UE 5.3 Error in launching project: Plugin 'FMODStudio' failed to load because module 'FMODStudio' could not be found

Unreal Engine
1

Hi
I’m having an issue launching my project after packaging. The project packages just fine but when I try to launch it I get the message “Plugin ‘FMODStudio’ failed to load because module ‘FMODStudio’ could not be found. Please ensure the plugin is properly installed, otherwise consider disabling the plugin for this project.”

I am using unreal version 5.3.2 and FMOD version 2.02.19. The plugin is installed and works in editor. The banks will load and i can play events without any issues. The problem only arises after I have packaged my project.

I do not know if this is relevant to the problem but FMOD also produces the following error messages during packaging:

LogFMOD: Error: d:\jk\workspace\Build__2.2__Unreal_Win\studio_api\src\fmod_riffstream.cpp(214) - assertion: ‘mRiffChunk.mType == ChunkType_Riff && mRiffChunk.mID == id’ failed
LogFMOD: Error: Failed to add bank …/…/…/…/…/…/Content/FMOD/Desktop/._Master.bank to lookup.
LogFMOD: Error: d:\jk\workspace\Build__2.2__Unreal_Win\studio_api\src\fmod_riffstream.cpp(214) - assertion: ‘mRiffChunk.mType == ChunkType_Riff && mRiffChunk.mID == id’ failed
LogFMOD: Error: Failed to add bank …/…/…/…/…/…/Content/FMOD/Desktop/._Master.strings.bank to lookup.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

2

I managed to build the project eventually. What I had to do was disable the FMODNiagra Integration plugin and delete intermediate files. I was not able to remove the FMODNiagra Integration plugin entirely from the project however, as I could not package the project without it. I had to have it in my project but not enable it.

3

I’m glad you got it working, we can try to pinpoint the underlying issue here if you would like.

LogFMOD: Error: Failed to add bank …/…/…/…/…/…/Content/FMOD/Desktop/._Master.bank to lookup.

This looks like something has happened to the bank names, can you confirm that the settings are all correct for packaging?

https://fmod.com/docs/2.02/unreal/user-guide.html#packaging-banks

What I had to do was disable the FMODNiagra Integration plugin and delete intermediate files.

I can understand how deleting the intermediate files can remove some out of date or leftover files, but I’m not sure how or why removing the FMODNiagara integration plays a role here. Was there something else in the logs that made you think it needed to be removed?

4

Thanks for replying!

I can confirm that that the settings for packaging are correct.

There unfortunately wasn’t any clear sign that I needed to deactivate FMODNiagara integration in the logs. I only happened to stumble upon this solution after some time trying to get an empty project with only FMOD and my bank files to package.