Game will not launch

[Adrian]

Hi.

Windows 10, tried every possible attempt at fixing on here and ubisoft forums. When pressed play, it starts then stops after a few seconds. When pressed play under compatibility mode it starts but never actually launches no matter how long I wait.

Pretty sure it's a packaging issue that contains old steam dlls. From what I can tell it's not even upgraded to v102. Developers, can you please repackage it?

I really don't want to look for a crack and risk getting all kinds of weird things just to play a game I purchased.


Thanks.

[Shmooe]

hey man you just need a 4gb patch. this will allow more RAM for the game to run. Devs here are pretty trash and unhelpful if you ask me. you shouldnt need to run any service packs or any bs.

[Adrian]

Just tried that again, same behavior. i get that it's an old game but they really need to maintain it if they want to keep selling it...

How is steam allowing this is beyond me.

[48 YEARS OLD VIRGIN]

I had that too, because I once interrupted the download. I had to uninstall all of Steam, like, rip it out, and then it redownloaded correctly. But it took weeks.

[Adrian]

Originally posted by The Lag of Morefest:

I had that too, because I once interrupted the download. I had to uninstall all of Steam, like, rip it out, and then it redownloaded correctly. But it took weeks.

Yeah no way I'm removing all of steam and game library from my PC. I'd rather the devs just
fix the game and get it up to date with the technology since it's still pulling money for them.

I'll give it a few more days and will contact steam asking for a solution. I don't want a refund and don't think I can get it either considering I bought it back in 2015.

This isn't the only game in my library that was abandoned by devs and now it won't start. At least take it off steam, bundle it with the source code or provide a DRM free executable...

[z.strife1027]

Same issue here. No fixes for it, i guess?

[Adrian]

Originally posted by z.strife1027:

Same issue here. No fixes for it, i guess?

None that work so far. I've downloaded the patch but right now the main issue is the steam DRM which gets in the way and basically forces a broken install on you and you can't launch it outside of steam.

[z.strife1027]

Maybe my friend, pirate, can get me a copy of this game and i will try the 4gb patch thing on it.

Got a different version of the game that's not from steam and used the patch. no changes... tried a few compatibility settings, no change. Going to just get a refund i guess.

[76561198868149032]

Hey,

I'm sorry to hear some of you can't launch the game. It may be that you need to try running the game in compatibility modes for other windows versions to get the game to run on Windows 10.

If you are unsure how to use this, some guidance on how to do this can be found on the Microsoft site {LINK REMOVED}here

- Ubisoft Support

[Adrian]

Originally posted by UbiFroggard:

Hey,

I'm sorry to hear some of you can't launch the game. It may be that you need to try running the game in compatibility modes for other windows versions to get the game to run on Windows 10.

If you are unsure how to use this, some guidance on how to do this can be found on the Microsoft site here[support.microsoft.com]

- Ubisoft Support

Hello,

As mentioned above compatibility mode does not help. It remains stuck in running under steam but it never actually launches. The game most likely needs updating to more modern tech, much like valve did with the rest of the products running the source engine.

[Cube]

so valve makes half life 2 on the same engine run on anything and this game does not get updated to run

ok

[Adrian]

Originally posted by Cube:

so valve makes half life 2 on the same engine run on anything and this game does not get updated to run

ok

Valve regularly updates their games. They have changed the packaging system and modding tools several times now and they always update. Which is why I said this game needs to be recompiled under the recent source engine update and repackaged with the latest patches.

Unfortunately not all developers give the same treatment since it costs money to pay a developer for the time spent. This should not be a problem if they are still making profit off sales though.

What I find unacceptable is steam is allowing to sell essentially abandon-ware without any consequences. They should at least remove the product from sales if not force the developer to ship source code, modding tools or a DRM free version so that modders can at least attempt to fix the game they purchased.

Right now the only way to get anything back is if you're lucky to have bought it recently and can request a refund but if you bought it some time ago tough luck! It's basically a broken game in your library. What pisses me off is that this isn't the only game in my library with this issue.

Leaving these current developers aside this is a faliure of steam for not having the tools to deal with abandoned entries...

[76561198868149032]

Hey,

There is a thread just near this one too with some suggestions too:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/2100/discussions/0/3196989600440492023/

- Ubisoft Support

[Lonewolf]

Put this into the Startoptions of the game under steam:

-applaunch 2100 -dxlevel 90

I can play Dark Messiah under Win 10 with this option.

[Ubi-Orion]

Originally posted by Lonewolf:

Put this into the Startoptions of the game under steam:

-applaunch 2100 -dxlevel 90

I can play Dark Messiah under Win 10 with this option.

Hey there.

Thanks for sharing what helped you to resolve this. Hopefully this will assist others experiencing similar issues in future.

Thanks!

- Ubisoft Support

[Adrian]

Originally posted by Lonewolf:

Put this into the Startoptions of the game under steam:

-applaunch 2100 -dxlevel 90

I can play Dark Messiah under Win 10 with this option.

I was able to launch it with this... It's most likely is a temporary solution but today it fixed my issue. Thanks.