Cannot Load: (dll file)
Cannot Load: (dll file)
Your game has stopped loading and you've received this error message? Then read this post on how to resolve this.
Error: Cannot load:
While this error is not related to Bannerlord Online, for which this forum is made, this error is very common to anyone that has played Bannerlord with mods before. So may as well summarise some solutions to the problem.
Solutions
Solutions
Manually unblock file
- Navigate to the location in your Bannerlord installation that your error message refers to.
- Right-click on the .dll file mentioned in your error and choose "properties".
- Choose to Unblock by either clicking the unblock button or checkfield, depending on the Windows version. You may need to do this for multiple .dll files.
Use PowerShell to unblock all DLL files
- Browse to the Bannerlord installation folder. "\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Mount & Blade II Bannerlord".
- (Windows 7) Hold Shift and Right-click on the Modules folder and choose "Open in Command Prompt" (Win7), "Open Powershell Window here" (Win10) or "Open in Terminal" (Win11), depending on your Windows version.
- Run the command
dir -Recurse | Unblock-Fileand press Enter.
Use a Batch file to unblock all DLL files
If you're dealing with mods a lot, you may also wish to use a batch file to make it a little faster to run the above command. One is available for download from Nexusmods.