The game won´t start.

[Foreseen Consequence]

Hello there players!

Firstly we don´t know this game, but we really like oldschool games and the style the game has, so when we first saw it we had to try it.

But unfortunately the game just won´t start after clicking the play button.
We tried: Adding exception in firewall and antivirus, running as an administrator and running it in different compatibility mode.
Nothing happens after clicking it, my computer is not working on it and the game is not running in the task manager.

Please does anybody know how to solve this?
We will be grateful for any help.

We thank you for your time!

(Also we are sorry for any mistakes in the text, if you find any feel free to correct us, we will be glad to learn from our mistakes)

[M_M God]

Did you try this?

Data execution prevention (in Control Panel/System/Advanced/Performance Settings/DEP)

(Windows XP) Right-click My Computer and follow Properties -> Advanced -> Performance Settings -> Data Execution Prevention. Once you have opened DEP, see if you have 'Turn on DEP for essential Windows programs and services only'. If so, check 'Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select'. Next, add Continuum.exe to the list, and click "Apply". Then you can go back to 'Turn on DEP for essential Windows programs and services only' if you'd like. Now, run Continuum normally. (Windows Vista) Go to Start -> Computer -> System Properties (button under the link bar) -> Advanced System Settings (on the left navigation menu) -> Performance (click settings). Move over to the one that says "Data Execution Program", and add Continuum to the list. Now, run Continuum normally.

Otherwise, try our faq:
http://subspace-continuum.com/faq.php#running-attempt

Or live chat on http://www.subspace-continuum.com

Good to see you here, we really hope we can see you in game soon as well!

[Foreseen Consequence]

Thank you for your advice and a nice welcoming!
We found the DEP, although it was a bit harder, because our Windows is in different language, but the problem is, that we can't access those settings it is greyed out and we can´t click on it.
It says, that in order to access it we need to be administrators (we are) and run a bcdedit.exe.
We don´t understand it very well and we also don´t want to mess with our system, we hope you understand, so we just want to know if there is an easier solution.
Thank you again for you time. Have a nice weekend

[M_M God]

Alright, we understand. Are you trying to run Continuum through Steam or as standalone? If you're trying through Steam, try locating the Continuum.exe file in the Steam folder on your computer, and run it from there, see if that makes any difference?

Otherwise, try disabling user account control:
First, launch Control Panel and go to System and Security > Administrative Tools > Local Security Policy. On the left side of the Local Security Policy window, find “Security Options” under “Local Policies.”
Scroll down until you see a list of items labeled “User Account Control.” Here, you can either disable UAC completely by double-clicking on each item and choosing “Disabled” or you can customize how it operates by, for example, disabling UAC prompts for software installations.

[Foreseen Consequence]

We already tried the first thing and unfortunately we can´t find the UAC nor the Local Security Policy window :/.
We tried every possible thing we could find and do and it still don´t work.

We don´t want to sound rude or mean, but shouldn´t the game run without these security problems etc...?

We don´t feel comfortable when doing this and it just doesn´t seem right disabling things, that they are in the system for a reason...

We apologize if it sounds rude, we are just careful. We don´t mean to offend or attack you.
Its just, that we don´t understand these things, so we are trying to not mess with it.

Anyway thank you for your help and we are sorry for wasting your time.

[M_M God]

Yeah it should run without all these security problems. Normally its a quick install, launch and GO! It's a small game setup, with no special security requirements needed,so we're surprised people are having problems like this. Try downloading the game from http://www.subspace-continuum.com directly and let me know if that works for you?

[Foreseen Consequence]

Nope, it does not work either. It must be a problem with our laptop, maybe some different setup, because of my country. It is probably not your fault it must be something with the settings. We have no clue :/ Still thank you for your willingness to help us

[teepa]

Same problem, won't launch the game. I'm running Windows 8.1 with i5 4570 and gtx 770.

[prospirit]

Same problem. Running Windows 8.1. In the Task Manager, Continuum.exe opens and closes in 0.5 seconds. (I played subspace 15-20 years ago for a long time)

[Ashmedai]

Originally posted by can't clutch:

Same problem, won't launch the game. I'm running Windows 8.1 with i5 4570 and gtx 770.

Originally posted by cajun_azn:

Same problem. Running Windows 8.1. In the Task Manager, Continuum.exe opens and closes in 0.5 seconds. (I played subspace 15-20 years ago for a long time)

The following has helped some other users who were having similar issues running Windows 8.1.

Try to run the game as an Administrator and to try the compatiblity mode in Windows XP (Service Pack 2).

As I am not familiar with Windows 8.1 I am not sure what else could be done. Make sure you are an administrator (or running the game as an administrator), make sure Windows is up to date, and make sure you have permissions to read/write/modify the folder that Continuum client sits in.

Some times a program needs a certain (older) version of .NET Framework installed. I am not sure what (if any) version of .NET Framework Continuum needs, but I would suggest trying version 3.5 and version 4.0.

As M_M God mentioned, you may want to look into Data Execution Prevention as that has been known to cause problems preventing Continuum from running.

The only other things I can think of would be to check the hard disk drive for errors using chkdsk and have chkdsk repair any errors it finds. You may also want to try running the System File Checker (sfc /scannow) and make sure that there are no corrupt Windows compononents.

Other than that, I'm not sure what else could be tried without actually taking a look at the problem firsthand.

[teepa]

Originally posted by Ashmedai:

Originally posted by can't clutch:

Same problem, won't launch the game. I'm running Windows 8.1 with i5 4570 and gtx 770.

Originally posted by cajun_azn:

Same problem. Running Windows 8.1. In the Task Manager, Continuum.exe opens and closes in 0.5 seconds. (I played subspace 15-20 years ago for a long time)

The following has helped some other users who were having similar issues running Windows 8.1.

Try to run the game as an Administrator and to try the compatiblity mode in Windows XP (Service Pack 2).

As I am not familiar with Windows 8.1 I am not sure what else could be done. Make sure you are an administrator (or running the game as an administrator), make sure Windows is up to date, and make sure you have permissions to read/write/modify the folder that Continuum client sits in.

Some times a program needs a certain (older) version of .NET Framework installed. I am not sure what (if any) version of .NET Framework Continuum needs, but I would suggest trying version 3.5 and version 4.0.

As M_M God mentioned, you may want to look into Data Execution Prevention as that has been known to cause problems preventing Continuum from running.

The only other things I can think of would be to check the hard disk drive for errors using chkdsk and have chkdsk repair any errors it finds. You may also want to try running the System File Checker (sfc /scannow) and make sure that there are no corrupt Windows compononents.

Other than that, I'm not sure what else could be tried without actually taking a look at the problem firsthand.

I tried to run the game in Windows XP SP2 compatibility mode as an administrator of course, no effect. I'm not going to mess around with .NET Framework due to the fact that other games need the latest version. I looked into DEP and playing around with it didn't solve the problem. I'm hoping you can come up with an update to solve this problem cuz I imagine lot of people are running Windows 8.1 nowadays.

Peace!

[TanviL]

Im having the same problem .. Win 7. I have done all the suggestions here .. one thing I have noticed is if I use the exe in the steam dir / steamapps / common / continuum (I think for memory) I can get the game working .. but I cant get it to work as a stand alone option ... as in uninstall ALL SS/Continuum download a fresh copy install it to the C drive and exe that - no way will it work ....

[Aldo]

Done all of the above, it just wont run.
Can you please just try to fix this issue, dear developer?
I used to play this game 20 years ago. ;..