If you get an automation error, directx8 missing error, or missing dependency error:   You need to install the runtimes. Reinstall the game, and after Nin is done installing, make sure you install the box that pops up called Crystalshire runtimes. If you have a 64-bit system, google how to manually register a directx8 dll file on a 64-bit machine.   Not working. I manually downloaded dx8vb.dll and did regsvr32  "dx8vb.dll"  and it said "DLLREGISTERSERVER in dx8vb.dll succeeded" and i still get the nin error       Edit: also restarted computer and not working and turned off firewall and my antivirus     edit : I've also manually  downloaded every file listed in runtime.exe and did regsvr32 with all of them