Hey there! So i had this issue on Dragon Nest where the pop up “Invalid Shader Data” always appear when i start Dragon Nest. And i dont get to play Dragon Nest for about three weeks.
Apparantly , I dont have any mods downloaded and my file was not corrupted either. It gets really frustrating and annoying but thank god i managed to solve it. And this is how i do it…
Step 1: Uninstall and remove ALL things related to Dragon Nest, including the mods.
*Remeber remove all restore points so that ur PC will not remember downloading Dragon Nest before. *
Personally , i used ccleaner so there was a restore point from the tools tab and i had to remove it so that my PC will not store any previous downloads.
Step 2: Download another fresh download from the official webiste. *Make sure that ur pc meets the expected requirements* If not, remember to update ur drivers so that they are up to date.
Thats it! Tell me whether it works for you guys. I probably downloaded some illegal programs in the past therefore causing the problem. Hence, clearing up all the items relating Dragon Nest really Solve the problem not forgetting to clean the drive and deleting all restore points!! Good Luck!!
-7 June 2015
1.- I get black screen and “Invalid Shader Data” after using a mod!
This is an error that occurs when the game tries to read a .pak that is below 450 MB.
To bypass this with small .paks you must bloat the file through EnlargeYourPak. This will trick the game into believing the file is 450 MB regardless of what size it actually is.
The software must be run it as administrator. Select the .pak you want to bloat, click “Enlarge it!” and then click “Shrink size on disk” and you are done. Not opening it as administrator causes the «Shrink size on disk» process to fail and you will be stuck with a 450 MB file.
EnlargeYourPak “Shrink size on disk” function may fail in Windows 10 even if you ran it as administrator. Make sure you save a back up before enlarging, so you can close the program and repeat the process in case it fails to shrink.
If you get a COMDLG32.OCX error, you need to move COMDLG32.OCX to C:\Windows\System32\ for 32-bits Windows systems and go Start Menu > Run > regsvr32 C:\Windows\System32\COMDLG32.OCX
And for 64-bits Windows systems, move COMDLG32.OCX to C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ thenStart Menu > Run > regsvr32 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\COMDLG32.OCX
2.- Did you create all the mods on this blog?
Unless stated otherwise, yes. But I plan to only submit mods created by me anyways. EnlargeYourPak is also my creation.
Some have a high download count already simply because I have been sharing them for ages already, but only among peers and in /vg/
3.- Why are you called DN Hacks…
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I just installed DN after a couple of years and it says invalid shader data, i have voice packs on my folder, can anyone help me fix it?
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10-10-2014
#1
hey guys iam experiencing an issue with modding after the last game patch 143 if i use mods the game crashs and gives me invalid shader data error
but the game works fine if i didnot use mods , is there somehow a new system to prevent modding or it is something can be fixed , thx for answering in advance
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10-10-2014
#2
im having the same problem too!! good to know im not the only one…lolol i tried renaming the mod pak to fit the other paks that were already in the DN file (like resource11.pak) and the game started like normal but the mod didnt work…sob sob…
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10-11-2014
#3
METOO
Originally Posted by yuuzuki_reina
im having the same problem too!! good to know im not the only one…lolol i tried renaming the mod pak to fit the other paks that were already in the DN file (like resource11.pak) and the game started like normal but the mod didnt work…sob sob…
Im also experiencing this kind of problem…can anyone tell me how to solve this?
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10-13-2014
#4
So good to know iam not haveing that issue , it would be sucks if they got way to disable the mods now , cuz life was much better with good looking characters , without mods it is getting ugly xD
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10-13-2014
#5
there must be a way to fix that thing , if anyone got a fix for that please post it
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10-16-2014
#6
need fix ppl
Originally Posted by tinybobles
BDN map mod doesn’t work also, Invalid Shader Data
so any one knew yet fix for this problem ?
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10-18-2014
#7
Originally Posted by gogofoxx
so any one knew yet fix for this problem ?
I want to try replace la korean voices for japanese voices in the original Resource Pack of the game but when i pack the new resource the packer program throw error
is posible replace original Resource Pack of the game?
I need an specific DN Mod Tools for this?
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10-21-2014
#8
yeah me too im having this problem >.< anyone knows how to fix this? pls post
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10-25-2014
#9
Originally Posted by Aka26
yeah me too im having this problem >.< anyone knows how to fix this? pls post
here guys this is the solution for this issue
have a nice day every one go to dnmodz.com/guides/3-easy-steps-to-make-your-old-mod-work-2014/
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10-28-2014
#10
Originally Posted by gogofoxx
here guys this is the solution for this issue
have a nice day every one go to dnmodz.com/guides/3-easy-steps-to-make-your-old-mod-work-2014/
thank you so much ^^
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10-31-2014
#11
Originally Posted by Aka26
thank you so much ^^
ur welcome bro , glad to help