PC Crash before main menu.

[Sheynga]

Hi guys, i played Terraria for a really long time on Steam without problem. But today i updated it to 1.3.1 and the game won't start anymore. It crash just before the main menu (where you can select "Single player", "Multiplayer" Etc...)

This is the error:

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System.BadImageFormatException: Tentativo di caricare un programma con un formato non corretto. (Eccezione da HRESULT: 0x8007000B)
in Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Input.UnsafeNativeMethods.GetState(PlayerIndex playerIndex, XINPUT_STATE& pState)
in Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Input.GamePad.GetState(PlayerIndex playerIndex, GamePadDeadZone deadZoneMode)
in Terraria.GameInput.PlayerInput.GamePadInput()
in Terraria.GameInput.PlayerInput.UpdateInput()
in Terraria.Main.Update(GameTime gameTime)
in Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Game.Tick()
in Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Game.HostIdle(Object sender, EventArgs e)
in Microsoft.Xna.Framework.GameHost.OnIdle()
in Microsoft.Xna.Framework.WindowsGameHost.RunOneFrame()
in Microsoft.Xna.Framework.WindowsGameHost.ApplicationIdle(Object sender, EventArgs e)
in System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IMsoComponent.FDoIdle(Int32 grfidlef)
in System.Windows.Forms.Application.ComponentManager.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IMsoComponentManager.FPushMessageLoop(IntPtr dwComponentID, Int32 reason, Int32 pvLoopData)
in System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoopInner(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)
in System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoop(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context)
in System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run(Form mainForm)
in Microsoft.Xna.Framework.WindowsGameHost.Run()
in Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Game.RunGame(Boolean useBlockingRun)
in Terraria.Program.LaunchGame(String[] args)

"Tentativo di caricare un programma con un formato non corretto" in english: "Attempting to load a program with an incorrect format".

I already tried this:

1) First try:

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- Uninstalled Terraria and deleted the folder in "Steam\steamapps\common\Terraria".
- Deleted the folder "Documents\My Games\Terraria".
- Restarted PC.
- Reinstalled Terraria.
Did not worked.

2) Second try:

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- Uninstalled Terraria and deleted the folder in "Steam\steamapps\common\Terraria".
- Deleted the folder "Documents\My Games\Terraria".
- Restarted PC.
- Uninstalled .NET
- Restarted PC.
- Uninstalled XNA
- Restarted PC.
- Downloaded and installed the last version for .NET 4.6.1
- Restarted PC.
- Downloaded and installed the last version for XNA 4.0
- Restarted PC.
- Reinstalled Terraria.
Did not worked.

3) Third try:

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- Uninstalled Terraria and deleted the folder in "Steam\steamapps\common\Terraria".
- Deleted the folder "Documents\My Games\Terraria".
- Restarted PC.
- Uninstalled .NET
- Restarted PC.
- Uninstalled XNA
- Restarted PC.
- Reinstalled .NET 4.6.1
- Restarted PC.
- Reinstalled XNA 4.0
- Restarted PC.
- Updated all GPU driver to the last version via: "NVIDIA GeForce Experience".
- Used "Windows Update" to do all the update that i missed in the past days.
- Ofcourse restarted again cause Windows asked me to do it to complete all the update.
- Reinstalled Terraria.
- Changed the "compatibility with Windows XP (SP 3)".
- Runned it as Administrator
Did not worked.

And now i hope that someone can help me cause idk what to do more.
Anyway my PC dettails are:

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Windows Version: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit Service Pack 1
DirectX Version: 11.0
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 ZOTAC 2 GB GDDR5
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. H87-PLUS
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4570 CPU @ 3.20GHz
RAM: 8 GBytes (2x: Corsair 4 GBytes DDR3)

Thanks and sorry for all the spoiler i used but the post was really long.

 

[Marcus101RR]

I see XINPUT, do you have a controller connected? Disconnect and try again.

 

[Sheynga]

I see XINPUT, do you have a controller connected? Disconnect and try again.

At the moment i dont have any controller plugged in or even installed. I just tried to unplag all the USB now exept for mouse, keyboard, wi-fi adapter and the external HD but nothing changed. Do you may know if this error can have something to do with any .DLL? Cause i had lot of problems with missing .DLL some time ago after formatting the PC.

 

[Marcus101RR]

At the moment i dont have any controller plugged in or even installed. I just tried to unplag all the USB now exept for mouse, keyboard, wi-fi adapter and the external HD but nothing changed. Do you may know if this error can have something to do with any .DLL? Cause i had lot of problems with missing .DLL some time ago after formatting the PC.

Are you using any Virtual Control Sticks?

 

[Sheynga]

Are you using any Virtual Control Sticks?

Nope. Im not using any virtual control. At the moment i found an old solution that say to replace some .DLL and im tring it.

Edit:
I just tried everything that i found arround the internet but nothing worked. I dont really know what to do.

Edit 2:
I solved the problem following a guide i found on this forum. Here is what solved my problem:

I tried deleting key settings for "Custom" entry in 'My Games\Terraria\input profiles.json', but no avail. Minimal key bindings are restored as default.
As a (dirty) workaround to disable X-Input compatible gamepad only for Terraria, try this (but not verified):

1. download x360ce
2. place 'xinput1_3.dll' and empty (0-byte) 'x360ce.ini ' at Terraria game folder

So what you have to do is just download "x360ce" (32-bit) and execut it to create a "x360ce.ini". After this open the .ini with a notepad and cancel all that is written inside and save it. After that you must download "xinput1_3.dll" (just google it, easy to find it out). Now that you have an empty "x360ce.ini" and a "xinput1_3.dll", you have just to copy both inside Terraria folder, in my case: "D:\Steam\steamapps\common\Terraria".

I hope that this can help someone with my same problem