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Fix it from the log
The port writes everything to user\last_run.log, next to God of War III.exe. In the launcher, open it under Advanced → Log. Each guide starts from the line at the end of that file.
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The game opens and closes right away
The window shows up, sometimes reaches the Santa Monica logo, and closes on its own. Each cause leaves a different line at the end of user\last_run.log.
user\last_run.log · real example from an issue
Runtime: guest thread 'WorkerThread3' created (stack=262144, prio=700)Runtime: guest thread 'WorkerThread4' created (stack=262144, prio=700)Fault: read access to 00000000000002c0 at igvk64.dll+0xa06f12 (thread 14664)rax=0000000000000000 rbx=00000000796e1978 rcx=00000000796e1978The game closed (code 3).
| Line in the log | Likely cause | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| STOP: this CPU lacks … | CPU without AVX, older than Sandy Bridge or AMD FX | There is no workaround. The port needs AVX. |
| Runtime: cannot create 8128 MiB of guest memory (error 1450) | Not enough virtual memory in Windows | Raise the page file. See the Error 1450 guide. |
| … ow-graphics-hook64.dll | Overwolf overlay injected into the game | Close Overwolf before playing (#199). |
| Fault: … at igvk64.dll | Intel Vulkan driver (Iris Xe, UHD) | Install the latest driver from Intel's website. Iris Xe is tracked in #188. |
| STOP: guest raised debug exception code=0xa0020014 | Full 1.02 update (eboot.bin sha256 6e72330e…) | Under investigation (#175, #213). Try a 01.00 dump if you have one. |
| 0xC0000005 in ucrtbase!strlen | Crash right after the audio threads start | Under investigation (#46). Attach the log to the issue. |
| code=0xa0020001 | The game dump is probably incomplete | Dump your own copy again, on your own console. The launcher warns about this since 2.3.0. |
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Open the log and go to the end
Look for the first line starting with Fault:, STOP: or Runtime: cannot. Whatever follows it is a consequence.
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Compare it with the table
The DLL name or the STOP text almost always points to the cause.
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Open an issue if nothing matched
Include your GPU and driver version, CPU, port version, game version (01.00 or 01.02) and attach the full last_run.log.
Nothing matched? Check the basics
- The zip was extracted to a folder, and the game is not running from inside the zip.
- Windows 10 version 1903 or newer, 64-bit.
- A Vulkan 1.3 video driver, downloaded from AMD, NVIDIA or Intel.
- The game folder has eboot.bin, sce_module and sce_sys.
- You are on the latest port release.