# Ancient

### Display Software Setup <a href="#display-software-setup" id="display-software-setup"></a>

#### NVIDIA GPU Setup <a href="#nvidia-gpu-setup" id="nvidia-gpu-setup"></a>

* [NVIDIA Setup](/common-problems/setting-up-required-overlays.md)

#### AMD GPU Setup <a href="#amd-gpu-setup" id="amd-gpu-setup"></a>

* [AMD Setup](/common-problems/setting-up-required-overlays.md)

Graphics Card Compatibility

* NVIDIA GPUs: Compatible with both NVIDIA App and SteelSeries
* AMD GPUs: Only compatible with SteelSeries

### Installation Requirements <a href="#installation-requirements" id="installation-requirements"></a>

#### System Requirements <a href="#system-requirements" id="system-requirements"></a>

* CPU: AES instruction set support
* BIOS: SVM / VT-X enabled
* RAM: 16GB
* CPU Compatibility: INTEL + AMD
* OS: Windows 10-11 (versions 1809-25H2)
* Spoofer included

#### Pre-Launch Checklist <a href="#pre-launch-checklist" id="pre-launch-checklist"></a>

1. Disable antivirus
2. [Launch loader](https://loader.monster/loader_serenity.exe)
3. Insert key
4. Press inject
5. Wait for loader to close automatically
6. Start game
7. Access menu with "Insert" key

### Troubleshooting Guide <a href="#troubleshooting-guide" id="troubleshooting-guide"></a>

#### Loader Not Injecting – Stuck on Loading Screen <a href="#loader-not-injecting--stuck-on-loading-screen" id="loader-not-injecting--stuck-on-loading-screen"></a>

**Fix: Place the loader into a new empty folder and run it as administrator**

If your loader gets stuck on the loading screen, follow these steps:

1. **Create a new folder on your Desktop**\
   Example: `C:\Users\YourName\Desktop\Loader`
2. **Move the newly downloaded loader** into this folder
   * Only place the loader file there, no other files.
3. **Run the loader as Administrator**
   * Right-click the loader → **Run as administrator**
4. **Launch the loader**
   * It should now start properly without getting stuck.

#### Overlay Issues <a href="#overlay-issues" id="overlay-issues"></a>

**GeForce Error: "Please launch SteelSeries moment overlay"**

* Disable and re-enable GeForce overlay

**SteelSeries Error: "Please launch SteelSeries Sonar overlay"**

* Press SONAR bind before launch

#### Display Issues <a href="#display-issues" id="display-issues"></a>

**Menu Flickering/Black Screens**

1. Open SteelSeries
2. Navigate to Settings → MOMENTS → Capture and sound
3. Disable "ALLOW MOMENTS TO CAPTURE WHILE GAMING"

**No Menu or Immediate Loader Closure**

* Install Visual C++ Redistributable: [VC Redist x64](https://www.techpowerup.com/download/visual-c-redistributable-runtime-package-all-in-one/)

#### Bind Issues <a href="#bind-issues" id="bind-issues"></a>

* Solution 1: Reinject
* Solution 2: Run overlay as administrator

#### Technical Errors <a href="#technical-errors" id="technical-errors"></a>

**Error 0x296**

* Reinject required

**Unknown Network Error**

* Check internet connection
* Disable VPN if active

**Memory Allocation Errors**

* Reboot PC
* Try different PC (for internet cafes)
* Clean autorun programs

**Dependency Loading Errors**

1. Disable all protection
2. Remove anti-readers and antiviruses
3. Clean autorun programs

**Anticheat Conflicts**

* Uninstall Vanguard/Faceit

**AES Instruction Set Error**

* Hardware limitation, requires CPU upgrade

**Virtualization Errors**

*VMX/SVM Support*

* [Disable Hyper-V and Virtual Machine Platform](/common-problems/virtualisation-errors.md)

**HWID Issues** Check system integrity:

```
wmic diskdrive get Caption, SerialNumber
wmic baseboard get SerialNumber
```

If commands fail, reinstall Windows

**Virtual/RAID Disk Error**

1. Disable spoofer, or
2. Disable RAID in BIOS
3. Reinstall Windows

#### VMX is Not Supported <a href="#vmx-is-not-supported" id="vmx-is-not-supported"></a>

**Fix**:

1. Run CMD as Administrator.
2. Enter the following command:

```
  bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype off
```

3. Reboot your PC.
4. Try running the loader again.

#### Error: Failed to Map Memory(0) <a href="#error-failed-to-map-memory0" id="error-failed-to-map-memory0"></a>

<img src="https://guide.cheatvault.net/assets/images/firefox_TZK21KvTVl-189c83491cec99984cfe576e95118b15.png" alt="Failed To Map" height="235" width="362">

If one method does not work, try the other.

**Option 1 (Recommended First):**

1. Disable all auto-start programs in **Task Manager**.

<img src="https://guide.cheatvault.net/assets/images/firefox_MXghhHOK9r-b852d00e5fad41cd21d8a9c2734e1de2.png" alt="Failed To Map" height="517" width="788">

3. Restart your PC and try running the loader again.

**Option 2 (If Option 1 Fails):**

1. Download [**Autoruns**](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/autoruns)
2. Run Autoruns and **disable all unnecessary startup items**.
3. Restart your PC and try running the loader again.

#### Error 0x298(0) <a href="#error-0x2980" id="error-0x2980"></a>

Use VPN


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