Cheats won't activate when Launched from Steam

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Bloobear
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3/18/2023
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I recently replied to the previous thread where Jade Empire doesn't launch - It's a common issue with Steam where you need to go to the Community Board on the game's steam page and follow instructions to edit some of the files so that the game launches.  I've got the game to launch, and I can even launch it with Plitch. But Plitch doesn't recognize that the game is running, all the cheats are grey-ed out and won't activate even with hot-keys. The large 'Play' icon in Cheat Activation suggest that Plitch doesn't know the game is running.
3/18/2023
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Bloobear
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I recently replied to the previous thread where Jade Empire doesn't launch - It's a common issue with Steam where you need to go to the Community Board on the game's steam page and follow instructions to edit some of the files so that the game launches.  I've got the game to launch, and I can even launch it with Plitch. But Plitch doesn't recognize that the game is running, all the cheats are grey-ed out and won't activate even with hot-keys. The large 'Play' icon in Cheat Activation suggest that Plitch doesn't know the game is running.
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IronJulia
40916 Posts
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3/20/2023
Hey Bloobear,
did you change the name of the game exe?
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3/20/2023
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IronJulia
40916 Posts
Hey Bloobear,
did you change the name of the game exe?
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Bloobear
9 Posts
#2
3/20/2023
Hey IronJulia! I did change the exe file. I followed a Steam Guide that reads:

 "Go to your Steam folder and copy the 'steam.dll' file, now go to the Jade Empire folder and paste it in there.

Next rename the JadeEmpireLauncher.exe to 'JadeEmpireLauncherBackup.exe', then rename the JadeEmpire.exe to 'JadeEmpireLauncher.exe'. That will cause Steam to bypass the Launcher completely and just run the Game so no more Launcher crashes."

So my exe files now read JadeEmpireLauncher.exe and JadeEmpireLauncherBackup.exe. It's the only 'fix' that lets the game play on my PC (Windows 10)
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3/20/2023
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Bloobear
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Hey IronJulia! I did change the exe file. I followed a Steam Guide that reads:

 "Go to your Steam folder and copy the 'steam.dll' file, now go to the Jade Empire folder and paste it in there.

Next rename the JadeEmpireLauncher.exe to 'JadeEmpireLauncherBackup.exe', then rename the JadeEmpire.exe to 'JadeEmpireLauncher.exe'. That will cause Steam to bypass the Launcher completely and just run the Game so no more Launcher crashes."

So my exe files now read JadeEmpireLauncher.exe and JadeEmpireLauncherBackup.exe. It's the only 'fix' that lets the game play on my PC (Windows 10)
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IronJulia
40916 Posts
#3
3/21/2023
Our trainer is using the JadeEmpire.exe and since you renamed that one, the trainer doesn't recognise the game.
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3/21/2023
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IronJulia
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Our trainer is using the JadeEmpire.exe and since you renamed that one, the trainer doesn't recognise the game.
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Bloobear
9 Posts
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3/21/2023
Hmm okay. I looked into other 'launch fixes' Guides on the game's Steam page and found a different fix that uses the original .exe file names. I just relaunched the game successfully and the cheats are available.

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3/21/2023
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Bloobear
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Hmm okay. I looked into other 'launch fixes' Guides on the game's Steam page and found a different fix that uses the original .exe file names. I just relaunched the game successfully and the cheats are available.

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IronJulia
40916 Posts
#5
3/22/2023
I'm glad it's working for you now :)
Happy Gaming! 🥳
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3/22/2023
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IronJulia
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I'm glad it's working for you now :)
Happy Gaming! 🥳
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