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DFFNT.exe Launch Fix

By ~StradYerVoigh~

Updated (04/20/20)***

Let's get started, you launch the game through Steam or the dffnt.exe and nothing happens, well... here is a solution that worked for me both with an AMD and an Nvidia GPU.

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Category: Modding or Configuration

Languages: English

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19 May, 2019 @ 11:00am

20 Apr, 2020 @ 8:09am

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Guide Index

Overview

My Specs

Cause

Solution 1 (Windows 7 x64)

Solution 2 (Windows 7/10 x64)

Solution 3 (Windows 10 N/KN)

Addendum

Comments

My Specs

I currenly have these specs:

Windows 10 Pro x64 (Up to date)
AMD FX 8320
32GB RAM
Radeon RX 470 8GB OC

Tested with these specs, giving 30+ FPS on High. 59 FPS 90% of the time:

Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64
Intel Core i3-540 3,06 GHz (1st Generation)
8GB RAM
Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti

Cause

The cause is that the dffnt.exe is trying to execute the System32 DirectX .dlls, totally ignoring the SysWOW64 folder as if you were on a x86 OS.

Solution 1 (Windows 7 x64)

This worked only for AMD, not for Nvidia, I tested it with an AMD Radeon HD 6770 4GB.

Install/Repair Windows Visual C++ 2010 SP1, make sure to install both x86 and x64.
Install/Reinstall DirectX (directx_Jun2010_redist.exe).
Install this update for Windows: KB2670838-x64.

Solution 2 (Windows 7/10 x64)

This solution works for Windows 7 and 10, both with AMD and Nvidia.

IMPORTANT: Please make backups of any files you need to replace.

Install/Repair Windows Visual C++ 2010 SP1, make sure to install both x86 and x64.
Install/Reinstall DirectX (directx_Jun2010_redist.exe).
Install this program Depends[dependencywalker.com].
Execute it as Administrator, press Crtl+O and open dffnt.exe
In the bottom section (Module column) check .dlls flagged with red (in the CPU column you will see x86), take note of those files (example[i.imgur.com]) and close Depends.
IMPORTANT: Please ignore the file IEShims.dll if marked, that file is related to IE.
Open these folders: System32 and SysWOW64 both are inside 'C:\Windows'.
From SysWOW64 search all the .dlls you taked note and copy them into System32.
Done!, you can now open Dissidia Final Fantasy NT!

In my case the file that was the problem was D3DCompiler_43.dll.

Solution 3 (Windows 10 N/KN)

Credit to: Dead_Man

Install/Repair Windows Visual C++ All-In-One (Mar 2020) (Choose your achitecture).
Install/Reinstall DirectX (directx_Jun2010_redist.exe).
Install/Reinstall Media Feature Pack for Windows 10 N 1909.
Restart your computer.

Addendum

If this helped you please spread the word, there are many posts in the community of people who can not launch the game.

32 Comments

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LupusCCCLIX 3 Mar, 2022 @ 12:16pm

i'm having this issue as well

Yobbo 24 Jan, 2022 @ 8:20pm

Been having a lot of people solve this just by deleting this folder
C:\Users\<user>\Documents\My Games\DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY NT Free Edition
Give it a try.

CZGaming10 20 Apr, 2021 @ 9:08pm

So something interesting for me was that I tried to launch the game as an administrator and it said I was missing vcomp110.dll and code could not be executed. I looked this up, and installed both the x86 and x64 versions of Visual C++ Redist for Visual Studio 2012 Update 4, and that seemed to have done it. For anybody having issues with it, I think you should try launching the Exe as an Admin and see if anything abnormal happens, it worked for me. I hope this helps anybody