--- title: What the Buck Not Launching? Crash and Achievement Fixes description: Fixes posted by the developer for a game that will not start, greyed-out achievements, a stuck cursor and freezes. url: https://whatthebuck.wiki/game/troubleshooting/ --- Game info # What the Buck troubleshooting Game will not start? Try these in order - 1 **Verify the game files**Library > right-click > Properties > Installed Files > Verify integrity - 2 **Check your antivirus**Make sure What the Buck.exe is not blocked or quarantined - 3 **Launch with OpenGL**Properties > General > Launch Options > --rendering-driver opengl3 - 4 **Send the log**%APPDATA%\Godot\app_userdata\What the Buck\logs\godot.log _Steps from the developer's replies on the Steam forum, 9–10 November 2026._ What the Buck not launching is usually fixed by verifying the game files in Steam, and if that fails, by starting it with the launch option `--rendering-driver opengl3`, which swaps Vulkan for OpenGL. confirmed Below are the fixes the developer has posted for every problem reported so far: the game not starting, achievements greyed out, the cursor stuck in a corner, and freezes. ## The game will not start Reports on launch day described the Play button turning back to green a moment after clicking it, or an error that the executable was not launched properly. confirmed The developer’s steps: confirmed - **Verify the files**: in your Steam library right-click What the Buck?! > Properties > Installed Files > Verify integrity of game files, then start it again. - **Antivirus**: check whether your antivirus (the developer named 360, Huorong and Windows Security) blocked or quarantined `What the Buck.exe`. - **OpenGL**: right-click the game > Properties > General > Launch Options and enter `--rendering-driver opengl3`. The game then draws with OpenGL instead of Vulkan. If this works, the problem is with your graphics driver. - **Tell the developer**: your Windows version, graphics card, whether the demo starts on the same PC, and the log file. Press Win+R, enter `%APPDATA%\Godot\app_userdata\What the Buck\logs` and post `godot.log`. One player reported that Windows 11 would not launch the demo until Smart App Control was turned off. unverified That is a single report; we have not seen it confirmed for the full game, and turning Smart App Control off lowers your PC’s protection, so try the steps above first. ## Achievements not unlocking Symptom: your achievements are not working at all. Steam shows 0 of 47 and the achievements tab in the overlay is grey. confirmed - **Fix 1 (developer)**: close the game and start it again from the Steam library. Every achievement you earned in the meantime is kept in your save and unlocks at that start. confirmed - **Fix 2 (developer, for demo players)**: uninstall the demo if it is still installed, then start the full game from your library. confirmed Two players on Linux and Windows 11 confirmed this worked. reported - You do **not** need to start a new save, despite advice on the forum. confirmed If only **One Hour** is missing, that is a known counting issue: it counts table time only for now. See [achievements](https://whatthebuck.wiki/guides/achievements/#one-hour). ## What the Buck cursor stuck in the top left The game used to read every connected device as a gamepad. Sim-racing pedals rest at the end of their travel, which looked like a stick held up-left, so the cursor stuck in the top-left corner. The 25 October update fixed it: a stick or pedal now only moves the pointer after it has rested in the middle once, so pedals, throttles and flight sticks are ignored. confirmed If it still happens, tell the developer which device you use. ## What the Buck crash, freezes and slowdowns One player on an i9-9900K reported the whole PC slowing to a crawl twice. The developer could not reproduce it and found no memory leak in long test runs: memory rises and falls with the number of bills on the table. confirmed Related fixes so far: confirmed - 31 August: a graphics driver crash on Intel UHD 630 while drawing one shader. If the game closes there, the next start runs without that shader. - Next Fest update: the Windows version runs on Vulkan instead of OpenGL, about 2.5 times as fast on the developer’s test PC. If it happens to you, post your graphics card and the newest log from the folder above. ## Other bugs that are already fixed | Problem | Fixed | | --- | --- | | Start Shift button missing after using the prestige preview | 5 Oct (demo update 6 Oct) | | Browser demo went fullscreen or crashed after Apply in options | 10 Oct | | Browser demo lost progress when the tab closed | 10 Oct | | Rewards over $1,000 collected at a fraction of their value | 9 Jul (itch.io build) | | Shift price after the ending out of reach | 1.0.1, 10 Nov | | Overlapping Vietnamese and Thai text | 1.0.1, 10 Nov | Sources: developer replies and patch notes. confirmed ## Where to report a bug The developer asks for bug reports on the game’s Discord and reads the Steam forum too; there is a Chinese-language thread for reports in Chinese. The first patch was planned for the second half of November, and 1.0.1 arrived on 10 November. confirmed ## Sources Last checked: 10 November 2026. Marks: confirmed = official notes, the store page, the game itself or a recording of it; reported = two or more players; unverified = one source. - [Developer reply (Chinese)](https://steamcommunity.com/app/4832970/discussions/0/564798511301877295/) - [Forum thread](https://steamcommunity.com/app/4832970/discussions/0/564798922323773801/) - [Developer post](https://steamcommunity.com/app/4832970/discussions/0/564798922323779359/) - [Forum thread](https://steamcommunity.com/app/4832970/discussions/0/564798922323770006/) - [Developer reply](https://steamcommunity.com/app/4832970/discussions/0/563670705224473388/) - [Developer reply](https://steamcommunity.com/app/4832970/discussions/0/582806854239949268/) - [Developer reply](https://steamcommunity.com/app/4832970/discussions/0/582807198746536402/) - [itch.io topic](https://itch.io/t/6871636/i-saved-changes-to-the-volume-and-my-browser-crashed) - [Launch post](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/4832970/view/1848664643356456) ## More in Game info - [Release, price, editions Release date and time, price and launch discount, the Gold Edition, Supporter Pack and Soundtrack, platforms and the Android version.](https://whatthebuck.wiki/game/release-date-price-editions/) - [Demo and save transfer What the free demo includes, how long it lasts, how your demo save moves to the full game, and the achievement catch.](https://whatthebuck.wiki/game/demo-and-save-transfer/) - [Settings and accessibility Where to find Readable Font, Camera Follow, Screen Shake, the CRT filter, colorblind mode, windowed mode and controller support.](https://whatthebuck.wiki/game/settings-and-accessibility/)