[GH-ISSUE #1841] [Bug]: Honkai Star Rail Crashes when i try to open it. #1192

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opened 2026-03-03 19:04:41 +03:00 by kerem · 6 comments
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Originally created by @stefanos-git on GitHub (Mar 24, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/PlayCover/PlayCover/issues/1841

Describe the bug

Main issue:

When i try to open Honkai Star Rail it immediately crashes and i get a crash report

My attempts at fixing it:

I tried deleting honkai star rail clean and reinstalling it, i've tried enabling jailbreak bypass, disabling jailbreak bypass, turning off SIP and trying again, lowering resolution, increasing resolution, setting category to .game, Trying playcover nightly, repeating all the above mentioned steps in playcover nightly.

More detailed information on the matter:

attached below are my device specifications, the version of playcover used, the version of playcover nightly i tried, and my playcover settings for honkai star rail alongside a screenshot of the error report i get:

Playcover version:

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Device Specifications:

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The Playcover nightly version i tried to use which also didnt solve the issue:

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Playcover graphics settings for Honkai Star rail:

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Playcover Bypass Settings for Honkai star rail:

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Playcover misc settings for honkai star rail:

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Crash report screenshot:

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the crash report as a pdf:

Error report.pdf

The crash report is very long, i could not fit it into the crash report box, i am sorry i don't know how to only write the relevant parts of the crash report as i am not knowledgeable enough on this subject, this is my first time using github. sorry for the inconvenience, i hope someone can help me fix this

Steps to reproduce

Open Honkai Star rail, right click on the icon on the dock and click quit when you see the login screen.

Expected behaviour

I was expecting it to quit like any other program would, considering how i opened Honkai Star rail by accident and this has happened before but it never stopped me from opening it again, now when i try to open it, i get a pop up saying "the last time you opened Honkai star rail it was forced to quit, would you like to reopen windows or quit" and it vanishes before i have any time to click on anything and that's how i get this crash report.

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Crash log

Crash report is too long for character limit, i attached it as a pdf and a screenshot in the description.

What version of PlayCover are you using?

3.1.0

What version of macOS are you using?

Sonoma (macOS 14)

Issue Language

  • Yes my issue is written in English
Originally created by @stefanos-git on GitHub (Mar 24, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/PlayCover/PlayCover/issues/1841 ### Describe the bug **Main issue:** When i try to open Honkai Star Rail it immediately crashes and i get a crash report **My attempts at fixing it:** I tried deleting honkai star rail clean and reinstalling it, i've tried enabling jailbreak bypass, disabling jailbreak bypass, turning off SIP and trying again, lowering resolution, increasing resolution, setting category to .game, Trying playcover nightly, repeating all the above mentioned steps in playcover nightly. **More detailed information on the matter:** attached below are my device specifications, the version of playcover used, the version of playcover nightly i tried, and my playcover settings for honkai star rail alongside a screenshot of the error report i get: **Playcover version:** ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/96e5733a-c369-4fed-b143-cdabb2f6c504) **Device Specifications:** ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/70fcd143-3eee-49d5-acd6-0414aa1d1efe) **The Playcover nightly version i tried to use which also didnt solve the issue:** ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ee7062dc-9622-4158-9653-eb420051ec07) **Playcover graphics settings for Honkai Star rail:** ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/09bc31b0-10ef-4bb4-9172-e5d0b874e3b6) **Playcover Bypass Settings for Honkai star rail:** ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/73bdf5ed-3f8f-4ec1-9896-aa95cdf091c7) **Playcover misc settings for honkai star rail:** ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d2c9a719-8df3-4b28-ab30-6fa49dc1f9d4) **Crash report screenshot:** ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/502fa840-5823-4dcc-becd-9b4007243ea6) **the crash report as a pdf:** [Error report.pdf](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/19415326/Error.report.pdf) The crash report is very long, i could not fit it into the crash report box, i am sorry i don't know how to only write the relevant parts of the crash report as i am not knowledgeable enough on this subject, this is my first time using github. sorry for the inconvenience, i hope someone can help me fix this ### Steps to reproduce Open Honkai Star rail, right click on the icon on the dock and click quit when you see the login screen. ### Expected behaviour I was expecting it to quit like any other program would, considering how i opened Honkai Star rail by accident and this has happened before but it never stopped me from opening it again, now when i try to open it, i get a pop up saying "the last time you opened Honkai star rail it was forced to quit, would you like to reopen windows or quit" and it vanishes before i have any time to click on anything and that's how i get this crash report. ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/acedaab0-0a75-44c1-a810-5cdcf828e218) ### Crash log ```shell Crash report is too long for character limit, i attached it as a pdf and a screenshot in the description. ``` ### What version of PlayCover are you using? 3.1.0 ### What version of macOS are you using? Sonoma (macOS 14) ### Issue Language - [x] Yes my issue is written in English
kerem 2026-03-03 19:04:41 +03:00
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@stefanos-git commented on GitHub (Apr 3, 2025):

