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raW* Aug 28, 2020 @ 8:03am
Game won't start
When I press Play, Steam says it's running for 5 seconds and then it closes immediately.
Any ideas? Cheers
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Originally posted by Aemony:
Try the following:

  1. Open the game folder.
  2. Create a new text document called "steam_appid"
  3. Open the text document in Notepad and type in "870780" within it. Then save and close the file.
  4. Try launching Control_DX11.exe or Control_DX12.exe directly from the game folder.

This should bypass the launcher (Control.exe) which is otherwise launched when you hit "Play" in Steam (and which might be what's crashing).
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Roland Aug 28, 2020 @ 8:06am 
Have the same problem on win 7 -what to do?
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R E B O R N Aug 28, 2020 @ 8:09am 
same i get error saying device removed wth :C
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Aemony Aug 28, 2020 @ 8:18am 
Try the following:

  1. Open the game folder.
  2. Create a new text document called "steam_appid"
  3. Open the text document in Notepad and type in "870780" within it. Then save and close the file.
  4. Try launching Control_DX11.exe or Control_DX12.exe directly from the game folder.

This should bypass the launcher (Control.exe) which is otherwise launched when you hit "Play" in Steam (and which might be what's crashing).
Last edited by Aemony; Aug 28, 2020 @ 8:20am
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raW* Aug 28, 2020 @ 9:23am 
Cheers Aemony, this one worked! Thank you!
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Noirra Aug 28, 2020 @ 7:11pm 
I can't for the life of me find the game folder.

Edit: I found it (under settings for the game page, there's an option to browse the game folder) but this fix didn't work for me.
Last edited by Noirra; Aug 28, 2020 @ 7:30pm
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Seireph Aug 29, 2020 @ 2:07am 
Doesn't work for me :S
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Dummy Aug 29, 2020 @ 3:12am 
Thanks ,its really work!
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cogeo Oct 11, 2020 @ 10:28am 
This didn't work for me either.
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Ash Oct 11, 2020 @ 11:53am 
Launching Control_DX11.exe directly from the game folder worked for me. Thank you for your help.
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cogeo Oct 11, 2020 @ 12:18pm 
Ash, did you use compatibility mode or do anything else? Neither DX11 nor DX12 worked for me.
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Seamus Oct 11, 2020 @ 12:29pm 
Originally posted by cogeo:
Ash, did you use compatibility mode or do anything else? Neither DX11 nor DX12 worked for me.
Specs?
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cogeo Oct 11, 2020 @ 12:35pm 
Originally posted by Seamus:
Originally posted by cogeo:
Ash, did you use compatibility mode or do anything else? Neither DX11 nor DX12 worked for me.
Specs?
I found the solution on another Steam thread for this game. I have an MSI laptop with Nahimic. Close Nahimic and the game plays fine.
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Seamus Oct 11, 2020 @ 12:37pm 
Oh. Yeah, Nahimic and other audio radar programs cause more problems than they solve.

Uninstalling it wouldn't be a terrible choice in the slightest.
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GrandMaster-D Apr 10, 2021 @ 12:31pm 
Unfortunately this doesnt work for me. Any other tipps?
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tonogundin Apr 13, 2021 @ 11:21am 
Originally posted by cogeo:
Originally posted by Seamus:
Specs?
I found the solution on another Steam thread for this game. I have an MSI laptop with Nahimic. Close Nahimic and the game plays fine.
it's work fine for MSI Thanks!!
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