# HL2OE having launch problems

**URL:** <https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/hl2oe-having-launch-problems/3491>\
**Category:** Half-Life 2\
**Created:** [October 24, 2019, 5:52pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/hl2oe-having-launch-problems/3491 "2019-10-24T17:52:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![unexplainings](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/user_avatar/forums.sourceruns.org/unexplainings/32/662_2.png) [@unexplainings](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/unexplainings)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2019, 5:52pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/hl2oe-having-launch-problems/3491/1 "2019-10-24T17:52:22Z")

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okay i know there are simular threads here about this but none of the answers help, so…

well, you probably wonder: what problems are those you talk about? well, it’s a launch error that does not let me play the game, but i can look at this man with a head that challenges an eggplant in the valve intro video over 10000 times trying to fix this, if i want to.  
please help me. ![image](https://forum-content.sourceruns.org/original/1X/319e4cbbe4b58bb2188ec8ec0f0ef90f7c43d6fe.png)

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**Author:** ![Cameron\_D](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/user_avatar/forums.sourceruns.org/cameron_d/32/251_2.png) [@Cameron\_D](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/Cameron_D)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2019, 1:15am UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/hl2oe-having-launch-problems/3491/2 "2019-10-26T01:15:59Z")

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Does the solution here work for you?

> [@Old Engine Unpack "Platform Error: Module Failed to Initialize"](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/old-engine-unpack-platform-error-module-failed-to-initialize/3127):
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> every time i try to run hl2oe this hapens: [[Album] imgur.com [imgur.com] ](https://imgur.com/a/zcOpBH4) “Platform error: module failed to inicialize” i did exactly what the ReadMe file says

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**Author:** ![unexplainings](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/user_avatar/forums.sourceruns.org/unexplainings/32/662_2.png) [@unexplainings](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/unexplainings)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2019, 2:11am UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/hl2oe-having-launch-problems/3491/3 "2019-10-26T02:11:52Z")

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no, do you have another solution?

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**Author:** ![hh](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/user_avatar/forums.sourceruns.org/hh/32/573_2.png) [@hh](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/hh)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 2:38am UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/hl2oe-having-launch-problems/3491/4 "2020-03-24T02:38:53Z")

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I know its been a year, but i had the same problem and then decided to go to the mod’s properties and unchecked “Enable the steam overlay while in-game” and that worked for me. See if it works for you