Works perfectly on Windows 10

[MC7]

Perfectly works on Windows 10 as of 22nd of April 2020. There's no need to install any malware online or edit the game files. Haven't experienced a single crash and I'm enjoying it at maxed out graphical settings. The game is not how I remembered it though so it feels like a very cheaply made generic game nowadays. I remember the first one let you be more overpowered but don't take my word for it as these are just memories of a child

[Silk_Sk]

Not for me. It still crashes before I get to the main menu. I did find a workaround, but I don't recommend it. The issue is with the number of cores your processor has. If it's more than 4, the game has a problem. I have a Ryzen 9 3950x. That's 16 cores and 32 threads. For whatever reason, setting the game's affinity to only 4 cores doesn't work. What DOES work, is going into msconfig - boot tab - advanced options. Check the box that says number of processors and select the first 4 (or 8 depending on if each one is a dual core like mine). Then reboot your computer. I did that and the game ran fine.

However there's a problem with this. It put tremendous strain on my processor to only run at 25% of its usual number of cores. I began getting latency issues after two days. It was long enough to beat the game once, but I put it back the way it was as soon as I saw I was harming my processor. I won't limit it like that again. I'd love to continue playing the game, but sadly I have to stop.

[MC7]

I suppose so. Usually Intel and NVIDIA have the highest compatibility no matter how much you hate the companies. My specs are:
- Intel i7-7700HQ (Quad Core)
- NVIDIA GTX1060 (6GB VRAM)
- 2x8 RAM (2667MHz) Even though my RAM sticks are both 3200MHz with CL of 16 I can’t clock them that high cause the motherboard manufacturer blocked XMP. Waiting for my ordered SPI Programmer with clips to arrive so that BIOS modders can unlock my BIOS

The others aren’t important. How well does Watch Dogs 2 run for you though ? It is the worst performing game I ever came across

[Silk_Sk]

I don't believe it. I think I've solved it. Why I didn't think to this before is beyond me. I just went into the windows event logs and saw this.

Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Prototype 2\prototype2engine.dll

That .dll file is the source of the crash. I googled the file and downloaded a new one from here.

https://www.dlldump.com/download-dll-files_new.php/dllfiles/P/prototype2engine.dll/1,1,0,2100/download.html

I replaced the file in the common folder and now my game launches just fine. Doing this IN ADDITION to setting the affinity to 4 cores seems to have done the trick.

Note: Verifying integrity of game files did NOT solve the issue. Manually replacing the .dll did. Although verifying again afterwards doesn't seem to hurt either, and may even help if you start crashing again.

[MC7]

If it comes to .dll errors then it is time for you to reset your OS. Things like MSI Afterburner and others do get in the way and are never fully uninstalled. That includes emulators too. I’m sure that once you have a fresh OS then you won’t have to trouble yourself by downgrading your system

[shetiff]

Thanks, your DLL saved me!
Now i can start my game, the loading screen is unloked!

[Titanyum]

wow

[drm]

Originally posted by Silk_Sk:

What DOES work, is going into msconfig - boot tab - advanced options. Check the box that says number of processors and select the first 4

Fyi, you don't need to do this. Instead you just set the affinity (max of 4 cores, so 0,1,2,3) in Task Manager -> Details of Steam.exe (yes, steam, not the game) before launching it. Then it works.

[ソーピ-ちゃん]

Originally posted by MC7:

If it comes to .dll errors then it is time for you to reset your OS. Things like MSI Afterburner and others do get in the way and are never fully uninstalled. That includes emulators too. I’m sure that once you have a fresh OS then you won’t have to trouble yourself by downgrading your system

Despite of course, that this issue is on fresh PCs too, but hey, just invent stuff, amiright?

[MC7]

Originally posted by Soapy-kun:

Originally posted by MC7:

If it comes to .dll errors then it is time for you to reset your OS. Things like MSI Afterburner and others do get in the way and are never fully uninstalled. That includes emulators too. I’m sure that once you have a fresh OS then you won’t have to trouble yourself by downgrading your system

Despite of course, that this issue is on fresh PCs too, but hey, just invent stuff, amiright?

Invent what exactly ? I see people with so much useless malware installed here and there that it is just easier to tell them to reset their OS. I'm just someone who's always in the middle that doesn't have a high end PC and that doesn't have a low end. Probably people who always keep their rig up to date will experience issues too since developers target the mass first rather than keeping people with their rainbow desktops happy

[ソーピ-ちゃん]

Originally posted by MC7:

Originally posted by Soapy-kun:

Despite of course, that this issue is on fresh PCs too, but hey, just invent stuff, amiright?

Invent what exactly ? I see people with so much useless malware installed here and there that it is just easier to tell them to reset their OS. I'm just someone who's always in the middle that doesn't have a high end PC and that doesn't have a low end. Probably people who always keep their rig up to date will experience issues too since developers target the mass first rather than keeping people with their rainbow desktops happy

Maybe I was a bit too harsh, I am sorry for that.
But by all the people who have this problem here, it isn't easy to just say "it's because your system isn't fresh probably". And so many people here are saying, that the problem either doesn't exist, or that their system is too bad, or you with the fresh OS thing.

So yeah, I might have took your comment in the wrong way, it's frustrating to read through the comments and see all the snarky ones.

[MC7]

Originally posted by Soapy-kun:

Originally posted by MC7:

Invent what exactly ? I see people with so much useless malware installed here and there that it is just easier to tell them to reset their OS. I'm just someone who's always in the middle that doesn't have a high end PC and that doesn't have a low end. Probably people who always keep their rig up to date will experience issues too since developers target the mass first rather than keeping people with their rainbow desktops happy

Maybe I was a bit too harsh, I am sorry for that.
But by all the people who have this problem here, it isn't easy to just say "it's because your system isn't fresh probably". And so many people here are saying, that the problem either doesn't exist, or that their system is too bad, or you with the fresh OS thing.

So yeah, I might have took your comment in the wrong way, it's frustrating to read through the comments and see all the snarky ones.

Can’t review the game due to region restrictions so this is the best I could do to keep the game afloat.

[zeroday]

Can someone tell me how you guys can play the game? I can't even download it

[ソーピ-ちゃん]

Originally posted by cha0s:

Can someone tell me how you guys can play the game? I can't even download it

What do you mean by "can't even download it"?

[zeroday]

Originally posted by Soapy-kun:

Originally posted by cha0s:

Can someone tell me how you guys can play the game? I can't even download it

What do you mean by "can't even download it"?

I can download it now. My problem is when I start the game it works but then when the games tells me to press enter it just crashes

[zeroday]

Originally posted by cha0s:

Originally posted by Soapy-kun:

What do you mean by "can't even download it"?

I can download it now. My problem is when I start the game it works but then when the games tells me to press enter it just crashes

Never mind. settings the affinity of steam.exe to 4 cores (0, 1, 2, 3) fixed my game.