Unable to launch game Help needed

[FriedEyesWhite]

Good day,

Recently I have been unable to play due to a failure with Mods launching. I have no Mods installed beside those deemed essential from Steam updates. I have tried conventional methods, verifying files, removing and reinstalling corrupt areas (pump folder and entire graphics folder) , fully uninstalling the game; to no avail. Below is the failure text.

Failed to load mods: The given sprite rectangle (left_top=40x952, right_bottom=212x1110) is outside the actual sprite size (left_top=0x0, right_bottom=172x2528).
See the log file for more information.: __base__/graphics/entity/pump/connector/V-R-5-load-connect-shadow.png

Any help help would be appreciated as I love the game and I can no longer play the game. A stated before no mods downloaded, nothing changed, just one day I couldn't launch.

Cheers

[mmmPI]

I have no Mods installed beside those deemed essential from Steam updates.

What ?

[FriedEyesWhite]

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Whatever this means, I am not computer savvy at all.

[Loewchen]

Verify your installation through steam and post the log if the error persists.

[FriedEyesWhite]

Hey, here is A log that I found, I hope it's the right one:

[2026-03-11 00:27:16] [AppID 2371090] Starting sync (down,)
[2026-03-11 00:27:16] [AppID 2371090] Attempting to sync from local change number '0' to global change number '0' (full)
[2026-03-11 00:27:16] [AppID 2371090] Download complete in build list
[2026-03-11 00:27:16] [AppID 2371090] Successfully synced to ChangeNumber 0
[2026-03-11 00:27:16] [AppID 2371090] YldWriteCacheDirectoryToFile - empty vector, deleting 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam/userdata/48969666/2371090/remotecache.vdf'
[2026-03-11 00:27:17] [AppID 427520] Starting sync (AC Launch,Sync Disabled,)
[2026-03-11 00:27:17] [AppID 427520] AutoCloud checking local state for user 48969666
[2026-03-11 00:27:17] [AppID 427520] Need to sync from local change number '0' to global change number '1' (full), but not attempting now
[2026-03-11 00:27:17] [AppID 427520] Factorio/saves/_autosave1.zip already marked as conflicting. Local/Remote SHA: dd4e6012795c54c55dcdaa7b4fbd774ae7c824c9 / 982ef486e8ce8ced160cef0af65b5edca94de1e8, Local/Remote persist state: 0 / 0
[2026-03-11 00:27:17] [AppID 427520] Factorio/saves/_autosave2.zip already marked as conflicting. Local/Remote SHA: 4d159d9f6f7556336814d85505dc0110b4ba8e03 / 625330d99d862545b0e5a793045c90f2fc1c5aa4, Local/Remote persist state: 0 / 0
[2026-03-11 00:27:17] [AppID 427520] Factorio/saves/_autosave3.zip already marked as conflicting. Local/Remote SHA: 3c76370eb840c633603e12eae6bd2c40f5203d81 / e4006a76bca94a0ef9d5945183baed9292c8dbfb, Local/Remote persist state: 0 / 0
[2026-03-11 00:27:17] [AppID 427520] achievements.dat already marked as conflicting. Local/Remote SHA: 5ec6ec8d31cb302f6a2bdcddcc75d1e575e14432 / 27b94bbd92759f8e72d2dcd23d6037be561d7ce3, Local/Remote persist state: 0 / 0
[2026-03-11 00:27:17] [AppID 427520] config.ini already marked as conflicting. Local/Remote SHA: ac53a3cbd35e2821ebd0fdf3d4b074e78ea8493b / b4ad3324c5b3a2f285120e8ebc3898d3c61e45bf, Local/Remote persist state: 0 / 0
[2026-03-11 00:27:17] [AppID 427520] player-data.json already marked as conflicting. Local/Remote SHA: 3d7ba03adff01fa17ecadaa1b6e61da6aa4dd826 / ad66c484e21635298cc95c6a01e60dc3e864da5e, Local/Remote persist state: 0 / 0
[2026-03-11 00:27:17] [AppID 427520] Sync conflict for file Factorio/saves/_autosave1.zip
[2026-03-11 00:27:17] [AppID 427520] Sync conflict for file Factorio/saves/_autosave2.zip
[2026-03-11 00:27:17] [AppID 427520] Sync conflict for file Factorio/saves/_autosave3.zip
[2026-03-11 00:27:17] [AppID 427520] Sync conflict for file achievements.dat
[2026-03-11 00:27:17] [AppID 427520] Sync conflict for file config.ini
[2026-03-11 00:27:17] [AppID 427520] Sync conflict for file player-data.json
[2026-03-11 00:27:17] [AppID 427520] Running AutoCloud on launch. Looking for existing files to watch:
[2026-03-11 00:27:17] [AppID 427520] Watching file C:\Users\Dad\AppData\Roaming\Factorio\saves\Dads Factory.zip
[2026-03-11 00:27:17] [AppID 427520] Watching file C:\Users\Dad\AppData\Roaming\Factorio\saves\Operation AsianPride.zip
