Applies to: Windows and Linux
Topic: Launcher and Azimuth
FH2 Extra Options checks the game before it changes anything. When something is off, it shows an error and applies no patches. Without Extra Options, the online menus stay locked, so this also stops FH2MP.
"REFUSED: unexpected loaded bytes at ..." or "another mod owns Azimuth's LoadLibraryExW import"
Two things are patching the same part of the game. Usually:
•an old Extra Options that replaced data\bin\azimuth-tls.dll is still there next to the new one. See [Error about azimuth-tls.dll](/tutorials/fix-azimuth-cannot-load-native-static-tls-helper).
•Forza Infinity and FH2MP are installed in the same Azimuth folder. They can't run together. See [Using FH2MP and Forza Infinity](/tutorials/fh2mp-and-infinity).
•an old fh2extra folder from FH2MP 1.0 is left over. Delete it.
Extra Options version doesn't match Azimuth
Each Extra Options release supports specific Azimuth versions. With FH2MP, use the set in [Which Azimuth and mod versions work with FH2MP](/tutorials/supported-versions). The launcher installs Extra Options 0.4.4 for Azimuth 1.0.4.
The settings file is broken
Some mod tools edit FH2_ExtraOptions.ini. If one of them fails halfway, Extra Options may refuse to start or behave oddly.
1. Close the game.
2. Rename FH2_ExtraOptions.ini (next to azimuth.exe) to FH2_ExtraOptions.ini.bak.
3. Take a fresh FH2_ExtraOptions.ini from the Extra Options 0.4.4 ZIP and put it next to azimuth.exe.
4. Set your options again. Open the old file in Notepad to see what you had.
FH2MP only needs EnableMediaOverrides=1, which is the default. The launcher turns it on when it is off.
"Installation modified" or Extra Options missing
Your copy of Extra Options isn't the one FH2MP expects, or antivirus removed part of it.
1. In the launcher, open Settings and tick Install FH2 Extra Options if it is missing.
2. Press PLAY.
If it keeps coming back, check [Windows Security deletes or flags mods](/tutorials/windows-defender-false-positives-fh2-mods-azimuth).
Getting help
Send FH2_ExtraOptions.log from your Azimuth folder together with the usual logs.