Far Cry 4 crashes on startup after installing Map Editor

[HQDefault]

OK so a weird thing happened. After I finished the main game, I decided to mess around with the map editor. Curiously, after doing this, my game now crashes on startup. Every single time. So does the editor if I launch it directly from Steam.

This is really weird considering at no point in my ~45 hour playthrough did my game stutter, hitch, crash, or even run anywhere below flawlessly up until now.

My GUESS is that this is a compatibility issue with 64-bit systems, however I don't know why it still crashes even after I uninstalled the editor. The usual verify game files/uninstall/reinstall gave no luck.

[ThE ExEcUtIVE]

See pinned post it has solution the steam version of fc4 has issue with map editor it make game brick so don't use it.

[Kiasaur]

гг не будет

[SmellyFinger78]

this just happened to me aswell i try the map editor and now it just crashes on start up bruhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[-=SOF=-WID99]

it is a well KNOWN issue that steam has NEVER corrected
see

https://steamcommunity.com/app/298110/discussions/1/1629663905422187400/

its also listed in the troubleshooting tips pinned topic

Download the updated Uplay launcher from the Uplay web page
you can get it here https://uplay.ubisoft.com

install it ... and try your game again

if it still fails to launch .. see this post , you may need to remove a reg entry due to a failed steam update in late march 2019 (it did not effect all steam users .. but some may need this )
https://steamcommunity.com/app/298110/discussions/0/3570700856106568287/
(thanks to [QUACKERZ]_DATBOIDUCK for finding the solution.)

see also these posts about the map editor issue

WITH THE STEAM VERSION OF THE GAME
https://steamcommunity.com/app/298110/discussions/0/1753524964985644034/
https://steamcommunity.com/app/298110/discussions/1/1609400247641982223/
https://steamcommunity.com/app/298110/discussions/0/2155476410443376001/
https://steamcommunity.com/app/298110/discussions/0/1874000678162154886/
https://forums.ubisoft.com/showthread.php/2228565-Far-cry-4-Not-starting-but-fixed-now
https://forums.ubisoft.com/showthread.php/2029197-Game-refuses-to-open?p=14285917&viewfull=1#post14285917
and
https://steamcommunity.com/app/298110/discussions/0/2254560552302510872/
https://steamcommunity.com/app/298110/discussions/1/1629663905422187400/

[HQDefault]

Originally posted by -=SOF=-WID99:

it is a well KNOWN issue that steam has NEVER corrected
see

https://steamcommunity.com/app/298110/discussions/1/1629663905422187400/

its also listed in the troubleshooting tips pinned topic

Download the updated Uplay launcher from the Uplay web page
you can get it here https://uplay.ubisoft.com

install it ... and try your game again

if it still fails to launch .. see this post , you may need to remove a reg entry due to a failed steam update in late march 2019 (it did not effect all steam users .. but some may need this )
https://steamcommunity.com/app/298110/discussions/0/3570700856106568287/
(thanks to [QUACKERZ]_DATBOIDUCK for finding the solution.)

see also these posts about the map editor issue

WITH THE STEAM VERSION OF THE GAME
https://steamcommunity.com/app/298110/discussions/0/1753524964985644034/
https://steamcommunity.com/app/298110/discussions/1/1609400247641982223/
https://steamcommunity.com/app/298110/discussions/0/2155476410443376001/
https://steamcommunity.com/app/298110/discussions/0/1874000678162154886/
https://forums.ubisoft.com/showthread.php/2228565-Far-cry-4-Not-starting-but-fixed-now
https://forums.ubisoft.com/showthread.php/2029197-Game-refuses-to-open?p=14285917&viewfull=1#post14285917
and
https://steamcommunity.com/app/298110/discussions/0/2254560552302510872/
https://steamcommunity.com/app/298110/discussions/1/1629663905422187400/

This is very helpful, thank you.

