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Issue ID: COD-BO3-DLL-001 Product: Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (PC) Error Message: "The additional DLL could not be found" (or variant: "A required DLL could not be found" / Missing DLL on launch) Severity: High (Game launch failure) 1. Executive Summary The error message "The additional DLL could not be found" typically indicates that the Windows operating system is missing a core Visual C++ Redistributable , a DirectX runtime component , or a game-specific dependency (e.g., steam_api64.dll ). Unlike a standard "missing DLL" error, this phrasing often appears when the game attempts to load a secondary dependency chain and fails silently. 2. Root Cause Analysis The issue is not caused by a single missing file but by a broken or incomplete software dependency chain. Common root causes include: --- Call Of Duty Black Ops 3 The Additional Dll Could Not Be