After some trial and error i found out that updating brew and making sure rosetta before reinstalling the game clean helps. This error happens when you are using an old version of brew. If the game still doesn't open, try changing the app category to .entertainment

<!-- gh-comment-id:2774618460 --> @stefanos-git commented on GitHub (Apr 3, 2025): After some trial and error i found out that updating brew and making sure rosetta before reinstalling the game clean helps. This error happens when you are using an old version of brew. If the game still doesn't open, try changing the app category to .entertainment
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@ruokid commented on GitHub (Apr 3, 2025):

Hello, I have encountered the same problem as you. Can you be more specific
My homebrew is already the latest, and I have tried the entertainment app category, but still cannot open it.

"the last time you opened XXX it was forced to quit, would you like to reopen windows or quit" and it vanishes before i have any time to click

<!-- gh-comment-id:2774746626 --> @ruokid commented on GitHub (Apr 3, 2025): Hello, I have encountered the same problem as you. Can you be more specific My homebrew is already the latest, and I have tried the entertainment app category, but still cannot open it. "the last time you opened XXX it was forced to quit, would you like to reopen windows or quit" and it vanishes before i have any time to click
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@stefanos-git commented on GitHub (Apr 3, 2025):

i tried every solution under the sun and nothing seemed to work, when i checked for brew updates my terminal said i have an update available, after installing this update, i deleted honkai star rail clean off my computer, to do this, right click on honkai star rail in the playcover app, click uninstall, now you'll get a popup of the checklist of things you wanna keep or get rid of, check all the boxes, hit uninstall. download a fresh new ipa file, i used decrypt.day for this, and open it using playcover, after i did this, the game went to the downloading resources screen and after downloading resources it ran just fine.

if ur brew is already in the latest version, check if you have rosetta installed, i know it has nothing to do with sideloading IOS application and is for running intel based apps on the m1 chip, but i troubleshooted this issue with the help of chatgpt, and it asked me to do exactly this: update rosetta, update brew, wipe the game clean off ur device and reinstall- and it worked.

<!-- gh-comment-id:2774793784 --> @stefanos-git commented on GitHub (Apr 3, 2025): i tried every solution under the sun and nothing seemed to work, when i checked for brew updates my terminal said i have an update available, after installing this update, i deleted honkai star rail clean off my computer, to do this, right click on honkai star rail in the playcover app, click uninstall, now you'll get a popup of the checklist of things you wanna keep or get rid of, check all the boxes, hit uninstall. download a fresh new ipa file, i used decrypt.day for this, and open it using playcover, after i did this, the game went to the downloading resources screen and after downloading resources it ran just fine. if ur brew is already in the latest version, check if you have rosetta installed, i know it has nothing to do with sideloading IOS application and is for running intel based apps on the m1 chip, but i troubleshooted this issue with the help of chatgpt, and it asked me to do exactly this: update rosetta, update brew, wipe the game clean off ur device and reinstall- and it worked.
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@ruokid commented on GitHub (Apr 3, 2025):

I started the game just a minute ago and this is the solution I have found
on playcover:
right click (your game) -> show in finder
open it with shift+double click

ref: https://github.com/PlayCover/PlayCover/issues/1790#issuecomment-2598798428

<!-- gh-comment-id:2774851305 --> @ruokid commented on GitHub (Apr 3, 2025): I started the game just a minute ago and this is the solution I have found on playcover: right click (your game) -> show in finder open it with shift+double click ref: https://github.com/PlayCover/PlayCover/issues/1790#issuecomment-2598798428
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@stefanos-git commented on GitHub (Apr 5, 2025):

I remember seeing this thread earlier, i tried it and for some reason it did not work on my computer, must be some issue with my computer and not an inherent issue with playcover or hsr

<!-- gh-comment-id:2780172954 --> @stefanos-git commented on GitHub (Apr 5, 2025): I remember seeing this thread earlier, i tried it and for some reason it did not work on my computer, must be some issue with my computer and not an inherent issue with playcover or hsr
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@TheMoonThatRises commented on GitHub (Jun 22, 2025):

See #1790.

<!-- gh-comment-id:2993927280 --> @TheMoonThatRises commented on GitHub (Jun 22, 2025): See #1790.
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