[BICE]

my game wont start even tho i uninstaled map editor

[SmellyFinger78]

same when i did that, honestly is just bs that ubisoft havnt fixed this issue and what a pain in the ass it is to fix it

[-=SOF=-WID99]

Originally posted by SmellyFinger78:

same when i did that, honestly is just bs that ubisoft havnt fixed this issue and what a pain in the ass it is to fix it

its up to STEAM to fix ..as they are the ones who released their own version of a patch in march 2019 (uplay only users did not get this patch or any update .. the game stayed the same at version 1.10.0 ..and thats the same version steam, users have )

so what was in that patch? no one knows other then yes it broke the map edit program for the steam version ,, uplay users around that week did get a title update that only added some Chinese language support ..and was a tiny update .. a few MB at most

why steam has not done a thing>? to fix it >? ..dunno ,, Ubisoft Support was made aware of the problem over a year ago ..one of my above LINKED posts proves that

when i told Ubi Gabrinth about the issue here
https://forums.ubisoft.com/showthread.php/2029197-Game-refuses-to-open?p=14285917&viewfull=1#post14285917

and AGAIN STEAM changes many files to this game to sell it on steam, including locations of save files and INSTALL path's



some how they goofed back in march 2019 with the files they have on their system , as the default Uplay only version of the game , that i do also own does not have this problem at all

some how the steam version adds a bad entry to your system registry , that breaks the game when you install and use the map edit program .

i have owned the game on steam since its ship date in 2014 ..prior to march 2019 ..there never was any issue .. at the end of march 2019 steam users got pushed a patch Uplay only users .. never got

so from then on i use my Uplay only copy ...if i wanna use the map editor

my only guess is Ubisoft does not have access or permission from steam to modify and fix the files that steam distributes with the title on steams servers to post a correctly working version of the STEAM version of the far cry 4 map edit program that will point to the correct path's that steam uses for its version of the game

remember steam changes the files to lock you into only buying DLC from steam so they get a 30% cut of the sale of the game and DLC

for FC 4 with the steam version of the game, saves your game to

C:\ Program files X86 \ Ubisoft \ Ubisoft game launcher \savegames \ *a folder with a long series
of letters and numbers Varies from system to system* \ 856

the Uplay only version they go in
C:\ Program files X86 \ Ubisoft \ Ubisoft game launcher \savegames \ *a folder with a long series
of letters and numbers Varies from system to system* \ 420
for FC 5 as an example also
Steam editions of Far Cry 5 will have their save files in the 4311 folder.

Uplay editions of Far Cry 5 will have their save files in the 1803 folder.

same with far cry New Dawn
Uplay PC. C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\savegame\<UplayID>\5210.
Steam. C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\savegame\<UplayID>\5211.

and the AC games too
https://support.ubisoft.com/en-au/Faqs/000037092/Save-game-locations-for-Assassin-s-Creed-Odyssey-ACOD
Uplay PC
C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\savegame\<UplayID>\5059
Steam
C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\savegame\<UplayID>\5092


so yes as long as steam keeps changing the file path and save locations its up to steam to correct issues with the files they distribute i would think ?????

and yes steam has needed to fix this problem for well over a year now ..and has done nothing ..other then keep selling the game on their store

[Greenhub Cannabis Club]

Thank God man, this game means so much too me, I had an insanely rough childhood/teen years with fighting, beating, and other not so pleasant stuff happening. And the game really took me away from all of that, gave me peace in karat, struck me with awe of beauty, I never realized how beautiful a "world" could be, even though it's a video game. I always wanted to meet Ajay or pegan min, and thank them for being there for me, and yes I know there fictional video game characters but it just helped when my future was as bleak as the walls surrounding me. Thank you to everyone who made work around and fixes as I accidentally wanted to make some maps in the editor and came to a horrorifying conclusion as my game no longer opened. I'm just happy I can still play something that gave me happiness from my childhood, Cheers!

[Edixonn]

When i instaled and play the map editor the game is not running

[-=SOF=-WID99]

Originally posted by Edixonn:

When i instaled and play the map editor the game is not running

AGAIN the fix is listed in the far cry 4 troubleshooting tips section PINNED TO THE TOP OF THIS FORUM

get and use Steve 64B's reg fix you will have to re run it every-time to open the map editor with a steam copy

Steam broke the map edit program back in 2019 and its version never got fixed

if you want a working map editor buy a ubi only copy of the game

my ubi only copy works fine

my steam one won't

and the point is moot anyway since the custom map server is no longer even online for far cry 4 ..its a 10 year old title ..