Aion Riftshade

Whenever I hit the play button after picking a character, my game just crashes. I've attached the logs for reference

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--- Starting Sound System Creation ---

CRYSOUND VERSION=0.000000

1 - 8=0<8:8 (2- Scarlett 2i4 USB)

2 - 8=0<8:8 (3- High Definition Audio Device)

CRYSOUND Driver: 8=0<8:8 (2- Scarlett 2i4 USB)

Font initialization complete

Entity system set up

Animation System initialized successfully

Initiating 3D Engine

WARNING: Could not find template shader 'Aion_Char_Face' for 'aion_char_face_root'

Error: Shader template not found: Aion_Char_Face

Full material name: Aion_Char_Face_root

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'flame_amplitude' for shader 'aionmrt_weapon_lowflamefs1'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'flame_size_horz' for shader 'aionmrt_weapon_lowflamefs1'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'flame_size_vert' for shader 'aionmrt_weapon_lowflamefs1'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'rounding' for shader 'aionmrt_weapon_lowflamefs1'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'roundingoffset' for shader 'aionmrt_weapon_lowflamefs1'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'flash_speed' for shader 'aionmrt_weapon_lowflamefs1'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'shift_speed_x' for shader 'aionmrt_weapon_lowflamefs1'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'shift_speed_y' for shader 'aionmrt_weapon_lowflamefs1'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'flame_amplitude' for shader 'aionmrt_weapon_lowflamefs1'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'flame_size_horz' for shader 'aionmrt_weapon_lowflamefs1'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'flame_size_vert' for shader 'aionmrt_weapon_lowflamefs1'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'rounding' for shader 'aionmrt_weapon_lowflamefs1'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'roundingoffset' for shader 'aionmrt_weapon_lowflamefs1'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'flash_speed' for shader 'aionmrt_weapon_lowflamefs1'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'shift_speed_x' for shader 'aionmrt_weapon_lowflamefs1'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'shift_speed_y' for shader 'aionmrt_weapon_lowflamefs1'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'flame_amplitude' for shader 'aionmrt_weapon_lowflamefs2'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'flame_size_horz' for shader 'aionmrt_weapon_lowflamefs2'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'flame_size_vert' for shader 'aionmrt_weapon_lowflamefs2'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'rounding' for shader 'aionmrt_weapon_lowflamefs2'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'roundingoffset' for shader 'aionmrt_weapon_lowflamefs2'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'flash_speed' for shader 'aionmrt_weapon_lowflamefs2'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'shift_speed_x' for shader 'aionmrt_weapon_lowflamefs2'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'shift_speed_y' for shader 'aionmrt_weapon_lowflamefs2'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'flame_amplitude' for shader 'aionmrt_weapon_lowflamefs2'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'flame_size_horz' for shader 'aionmrt_weapon_lowflamefs2'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'flame_size_vert' for shader 'aionmrt_weapon_lowflamefs2'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'rounding' for shader 'aionmrt_weapon_lowflamefs2'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'roundingoffset' for shader 'aionmrt_weapon_lowflamefs2'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'flash_speed' for shader 'aionmrt_weapon_lowflamefs2'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'shift_speed_x' for shader 'aionmrt_weapon_lowflamefs2'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'shift_speed_y' for shader 'aionmrt_weapon_lowflamefs2'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'flash_speed' for shader 'aionmrt_monflame_base'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'shift_speed_x' for shader 'aionmrt_monflame_base'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'shift_speed_y' for shader 'aionmrt_monflame_base'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'flash_speed' for shader 'aionmrt_monflame_base'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'shift_speed_x' for shader 'aionmrt_monflame_base'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'shift_speed_y' for shader 'aionmrt_monflame_base'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'flash_speed' for shader 'aionmrt_monflame_base'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'shift_speed_x' for shader 'aionmrt_monflame_base'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'shift_speed_y' for shader 'aionmrt_monflame_base'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'flash_speed' for shader 'aionmrt_monflame_base'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'shift_speed_x' for shader 'aionmrt_monflame_base'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'shift_speed_y' for shader 'aionmrt_monflame_base'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'flash_speed' for shader 'aionmrt_monflame_lowfs1'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'shift_speed_x' for shader 'aionmrt_monflame_lowfs1'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'shift_speed_y' for shader 'aionmrt_monflame_lowfs1'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'flash_speed' for shader 'aionmrt_monflame_lowfs1'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'shift_speed_x' for shader 'aionmrt_monflame_lowfs1'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'shift_speed_y' for shader 'aionmrt_monflame_lowfs1'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'flash_speed' for shader 'aionmrt_monflame_lowfs1'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'shift_speed_x' for shader 'aionmrt_monflame_lowfs1'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'shift_speed_y' for shader 'aionmrt_monflame_lowfs1'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'flash_speed' for shader 'aionmrt_monflame_lowfs1'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'shift_speed_x' for shader 'aionmrt_monflame_lowfs1'

WARNING: No declaration for public parameter 'shift_speed_y' for shader 'aionmrt_monflame_lowfs1'

Lights being removed ...

--- GPU Info starts ---

VendorID = 32902, DeviceID = 39528, RevisionID = 1, Vendor describes = Intel(R) UHD Graphics

GPUQuality = 4112

--- GPU Info ends ---

--- Advanced GPU Info starts ---

VendorID = 32902, DeviceID = 39528, RevisionID = 1, Vendor describes = Intel(R) UHD Graphics

GPUQuality = 4112

--- Advanced GPU Info ends ---

-----------------------------------------------------------------

Client : AION64

Engine : MRT

Loading Game.dll

Starting CryGetProcAddress

Ending CryGetProcAddress

ERROR: Unable to open file(errno. 2) data/strings/client_strings_override.xml

IGNORED: Failed to load client string override

[LOADING] Init Thread Ended (1)

DEVMODE is Enabled

g_char_manager=1

Running 0 instances.

[GAME] HotKey Unregister Fail : 1419

[GAME] HotKey Success.

[YETI] No Create Yeti Manager FlagYeti : 0 isYetiManager : 1 YetiType : 0

[PCInfo] MD5 : ќ‹Ґ‡\ЈСBХ6•‘+

[auth] TokenLoginAuthServer : 0

[ERROR] Unable to open file(errno. 2) data\animations\mammoth_anim.xml

[ERROR] Unable to open file(errno. 2) data\animations\giant_anim.xml

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