I cant launch the game, have tried in 1 houre now.

[Berbern]

have tried in 1 houre now. Have tryed all tips and tricks. NOT WORKING! NEED HELP ASAP

[Cowboy]

Berbern, what exactly is happening when you launch? Does it start to load at all?

[Meatcleave]

Fix For Game Not Starting, Not Loading, Not Launching

There have been several reports that the game is not starting and is crashing at the launch. this problem is occurring because of the game’s launcher settings. below you will find methods on how to fix the issue and launch the game

The First Way could be because of your antivirus or the windows defender. the antivirus might be detecting the launcher file as a virus. to fix this issue you can either disable your anti-virus and launch the game or make an exception for that file and then launch the game.

The Second Way is testing the game compatibility. so just go to the following path

Steam library> right-click total war three kingdoms> Go to properties> Go to local files> Browse local files> Right click Three_kingdoms.exe.

Then go to the compatibility tab and tick the “Run this program as an administrator”. now press Apply and start the game.

The third method you can use to fix the issue is

First press windows key + R
Then type “%appdata%” and press enter
Now go to The Creative Assembly folder
Then delete the “Launcher” folder
Finally, reload the Launcher to generate new files for the game to start





3rd method worked for me try that first

[Berbern]

Originally posted by Cowboy:

Berbern, what exactly is happening when you launch? Does it start to load at all?

Its start, it come in friends and conversation thaht im playning total war threekingdom, then its go out and my status in online.
The game never comes up

[Meatcleave]

Yea i had the exact same problem at launch, a few google searches later led me to a official forum post telling me to do the 3rd step

First press windows key + R
Then type “%appdata%” and press enter
Now go to The Creative Assembly folder
Then delete the “Launcher” folder
Finally, reload the Launcher to generate new files for the game to start

[Berbern]

i have tried it 3 times now.
I will try;
The Second Way is testing the game compatibility. so just go to the following path

Steam library> right-click total war three kingdoms> Go to properties> Go to local files> Browse local files> Right click Three_kingdoms.exe.

Then go to the compatibility tab and tick the “Run this program as an administrator”. now press Apply and start the game.

[Cowboy]

Sorry, Berbern. It looks as if others have more information about this problem than I do.

[Berbern]

Thank for the help. I will try no unistall then install again. If not, money back!

[Sai Bala]

Originally posted by Meatcleave:

Fix For Game Not Starting, Not Loading, Not Launching

There have been several reports that the game is not starting and is crashing at the launch. this problem is occurring because of the game’s launcher settings. below you will find methods on how to fix the issue and launch the game

The First Way could be because of your antivirus or the windows defender. the antivirus might be detecting the launcher file as a virus. to fix this issue you can either disable your anti-virus and launch the game or make an exception for that file and then launch the game.

The Second Way is testing the game compatibility. so just go to the following path

Steam library> right-click total war three kingdoms> Go to properties> Go to local files> Browse local files> Right click Three_kingdoms.exe.

Then go to the compatibility tab and tick the “Run this program as an administrator”. now press Apply and start the game.

The third method you can use to fix the issue is

First press windows key + R
Then type “%appdata%” and press enter
Now go to The Creative Assembly folder
Then delete the “Launcher” folder
Finally, reload the Launcher to generate new files for the game to start





3rd method worked for me try that first

I did exactly like you said. I followed your Secound Way and later your Third method but now my game is still not launching. When i click Play on the new total war launcher it gives a message that DO YOU ALLOW THE GAME TO MAKE ANY CHANGES ? YES/ NO.....
Please help....

[Drunio]

Some things to try: (the easy ones)

Update Graphics drivers
Restart Computer
Make sure you meet minimum requirements
Close other programs before launching

[Berbern]

I have tried everything now. Have tried all the tips and tricks. Have uninstalled the game 2 times now. And still not working. I have all the recruiment on the PC for play the game. Someone with the same problem as me??

[Hex: Ruins]

+1 bump - Did anyone find a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ solution to this problem? I've literally tried everything when it comes to working with the cache, uninstalling and reinstalling, running as admin, doing the 3rd step you guys talked about in this post, updating all the drives. I've literally tried it all from all 10 sites I've been to. Still freaking nothing....... Click on Play, then it says "are you sure you want this app to make changes, YES/NO" and I click Yes. Then it says "preparing to launch" and then goes back to the press play screen. and repeat... like what in the actual ♥♥♥♥ is this ♥♥♥♥. Paid $60 for this and the creators aren't helping with this crap.

[CA_Nate]

For anyone experiencing the issue on this thread it may be caused by mismatching administrator privileges between the launcher and game executable.

Could you please ensure that both executables, launcher.exe and Three_Kingdoms.exe both have run with administrator switched on or switched off

To do this,


- Right click on Total War: THREE KINGDOMS on the steam library and select the local files tab,
click on LOCAL FILES located within the tab.

- In the new folder you should be able to see Three_Kingdoms.exe file.

- Right click on the Three_Kingdoms.exe file and select properties and then the compatibility tab.

- Make sure to check or uncheck the ‘Run this program as an administrator’ depending on your
preference.

- In the same folder where the Three_Kingdoms.exe file is contained, there is a folder called
launcher, double click on this folder.

- In this folder find the launcher.exe and follow the same steps that you followed for the
Three_Kingdoms.exe file. It is important that both files have ‘Run this program as an
administrator’ set to the same conditions, either checked or unchecked.

[Darth Alpharius]

Also in the Compatibility Tab Check "disable fullscreen Optimizations" some times works.

[[CKSD]Kenny]

I tried everything and methods listed in this thread. Nothing works, mine only stop starting after Aug 22 (there is an update), is this due to the bugs in the new update?

[CA_Nate]

Hi all,

If the game is not launching for you or crashing upon launch can you head over to our TW support forums and provide us the following:

Not loading from clicking play:

Launcher.txt - Location (Drive:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\The Creative Assembly\Launcher)
DXdiag
Preferences.Script
Modified.Log

Crashing upon Launch

Crash Minidump File
DXdiag
Preferences.Script
Modified.Log