[Crash] Launcher not working anymore for ALL TW WH games

[Dr.Infernal]

For some reason, the launcher is not starting anymore for any TW WH Game.
Already tried deleting modified.txt, all installed mods, reinstalling Games, Updating Gfx and Windows, als well as exchanging/deleting preferences.script.txt.

It's not the first time I have this error and I am honestly pissed that CA is not able to keep the game stable enough to run :/. I do hope, that they do not have the balls to release a DLC while the main game is not running (anymore).

[Dr.Infernal]

Thanks, I tried doing that as well as reinstalling the redistritution files under Total War GAMENAME/_CommonRedist. Both did not work.

[Wh♂♂par]

Originally posted by Reyns:

I remember having this issue once. Before ToB was released. It worked after I verified the files.

Edit. I see You already did that. My bad

Technically he didn't write, that he did. Maybe the launcher gets no real update, when simply reinstalling games. Maybe it does help. But I doubt. And yes, I hope no one gets the DLC, when there's a few selected persons with problems

Edit: Now he did. Sad days :( hopefully it gets solved for you quicker than last time.

Edit 2: Did you delete all you could find? Even save games and such?

[Dr.Infernal]

Thanks for the Hint, I will try that next.
The launcher is not working for Rome 2, Shogun 2, WH or WH2 though and It's gonna hurt a bit to loose all TW saves.

[Wh♂♂par]

Originally posted by Dr.Infernal:

Thanks for the Hint, I will try that next.
The launcher is not working for Rome 2, Shogun 2, WH or WH2 though and It's gonna hurt a bit to loose all TW saves.

Otherwise. Did you try Kadrin's Mod Manager? It bypasses the launcher.

[Dr.Infernal]

Originally posted by Wh♂♂par:

Originally posted by Dr.Infernal:

Thanks for the Hint, I will try that next.
The launcher is not working for Rome 2, Shogun 2, WH or WH2 though and It's gonna hurt a bit to loose all TW saves.

Otherwise. Did you try Kadrin's Mod Manager? It bypasses the launcher.

Cool, thanks! Did not know this tool yet and been a fan of the nexus mod manager.
I will try that next, after whiping any TW remains from drive, I am reinstalling the game now (It's 35 GB for WH2 now... so it could take a while).

Anyway thanks for your quick answers and trying to help a fellow TW'ler out :).

[Greymene]

If your computer has been struggling all the time, but you've just managed until now, try starting the game in a windowed mode. If that works, try setting most of your game settings at low and maximize the window. That might work. If it won't even let you do that, try to download and install the preference script with all at minimum settings that CA provided once, then play in a windowed mode. You can increase settings and the window size after that, as far as it goes without crashing again.

This worked for me after my laucher started crashing about 4-5 weeks after I started playing this game. I unfortunately still have to play in a windowed frame, but the window is so large it (almost) covers the whole screen so it is okay, if not optimal.

[Wh♂♂par]

Isn't there full-screen window? (Borderless Window)

[Dr.Infernal]

Originally posted by Greymene:

If your computer has been struggling all the time, but you've just managed until now, try starting the game in a windowed mode. If that works, try setting most of your game settings at low and maximize the window. That might work. If it won't even let you do that, try to download and install the preference script with all at minimum settings that CA provided once, then play in a windowed mode. You can increase settings and the window size after that, as far as it goes without crashing again.

This worked for me after my laucher started crashing about 4-5 weeks after I started playing this game. I unfortunately still have to play in a windowed frame, but the window is so large it (almost) covers the whole screen so it is okay, if not optimal.

I tried doing that, but it did not work.
I do not get to the point of starting the actual game (it's the launcher that crashes).

[Dr.Infernal]

Downloading 35GB twice (including deleting even save games) did not work.
The mod manager is not working as well (tells me that Steam is not running).

[Lady MacBeth]

Originally posted by Dr.Infernal:

Downloading 35GB twice (including deleting even save games) did not work.
The mod manager is not working as well (tells me that Steam is not running).

are you able to launch non-total war games from steam currently? It sounds like its a steam issue of some sort. Mine launches fine I think. I'll double check it as I'm typing this actually. Yep no issues here.

[Dr.Infernal]

Originally posted by Ming:

Originally posted by Dr.Infernal:

Downloading 35GB twice (including deleting even save games) did not work.
The mod manager is not working as well (tells me that Steam is not running).

are you able to launch non-total war games from steam currently? It sounds like its a steam issue of some sort. Mine launches fine I think. I'll double check it as I'm typing this actually. Yep no issues here.

