Thank you for your reply, NightbornMayhem.

The “An unexpected error has occurred (17)” message is most often caused by corrupted local configuration files or conflicts with background software. We recommend the following steps in order:

- Reinstall game (try uninstalling and reinstalling both the game and Steam)
- Verify installation files (Steam)
- If the issue persists, please try reinstalling the game directly on the C: drive. Secondary drives can occasionally cause update or patching failures, especially when disk space on C: is limited.

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