Game won't start [resolved]

[Captain Creideiki]

i bought halo: spartan assault and halo: spartan strike bundle during this winter sale.

when i start the game from desktop with shortcut or my library, nothing happen.
and it seems steam client keeps trying to start the game repeatedly.(popup disappeared then reappear, and it keeps going on)
i know it was not about my pc specs or anything. because i installed and played same game which it is not steam version and it worked perfectly.
so I checked through steam forum and find this(thanks to hellbore) and it works for me.

just turn off Steam Overlay on the game from your library.(right click on the gametitle then choose "properties". you can see only checkbox on general tab)
once you sucseeded launch the game, you can turn steam overlay on again.

i hope it works for others.
sorry about my poor english and thank you.

[nasirub159]

Thanks, I'm going to try this and your English is excellent!

[STarScream]

Thanks for this it fixed it for me as well.

[cyeklone]

I tried this. It works. I enter big picture mode first and then launch the game.

[flibble29]

Having already played it for 50 mins/ 3 levels without issue on my windows 7 laptop (intel HD3000 graphics, 2.4 processor), the game crashed/ failed to load on start up from desktop shortcut and from games library within steam. I tried the above un checking steam overlay as above and tried big picture mode (and non big picture mode) and still, game crashed on start up). I by chance disconnected my "big ben/ xbox 360 controller wired from the USB port" - the game now starts properly (I just plugged the controller back in once game loaded and at settings screen and selected controller option and game is good to go/ does not crash. I did not have this problem a month ago (the game did not fail to load up when the controller was connected then) and it maybe my controller/ laptop alone, but if all else fails, unplug your game controller before double clicking on your Halo: Spartan Assault short cut icon.

[tomprogers]

Originally posted by flibble29:

Having already played it for 50 mins/ 3 levels without issue on my windows 7... the game crashed/ failed to load on start up from desktop shortcut and from games library within steam. I tried the above un checking steam overlay as above and tried big picture mode (and non big picture mode) and still, game crashed on start up...

unplug your game controller before double clicking on your Halo: Spartan Assault short cut icon.

Same here.

On Win10, Xbox Elite controller + M$ USB wireless adapter

[wmschaible]

I followed the hints from cyeklone re: big picture mode and from flibble29 about launching the game with my steam controller turned off, then turning it on once the game started. Works now for me.

[Patrick]

Originally posted by flibble29:

Having already played it for 50 mins/ 3 levels without issue on my windows 7 laptop (intel HD3000 graphics, 2.4 processor), the game crashed/ failed to load on start up from desktop shortcut and from games library within steam. I tried the above un checking steam overlay as above and tried big picture mode (and non big picture mode) and still, game crashed on start up). I by chance disconnected my "big ben/ xbox 360 controller wired from the USB port" - the game now starts properly (I just plugged the controller back in once game loaded and at settings screen and selected controller option and game is good to go/ does not crash. I did not have this problem a month ago (the game did not fail to load up when the controller was connected then) and it maybe my controller/ laptop alone, but if all else fails, unplug your game controller before double clicking on your Halo: Spartan Assault short cut icon.

Yup. That did it. I turned off my wireless Xbox One controller prior to starting the game, and it finally loaded. Thank you!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!!

[Patrick]

Originally posted by wmschaible:

I followed the hints from cyeklone re: big picture mode and from flibble29 about launching the game with my steam controller turned off, then turning it on once the game started. Works now for me.

It does seem like Big Picture mode matters. You just have to turn off your controller before starting the game.

[XanthiN]

I did the same but not working.

Note: "disabling monitoring programs such as RivaTuner Statistics" worked for me.

[TONYSOAD05]

I tried closing riva tuner, run game as administrator, apply comp of W8, XP, Vista, unplug controller, uninstall / reinstall, verify cache, install on another disk and nothing worked. But this worked : https://steamcommunity.com/app/277430/discussions/0/3113655160532006796/

Hope it helps someone.

[DanHolli]

Take my points, I just bought the game and ran into this issue. Thank you for this. Hopefully my content will help keep this at the top of Google too help others

[ZERO_(Zaidan)]

Originally posted by Captain Creideiki:

i bought halo: spartan assault and halo: spartan strike bundle during this winter sale.

when i start the game from desktop with shortcut or my library, nothing happen.
and it seems steam client keeps trying to start the game repeatedly.(popup disappeared then reappear, and it keeps going on)
i know it was not about my pc specs or anything. because i installed and played same game which it is not steam version and it worked perfectly.
so I checked through steam forum and find this(thanks to hellbore) and it works for me.

just turn off Steam Overlay on the game from your library.(right click on the gametitle then choose "properties". you can see only checkbox on general tab)
once you sucseeded launch the game, you can turn steam overlay on again.

i hope it works for others.
sorry about my poor english and thank you.

Game won't start [Another resolved]

Comigo isso não deu certo, mas me deu uma ideia, e vi que se ficar clicando na steam várias vezes o jogo abre com a steam sobreposta, e depois disso é só dar alt+tab para ir ao jogo e jogar normalmente, testei repetir e em todas as vezes consegui, de nenhuma outra forma consigo entrar. Obrigado por me dar uma direção, e ficarei contente se minha adição ajudar alguém

"This didn't work for me, but it gave me an idea, and I saw that if I kept clicking on steam several times, the game opens with the steam superimposed, and after that, I just have to alt+tab to go to the game and play normally, I tested it again and every time I got it, no other way can I get in. Thanks for giving me some direction, and I'll be glad if my addition helps someone" (Translated by Google)

[LuckyFox]

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, THANKS!

[LuckyFox]

also, apperently "god d a m n" needs to be censored now, lol

[Mr. IsItIn]

Not to dig up a dead thread but it was Steam Input for me. Problem only happened when using my steam deck to play it over moonlight (since cloud sync doesn’t work..). Weird because it worked fine on moonlight from my appleTV using a PS5 controller with Steam Input enabled. Just in case someone else runs across this problem.