Game doesn't launch

Error codes, DirectX, Windows version

Common Error Messages

BeamNG.drive error messages and exit codes (0xC0000005, 0xC0000135, 0xE0000004, 0xFFFFFFFF, 0x000002E4, UI Loading...) with a link to the fix for each one.

When the game or the launcher closes unexpectedly, it shows an error message with an exit code. Find your code or message below and open the linked article for the solution.

Exit Codes

Here’s a short list of common exit codes:

Game crash: 0xC0000005 or 0x000000010xC0000005 - STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION0x00000001
Missing DLL: 0xC0000135 or 0xC00001390xC0000135 - STATUS_DLL_NOT_FOUND0xC0000139 - STATUS_ENTRYPOINT_NOT_FOUND
Game or user folder path errors0xE0000002 - BNGBase::EXIT_ERR_INVALID_ROOT_PATH0xE0000003 - BNGBase::EXIT_ERR_INVALID_USER_PATH0xE0000004 - BNGBase::EXIT_ERR_USER_PATH_UNWRITABLE0x3000004 - Failed to create user directory

0xC000013A - STATUS_CONTROL_C_EXIT

This usually happens if you close the console window or press CTRL+C.


Firewall0xFFFFFFFF
UI ErrorsUnresponsive UI ProcessUI Loading
Integrity Error0xC000012f - STATUS_INVALID_IMAGE_NOT_MZ
Unable to Start1x44444448ExeNotFound0x000002E4
Unsupported Windows VersionYour version of windows does not seem to be supported anymore

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Last modified: October 6, 2026

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