Steam - rockstar launcher endless loop

[Sprengstoff]

Wow.. just wow - Steam launches the rockstar launcher, here i can click "play on steam" -- Steam then says "Error, game is already running" So, i cannot even get past the launcher, two years on..

The solution is to rigth click and launch steam as administrator, but now i get stuck at the loading screen, vulcan or DX12 does not matter, latest nvidia drivers, nothing seems to help.. what is wrong with this game!?

Have never had any problems like this before, win11, all other games play fine, but not this one, any ideas? i have done all the usual google "advice".

Br,
Sprengstoff

[50Fathoms]

Win 11 seems to have trouble with some games. Microsoft recently pulled out a critical update to improve gaming perfomance but other issues like driver compability or else might still remain. Maybe the compability mode for win 7 or win 10 helps.

[Sprengstoff]

Yeah.. i dont know what to try anymore, i am kinda computer savy and know how to get around computer problems, but this sadly has me stumped - May just have to ask for a refund from steam, that is pretty amazing for such a high profile game.

[50Fathoms]

So I assume, you´ve already tried different drivers, sfc and Nvidia control options. Did you also try to start the game in safemode?

https://www.reddit.com/r/PCRedDead/comments/ee71lo/how_to_launch_in_safe_mode/

[Sprengstoff]

You wont believe this - but here is what FINALLY worked for me on STEAM after trying all else:


Remove/uninstall the game and rockstar launcher from steam and windows

Restart computer

If steam is running after restarting, make sure you EXIT steam.

Rigth click steam icon, select start/run as administrator.

Now re-Install RDR2, feed your horse, drink whisky as you wait.

Start game, cross your fingers, toes, and pray this works.

Cheezus, what a relief! Finally!!

[CULTURAL OAK]

SOLVED !

delete R* complatey, and download it in same ssd with RDR2 OR GTAV.

[Jim the Gardener]

Originally posted by CULTURAL OAK:

SOLVED !

delete R* complatey, and download it in same ssd with RDR2 OR GTAV.

Like, delete the launcher completely? I would absolutely love to to that because that launcher is a piece of ♥♥♥♥.

Ive currently uninstalled the game looking for oiptions. Currently I havent found a single fix for this piece of ♥♥♥♥ game.

[Apache]

Here is a possible fix:

1) make sure your Rockstar account is properly set and your email verified.

2) make sure your GPU drivers are updated.

3) make sure the game, the launcher, and Steam are all installed in the same drive.

4) install the latest Microsoft Visual C++, 32 or 64 bit depending on your system).

5) completely allow the launcher and the game in your firewall (windows and/or 3rd party).

6) set the game .exe and and all the launcher's .exe files to "Run as administrator" in the compatibility tab after right clicking the icons and selecting "Properties".

7) also try setting the GPU to run RDR2 on high performace under windows display settings .

8) try launching the game withour MSI Afterburner (mine works fine, but try please).

9) try launching the game with the antivirus disabled (not 100%, but give it a try)

10) run the system file checker sfc /scannow (run CMD as administrator).

What worked for me was moving the game data to the C drive, so all the software realted to the game is in the same drive (as long as Steam and the launcher are in the same drive should work).

Let me know, happy hunting!

[Super Clutch]

I had a very similar issue. I had rdr2 on my S drive with all my other games and all launcher programs like rockstar and steam on my G drive. I talked to rockstar support and a guy told me to try rdr2 and rockstar on my C drive/main drive with window os on it. I made any .exe files associated with rdr2 and rockstar launcher to run as admin. I added rdr2.exe to graphics settings and set the priority to high performance. Lastly I turned on hardware accelerated gpu scheduling.