Initialize sequence error 3 fix

[MARMAR]

For anyone getting this error when it loads and freezes in place, here's a solution from this article: https://clashiverse.com/tekken-8-initializesequence-error-3-fix-guide/

From the article itself:

If you’re running the game from Steam, here’s a special trick for you:

1. Open Steam and enter your library.
2. Right-click on Tekken 8 Demo and select “Properties”.
3. Head over to the “Local Files” tab.
4. Launch the “Verify Integrity of Game Files” option! Steam will scan for any corrupted or missing data and fix it up.
5. Once the verification is complete, hit Tekken 8 with another launch to see if the error is KO’d.

Doing these steps made it work well for me, so give it a go and see what happens.

[divertidus]

Doesnt work for me

[Eggdog]

yeah it doesn't work.

[Eggdog]

okay so I did all this restarted my computer and it worked finally. something to do with windows firewall probably.

[BERRY MEET WAFFLE]

It did NOT work for me. I have done it a couple of times and I have latest MS Visual C++ installed, but I still have same issue. Any solutions? Thanks.

[Zeldaddicted]

Same here! verified files and restarted my PC, and the demo finally launched

[jackichad]

has anyone had any luck finding a resolution to this error? I have uninstalled and reinstalled the game several times, validated the files, restarted, etc.

[Navrin]

Originally posted by jackichad:

has anyone had any luck finding a resolution to this error? I have uninstalled and reinstalled the game several times, validated the files, restarted, etc.

This is the fix that worked for me from Bandai Namco support.

Launch Steam
Go to your Library
Right-click (Game) and select Manage
Choose Properties
Select the Local Files tab
Choose Browse Local Files
Right-click on the (game).exe file and go to Properties
Under the Compatibility tab, disable full-screen optimizations

Hopefully that works.

[jackichad]

Originally posted by Navrin:

Originally posted by jackichad:

has anyone had any luck finding a resolution to this error? I have uninstalled and reinstalled the game several times, validated the files, restarted, etc.

This is the fix that worked for me from Bandai Namco support.

Launch Steam
Go to your Library
Right-click (Game) and select Manage
Choose Properties
Select the Local Files tab
Choose Browse Local Files
Right-click on the (game).exe file and go to Properties
Under the Compatibility tab, disable full-screen optimizations

Hopefully that works.

Tried your fix but unfortunately still getting the error. But what you did help me discover is that I can run the demo ONE time on each restart before it stops working. So I can do a reboot and play the demo once with zero issues. If I exit the game and then try to start it up again I get the InitializeSequence Error 3 error. I will continue to get this error until I do a reboot upon which time the demo will again work one time.

So it almost seems like some random file or memory value is not closing out properly stopping the game from running that a full reboot flushes out.

[Shy]

Originally posted by jackichad:

Originally posted by Navrin:

This is the fix that worked for me from Bandai Namco support.

Launch Steam
Go to your Library
Right-click (Game) and select Manage
Choose Properties
Select the Local Files tab
Choose Browse Local Files
Right-click on the (game).exe file and go to Properties
Under the Compatibility tab, disable full-screen optimizations

Hopefully that works.

Tried your fix but unfortunately still getting the error. But what you did help me discover is that I can run the demo ONE time on each restart before it stops working. So I can do a reboot and play the demo once with zero issues. If I exit the game and then try to start it up again I get the InitializeSequence Error 3 error. I will continue to get this error until I do a reboot upon which time the demo will again work one time.

So it almost seems like some random file or memory value is not closing out properly stopping the game from running that a full reboot flushes out.

Was hoping that fix would help me. Sadly it didn't. Is this such a niche error that NO ONE has a fix for it? The only "fix" is to restart my PC. Like, what? Only then will I be able to play the demo again, BUT ONLY ONCE. If I close the demo I'll have to restart my PC just to play it again. This has been plaguing me since the beta and now the demo. If I were to get this game I'd assume it'd happen with the full release too.

