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'Splosion Man v2.2.1 (Windows test build)

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@thefixinhixon thefixinhixon released this 11 Nov 04:59
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'Splosion Man — v2.2.1 (Windows test build)

A Windows fix release. The v2.2 Windows build crashed about a second after starting, on every PC (#2). This build fixes that and a second bug the crash was hiding.

Fixed

  • Windows: crash right after launch. splosionman.exe carried its own copy of the UI library (Dear ImGui) that was never initialized, so the first on-screen hint crashed the game. The exe now uses the copy in rexruntime.dll. The F1 options menu and the FPS overlay crashed the same way and are fixed too.
  • One bad command-line setting made the game ignore all of them, including the game folder, which showed up only as --game_data_root was not provided. Now only the bad setting is skipped, and it is reported in game.log as Command line: ....
  • Options menu froze the game without appearing. Opening the menu (F1, or L3 + R3) paused the game, but the menu was never drawn. This came from a change made after v2.2, so the v2.2 Linux builds are not affected; the fix is in the code for the next Linux build.

Tested

Under Wine on Linux, with Proton's Direct3D 12 layer (vkd3d-proton): the game boots with the startup hint, plays into level 1-1, the options menu and FPS overlay work, and bad command-line settings are skipped and reported. Not yet tested on a real Windows PC, so reports are very welcome, as GitHub issues.

Download

  • SplosionMan-Windows-v2.2.1.zip: game + launcher. See README-WINDOWS.txt inside. Built from 6a176e8 (updated 2026-11-11 with the command-line fix; the first upload was built from 94ddaf3).

MD5: f18ec3b481518b40198b008a8f654a77

Requirements

  • Windows 10/11 64-bit, a GPU with DirectX 12 support. (The v2.2 notes said Vulkan; the Windows build always renders with Direct3D 12.)
  • Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable (x64), 2015-2022 or newer. Most PCs already have it; if MSVCP140.dll or VCRUNTIME140_1.dll is reported missing, install the latest one from Microsoft.
  • A working audio output device.
  • Your own legally obtained XBLA package of 'Splosion Man (title ID 5841098F). No game data is included.

Linux users: stay on v2.2, which isn't affected by either bug.

Built with the ReXGlue SDK. Unofficial fan recompilation project; not affiliated with Twisted Pixel or Microsoft.

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