# Old Engine Unpack "Platform Error: Module Failed to Initialize"

**URL:** <https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/old-engine-unpack-platform-error-module-failed-to-initialize/3127>\
**Category:** Half-Life 2\
**Created:** [June 2, 2018, 8:27pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/old-engine-unpack-platform-error-module-failed-to-initialize/3127 "2018-06-02T20:27:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![fmlcaio](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/ad7895/32.png) [@fmlcaio](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/fmlcaio)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2018, 8:27pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/old-engine-unpack-platform-error-module-failed-to-initialize/3127/1 "2018-06-02T20:27:36Z")

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every time i try to run hl2oe this hapens:

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“Platform error: module failed to inicialize”  
i did exactly what the ReadMe file says

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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:** [June 3, 2018, 1:56am UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/old-engine-unpack-platform-error-module-failed-to-initialize/3127/2 "2018-06-03T01:56:15Z")

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Can you validate the Source SDK Base 2006 files? See if that changes anything.

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**Author:** ![fmlcaio](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/ad7895/32.png) [@fmlcaio](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/fmlcaio)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2018, 3:58pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/old-engine-unpack-platform-error-module-failed-to-initialize/3127/4 "2018-06-03T15:58:44Z")

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didn’ t work, it keeps saying the same error mensage

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**Author:** ![fmlcaio](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/ad7895/32.png) [@fmlcaio](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/fmlcaio)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2018, 4:07pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/old-engine-unpack-platform-error-module-failed-to-initialize/3127/5 "2018-06-03T16:07:15Z")

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i tried to use other sourcemod that use source sdk base 2006 an it didn’ t work too

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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:** [June 3, 2018, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/old-engine-unpack-platform-error-module-failed-to-initialize/3127/6 "2018-06-03T20:25:56Z")

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In Steam can you go to the properties of the mod and in the “In-Game” tab unselect the “Enable Steam Community In-Game” option, and give that a try.

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**Author:** ![JohnLennonsGhost](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/user_avatar/forums.sourceruns.org/johnlennonsghost/32/660_2.png) [@JohnLennonsGhost](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/JohnLennonsGhost)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2020, 9:48pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/old-engine-unpack-platform-error-module-failed-to-initialize/3127/7 "2020-09-22T21:48:52Z")

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im having the same error i tried everything