ERROR - "procedure entry point not located in dynamic link library libcef.dll"

[Scorup]

I uninstalled the game and didnt play it for month or two and then i downloaded it again to have it in my library so that i can play it from time to time. But, now i cannot start the game it says "procedure entry point not located in dynamic link library libcef.dll" ...
I've never seen this error before. Starting the game was always fine and now this.... so sad..

Can somebody help me please? Any suggestions!!??

[Vangerdahast]

Did you verify the game cache? If you did so and didn't fix it then probably it's something you messed within your OS.

[Scorup]

First of all, thank You for helping me!! But how to verify the game cache? Never done that before in my life. All I can tell you that ubi lancher has changed in these two month of my non-playing. Now its more like white-gray... and it was black before (i mean start screen of ubi-launcher).
Regarding this error - I can acctualy see file "libcef.dll" in the ubi folder, same as "libcef.old" as well. But i dont like to touch these files. Like i said, i played the game normaly. I installed it 3 times and uninstalled it because of this error message..

[Scorup]

I found something on youtube about your suggestion "verify the game cache" on steam.... OK!!
I will try that as soon as i download it again on my library. I need 7 hours for that. The game is around 19.6GB need time.. Thanks Vangerdahast!!!!! I will tell you if that helps...

[Vangerdahast]

Originally posted by Sallow:

I found something on youtube about your suggestion "verify the game cache" on steam.... OK!!
I will try that as soon as i download it again on my library. I need 7 hours for that. The game is around 19.6GB need time.. Thanks Vangerdahast!!!!! I will tell you if that helps...

Np =)

Did fix it?

[Scorup]

still downloading the game - i will keep You posted!!!

[Scorup]

i am on 45% - steam's estimated time to finish is 2hours and 45 min

[Scorup]

I didnt know what to do so I uninstalled it - I was helpless.. But now i wanna try that your advice..

[Scorup]

I have finished with downloading and installing the game it still won't work. I tried following action via steam:
1- right click on the game in the library and choose "Properties"
2 - from there i chose "Local Files" tab
3 - and I click on the button "verify integrity of the game files"
The proces has finished succesfully !!!
But when I click on the game icon to start the game, UBI says something like service not available at a moment (except first time it required user and pass which i filled in).. and I am getting the following message:
"The procedure entry point cef_browser_create_sync could not be located in the dynamic link library libcef.dll"

So it didnt work I cannot play this game anymore.

[Dupin101]

I was getting the same error (including the cef_browser_create_sync reference) after installing Anno 2070 through Steam. I didn't have the UPlay launcher installed though.

After installing the UPlay launcher from their site, I was able to launch the game without that error.

Just a heads up, you'll need to log into a UPlay account and claim the game key from Steam in order to play it. Even if you launch the game from Steam, it'll open the Uplay launcher with the login.

If you've bought any other Ubisoft games like Assassin's Creed, Watchdogs, or Far Cry you'd probably be better off finding your original account and adding the game key to the same account. I'm not sure what their policy is on moving games between accounts.

[observingobliviousness]

For anyone still having this problem, Uplay isn't the main Ubisoft launcher anymore. Ubisoft Connect is the main launcher now. Ignore the Uplay, go to wherever Steam installed the software, go into the Game Launcher files, then open the Ubisoft Connect application.

Make sure to create an Ubisoft account if you need to. Steam can link with that account so finding the game key isn't necessary, the two accounts will transfer that data. Things should go smoothly from there.

[-(.30)- CaptDC [GOA]]

What observing said. I had to uninstall the old Ubisoft launcher and install connect directly from Ubisoft's website. Was able to launch my Ubisoft game successfully after that. File verification did nothing to resolve the issue, but is usually my step 1 for app errors in Steam.

I find the idea around separate launchers annoying and an unnecessary evil. A real shame continually being advertised to after you've shelled out hard money for your game. Adds implementation complexity, which introduces an additional surface for bugs.