Cannot start the game

[Max_R]

Dear all,
there is no way for me to play Ghost in my htpc. When I double click on the game icon nothing happen.
Windows 10 64 bit
AMD A10-7800
R7 250
All the drivers are up to date.
I've tried to start the game as administrator but nothing.
Any ideas? Thanks!

[Dr.Disaster]

Could be the build-in GPU of the A10 failing you.
Make sure the game runs on your R7 250.

[franfistro]

It can be your antivirus. There is an old version of AVAST that blocks Ghost 1.0 preventing it to be executed.
Try to disable it for a while and try it again. If this is the reason, get the latest version of AVAST (there is an option inside to get the latest version).

[Max_R]

APU is primary video card: also disabling the crossfire I still can't play. I've deleted avast but nothing happen.

[franfistro]

For your description I understand that no window is opened, even a black one.
All cases I know were the game was not started was because of the AVAST.
Can you have a look in the task manager to see if the "ghost.exe" application is there?

[Max_R]

Client bootstrapper starts follwed by ghost.exe but just for a second and nothing else happen unfortunately. No windows is opened.

[franfistro]

There must be something that is blocking the game.
If not AVAST, there must be something else blocking it.

If you can't find it out, then ask for a refund.

[Jack Hoffer]

git gud

[Dr.Disaster]

Do

right-click the game in your library -> Properties -> Local Files -> Verify Integrity of Game Cache

to make sure your game is not corrupted.
If the game still won't start

right-click the game in your library -> Properties -> Local Files -> Browse Local Files

find the file "log_initGame.txt" and post it's content.

On a working installation it should look like this:

starting Ghost version 10031
starting window
starting Steam API
reading config (screen mode)
getting desktop size
desktop size: 1920x1080
setting window size
initializing window
window size: 1920x1080
Screen mode: 0
initializing sound
win size: 1920x1080
initializing game
win size before shader: 1920x1080
loading load screen
creating loading thread
win size after shader: 1920x1080
logic viewport size: 1920x1080
screen viewport size: 1920x1080
loading config
initializing global
loading graphics b1
loading graphics b2
loading graphics b3
loading fonts
loading default texts
loading texts
getting time
initializing challenges
initializing partida
loading sound
loading itemTypes
loading saiTypes
loading bichoTypes
initializing mainmenu
loading more sounds
loading saved games
reseting game
starting mainmenu
game loaded

[Max_R]

Already tried the integrity unfortunately

my log says

starting Ghost version 10031
starting window
starting Steam API
reading config (screen mode)
getting desktop size
desktop size: 1920x1080
setting window size
initializing window
window size: 1920x1080
Screen mode: 0

nothing else

[Dr.Disaster]

interesting .. looking at my log it seems your game halts on initialising sound, not video

[Max_R]

Thanks, I'm gonna check!

[Max_R]

Formatted twice and reinstalled the old motherboard / apu drivers, now the game starts (and it is great). So it's an amd crimson driver problem that I'm gonna report.
Thanks for the support!

[Max_R]

Errata corridge: the game starts 'cause the "dual graphic" is disabled. If I force it the game crash as well as big pictures and some other games.