[MODDED] Stuck on infinite loading screen/splash art screen, can't get to Main Menu

I've been struggling to get SPT to work with the newest version. I heard SPT got updated and I wanted to get back into it, but I can't get the thing to load.

It's just as the title says. I load up the game, the server AKI says everything works and "Happy Playing!", the game boots up and then I get stuck on the loading screen for eternity.

Yes, I have read the FAQ. The 4 points the FAQ addresses:

1. Your client version is wrong - I have the newest version of SPT, as well as the latest update of EFT as of 10/15/2023, as well as the newest versions of the few mods I have. I did also have a mod called "LOCK-PICKING ATTORNEY (TRADER)" just to be able to grab the quest keys cheaply but I have deleted it during my hours of troubleshooting this issue. I have been told it should still work, but given that the mod isn't tagged as being compatible with the newest SPT version I will assume that is not true.

2. You're missing one of the prerequisite .NET runtimes - either .NET Framework 4.7.2 or .NET 6 - Both items are marked as being installed during the fresh install of SPT. Nevertheless, I have tried reinstalling both .NET items and doing ANOTHER fresh install of SPT and still no results.

3. Your antivirus is blocking one of the client .DLL plugins - Never had this issue before, but still I went into Malwarebytes and insured it allows/does not mark my SPT install as a "threat". Windows Defender does not mark SPT as a problem, but I have done the same there. Still no fix.

4. Your game files are corrupt (most likely cause of Specified cast is not valid error) - I would assume having fresh installs of both SPT and EFT would mean this isn't the case, although for all I know my luck is so crap that something is breaking right after being installed. So this one could be true, but everything is freshly installed so I don't think this is the issue.

All 4 points of the FAQ are addressed and I am still having this issue. I have also tried removing all mods, including the Server Value Modifier, to run a purely vanilla SPT. It still gets stuck on an infinite loading screen.

Any help with this issue is greatly appreciated.

EDIT: It just occurred to me that the "Where did you download your game from?" question was referring to SPT and not Escape from Tarkov itself. I downloaded the auto-installer from the SPT-AKI website and used that to install SPT. Apologies if I misunderstood what that question was asking.

Quote from chomp

It looks like you're still using `TheEyeOfAres-ClearThermals`, try replacing it with a mod made for 3.7.1, e.g. Clear Thermal Sights

That's actually the exact same mod. EyeofAres-ClearThermals IS Clear Thermal Sights. (At least, that's what prints out in the server AKI: "Mod: ClearThermals version: 4.0.0 by: TheEyeOfAres loaded" is what it says)

Regardless, I have tried re-downloading that mod (using your link) AND just removing the mod entirely. I still have an infinite loading screen.

Quote from chomp

Your client log shows errors that suggest a patch failure, can you confirm your EscapeFromTarkov.exe file version is `0.13.5.26535`

Can you also confirm this file exists: `Aki_Data\Launcher\Patches\aki-core\EscapeFromTarkov_Data\Managed\Assembly-CSharp.dll.bpf`

Can you also try downloading the zip from here: https://dev.sp-tarkov.com/SPT-…leases/releases/tag/3.7.1

Then copy the files (using 7Zip) into your SPT folder, make sure to overwrite everything

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Apologies for the late response, just got off work.

Looking at my files I can see I made a mistake in my initial report and actually gave the version for the launcher, not the game itself. The version of EFT I have is 0.13.5.26535. I can confirm that.

I can also confirm I have the CSharp file you mentioned in that exact same file path.

I will now try downloading the Zip you linked and will update afterwards.

EDIT: After installing the files in the link provided and overwriting my SPT folder, the game is now working! Thank you so much for your help. I suppose I know now that if the game doesn't work after using the auto-installer that I should try to manually install the files and see if that fixes the issue.

Thank you again!