A notorious bug with the RELOADED release is that the game crashes exactly when the first cutscene (Madame Web's monologue) starts. This is not a crack issue per se, but a codec conflict with Windows Media Player.
Solution:
Applying the RELOADED crack fix can resolve issues with the game's loading screens. To apply the crack fix, follow these steps:
The original RELOADED crack forces the game to run in DirectX 9 mode, but the game executable prefers DX11. This causes a catastrophic conflict on modern GPUs.
You need to force the game to launch using the correct renderer.
Alternative: Download the "DX11 Wrapper Fix" (linked on many modding forums like Revil or CS.RIN.RU). This is a custom dxgi.dll that overrides the broken RELOADED hooks.
Windows Defender, as of 2023-2025, aggressively deletes the RELOADED steam_api.dll because it uses an "Auto-Injector" method to bypass Steam DRM.
Step-by-step:
Prevention: Create a folder exclusion for your game directory (e.g., C:\Games\Spider-Man Shattered Dimensions) before extracting the crack again.