[Animal]

I also have this issue. none of the above has helped. cant even get it to launch once :(

[arof]

After poking about in Process Monitor for a bit, I found one major issue stopping it from working for me. It turns out it thinks the K95 RGB Keyboard from Corsair (a keyboard with macro functions) is a game controller and constantly tries to poll its related settings, but of course they're not there. Once I unplugged that keyboard, I was able to start the game up no issues.

Notably, I WAS able to boot the game with this keyboard plugged in a while ago, before I updated to the newest Windows 11, so something else might have changed internally in Windows that confused things, but if you have any other fancy Keyboards or Mice, you might want to try unplugging them to see if it resolves it.

Going to see if I can let Bandai Namco know about this issue so they can blacklist it in the part of code designed to check controllers or something, because that's ridiculous that the game just won't boot with my keyboard plugged in.

Edit: Bizarrely enough, even after plugging my keyboard back in, it's now starting up without issue. I guess it only had to get over the hurdle once? Still a stupid bug I spent hours figuring out.

[ChortlingKraken]

Originally posted by arof:

After poking about in Process Monitor for a bit, I found one major issue stopping it from working for me. It turns out it thinks the K95 RGB Keyboard from Corsair (a keyboard with macro functions) is a game controller and constantly tries to poll its related settings, but of course they're not there. Once I unplugged that keyboard, I was able to start the game up no issues.

Notably, I WAS able to boot the game with this keyboard plugged in a while ago, before I updated to the newest Windows 11, so something else might have changed internally in Windows that confused things, but if you have any other fancy Keyboards or Mice, you might want to try unplugging them to see if it resolves it.

Going to see if I can let Bandai Namco know about this issue so they can blacklist it in the part of code designed to check controllers or something, because that's ridiculous that the game just won't boot with my keyboard plugged in.

Edit: Bizarrely enough, even after plugging my keyboard back in, it's now starting up without issue. I guess it only had to get over the hurdle once? Still a stupid bug I spent hours figuring out.

After a month of testing every possible "fix" that has been mentioned in every half-baked article and forum thread, the moment you mentioned the K95 I knew I needed to test the same method.

Sure enough, unplugging the K95 keyboard and launching the game caused the error to stop and the game launched properly. Plugging the keyboard back in did not affect subsequent launches, my mouse did not affect it either way and both it and my stick being plugged in didn't either. Oftentimes it truly is the most simple of solutions.

Bamco definitely needs to be made aware of the device mixup, so I'll do my best to inform them as well. While I do need to test a computer restart to see if the keyboard again affects the game launch, I doubt it'll prove much of a problem now.

Thank you for finding one of the most simple yet overlooked methods. I'll also stress to anyone with fancy keyboards/mice to attempt the same and report with your own results. What a silly error.

[Shy]

Originally posted by arof:

After poking about in Process Monitor for a bit, I found one major issue stopping it from working for me. It turns out it thinks the K95 RGB Keyboard from Corsair (a keyboard with macro functions) is a game controller and constantly tries to poll its related settings, but of course they're not there. Once I unplugged that keyboard, I was able to start the game up no issues.

Notably, I WAS able to boot the game with this keyboard plugged in a while ago, before I updated to the newest Windows 11, so something else might have changed internally in Windows that confused things, but if you have any other fancy Keyboards or Mice, you might want to try unplugging them to see if it resolves it.

Going to see if I can let Bandai Namco know about this issue so they can blacklist it in the part of code designed to check controllers or something, because that's ridiculous that the game just won't boot with my keyboard plugged in.

Edit: Bizarrely enough, even after plugging my keyboard back in, it's now starting up without issue. I guess it only had to get over the hurdle once? Still a stupid bug I spent hours figuring out.

Holy crap I think that's exactly the problem LOL. I have a K70 and never would of thought that THAT would be an issue. I haven't played the demo much only once whenever I launch my PC now because I fear of that error lol. I hope they end up hearing about this error. It seems to be so niche but actually gamebreaking for those who encounter it :(

[Speedy]

Hey everyone,
i had the same issues and resolved them by uninstalling the iCue software from corsair. I could only do this since i do not have Corsair hardware anymore, but maybe it still helps someone fix this issue.