Missing config file "default_mp_controls.cfg" during initiliazation. May need to add to code_pre_gfx.

[NashiGotU]

Hello,
I bought bo2 on steam and want to play with some friends via plutonium. If I start bo2 in steam all good, but if I try to launch bo2 via plutonium I always get the same error message. I tried verifying on steam, installing DirectX and VCredist, but nothing helped. Maybe someone had the same problem as me and could help me out.

*Loading fastfile code_pre_gfx_mp
Built adjacency info for IPaks 0ms
----- FS_Startup -----
Searching for iwds in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Black Ops II/players
Searching for iwds in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Black Ops II/main_shared
Searching for iwds in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Black Ops II/main
Searching for iwds in C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Plutonium\storage\t6/main
Searching for iwds in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Black Ops II/t6r/data
Searching for iwds in C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Plutonium\storage\t6/players
Searching for iwds in C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Plutonium\storage\t6//
Current language: english
Current search path:
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Plutonium\storage\t6//
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Plutonium\storage\t6/players
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Black Ops II/t6r/data
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Plutonium\storage\t6/main
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Black Ops II/main
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Black Ops II/main_shared
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Black Ops II/players

====================== COM_ERROR ======================
Missing config file "default_mp_controls.cfg" during initiliazation. May need to add to code_pre_gfx.

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Error during initialization:
Missing config file "default_mp_controls.cfg" during initiliazation. May need to add to code_pre_gfx.*

P.S.: I also tried replacing the missing file with a .cfg that I found on a form, but it didn't fix it. Instead I got a new error message:

Loading fastfile code_pre_gfx_mp
Built adjacency info for IPaks 0ms
----- FS_Startup -----
Searching for iwds in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Black Ops II/players
Searching for iwds in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Black Ops II/main_shared
Searching for iwds in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Black Ops II/main
Searching for iwds in C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Plutonium\storage\t6/main
Searching for iwds in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Black Ops II/t6r/data
Searching for iwds in C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Plutonium\storage\t6/players
Searching for iwds in C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Plutonium\storage\t6//
Current language: english
Current search path:
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Plutonium\storage\t6//
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Plutonium\storage\t6/players
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Black Ops II/t6r/data
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Plutonium\storage\t6/main
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Black Ops II/main
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Black Ops II/main_shared
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Black Ops II/players

====================== COM_ERROR ======================
Could not load default asset '' for asset type 'ddl'.
Tried to load asset 'ddl/profile_hardware.ddl'.

Error during initialization:
Could not load default asset '' for asset type 'ddl'.
Tried to load asset 'ddl/profile_hardware.ddl'.

[DoZ1337]

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[Hadi77KSA]

The problem is the same for both of those errors: you don’t actually have the mode you’re trying to play installed, even if Steam is telling you it’s installed. You can verify this for yourself by right-clicking the app of the mode on Steam, selecting Properties… > Installed Files, and checking if the size of installation is "0 B", as that would indicate the mode isn’t actually installed and that Steam has bugged for that app. If Steam got bugged for the app, then attempting to verify integrity of game files for the bugged app would result in nothing getting fixed. My guess for it getting bugged on Steam is: attempting to start a mode that isn’t installed while having a different mode of the game installed, thus preventing a different error, which then makes the Plutonium program attempt to start the mode that isn’t actually installed, finally somehow resulting in Steam counting the game as installed even though it’s not.

The mentioned files in those errors are part of code_pre_gfx_mp.ff and code_pre_gfx_zm.ff according to their zone source files. Missing the mentioned file corresponding to a mode usually indicates the mode isn’t actually installed at all. Starting a mode makes the Plutonium program attempt to load the respective mode’s files, thus, for example, if you don’t actually have Multiplayer installed, the error would generate due to missing the code_pre_gfx_mp.ff file. Just a note, the error wouldn’t get generated for missing the opposite mode’s file from the one you’re trying to start.

When this happens to other people, I usually suggest—from my comment in the following post—the instructions under “If none of the previous suggestions have worked”, as following those instructions makes Steam think the game isn’t installed, thus allowing you to install the mode without uninstalling any of the files. Here’s the post: https://forum.plutonium.pw/topic/34150/cant-play-plutonium-error-during-initialization-missing-config-file-default_mp_controls-cfg-during-initiliazation-may-need-to-add-to-code_pre_gfx/2