Just got the game, crashes on startup after driver updated?

[LoneReaper019]

I just got the game today, 03.03.2024
for a reference my PC is capable having run Helldivers2 on max settings.
It recommended i update my Nvidia driver, i did so.
Then i start up the game and it crashes or closes on startup before even loading it up.
Does anyone know why this? or should i just get my refund and not waste my time here

[SadSap]

seems like an issue multiple people are reporting - it also crashed for me on 1st start up but was fine after that. Could be a bug or issue on the current nvidia driver or could be the game itself but should be easily fixed in a future update. Play the tutorial and see how you like the game- if not then refund within 2 hours for full refund through steam.

[LoneReaper019]

@SadSap
It doesnt even load the game
it would close the game before it opens up, like approx. 3/5seconds after the anticheat is done loading

Also an update, i redownloaded it and it doesnt even finish downloading
This is honestly hilarious since a friend said i should try it out cause it had some unique stuff from Souls like. Since i played with them though Elden ring when it came out and are now waiting for the DLC.

Might just refund this since this game is clearly heavily flawed if it does not even work on a graphics driver that virtually every single other game has no issue with.

[Blacksmith77K]

If it doesn't finish downloading, then your antivir is blocking the download/execution. Very well-known problem currently with Avast

[LoneReaper019]

@Blacksmith77K
I just finished, allowed Avast to access it
Restarted my PC and it allowed the last 21mb left to finish downloading

Unfortunately it still closes the game after first launch attempt
then every other attempt after that give me this message from the Easy ANTI-CHEAT page
Launch Error
Could not locate the game binary:
'D:\SteamLibarary... \LOTF2-Win64-Shipping.exe'

I have no idea and i already went through my options on steam support for the game not running/ initialising.

Edit here
i looked and i am MISSING the LOTF2-Win64-Shipping.exe file or whatever
and validating it or redownloading it is not downloading it?
does anyone know how to fix this?

[Blacksmith77K]

Originally posted by LoneReaper019:

@Blacksmith77K
I just finished, allowed Avast to access it
Restarted my PC and it allowed the last 21mb left to finish downloading

Edit here
i looked and i am MISSING the LOTF2-Win64-Shipping.exe file or whatever
and validating it or redownloading it is not downloading it?
does anyone know how to fix this?

Yes UNINSTALL avast! Or allow LotF in Avast. Your antivir deletes the LOTF2-Win64-Shipping.exe, as I already wrote.

[LoneReaper019]

should i redownload after allowing it or would revalidating it fix it for a missing/deleted file?

[Blacksmith77K]

Revalidating does the job.