Could not load file or assembly 'JoystickLibrarySharp.DLL'

[ThreeDeeJay]

I'm getting the following error in ScriptHookVDotNet.log:

[02:21:39] [DEBUG] Loading API from .\ScriptHookVDotNet2.dll ...
[02:21:39] [DEBUG] Loading API from .\ScriptHookVDotNet3.dll ...
[02:21:39] [DEBUG] Loading scripts from Grand Theft Auto V\scripts ...
[02:21:39] [DEBUG] Loading assembly FlightStick.dll ...
[02:21:39] [ERROR] Failed to load assembly FlightStick.dll: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'JoystickLibrarySharp.DLL' or one of its dependencies. The specified module could not be found.
File name: 'JoystickLibrarySharp.DLL'


[02:21:39] [DEBUG] Loading assembly JoystickLibrarySharp.dll ...
[02:21:39] [ERROR] Unable to load JoystickLibrarySharp.dll: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'JoystickLibrarySharp.DLL' or one of its dependencies. The specified module could not be found.
File name: 'JoystickLibrarySharp.DLL'
   at System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly._nLoad(AssemblyName fileName, String codeBase, Evidence assemblySecurity, RuntimeAssembly locationHint, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, IntPtr pPrivHostBinder, Boolean throwOnFileNotFound, Boolean forIntrospection, Boolean suppressSecurityChecks)
   at System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly.InternalLoadAssemblyName(AssemblyName assemblyRef, Evidence assemblySecurity, RuntimeAssembly reqAssembly, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, IntPtr pPrivHostBinder, Boolean throwOnFileNotFound, Boolean forIntrospection, Boolean suppressSecurityChecks)
   at System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly.InternalLoadFrom(String assemblyFile, Evidence securityEvidence, Byte[] hashValue, AssemblyHashAlgorithm hashAlgorithm, Boolean forIntrospection, Boolean suppressSecurityChecks, StackCrawlMark& stackMark)
   at System.Reflection.Assembly.LoadFrom(String assemblyFile)
   at SHVDN.ScriptDomain.LoadScriptsFromAssembly(String filename)

I'm using game version 1.0.2699.16 for VR/3D and steering wheel mod support.
ScriptHookV and ScriptHookV.NET and other mods are installed and working properly.

I noticed FlightStick.dll is 32-bit. Is that right?
Because both the game and JoystickLibrarySharp.dll are 64-bit, which I would've imagined would be incompatible with FlighStick.dll, so I even tried renaming its extension to .asi and copying both to the root folder and no dice.

I also tried compiling a x64 DLL but it refuses to since it's not a valid configuration in the project file, so I'm not sure what I might be missing. 🤔

[ThreeDeeJay]

I managed to compile the 64-bit DLL: https://github.com/ThreeDeeJay/FlightStick/actions/runs/20532829359
But now I get this error, even when I copy the DLLs into both scripts and root folders like I did before 🤔

[21:15:26] [DEBUG] Loading API from .\ScriptHookVDotNet3.dll ...
[21:15:26] [DEBUG] Loading scripts from Grand Theft Auto V\scripts ...
[21:15:26] [DEBUG] Loading assembly FlightStick.dll ...
[21:15:26] [ERROR] Failed to load assembly FlightStick.dll: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'JoystickLibrarySharp, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
File name: 'JoystickLibrarySharp, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null'

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[eduardog3000]

I'm not sure why I missed it being 32-bit after explicitly updating JoystickLibrary to 64-bit. It didn't cause any issues for me though. I'll take a look at it tomorrow.

But all of those errors are when it tries to load JoystickLibrary. The first error is really weird because it fails to find JoystickLibrarySharp.dll as a dependency of FlightStick, then moves on to loading JoystickLibrarySharp.dll on its own, where it also fails to find JoystickLibrarySharp.dll, even though the presence of the dll is what caused the attempted load in the first place.

The fact that it says it can't find "JoystickLibrarySharp.DLL" after trying to load "JoystickLibrarySharp.dll" is also weird. Windows isn't supposed to be case-sensitive, but maybe try renaming it to "JoystickLibrarySharp.DLL"? Try with the original FlightStick.dll first, and no asi or copies in the root.

In the second error, it's trying to load a file named JoystickLibrarySharp, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null for some reason which definitely wouldn't work. I don't see where your x64 commit would cause that, so I would think it's something to do with GitHub actions? I can't really debug that.

I'll compile FlightStick.dll to x64 on my machine and make sure it works then upload it.

[eduardog3000]

Here's the x64 dll. It's mostly working for me on the latest version of GTA V (1.0.3725.0) with the latest version of Script Hook V (v3717.0). The game loads and the stick works to fly the plane, but the buttons aren't working for some reason.

If it still doesn't work for you (including trying the "JoystickLibrarySharp.DLL" rename), try disabling the VR/3D mod and see if it works, if not try disabling the steering wheel mod as well. The errors don't seem like a mod compatibility issue, but I don't see what else could be causing a problem at that point.