[2026-03-11 00:27:17] [AppID 427520] Watching file C:\Users\Dad\AppData\Roaming\Factorio\saves\Bug Hunt.zip
[2026-03-11 00:27:17] [AppID 427520] Watching file C:\Users\Dad\AppData\Roaming\Factorio\saves\_wqqqw.zip
[2026-03-11 00:27:17] [AppID 427520] Watching file C:\Users\Dad\AppData\Roaming\Factorio\saves\wyatt.zip
[2026-03-11 00:27:17] [AppID 427520] Watching file C:\Users\Dad\AppData\Roaming\Factorio\saves\Dad Hardmode.zip
[2026-03-11 00:27:17] [AppID 427520] Watching file C:\Users\Dad\AppData\Roaming\Factorio\saves\DAMIEN.zip
[2026-03-11 00:27:17] [AppID 427520] Watching file C:\Users\Dad\AppData\Roaming\Factorio\saves\_damien.zip
[2026-03-11 00:27:17] [AppID 427520] Watching file C:\Users\Dad\AppData\Roaming\Factorio\saves\_autosave3.zip
[2026-03-11 00:27:17] [AppID 427520] Watching file C:\Users\Dad\AppData\Roaming\Factorio\saves\_autosave2.zip
[2026-03-11 00:27:17] [AppID 427520] Watching file C:\Users\Dad\AppData\Roaming\Factorio\saves\_autosave1.zip
[2026-03-11 00:27:17] [AppID 427520] AutoCloud done. Watching 11 files
[2026-03-11 00:27:17] [AppID 427520] YldWriteCacheDirectoryToFile - saved to 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam/userdata/48969666/427520/remotecache.vdf'
[2026-03-11 00:27:36] [AppID 427520] YldWriteCacheDirectoryToFile - saved to 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam/userdata/48969666/427520/remotecache.vdf'
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] Starting sync (AC Exit,Sync Disabled,)
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] Running AutoCloud on exit. Looking for new and updated files
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] Evaluating rule 0 with root="WinAppDataRoaming" path="Factorio/saves/" pattern="*.zip" (recursive)
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] Found 11 files that match C:\Users\Dad\AppData\Roaming\Factorio\saves\*.zip
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] File C:\Users\Dad\AppData\Roaming\Factorio\saves\Jammin Up the Bugs Hole Hard Stop.zip no longer matches any patterns (2). Removing from cloud
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] FileForget(Factorio/saves/Jammin Up the Bugs Hole Hard Stop.zip) - file has pending changes in cloud; ignoring forget so as not to create a conflict.
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] File C:\Users\Dad\AppData\Roaming\Factorio\saves\Jammin Up the Bugs Hole.zip no longer matches any patterns (2). Removing from cloud
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] FileForget(Factorio/saves/Jammin Up the Bugs Hole.zip) - file has pending changes in cloud; ignoring forget so as not to create a conflict.
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] Persisting file C:\Users\Dad\AppData\Roaming\Factorio\saves\_damien.zip to the cloud
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] Skipping un-modified file Factorio/saves/_damien.zip
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] Persisting file C:\Users\Dad\AppData\Roaming\Factorio\saves\DAMIEN.zip to the cloud
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] Skipping un-modified file Factorio/saves/DAMIEN.zip
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] Persisting file C:\Users\Dad\AppData\Roaming\Factorio\saves\Dad Hardmode.zip to the cloud
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] Skipping un-modified file Factorio/saves/Dad Hardmode.zip
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] Persisting file C:\Users\Dad\AppData\Roaming\Factorio\saves\wyatt.zip to the cloud
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] Skipping un-modified file Factorio/saves/wyatt.zip
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] Persisting file C:\Users\Dad\AppData\Roaming\Factorio\saves\_wqqqw.zip to the cloud
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] Skipping un-modified file Factorio/saves/_wqqqw.zip
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] Persisting file C:\Users\Dad\AppData\Roaming\Factorio\saves\Bug Hunt.zip to the cloud
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] Skipping un-modified file Factorio/saves/Bug Hunt.zip
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] Persisting file C:\Users\Dad\AppData\Roaming\Factorio\saves\Operation AsianPride.zip to the cloud
