Stuck loading "local game is starting"

wrong client version

should've wrote down the downgraded version number then.

as for your loading into raid thing, check for error logs in spt/logs/ and spt/user/logs

I am looking for client error logs

? I am confused as logs were provided. It looks like the error in question is as follows

XCEPTION: System.Net.WebException: The request timed out

at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.EndGetResponse (System.IAsyncResult asyncResult) [0x00049] in <1d10be550c5443a9b8a1d1a8753b4305>:0

at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.GetResponse () [0x0000e] in <1d10be550c5443a9b8a1d1a8753b4305>:0

at Aki.Common.Utils.Request.Send (System.String url, System.String method, System.Byte[] data, System.Boolean compress, System.String mime, System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2[TKey,TValue] headers) [0x0019e] in <fa75ba690b264f0cb90dc065221e91fd>:0

at Aki.SinglePlayer.Utils.RequestHandler.GetJson (System.String url) [0x00016] in <14b69935bf564f9d8cd99bddc9954228>:0

at Aki.SinglePlayer.Patches.Progression.OnLoadRaidPatch.SetWeaponDurability () [0x00000] in <14b69935bf564f9d8cd99bddc9954228>:0

at Aki.SinglePlayer.Patches.Progression.OnLoadRaidPatch.PatchPostfix (System.String locationId) [0x00005] in <14b69935bf564f9d8cd99bddc9954228>:0

at (wrapper dynamic-method) EFT.BaseLocalGame`1[EFT.GamePlayerOwner].EFT.BaseLocalGame`1[[EFT.GamePlayerOwner, Assembly-CSharp, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null]].method_5_Patch1(EFT.BaseLocalGame`1<EFT.GamePlayerOwner>,string,string,int)

at EFT.BaseLocalGame`1+Struct220[T].MoveNext () [0x000c7] in <747e3a38ea844378af61007e5c234abf>:0

I am unaware of what would cause this however, which is why I have not piped up, until now.

That is saying that where you put the thing, is not the correct place. Double check the instructions tab of the patcher download page, as well as your version numbers.

yes.. thing in error message is not where it expected to find said thing. It is semantics, my advice is the same, sounds like you made a mistake. Read through the instructions again.

as the instruction on the downgrader mentioned, you need to extract the patcher so that "aki_data" folder and patcher.exe is in the same folder as escapefromtarkov.exe in your spt folder

can you show me a screenshot of the patcher command prompt when you run it?

can you show me a screenshot of your spt folder right now?

are you having trouble extract the downgrade patcher 7z file?

your folder screenshot does look like you have extract the downgrade patcher fine? or is this what it looks like after you get those extraction errors

what program are you using to extract the 7z file? 7zip?