[ThreeDeeJay]

Here's with that same (latest) vanilla game version, SHV and SHV.NET

[00:00:17] [DEBUG] Loading API from .\ScriptHookVDotNet2.dll ...
[00:00:17] [DEBUG] Loading API from .\ScriptHookVDotNet3.dll ...
[00:00:17] [DEBUG] Loading scripts from Grand Theft Auto V\scripts ...
[00:00:18] [DEBUG] Loading assembly FlightStick.dll ...
[00:00:18] [WARNING] Unable to resolve API version 3.7.0.
[00:00:18] [WARNING] Unable to resolve API version 3.7.0.
[00:00:18] [WARNING] Unable to resolve API version 3.7.0.
[00:00:18] [WARNING] Unable to resolve API version 3.7.0.
[00:00:18] [WARNING] Unable to resolve API version 3.7.0.
[00:00:18] [DEBUG] Loading assembly JoystickLibrarySharp.dll ...
[00:00:18] [ERROR] Unable to load JoystickLibrarySharp.dll: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'JoystickLibrarySharp.DLL' or one of its dependencies. The specified module could not be found.
File name: 'JoystickLibrarySharp.DLL'
   at System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly._nLoad(AssemblyName fileName, String codeBase, Evidence assemblySecurity, RuntimeAssembly locationHint, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, IntPtr pPrivHostBinder, Boolean throwOnFileNotFound, Boolean forIntrospection, Boolean suppressSecurityChecks)
   at System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly.InternalLoadAssemblyName(AssemblyName assemblyRef, Evidence assemblySecurity, RuntimeAssembly reqAssembly, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, IntPtr pPrivHostBinder, Boolean throwOnFileNotFound, Boolean forIntrospection, Boolean suppressSecurityChecks)
   at System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly.InternalLoadFrom(String assemblyFile, Evidence securityEvidence, Byte[] hashValue, AssemblyHashAlgorithm hashAlgorithm, Boolean forIntrospection, Boolean suppressSecurityChecks, StackCrawlMark& stackMark)
   at System.Reflection.Assembly.LoadFrom(String assemblyFile)
   at SHVDN.ScriptDomain.LoadScriptsFromAssembly(String filename)

And weirdly enough, after making extension upper case, I get Unable to load JoystickLibrarySharp.DLL, but the rest of the error is the same.

And if I try the old 32-bit DLL, I get [ERROR] Failed to load assembly FlightStick.dll: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'JoystickLibrarySharp.DLL' or one of its dependencies. The specified module could not be found. again.
I even tried excluding the game folder in my AV to no avail.
Perhaps it fails to start if it doesn't detect the Logitech Extreme 3D Pro?
I just wanted to make sure I could get the script running before attempting to make it work with my joystick.

[eduardog3000]

[WARNING] Unable to resolve API version 3.7.0.

What version of ScriptHookVDotNet do you have? Try using the latest nightly build if you don't already have it.

I tested without the 3D Pro plugged in and the game launched fine.

Interesting that the new version of FlightStick.dll no longer causes an error. Now the error only happens when it tries to load JoystickLibrarySharp.dll directly. Maybe something needs to be changed about how that is built as well? I don't see what it would be though.

I'll look more into it tomorrow.

[ThreeDeeJay]

The nightly fixed the API version errors but still failed to load the other DLL (which I renamed to make sure it's loading the one from the scripts folder):

[03:18:38] [DEBUG] Loading API from .\ScriptHookVDotNet2.dll ...
[03:18:38] [DEBUG] Loading API from .\ScriptHookVDotNet3.dll ...
[03:18:38] [DEBUG] Initializing NativeMemory members...
[03:18:39] [DEBUG] Loading scripts from Grand Theft Auto V\scripts ...
[03:18:40] [DEBUG] Loading assembly FlightStick.dll ...
[03:18:40] [ERROR] Failed to load script assembly FlightStick.dll when searching for script types because there is an assembly that the script tried to load as a dependency but couldn't. Exception message: Unable to load one or more of the requested types. Retrieve the LoaderExceptions property for more information.
First LoaderException message (which tells what assembly is missing): System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'JoystickLibrarySharp.DLL' or one of its dependencies. The specified module could not be found.
File name: 'JoystickLibrarySharp.DLL'


[03:18:40] [DEBUG] Loading assembly JoystickLibrarySharp.dLl ...
[03:18:40] [ERROR] Unable to load JoystickLibrarySharp.dLl: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'JoystickLibrarySharp.DLL' or one of its dependencies. The specified module could not be found.
File name: 'JoystickLibrarySharp.DLL'
   at System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly._nLoad(AssemblyName fileName, String codeBase, Evidence assemblySecurity, RuntimeAssembly locationHint, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, IntPtr pPrivHostBinder, Boolean throwOnFileNotFound, Boolean forIntrospection, Boolean suppressSecurityChecks)
   at System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly.InternalLoadAssemblyName(AssemblyName assemblyRef, Evidence assemblySecurity, RuntimeAssembly reqAssembly, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, IntPtr pPrivHostBinder, Boolean throwOnFileNotFound, Boolean forIntrospection, Boolean suppressSecurityChecks)
   at System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly.InternalLoadFrom(String assemblyFile, Evidence securityEvidence, Byte[] hashValue, AssemblyHashAlgorithm hashAlgorithm, Boolean forIntrospection, Boolean suppressSecurityChecks, StackCrawlMark& stackMark)
   at System.Reflection.Assembly.LoadFrom(String assemblyFile)
   at SHVDN.ScriptDomain.LoadScriptsFromAssembly(String filename)

Wonder if this is because the game isn't installed in the C:/ drive
I've noticed CMD fails to switch the current working directory with CD when specifying a path in a different drive, in which case we gotta use pushd, so perhaps one of these mods is failing to set the proper working directory like that 🤔
I'll see if I can free up some space on my C drive and run the game from there.

[ThreeDeeJay]

Quick update: still doesn't work with the game moved into the C drive or with the ScriptHookV update to match the latest game version.