Titan Quest - Game not starting - please help

[Infidel]

Hi to all,

I've tried unistalling and everything i ve seen on youtube or steam community, but still the game wont run.

I am launching the game, goes up to the loading screen (before the menu) and then it shuts down completely, no error messages no nothing. I clearly dont know what else to do

[MedeaFleecestealer]

See if anything here helps. Also make sure to exclude the game from being checked by any anti-virus programmes you have.

Turn off Steam Cloud for Titan Quest Anniversary Edition
This concerns people playing on: Steam, GoG, Microsoft Store, Epic Games
Between each of the steps, try to run the game and check if your bug is fixed

Steps
🇦 Restart the store client and make sure you're connected to the internet. (Steam, GoG, Epic Games)
🇧 Run TQ.exe in admin mode.
🇨 Verify files with the store client you're using (e.g. Steam)
🇩 Restart computer
🇪 Update the graphics card (GPU) drivers
🇫 Update Windows
🇬 Reinstall the game and delete all folders and files related to TQ. (make backups of your save files first).
🇭 Reinstall Microsoft .NET Framework (see guide on internet)
🇮 Reinstall Visual C++ Redistributable (see guide on internet)

[Infidel]

Hi, thank you for your reply, i tried everything you mentioned still same. Any other ideas?

[Malgardian]

Originally posted by Infidel:

Hi, thank you for your reply, i tried everything you mentioned still same. Any other ideas?

Check your antivirus, chances are that it's blocking the game.

[Amanoob105]

Originally posted by Malgardian:

Originally posted by Infidel:

Hi, thank you for your reply, i tried everything you mentioned still same. Any other ideas?

Check your antivirus, chances are that it's blocking the game.

This^. Every time I have a game that won't save it is always because the dam anti-v is blowing a fit and otherwise being an annoying prat.

There's a good chance that every time you try to save it's been telling you what a "good boy (read: complete moron)" it's being by blocking a file from making changes. If you can find that list look for a file with "TQ" in the name and tell it to 'allow'.

[Infidel]

Hi to all, thank you for your help. THe problem was solved with a very funny way.
I attach a reddit post for others to use as well.

https://www.reddit.com/r/TitanQuestAE/comments/pw20hu/titan_quest_shows_logos_intro_movie_and_crashes/

[MedeaFleecestealer]

Could also be having Documents folder in OneDrive. It's known to hi-jack that folder and then screw up with saves and stuff.