Solved Game does not start, crashes before opening

[ユーリ (Yūri)]

Game Version​

[e.g. 2026.4.18.4206]

Operating System​

Windows 11

Hardware​

- GPU / Driver Version: GeForce RTX 4060
- CPU: i7-1300H 2.6 GHz
- RAM: 32 GB

Install Location​

C:\Program Files\Kitten Space Agency

What's Happening?​

i run the program, and then nothing happens; it crashes before a window opens.

Reproduction Rate​

every launch

Already Tried​

i installed dotnet 9, reinstalled the game multiple times,

Logs​

13:34:13.895 INFO loaded settings from C:\Users\user\Documents\My Games\Kitten Space Agency\settings.toml
13:34:14.374 ERROR Unhandled exception Brutal.FmodApi.FmodResultException: ErrOutputInit: Error initializing output device.
at Brutal.FmodApi.ResultExtensions.Check(Result result)
at Brutal.FmodApi.Fmod.Init(FmodSystem system, Int32 maxChannels, InitFlags flags, IntPtr extraDriverData)
at KSA.GameAudinApplicationStart()
at KSA.Program..ctor(IReadOnlyList`1 inArgs)
at KSA.Program.Main(String[] inArgs).
13:34:14.376 WARN Crash dump skipped: dotnet-dump is not installed. Install it with 'dotnet tool install -g dotnet-dump' to capture crash dumps.

 

[Kiwi Shark]

Hello!

First of all I would recommend trying to launch the most recent version of that game. The one you've listed is 4 months old now.
Also the game runs on .NET 10 but on Windows you do not need to install it separately anymore. It is bundled in the game.

 

[Stetim]

Same issue. All settings set to minimum on config. Game initialises then crashes following loading complete splash screen

Win 11 home
Processor 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-13620H (2.40 GHz)
Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.6 GB usable)
Graphics card Intel(R) UHD Graphics (128 MB)


19:17:11.261 INFO Ecotype: Shrub VRAM Usage: 39 Mb.
19:17:11.564 INFO Ground clutter ecotype render data built in 1239 ms
19:17:12.771 INFO Preparing Part Thumbnails...
19:17:15.613 INFO Preparing Part Thumbnails... Complete!
19:17:15.621 DEBUG checking for updates from 'http://ksa-master1.rocketwerkz.com:8082/version'
19:17:15.676 INFO Application Initialization Complete
19:17:15.761 DEBUG master server version: 'v2026.8.22.5348'
19:17:15.761 INFO you are running the latest version
19:17:20.460 ERROR Unhandled exception Brutal.VulkanApi.VkResultError: Vulkan call to vkQueueSubmit failed with error: VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST
at Brutal.VulkanApi.Abstractions.QueueExtensions.Submit(Queue queue, Span`1 waitSemaphores, Span`1 waitDstStageMask, Span`1 commandBuffers, Span`1 signalSemaphores, VkFence fence)
at KSA.ImGuiBackendVulkanImpl.UpdateTexture(ImTextureDataPtr tex)
at KSA.ImGuiBackendVulkanImpl.ProcessTextureUpdates(ImDrawDataPtr drawData)
at KSA.UiCoverageMaskSystem.RecordMaskGeneration(CommandBuffer commandBuffer, Int32 frameIndex)
at KSA.Program.RenderGame(AcquiredFrame frame, Double dt)
at KSA.Program.Render(Double dtPlayer, FrameResult result, AcquiredFrame acquiredFrame)
at KSA.Program.OnFrame(Double currentPlayerTime, Double dtPlayer)
at KSA.App.Run()
at KSA.Program.Main(String[] inArgs).
19:17:20.465 WARN Crash dump skipped: dotnet-dump is not installed. Install it with 'dotnet tool install -g dotnet-dump' to capture crash dumps.

19:27:29.334 INFO Application Initialization Complete
19:27:29.595 DEBUG master server version: 'v2026.8.22.5348'
19:27:29.595 INFO you are running the latest version
19:27:35.062 ERROR Unhandled exception Brutal.VulkanApi.VkResultError: Vulkan call to vkQueueSubmit failed with error: VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST
at Brutal.VulkanApi.Abstractions.QueueExtensions.Submit(Queue queue, Span`1 waitSemaphores, Span`1 waitDstStageMask, Span`1 commandBuffers, Span`1 signalSemaphores, VkFence fence)
at Core.Renderer.TrySubmitFrame(Span`1 additionalWaitSemaphores, Span`1 additionalWaitStages, Span`1 additionalSignalSemaphores)
at KSA.Program.PostRender(Double dtPlayer)
at KSA.Program.OnFrame(Double currentPlayerTime, Double dtPlayer)
at KSA.App.Run()
at KSA.Program.Main(String[] inArgs).
19:27:35.066 WARN Crash dump skipped: dotnet-dump is not installed. Install it with 'dotnet tool install -g dotnet-dump' to capture crash dumps.

 

[ユーリ (Yūri)]

i figured out my issue, i needed headphones aha..

 

[Kiwi Shark]

i figured out my issue, i needed headphones aha..

That is definitely one of the more obscure solutions I've heard, but I'm glad it works! I'll mark this as Solved.