Launcher Crashes and Doesn't Launch Game

[NJC2]

Edit:
I backed up my existing game, uninstalled it, deleted the PD Launcher directories in AppData Local and Roaming.  I re-installed KSP and recorded a video.

 

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Original Post:

This new update added a launcher which now renders the game unplayable.  I have verified the game files and they are all validated:

When I start KSP from Steam, it takes about 2 minutes before I finally see this loading screen:

Another minute or two and it changes to this:

Then another minute or two goes by before it finally crashes with this error:

Edited November 5, 2022 by NJC2
Added video

[jimmymcgoochie]

1. Open the KSP folder (Steam > right click KSP > browse local files).
2. Delete the PDLauncher folder.
3. Right click KSP.exe and create a shortcut.
4. Use the new shortcut to launch KSP; Steam won’t work as it’ll try to run the (broken) launcher, which you just deleted in step 2.

[tajwo]

1 hour ago, jimmymcgoochie said:

Steam won’t work as it’ll try to run the (broken) launcher, which you just deleted in step 2.

I think you can also point Steam to the KSP.exe and have it start that instead of PDLauncher?

 

[Jangosneer]

Hey I just had this similar problem. I tried to play today so I loaded onto the new pd launcher to play game. Wouldn’t load! I did everything you did but nothing worked. I  then tried to create an account on the pd launcher and connected it with my steam account and it works now!! Hope this helps.