Windows 10 support?

[Mart13]

Well, lets hope they will now be able to fix this game. I dont think so, but i still have some hope.

[spacecoasttoast]

I have the game via Direct2Drive. I haven't played it in years since prior to Win 8. I just came here in read all these comments as to that its broken. So, Ill download my digital copies from Direct2Dtive and let you know if it works on Win 10 or not.

Also you need post your system specs.....
That may make a difference here.

[spacecoasttoast]

Originally posted by Mart13:

Well, lets hope they will now be able to fix this game. I dont think so, but i still have some hope.

Post your specs please.

[Mart13]

Originally posted by lakesideguy:

Originally posted by Mart13:

Well, lets hope they will now be able to fix this game. I dont think so, but i still have some hope.

Post your specs please.

Sorry i forgot. But my specs are: AMD FX8120, ASUS HD7770, 256GB Samsung SSD 850 Pro and 16 GB DDR3.

[TiltedGRamer]

Sorry guys but i have the game on my pc too. At windows 8.1 it played well but now (i have windows 10) i can't play at all. Do you know what should i do?

[RJmarksman]

Having the same problem -got windows10 and it wont start

[rhill810]

Mine worked on 7. Won't staet on 10

[stahlhart]

Confirming here also -- starts and runs on W7 x64, won't start on W10 x64. It does not, however, need to run on the same machine as the Steam client (hint, hint).

[kelsh003]

I've had the same issue. Anyone able to get this running on W10?

[Javierackon]

It is strange though that one of those genius that appear from time to time hasn't appeared here yet to tell us to rewrite some file or touch something in the config file, etc. I'm not that guy, sorry.

[Green Raven]

same here...

[el_louco]

Does anyone from steam reads this? People are complaining since 2015 and this ♥♥♥♥ didnt get fixed? Come on guys...

[aguswings]

Originally posted by el_louco:

Does anyone from steam reads this? People are complaining since 2015 and this ♥♥♥♥ didnt get fixed? Come on guys...

email Steam and Ubisoft (the publisher)

[Maikel]

It's broken on 64-bit windows for now on windows 10 as far as i can tell.. And still working on it form time to time. I Just managed to fix starlancer to run on a modern machine under windows 10, and I'll come back to BA2 when I find some new inspiration. Funny thing is Blazing angels 1 DOES run on windows 10, out of the box.

For those willing to puzzle with me on windows 10:
- You'll need the last official patch (v1.01).
- You'll need to patch both .net frameworks(3.5 and 4.5), and re-install on your windows 10(here you can discover if you have a corrupt .WIM installation, if you do fix that first.
- You need to patch the exe using microsofts imagecfg tool but i have not found the correct values for it to set to yet.
- Rights: You need to set full access rights for everything regarding the game(files, directories, and even the registry entries to "everyone". And you have to run the game under thesame account you installed it as(this is what breaks "run as administrator"), and that has to be an account with administrative rights.

Some things to keep in mind though, and to make sure you are not disappointed when you do get it to run:
- The game runs like ♥♥♥♥ on modern nvidia cards, screentearing from hell and you have to use a FPS limiter like MSI Afterburner for a playable view, unless you have a Gsync monitor. AMD cards run excellent, and 1440p is no problem!
- While Ubisoft is still selling and advertising the game as multiplayer, the online servers for the PC have been shut down long ago..(The xbox360 ones are still up though!), meaning for you have have to set up a local lan or VPN link with your buddies to play together.
- Calibrating and setting the buttons and axes correctly for your joystick you'll have to do manually in your registry.It's a one-time job, but can be bother for the unenlightened.
- Some joysticks won't work at ALL if you have a multimedia keyboard plugged in.

Don't expect any support from Ubisoft, and best ask for a refund if all the above is too much of a hassle for you. Otherwise just dust off your windows 7/8 machine and run it from there, and look in the threads regarding that in the case of setup issues.

It's a real shame, since BA2 is just about my favoroute WW2 combat sim. If anyone has found a way to get it to run, or wants to bang their heads together over this, I'd suggest him or her starting a new thread with solutions, and maybe we can write our own common patch procedure.

[Kaiju4Hire]

I Know of a way to get it working, Download 1.01 patch, install it, then locate the game's folder, find the bin folder, there should be 2 EXE's. Run the BA2.exe as admin. This bypasses the auto updater, so in order to run the game you have to run off this EXE everytime. If you don't by accident, you will have to reinstall 1.01 patch and start a new game.

[Green Raven]

Originally posted by mobius:

I Know of a way to get it working, Download 1.01 patch, install it, then locate the game's folder, find the bin folder, there should be 2 EXE's. Run the BA2.exe as admin. This bypasses the auto updater, so in order to run the game you have to run off this EXE everytime. If you don't by accident, you will have to reinstall 1.01 patch and start a new game.

Cheers!