Other Games are working just fine.
It's only TW Games (Rome 2, Shogun 2, WH, WH2) that are not working, as the launcher is not starting. I think I saw a TW WH 2 logo in the customized Steam Ads once (which should not appear, as I already own the game for a while - Maybe problem with license Configuration between Steam and CA (or some other kind of integration problem)?

[Lady MacBeth]

Originally posted by Dr.Infernal:

Originally posted by Ming:

are you able to launch non-total war games from steam currently? It sounds like its a steam issue of some sort. Mine launches fine I think. I'll double check it as I'm typing this actually. Yep no issues here.

Other Games are working just fine.
It's only TW Games (Rome 2, Shogun 2, WH, WH2) that are not working, as the launcher is not starting. I think I saw a TW WH 2 logo in the customized Steam Ads once (which should not appear, as I already own the game for a while - Maybe problem with license Configuration between Steam and CA (or some other kind of integration problem)?

What happens when you try to launch the games by the EXE located in the file themselves. Does the launcher come up then?

[Dr.Infernal]

Originally posted by Ming:

Originally posted by Dr.Infernal:

Other Games are working just fine.
It's only TW Games (Rome 2, Shogun 2, WH, WH2) that are not working, as the launcher is not starting. I think I saw a TW WH 2 logo in the customized Steam Ads once (which should not appear, as I already own the game for a while - Maybe problem with license Configuration between Steam and CA (or some other kind of integration problem)?

What happens when you try to launch the games by the EXE located in the file themselves. Does the launcher come up then?

Tried it and the result is the same - Short calulation of the command and than nothin (no error message, no launcher).

[Lady MacBeth]

Originally posted by Dr.Infernal:

Originally posted by Ming:

What happens when you try to launch the games by the EXE located in the file themselves. Does the launcher come up then?

Tried it and the result is the same - Short calulation of the command and than nothin (no error message, no launcher).

have you tried doing it exact step by step like this guy did: https://steamcommunity.com/app/364360/discussions/2/358417008713380497/

I also found this more convulted solution from CA themselves:

Lobotomy solution:

- Open a windows explorer page and copy paste in the top bare the following:

%AppData%\Roaming\The Creative assembly\Warhammer

- If you have any saved games and/or Replays that you do not want to lose, copy/paste them in another folder out of the game folders before going on.

- Follow the Light Lobotomy first (see below)

- Follow the Full Lobotomy second if the previous step didn't solve your issue

The "Appian Way Shuffle" (Nicks "limited lobotomy" or alternate 'Full Lobotomy': and "Redist. Reruns" together!)

Some behaviour including Freezing at Launcher or Title, crashing and other types of graphical artifacing may be solved by eliminating some basic Warhammer Appdata files, and the Steam files that may be telling Warhammer that everything is hunky-dory when it isn't! (Keep in mind that you should have User Account Control OFF or you may run into some problems )

LIGHT LOBOTOMY

Try going to C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\AppData\Roaming\The Creative Assembly\Warhammer

and delete the following folders:

army_setups

battle_preferences

fx_cache

ui_cache Scripts

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FULL LOBOTOMY

====================================================

Step 1

Delete entire Warhammer folder (If you can't find Appdata or the Warhammer files, they may be hidden and Ctrl+F and search should find them.

Alternatively you can go to control panel and globally make all files visible.)

Step 2

Exit Steam, then go to C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\STEAM and delete the following: APPUPDATESTATS.BLOB CLIENTREGISTRY.BLOB

Step 3

Reboot, restart steam and let it rebuild its files (which it will).

Now right click on your game in the Steam Library list. Choose 'Properties', 'Local Files', 'Verify Cache Files'

This may take a few moments.

See if you can play when complete.

If not proceed with the next step.

Step 4

Now, Go to the following directory:

- C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Total War WARHAMMER\_CommonRedist\vcredist Here you will find these folders:

---2010

---2013

---2015

(Each folder contains a vcredist_x64 and a vcredist_x86, install/repair both)

Step 5

Then, go next door to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Total War WARHAMMER II\_CommonRedist\DirectX\Jun2010

INSTALL DXSETUP.exe

Step 6

Reboot.

Then restart Steam (it will update) and now verify cache files for Warhammer again.

Play.

[Dr.Infernal]

Short Lobotomy did not work.

Long Lobotomy:
I could not find AppUpdates and Clientregistry to begin with (not hidden aswell), other than that I tried the steps to no avail.

In contrast I tried starting the launcher directly (instead of the actual game) and the launcher tells me, that it could not identify, if steam is already running or not (same as the Mod Manager).