Don't Starve mod tools and related will not start

[Eusong]

Don't Starve mod tools has stopped working altogether on my computer. This was on a fresh install of Windows 10. Any and all of the mod tools will launch on Steam but immediately crash before the programs even pop up. When launching the auto-compiler manually from the exe, I get the error attached.

Spoiler

> I tried uninstalling the mod tools and installing a separate instance of Spriter and it would not launch.
> I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the mod tools and they still don't work.
> I tried repairing .NET Framework and uninstalling and reinstalling it. Nothing worked. My repair tools do not detect any issues with it.
> I tried uninstalling and reinstalling Visual Studio C++ and the error persists.
> I tried repairing DirectX and my repair tool did not find any issues.
> I tried plugging in an old hard drive with a working copy of the mod tools + Windows 10 and launching them from that drive gives me the same errors.
> I restarted my computer numerous times throughout all of these processes.

Not all of the tools give this exact error message, some do not provide a reason and some simply don't launch at all. However when an error message is presented if it gives an error code, it is the one shown.

This is only occurring with programs associated with the Don't Starve mod tools as well as separate versions of said programs (installed from their providers) with the exception of Sublime Text, which runs fine when installed separately.

I do not have this issue with any other software or games on my computer, it is specifically Don't Starve mod tools that has the issue.

[majuck]

Were you modding something? I don't know for sure, but if you're getting the same issue whether or not you reinstall it, I think the problem might be with the files in your mod or maybe other things you could've added, so it's a nice idea to look at it as well (didn't see you mentioning that in the list of what you've tried) 

Other than that, sorry I'm not much of help, but it's the only thing that can come to my mind.

[Eusong]

On 5/8/2022 at 3:49 AM, majuck said:

Were you modding something? I don't know for sure, but if you're getting the same issue whether or not you reinstall it, I think the problem might be with the files in your mod or maybe other things you could've added, so it's a nice idea to look at it as well (didn't see you mentioning that in the list of what you've tried) 

Other than that, sorry I'm not much of help, but it's the only thing that can come to my mind.

Yes, I was trying to mod, however I never even got a chance to try and open any mod files with the mod tools. Even the uploader doesn't work, and that one doesn't touch any files until you explicitly tell it to. It does work on my husband's computer, and the mod I was trying to work on on my computer was able to be uploaded on his. I'm 100% sure it's not my mod causing this, haha.