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Escaped Chasm

​A small little RPGmaker game about a lonely girl with a connection to another world that she sees in her dreams. · By temmie

nw_elf.dll missing

A topic by Reddec85 created Apr 02, 2019 Views: 11,367 Replies: 14
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I got an error that said nw_elf.dll is missing. Tried re-installing some stuff, but nothing works. This happened with another itch.io game as well.

Is the nw_elf.dll file in the same folder as Game.exe you're running? If it isn't, it means either your download has been corrupted or there's something removing it from the directory after you extract the game, usually an antivirus. Do you run any antivirus and, if you disable it, re-download, extract and run the game, do you get the same error?

mmm… it is in the same folder but when I start it it just says it can't found it

Are you sure you extracted the ZIP archive you downloaded and are trying to run Game.exe from the extracted folder?

YES

Can you try using the itch.io app to download the game as leafo suggested below?

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tried but I want a normal way to play it

it took me so long to reply because I had an adress mail problem

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I'd say the itch.io app is a rather "normal" way to play games on itch.io... Did it work when you tried it through the app? Do you use any antivirus that might be interfering?

Wait you was right I just needed to extract it.Why? I still Don't understand :(

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So, does it work now?

You needed to extract it as that's how archive files work, if that was the question. They are just files and when you run Game.exe from directly from the archive it actually just extracts to a temporary folder on your computer in the background without extracting everything else and then runs, but as none of the other files around it have been extracted it just crashes immediately.

i tried that but it says "cannot read property of build undefined"

Admin

Make sure you extract the entire game before trying to play it. Don't try to run the .exe file right out of the archive (since it won't extract the rest of the files).

We strongly recommend people to use the itch.io app: https://itch.io/app. It handles all common issues people might have when trying to download and run software downloaded from their browser.

I'll try this, thank you!

i did this but when i extract the game nothing happens

didnt work at all i just want to play the game it says nw_elf is missing even thought its there i tried reinsta;lling so many times nothing works i just want one thing that should and i tried itch didnt work im trying to download clickertale 2