Spec Ops The Line crashing at startup FIX

[MrTimmyyTV]

Two steps worked for me.

1. Download and install PhysX from nvidia, ensuring you get the correct one for your OS (even if you are not using a Nvidia card)

http://www.nvidia.com/object/physx-9.12.1031-driver.html

http://www.nvidia.com/object/physx-9.12.0613-driver.html

2. Right click on your game in Steam > properties > local files > verify integrity of game cache and wait for it to finish. it will say all files are fine but then it will download and install a file anyway (takes about a second)

Now your game should be fine if you had the same issue.

This worked on Windows 8 64-bit (legit) and a HD7770

I hope this helps you

[Cesium]

I tried this (Win8, Radeon 6600/6700M) and it worked like a charm! Thank you so much!

[Oizo]

Nice, worked for me too.
Win 7 64 Bit, HD4870

[Eva.Zero]

When I click play to launch "Spec Ops: The Line" on steam the game tries to load and then my PC crashes and restarts. I did buy the game through Humble Bundle 7/15/2014

My Specs
OS: Win 7 Ultimate 64
CPU: AMD FX
RAM: 8 GB
Video Card: AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series

is there anything i can do

[Ludus Aurea]

Yea already had PhysX 9.13.1220 before ever installing Spec Ops, still crashes on launch.

[Rebel]

@grenadeh try adding '-windowed' to the launch options. I had PhysX installed too - it was just starting the game at a weird resolution

[Jack3330]

I click play and the after 'installing' another message comes up saying 'The Steam servers are too busy to handle your request for spec opsthe line Error code (53).

[sskendall]

Publicado originalmente por Rebel:

@grenadeh try adding '-windowed' to the launch options. I had PhysX installed too - it was just starting the game at a weird resolution

How do you check to see what the start up resolution is?

[Mickey]

Publicado originalmente por Monstermashtj0:

it will say all files are fine but then it will download and install a file anyway (takes about a second)

It works!
I dont know why, but its done, thanx!

(Win 10 pro 64)

[SuperSam]

Hello.

My fix was to switch the installation repertory to my main Hard Drive (I installed it to an other one in the first place.).

This + installing the latest physx from nvdia fixed it for me.

[KaOSoFt]

I don't know why Steam Forums don't have an upvote option, but by the power of Greyskull, I actually had to do the Verify integrity thing, and it indeed started downloading a file, and when I ran the game, Steam had a popup with "Completing installation... %", and boom, game working fine again.

I don't know what kind of sorcery made the game behave like this (I play it once a week), but thank you so much for the recommendation.

[YdelPixel]

Try the free "Flawless Widescreen" program. Find the game and play it :) good luck

[BIO!]

I did the verify integrity of game cache, and it fixed my problem. Many thanks!

[zdallin]

Publicado originalmente por Rebel:

@grenadeh try adding '-windowed' to the launch options. I had PhysX installed too - it was just starting the game at a weird resolution

Thanks Rebel, this worked for me too :)