Error: Cannot load compositeToDevice.cg (game won't load)

[gmfarmer420]

Help. My game won't load at all full log in spoiler.

	GIANTS Engine Runtime 9.0.0 (27282) 64bit Steam (Build Date: Apr 7 2022) Copyright (c) 2008-2021, GIANTS Software GmbH (giants-software.com), All Rights Reserved. Copyright (c) 2003-2021, Christian Ammann and Stefan Geiger, All Rights Reserved. Application: FarmingSimulator2022 Main System CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7400 CPU @ 3.00GHz Memory: 8150 MB OS: Windows NT 10.0 64-bit Physics System Version: 5.9.5 Thread(s): 2 Audio System Driver: SoftMixer WASAPI Stereo Version: 2018.11 Frequency: 48000 Max. active sources: 256 Render System Driver: Direct 3D 12 Card Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation Renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Version: 30.0.15.1259 (20.4.2022) Revision: 161 Hardware Feature Level : 12_1 Windowed Mode : off V-Sync : on Allow Tearing : off Validation Layer : off Effective Window Size : 1920 x 1080px Effective Swap Chain Size : 1920 x 1080px Started 2 threads for threadpool 'Render threadpool' Hardware Profile Level: High (forced) View Distance Factor: 1.100000 Shadow Quality: 1.000000 Base-Size: 2048 Filter-Size: 16 Shadow Focus Box: false Foliage Shadows: true Shader Quality: 2 Skip Mipmaps: 0 LOD Distance Factor: 1.100000 Terrain LOD Distance Factor: 1.500000 Terrain Quality: 3 Foliage View Distance Factor: 1.400000 Volume Mesh Tessellation Factor: 0.850000 Tyre Tracks Segments Factor: 2.000000 Max. Number of Shadow Lights: 3 Max. Number of Lights: 256 Max. Number of Dir Lights: 4 Max. Number of Lights Per Cluster: 32 MSAA: 1 Post Process AA: TAA DLSS Quality: Off AMD FidelityFx SR Quality: Off Sharpness: 1.00 Recommended Window Size: 1280 x 720px Bloom Quality: 4 SSAO Quality: 15 SSAO Resolution Scaling: 0.500000 DOF: Enabled Half Resolution DOF: Disabled Cloud Quality: 3 Texture Streaming: Enabled EnvMap Blending: Enabled Dynamic Specular EnvMap: Disabled Shading Rate Quality: 1 Input System Keyboard enabled Mouse enabled Gamepad/Joystick enabled Force Feedback disabled Started 1 threads for threadpool 'TerrainPatchOccluderManager unique worker' Error: Cannot load compositeToDevice.cg

Was working last night just fine then today nothing.

[Dezza69]

Hi,

Really got no idea - but suggest since it’s a Steam version you use the Steam client to verify the game’s files.

You may wish to backup any custom controller settings before verifying.

Hope that helps.

[gmfarmer420]

Hi,

Really got no idea - but suggest since it’s a Steam version you use the Steam client to verify the game’s files.

You may wish to backup any custom controller settings before verifying.

Hope that helps.

That was the first thing I tried, also tried removing the save I was last on, and removing easy dev controls (last thing I was doing was setting up my own new farmer setup).

[Dezza69]

Hmm.. clutching at straw bales here...

Try??

No mods.

Remove shader cache file.

Also - this is really an oddball - have you recently installed any other new software and/or updated graphics drivers?

[gmfarmer420]

Removing shader cache folder worked, game loaded up like normal steam cloud even saved the game save I deleted. Thanks for the help.

[Dezza69]

Removing shader cache folder worked, game loaded up like normal steam cloud even saved the game save I deleted. Thanks for the help.

Yay!! Good it’s all going!!!

Happy Farming!!! !!

[rolson214]

Hey,

Just had this same issue. Deleted and re-installed the game, did everything my VERY basic computer mind could prior to a log review.

Should have started there. Had "Error: Cannot load compositeToDevice.cg" in the log. Googled it, hit this thread, and @dezza69 comes in and has the answer.

You should be on Giants payroll brother. Big thanks.

[Heepsey10]

Hi All, ive had the exact same issue, dont follow any Youtube tutorrials as it doesnt mention any ingame files. If you are having this issue, please just delete the shaders file in your game directory and re-launch the game. This will fix your issues!