⚠️ Problem: Loading Doesn't Finish

The loading doesn't finish after you click the Play Game button, and you are stuck in the "Done loading" phase.

✅ Solution 1: Change Beta to packaged in Betas Tab in GnollHack Properties in Steam Client

  1. Go to your library in the Steam client.
  2. Right-click GnollHack and select Properties….
  3. Go to the Betas tab.
  4. In the dropdown list, select packaged as the beta.
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✅ Solution 2: Change Current System Locale for Non-Unicode Programs to English (United States)

If you have a non-English Windows, you can try to change Control Panel → Region → Administrative → Change system locale to English (United States).

Here are step-by-step instructions how to do it:

  1. Open Control Panel.
  2. Click Clock and Region.
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  3. Click Region.
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  4. Select the Administrative tab and, in the Language for non-Unicode programs section, click Change system locale.
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  5. Select English (United States) as the current system locale. Then, click OK.
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✅ Solution 3: Install Game from MSIX Package

You can install the game using an MSIX package. For some reason, your system is incompatible with the unpackaged Steam version.