# Fatal error encountered while waiting for shader

### If you are still struggling to inject after following the initial guide, follow the steps below:

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

### Pre-Injection

* Restart your computer before injecting, it fixes a lot of things.
* Close unimportant apps.
  {% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Injecting

* Start the Cryo loading process, and press "ok" on the popup like normal.
* Click Play in the BSG Launcher, then immediately remove your hands from your keyboard and mouse.
  {% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Waiting For EFT

* Wait for the EFT icon to appear in the taskbar (may be blank).
* As soon as you see it, move your mouse and click the icon, but do not press anything on your keyboard before this.
  {% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Key Pressing

* Right after clicking the taskbar icon, begin pressing a single key (e.g. F).
* At the same time, click inside the game window as soon as it appears. Continue pressing/spamming a key while doing so.
  {% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Done

* If the game does not crash by the time the loading screen appears, you likely did everything correctly.
  {% endstep %}
  {% endstepper %}

{% hint style="info" %}
**General Notes:**

* If there’s no success notification, but the game opened first try, you might have pressed keys too late.
* If the game crashes/closes or never opens, you may have pressed keys too early.
* If the game closes immediately after clicking Play, ensure you do not touch any keys or the mouse too soon.
* If the game still closes after pressing Play, you can also try minimizing the BSG launcher after clicking Play.
  {% endhint %}


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