RPG Maker RTP Crash

When I load a game of any system, (VX Ace, VX, etc.) the RTP fails to respond when pressing "New Game" on the title screen. This only happens to RPG games that I downloaded from the internet; games that I created using RPG Maker VX Ace doesn't crash on load. Tried using the debug window, but nothing shows up when the crash occurs.

Games I tested were Crysalis, In Search Of Immortality, Star Stealing Prince, and Legionwood: Tale Of The Two Swords. Not sure what's causing it.

the RTP itself is nothing more than a collection of resources, it cannot crash.


If some of those files became unreadable (perhaps due to another crash), then you can download and install the RTP-Package again (links top right on this site).


For more help, we need a screenshot of the error message, and we need to know which version you're using (steam or standalone).


Can you open Crysalis in the editor?

I've tried reinstalling the RTP Package and RPG Maker VX Ace, but to no avail. Im currently using the standalone version of RPG Maker VX Ace.

No error message pops up on crash, it simply stops responding to the point where I need to force it to close using Task Manager. Debug window would crash at the same time, giving me nothing. I can open Crysalis in the editor fine, but when playtesting, it just crashes like the rest.

Do you have your projects synching with the cloud? If so, that can cause the computer to not respond, and chances are it is trying to synch and create an instance of the (to it) new project on the cloud.

@bgillisp: standalone means he has no access to the steam cloud - that's why I asked which version he has


@Regan111: check your virus scanner and all similiar programs - something on your windows prevents the execution of those programs, and if it's only downloaded programs (not your own), then the is because of the download-flag that windows uses to indicate files with higher risk of viruses, and that automatically gets set for those files on downloading (no matter if there is a virus or not).


Edit: However, that should not happen on playtesting (instead of fully launching) Crysalis - you might also try to reinstall your program.

Where did you save/install the games?


Are they playing in a window or fullscreen? Any chance there's an error message in a window behind it that you can't see?


Are you running them in administrator mode?

@Andar I haven't seen any signs of windows preventing the files from being executed; it seems like the game attempts to load files after pressing "New Game", but then fails to; but im not sure, because it can load the titlescreen files and whatever comes before it (if the game has a explanation before the title screen, for example) perfectly fine. Will keep looking to see if something on my computer is blocking from the program from loading files, though.

@Shaz I saved the games within my downloads folder; I tried to move them to the RPGVXAce games folder to see if it would make a difference, but it still gave me the same result. I tried both windowed and fullscreen, both crashing at the same time. I don't believe there is a hidden error box, as the error box's pop-up sound isn't heard. I attempted to run the games in administrator mode, however it still gave me the same result.

EDIT: Went into further testing, and I noticed that the title-screen music wouldn't play at all. I had to confirm there were any title music at all by going on youtube and watching the first few seconds of the videos. Yet, the sound that plays when moving your selection (New Game to Load Game, etc.) would play; and the sound when you confirm would play as well. Not sure what to do; I'll keep looking for something that's blocking access to Game.exe from getting the files it needs. Also, tried to uninstall and reinstall everything again (Games, RPG Maker VX Ace, and the RTP) but would still give me the same result.

EDIT (Again): It appears that the source of the crash are custom files within the game, such as custom soundtracks. When I went to sound test in RPG Maker on Crysalis, I tried to play the custom tracks on the game, like RP_Title. When I pressed "Play", the whole maker would not respond and crash. When I re-loaded the game, I tested the usual tracks that come with RPG Maker (Airship, Battle1, etc.) and those work fine. This probably explains why my game wouldn't crash, as it contains no custom content. Not sure how to fix it. Battle testing works on all enemies, however.

Crysalis is the sample game that has no scripts and should work in all cases. If it crashes on sounds, then I would check either your direct X version, or your sound drivers - try to update both of them.

@Andar Sound drivers were up-to-date, and I already had the latest version of DirectX. RPG Maker could play the sample sounds, but not the custom music that's in Crysalis. I can play the sound files normally with Windows Media Player, however RPG Maker crashes when playing them through the Sound Test or through Game.exe. Is there a way other than the Debug window to get a crash report from Game.exe?

Edit: I fixed the problem, sort of. Turns out the cause of the crash was the format of the music files. The music files were in mp3 format, and so to test I changed one of the files to .ogg format. When I tested the file in the Sound Test, it worked fine, and RPG Maker didn't crash. Im not sure why RPG Maker and Game.exe didn't accept the format though. Thanks for your help guys, anyway.