Game wont launch (Solved)

[seabeezach]

I try to launch the game and i get a black screen. When i click once during the black screen it crashs with no warning. I have played this game in the past and just reinstalled it today.


Solution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxGmld42ZMo

[argoon]

This is happening to me right now but i'm having a error, it says a administrator has blocked cmdlineExtInstaller.exe, will try to see if is the antivirus and will update here.

[argoon]

ok it seems it is the DRM (anti-copy) breaking under Windows 10. :(

A crack is the only way to solve this at lest that I found.

[seabeezach]

idk what a crack is

[argoon]

A crack is a pirated (cracked) version of the game .exe where the DRM was removed or disabled, but I spoke to soon the above error doesn't show up with the crack but the game still doesn't start, it shows the black screen then it crashs to desktop but now with no error.
Some windows 10 update most haved broke something, because this worked fine before in windows 10. The other thing I will try is to find the 64bits version of crysis and try the 64bits exe. Btw I cannot post links here for pirate sites so don't ask.

[argoon]

64bits version of crysis works fine, you can find the necessary 64bits files by going to PCGamingWiki website and reading the crysis page.

[seabeezach]

I found the application file for crysis in step 3 but when I go to properties it does not show the compatibility tab

[seabeezach]

The 64 bit version does not work for me

[seabeezach]

I found the compatibility tab and it still wont run

[Gunner]

i bought Crysis 1 and Warhead bundle couple of hours ago and none of them starts. Crysis 1 couldn't run because could not write license data and Crysis Warhead wont start because a dll file could not br loaded, plus i have to install latest DX version. man, enough of these crap! i have the latest DX version updated, all drivers up to date, i can play more recent games, but Crysis??? what's wrong with you guys? why don't you inform us that we may have issues with windows 8, 8.1 and 10? i send a refund request and took my money back and i wont buy Crysis again for any reason.

[seabeezach]

theres a remaster coming out at some point if you really want to play the first one wait for the remaster cause at this point Im just giving up cause the code is just too old to run on modern PC

[seabeezach]

honestly dont touch old games cause there likely not to run due to old code

[argoon]

Originally posted by seabeezach:

The 64 bit version does not work for me

If you have the 32 and the 64bits folders at the same time the steam launcher will always use the 32bits one, so do this, rename the 32bits folder to something else or copy it to another place (to save it), put the 64bits folder into the crysis folder, if you haven't already then rename it to 32 bits, when using the steam laucher it should now think it is the 32bits folder (but is not :) ).

no need to use compatability options.

Btw the GOG version is the 64bits version, and I totaly don't agree that you should not buy old games, you should, there's plenty of very nice old games, you will be losing many good experiences because off it, graphics is not everthing. I have games from 1998 still working just fine on windows 10!

There's always a way to make them work, or by using a crack (when is anti-copy going bad) or by making them run on single CPU (this solves many many problems in old games) or by making them run at max 60fps so they don't get crazy because of runing to fast (also something that solves many problems in old games), etc etc.

If you go to PCGamingWiki you will find many ways to make old games work.

[seabeezach]

I tried what u said and it did not work plus I said old games break cause code (crysis is not the only one the old splinter cell games dont work anymore either for me) i could care less for graphic i just would like games to actually work and not have to go through all this just to get one game to work

[argoon]

Funny that it works for me and many others, what exactly are you doing? What PC do you have? CPU and GPU mainly.

And believe it or not I have all Splinter cell games working on my PC right now, I still play them as well. I have a bunch of very old games working just fine on my PC, like Silent Hill 2, Rune Classic, Gothic 3, No one lives forever 1 and 2, Thief 2, Unreal, etc, etc...

About old games stoping being simple, plug and play that is a unfurtunate byproduct of things changing and evolving but is not one so great that should make people forget entirelly about old games, specially when sites like PCGamingWiki that I've talked before help anyone having problems making them work.
And after you learn how make some of them work the work arounds, are mostly the same for all, you also learn more about your PC, how games work and that imo is useful knowlege when trying to solve problems like this.

And if you really like old games and don't want go trought the trouble of making them work yourself then buy them from GOG, if available. But know that GOG team uses the exact same tricks we do.

[seabeezach]

I appreciate the help guys but ive tried all ur reccomendations and its still not working so at this point ill just wait for the remaster