GZDoom Builder Bugfix Will Not Launch

[StevenC21]

I am running Windows 10 Home, and I am sure that I have installed all prerequisites, including .NET 4.6.1 and DirectX 9.0c. Strangely, GZDoom Builder runs. Only the newer version fails. There is no error message, when running from a GUI or a commandline - the program simply never opens a window in the first place.

 

Does anyone have any insight into this odd behavior?

[elend]

I had a similar problem after updating to Windows10. What I did was, download a very old version of GzDBBF, which ran for some odd reason and then update from within that version. Since then it works.

[StevenC21]

There are no old versions available - including, frustratingly, from DRDTeam's "old" dev build R3012, which they link to as the last version to use .NET 3.5 (the link 404s).

 

Any other ideas?

[leodoom85]

I had that same weird issue. And, the solution was, updating my GPU drivers. GZDoom Builder from r2787 will for 100% for all users, no problem. But, in later versions, looks like the OpenGL version is another requirement for the program for some strange reason. Having OGL 3.3 after upgrading my gpu did the trick.

 

EDIT: I have Win7 Starter. Can be different from Win 10 but, it's worth to try...

[elend]

Is there a way to still download the r2787 from somwhere? I think that was the version I updated from to make it work.

[leodoom85]

https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=32392

 

Try the installer here. It's normal GZDoom Builder, not the bugfix one. Should be the r2787 version.

[Kappes Buur]

5 hours ago, StevenC21 said:

I am running Windows 10 Home, and I am sure that I have installed all prerequisites, including .NET 4.6.1 and DirectX 9.0c. Strangely, GZDoom Builder runs. Only the newer version fails. There is no error message, when running from a GUI or a commandline - the program simply never opens a window in the first place.

 

Does anyone have any insight into this odd behavior?

 

Install SlimDX Runtime.NET 4.0 (January 2012), either x32 or x64 depending on the editor downloaded.

 

Maybe my tutorial could be useful for others

Edited July 15, 2019 by Kappes Buur : added a link to my tutorial

[StevenC21]

Thank you @Kappes Buur. Your solution fixed the issue!