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] Skipping un-modified file Factorio/saves/Operation AsianPride.zip
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] Persisting file C:\Users\Dad\AppData\Roaming\Factorio\saves\_autosave3.zip to the cloud
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] Skipping un-modified file Factorio/saves/_autosave3.zip
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] Persisting file C:\Users\Dad\AppData\Roaming\Factorio\saves\_autosave1.zip to the cloud
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] Skipping un-modified file Factorio/saves/_autosave1.zip
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] Persisting file C:\Users\Dad\AppData\Roaming\Factorio\saves\_autosave2.zip to the cloud
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] Skipping un-modified file Factorio/saves/_autosave2.zip
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] Persisting file C:\Users\Dad\AppData\Roaming\Factorio\saves\Dads Factory.zip to the cloud
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] Skipping un-modified file Factorio/saves/Dads Factory.zip
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] AutoCloud complete
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] Need to sync from local change number '0' to global change number '1' (full), but not attempting now
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] Factorio/saves/_autosave1.zip already marked as conflicting. Local/Remote SHA: dd4e6012795c54c55dcdaa7b4fbd774ae7c824c9 / 982ef486e8ce8ced160cef0af65b5edca94de1e8, Local/Remote persist state: 0 / 0
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] Factorio/saves/_autosave2.zip already marked as conflicting. Local/Remote SHA: 4d159d9f6f7556336814d85505dc0110b4ba8e03 / 625330d99d862545b0e5a793045c90f2fc1c5aa4, Local/Remote persist state: 0 / 0
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] Factorio/saves/_autosave3.zip already marked as conflicting. Local/Remote SHA: 3c76370eb840c633603e12eae6bd2c40f5203d81 / e4006a76bca94a0ef9d5945183baed9292c8dbfb, Local/Remote persist state: 0 / 0
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] achievements.dat already marked as conflicting. Local/Remote SHA: 5ec6ec8d31cb302f6a2bdcddcc75d1e575e14432 / 27b94bbd92759f8e72d2dcd23d6037be561d7ce3, Local/Remote persist state: 0 / 0
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] config.ini already marked as conflicting. Local/Remote SHA: ac53a3cbd35e2821ebd0fdf3d4b074e78ea8493b / b4ad3324c5b3a2f285120e8ebc3898d3c61e45bf, Local/Remote persist state: 0 / 0
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] player-data.json already marked as conflicting. Local/Remote SHA: 3d7ba03adff01fa17ecadaa1b6e61da6aa4dd826 / ad66c484e21635298cc95c6a01e60dc3e864da5e, Local/Remote persist state: 0 / 0
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] Sync conflict for file Factorio/saves/_autosave1.zip
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] Sync conflict for file Factorio/saves/_autosave2.zip
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] Sync conflict for file Factorio/saves/_autosave3.zip
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] Sync conflict for file achievements.dat
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] Sync conflict for file config.ini
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] Sync conflict for file player-data.json
[2026-03-11 00:27:39] [AppID 427520] YldWriteCacheDirectoryToFile - saved to 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam/userdata/48969666/427520/remotecache.vdf'

[Bhikdan]

It looks like you posted the Steam cloud log, not the actual Factorio log. The error message itself points to a corrupted base game sprite file, so this probably is not a mod issue at all.

I would try this:

Verify files in Steam again
If it still fails, uninstall the game
Then manually delete the remaining Factorio install folder in Steam, because uninstall sometimes leaves broken files behind
Reinstall fresh
Also check that your mods folder in AppData\Roaming\Factorio\mods is empty except for the default base/space age content if applicable

If the problem still happens after that, please post the real Factorio log file (factorio-current.log), not the Steam log.