I Just Got This Thing, But I Can't Even Play It

[Caernavon]

I bought it during the sale, but the game literally crashes before I can even get into playing it. The first crash happened on the menu. The second, during the intro to the Prologue. How can a game that's been out since 2019 be this unstable?

[Unnoticed]

Plenty of answers on how to fix this on the steam forums, as many others have answered this question before.
As for why it's unstable, as far as I'm aware windows did something to cause Battlefleet Gothic Armada 2 alongside some other games to crash very quickly once it's launched. Even this is slightly nebulous, since for some people it apparently works fine.
EDIT: If you're unable to find the fix for the crashing somewhere on the steam forums, I'm willing to provide the launch option fix that I have running if you want to try that and see if it works.

[Red Lath]

why don't you put the damn fix with your comment instead of useless text?

[Unnoticed]

Originally posted by Red Lath:

why don't you put the damn fix with your comment instead of useless text?

Because not all fixes work for everyone. Do the basic due diligence of knowing your system, and testing different fixes. What I post here might not work for you, but something that another person uses might.

With that said though, I promised that I'd post my version of the fix if you asked, and I will oblige, in spite of your ♥♥♥♥♥♥ way of asking.

In BFGA2 Launch Options, type, 'cmd /c "set OPENSSL_ia32cap=:~0x20000000 && %command%" -NoEAC' without the apostrophes.
That worked for me in getting the game up and running. Now, it won't work if you're planning on playing online with others, no EAC will do that.

[Red Lath]

thanks, so now the guy will be thankful and will try to fix it instead of losing time in threads

[Noodles8884]

Try changing Compatibility mode in properties on file :- 'BattlefleetGothic2-Win64-Shipping'

>>>never mind would play till main menu soon as you select any campaign, it crashes

[Iron Knights]

In Properties on the .exe file - Run As Administrator; Disable (windows) Full Screen Optimizations. You're disabling windows meddling with GPU actions & software, a must OFF in every game. Must have a PC set for gaming, while default may run fine in some games, it won't in others. Use GPU Driver Enhanced Sync/Fast Sync and cap frame rate to your monitor's vertical refresh frequency (the higher the better). Disable V-Sync in game.

[Boss Pasta]

https://steamcommunity.com/app/573100/
This fixed the issue altogether and it's a simple fix :)

[Beltneck]

Just refund it and flag the store page.

You paid for something that was advertised to work on the specs your machine meets or exceeds. You were not expressly told it has trouble with modern processors and need 3rd party workarounds.

Sure the fix isn't difficult. But the devs are responsible for making sure their store page is accurate, but its not. So maybe when they get enough flags and negative reviews they'll do that simple fix or adjust the store page accordingly.

[Red Lath]

Originally posted by Beltneck:

Just refund it and flag the store page.

You paid for something that was advertised to work on the specs your machine meets or exceeds. You were not expressly told it has trouble with modern processors and need 3rd party workarounds.

Sure the fix isn't difficult. But the devs are responsible for making sure their store page is accurate, but its not. So maybe when they get enough flags and negative reviews they'll do that simple fix or adjust the store page accordingly.

Actually this is not a bad idea, however, refunding is up to each person