Game didn't start

[Gogson EIC]

Hello,

Unfortunatly the game isn't even start. Black screen for moment and game just shut down. Anyone have same issue ?

[Bad Whippet]

Same - black screen, white rectangle - couldn't even exit out of it with Task Manager - had to kill my PC.

[۩artz۩ -《sam》]

I think you don't have DirectPlay installed, try installing it.

You can also check out one of the following guides - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3174956917
or install Multiverse Launcher

[Bad Whippet]

I did, but your help DID help - because I hadn't reduced my resolution. Now working - thank you!

[Arcturis]

I had the same issue. Browse to the local install directory of the game and run the D3DPopTB.exe directly. You may need to run it as administrator.

[zylo4u]

It`s enough to activate "Run as admin" via rightclick on the .exe. Then you can run it via libary in steam.

[Bad Whippet]

Thanks for the help - will try this!

[Fvoarin]

None of these fixes work. Anyone got any other ideas?

[Shaklin]

Maybe with the 1.5 patch?
https://www.populous3.info/
(start then pop3.exe in the gamefolder or rename pop3.exe to D3DPopTB.exe, so you can start it via steam)

[Wolfsjaeger]

for me it works with the patch nothing else needed