Same thing. I actually deleted the entire folder in appdata since I have never actually played this game.
I unzipped the game FRESH, and the mod FRESH. Overwrote the file when asked. Double clicked the exe to play it. Got the game window with a white screen for about 10s, then got this:
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Honestly.. Im tired of messing with it. So I am just giving up on this game. I wasnt too excited for it in the first place. The fact that nobody else seems to be encountering this issue means it must be something fairly unique to my PC, but I cannot figure out what that would be.
In case it is not clear, I understand you have gone above and beyond trying to resolve this, especially since nobody else is getting this. I appreciate the effort.