EAC - Unknown File Version (SoTGame.exe)

  • DaRkMaN1984
    Ship Mate
    Insider

    Hey Guys!

    Just for my knowledge and to see, if someone else got the problem. I'm in touch with the SoT Support which hopefully response a bit faster.

    Freshly installed Windows 11 (actual version, all updates, everything up to date) installed SoT over Microsoft Store or XBOX App, SoT started ends up in an EAC error:
    Unknown File Version (SoTgame.exe).

    At night, changed from Windows 11 to Windows 10, everything up to date, installation over XBOX App installation results in same error.
    Am i the only one with this problem? Maybe someone has a solution for it?

    Greetings
    DaRkMaN1984

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  • Noakiibar
    Sailor
    Insider

    I have the same issue, i dont know what to do about it. The support couldnt help me neither.

  • Fabifm2000
    Ship Mate
    Insider

    Unfortunately have encountered the same problem with no actual solution yet. Support hasn't given me any answer regarding the problem either.

  • francky5213
    Rogue

    Same issue :
    Easy Anti-Cheat
    X Unknown file version (SoTGame.exe)

  • ML9amer
    Rogue

    Same issue here on windows 10. Can not start the game anymore because error message "Unknown File Version (SoTGame.exe)". I reinstalled everything inclusive complete windows 10 reset. Talked to Windows/XBox Support, they could not help because everything should run well. Dont know what to do anymore. Waiting for help...

  • Ch3ck3r75
    Captain
    Insider

    I have the same issue. What's happening to the game, it's getting worse

  • DaRkMaN1984
    Ship Mate
    Insider

    Thx for the response. Then let wait what Rare will do. I mean, after tryin' to run it under Windows 11 and Windows 10 both freshly installed it should work but it doesn't.

  • Clothik
    Castaway

    Having the same problem

  • ManoNico1903
    Sailor

    @darkman1984 im having the same problem... i'm waiting for the support team to respond me.

  • AndrewAI2022
    Rogue

    Same issue here.

    Xbox App version. (on Gamepass)
    Windows 10

  • Rapidzoe
    Castaway

    Got the same issue here with the unknown file version, didnt even bother to try and fix it lol with the replies on this thread haha

  • Glinom3s
    Castaway

    tried everything i know, nothing worked

  • Komlern
    Castaway

    Had the same problem. This thread had the solution for me:
    https://www.reddit.com/r/Seaofthieves/comments/1bf9lsm/problems_with_easy_anti_cheat/?rdt=51045

    Copy the EasyAntiCheat folder, delete it, an paste it back in again. No idea why it worked...

  • RukoBloods
    Castaway

    @komlern Ты имеешь ввиду папку с игрой или ProgramFiels?

  • ChaskaNalgas
    Seafarer

    @rukobloods I have tried both and it still gives me the same error.

  • RukoBloods
    Castaway

    @chaskanalgas Я уже весь интернет перерыл и не смог найти решение проблемы,так что я думаю нам придется просто ждать пока разработчики сами решат эту проблему

  • Rapidzoe
    Castaway

    @chaskanalgas same with me

  • Rapidzoe
    Castaway

    Have they even acknowledged the promblem?????

  • ManoNico1903
    Sailor

    @rapidzoe they're probably trying to figure out what the problem is before answering folks. but we all know the problem is epic's trashware.

  • Rapidzoe
    Castaway

    @manonico1903 yup lmaoo

  • ManoNico1903
    Sailor

    it seems to be happening to players who downloaded the game from xbox app or msstore

  • Rapidzoe
    Castaway

    @manonico1903 yh lol, annoying thing is that i bought it on xbox in 2018 hahaha

  • OpouletO
    Castaway

    same problem

  • AjkayAlan
    Ship Mate

    Same here.

  • yeyomga
    Sailor

    I have the same problem, I opened a ticket with Rare support and they sent me to a page with some possible solutions for the problem but none of them worked, I sent them the results to let them know but they didn't answer again, I hope they fix this soon.

  • Rapidzoe
    Castaway

    any1 know if theres a fix yet?

  • RukoBloods
    Castaway

    @rapidzoe Решения проблемы на данный момент нет

  • OpouletO
    Castaway

    en installant le jeu sur un ssd autre que celui de Windows j'avais le même problème " version de fichier inconnue (SoTgame.exe)"
    j'ai installé le jeu sur le lecteur C: et le problème s'est résolu.

  • Rapidzoe
    Castaway

    you'd think a game so big wld b fixed in hlf a day, but here we are 2 days later lmaoo.

  • AndrewAI2022
    Rogue

    Two days later, no reply from support team.

    I'm wondering if this maybe relates to installation on a secondary slave SSD drive and not the primary C drive.

  • Glinom3s
    Castaway

    i find how to fix i just go to \Sea of Thieves\Content\EasyAntiCheat\Certificates and delete all files from it
    maybe i can be banned but it works
    upd: worked only 1 time then crash with error

  • AndrewAI2022
    Rogue

    @glinom3s said in EAC - Unknown File Version (SoTGame.exe):

    i find how to fix i just go to \Sea of Thieves\Content\EasyAntiCheat\Certificates and delete all files from it
    maybe i can be banned but it works
    upd: worked only 1 time then crash with error

    Tried this. Didn't work.

  • RukoBloods
    Castaway

    @andrewai2022 только что попробовал это,ошибка и правда пропала)) но в игру я так и не зашел

  • Glinom3s
    Castaway

    @rukobloods я зашёл но букывально через пару минут меня выкинуло с ошибкой

  • Josha004387
    Castaway

    Have the same problem, done 2 fresh installs and still doesnt work

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