All of the following criteria must be met

• All Requirements must be installed.
• Changed the title so that it doesn't just says "[Bug]: "
• I have searched the GitHub issues for my bug, even in the closed issues.

All of the following are optional to answer

• Tried reinstalling the Game.
• Tried reinstalling MelonLoader.
• Tried restarting PC.
• Was able to see the Start Screen.

Describe the issue.

when tryng to start desktstop mate it won't start and it just says this:

Failed to initialize MelonLoader: Failed to get function pointer: il2cpp_init
[16:07:31.790] [ERROR] Failed to initialize MelonLoader: Failed to get function pointer: il2cpp_init

when i tried downgrading melonloader to 5.7 it said this instead:

[16:08:45.835] ------------------------------
[16:08:45.836] MelonLoader v0.5.7 Open-Beta
[16:08:45.836] OS: Windows 10
[16:08:45.837] Hash Code: 49999848531024954985654485098975250521005157544948501005510199495356
[16:08:45.837] ------------------------------
[16:08:45.837] Game Type: Il2Cpp
[16:08:45.837] Game Arch: x64
[16:08:45.837] ------------------------------
[16:08:45.837] Core::BasePath = C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Desktop Mate
[16:08:45.838] Game::BasePath = C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Desktop Mate
[16:08:45.838] Game::DataPath = C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Desktop Mate\DesktopMate_Data
[16:08:45.838] Game::ApplicationPath = C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Desktop Mate\DesktopMate.exe
[16:08:45.841] [INTERNAL FAILURE] Failed to GetExport ( il2cpp_init )

Did you attach your log file?

Yes, I attached my log file to the text box above.

Sadly with the latest version of the game the devs implemented anti modding. You have to use steam in console mode to downgrade the game. Please join the melon loader swrver to see further instructions!