| Symptom | Likely cause | Solution | |---------|--------------|----------| | Loader crashes immediately | Missing Visual C++ Redist | Install VC++ 2015–2022 x86/x64 | | "Steam is not running" error | Wrong emulator type | Ensure emu is configured for offline mode | | Game starts but no DLC | Old config file | Compare new .ini template, re-add DLC IDs | | Save game lost | Different steamid/username | Copy old steam_id value from backup config |