How to Fix Serious Sam Unable to Load Metadll 68 Error
How to Fix Serious Sam Unable to Load Metadll 68 Error
If you are a fan of the Serious Sam series, you might have encountered an error that prevents you from loading any levels in the moddable version of the game. The error message says "Unable to load metadll 68". This can be frustrating, especially if you want to enjoy some custom mods or maps. Fortunately, there is a possible solution for this problem.
The error might be caused by a missing or incompatible resource that is required by a specific mod or map. To find out which resource is causing the issue, you need to check the log file of the game. The log file is located in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Serious Sam 3\Log\Sam3_Unrestricted.log[^1^]. You can open it with any text editor and look for any errors or warnings related to sound loading. For example, you might see something like this:
Serious Sam Unable To Load Metadll 68
[Sound] Warning: Failed to load sound 'Content/SeriousSam3/Sounds/Weapons/AssaultRifle/AssaultRifleFire.wav'!
This means that the game could not find the sound file for the assault rifle. To fix this, you need to either download the missing sound file from the internet or disable the mod that uses it. You can disable mods by going to the Steam Workshop tab in the game launcher and unchecking the boxes next to the mod names. Alternatively, you can delete or rename the mod folders in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Serious Sam 3\Content\SeriousSam3.
After disabling or removing the problematic mods, you should be able to load any level in the moddable version of the game without getting the metadll 68 error. If you still encounter the error, you might need to check your log file again and look for other missing resources. You can also try verifying the integrity of your game files through Steam or reinstalling the game.
We hope this article helped you fix the Serious Sam unable to load metadll 68 error. If you have any questions or feedback, feel free to leave a comment below.What is metadll 68 and why does it cause errors?
Metadll 68 is a dynamic link library (DLL) file that is used by the Serious Engine 3.5, which is the game engine that powers Serious Sam 3: BFE and its moddable version. A DLL file is a type of executable file that contains code and data that can be used by other programs. Metadll 68 contains information about the metadata of the game resources, such as sounds, textures, models, animations, etc.
When you load a level in the moddable version of the game, the game engine tries to load the metadll 68 file and read the metadata of the resources that are used by the level. However, if the metadll 68 file is corrupted, missing, or incompatible with the resources, the game engine will fail to load the level and display the error message "Unable to load metadll 68". This can happen for various reasons, such as:
You have installed a mod that modifies or replaces some of the original game resources, but does not update the metadll 68 file accordingly.
You have deleted or moved some of the original game resources, but did not update the metadll 68 file accordingly.
You have downloaded a custom map that uses some custom resources, but did not download or install the required resources or the updated metadll 68 file.
You have a corrupted or outdated version of the metadll 68 file due to a faulty download or installation.
To prevent these errors from happening, you should always backup your original game files before installing any mods or custom maps. You should also always download and install the required resources and the updated metadll 68 file for any custom map that you want to play. You can usually find these files in the description or comments section of the Steam Workshop page or the website where you downloaded the map. 0efd9a6b88
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