual file it is trying to reach. I am thoroughly stumped on this one.

[BRNKoINSANITY]

The problem was the Lobby Manager mod. Either move it out of the steam - fa - gamedata folder or delete it.