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Jawaka

Oct 3, 2022 @ 6:11pm

Game Wont Start?

Anyone else having any issues where the game suddenly wont start? I recently installed the Windows 11 22H2 update which I assume is related

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whatamidoing has Sid Meier's Civilization V

Oct 3, 2022 @ 7:59pm

Try reinstalling the game. Windows 11 updates seem to break the game on occasion for people who use it and reinstalling seems to fix it.

RomeoJeff

Oct 6, 2022 @ 3:56am

Yes I'm having the same problem the game won't start it keeps crashing during the introduction video play, and I tried uninstalling it and was unsuccessful, the same issue stills exist. Any other advice on how to fix this problem?

Jawaka

Oct 6, 2022 @ 5:50pm

Reinstalling did work for me.

General Tso has Sid Meier's Civilization V

Oct 7, 2022 @ 7:47pm

For what it's worth. I just ran into the same problem when Windows 11 updated. I just verified the game files in Steam and that fixed the problem for me.

On a related note. I love Windows 10 and I hate Windows 11 with every fiber of my being. And this little problem sure didn't help things in that regard.

kensw

Oct 7, 2022 @ 9:02pm

I have no intention of updating to Win 11 until this system dies ( hopefully not for a few more years ) and only then if no one will sell me a new system with Win 10 on it.

76561198213095365 has Sid Meier's Civilization V

Oct 7, 2022 @ 9:18pm

Windows 11 is still new, but is also known to conflict with older PC games as well and not only just Civilization V. Part of the reason why I have never updated to Windows 11 despite me given this free offer multiple times. I do not trust Windows 11.

Last edited by 76561198213095365; Oct 7, 2022 @ 9:22pm

whatamidoing has Sid Meier's Civilization V

Oct 8, 2022 @ 3:13am

I just hate Windows and an incident at work where a laptop I was setting up switched into s mode after I had already installed things from external applications on it finally pushed me to Linux. Win10 goes EOL in 3 years, so you'll all have end up updating or making the switch eventually. Hopefully updates stop occasionally breaking the game for Windows users by then.

76561198213095365 has Sid Meier's Civilization V

Oct 8, 2022 @ 9:33am

Originally posted by whatamidoing:
I just hate Windows and an incident at work where a laptop I was setting up switched into s mode after I had already installed things from external applications on it finally pushed me to Linux. Win10 goes EOL in 3 years, so you'll all have end up updating or making the switch eventually. Hopefully updates stop occasionally breaking the game for Windows users by then.

I do not seem to be given that free offer anymore of updating to Windows 11 despite me seeing this free offer multiple times; although, there could be other ways of changing to Windows 11 as well even if it was meant to be advertised for a limited time only. My issue is not necessarily towards Windows, but worried that I will not be able to play older PC games when upgrading to Windows 11. If I could stay on Windows 10 forever I would without being forced to switch to Windows 11 I would. Some older games for example seem to run poorly on newer Windows such as The Sims or The SIms 2 for example. I do not own either of those games, but I have seen complaints before that these games do not work good on Windows 10 and actually work better if the PC is older than Windows 10.

Last edited by 76561198213095365; Oct 8, 2022 @ 9:41am

General Tso has Sid Meier's Civilization V

Oct 8, 2022 @ 1:06pm

Originally posted by davidnoble1996:
Originally posted by whatamidoing:
I just hate Windows and an incident at work where a laptop I was setting up switched into s mode after I had already installed things from external applications on it finally pushed me to Linux. Win10 goes EOL in 3 years, so you'll all have end up updating or making the switch eventually. Hopefully updates stop occasionally breaking the game for Windows users by then.

I do not seem to be given that free offer anymore of updating to Windows 11 despite me seeing this free offer multiple times; although, there could be other ways of changing to Windows 11 as well even if it was meant to be advertised for a limited time only. My issue is not necessarily towards Windows, but worried that I will not be able to play older PC games when upgrading to Windows 11. If I could stay on Windows 10 forever I would without being forced to switch to Windows 11 I would. Some older games for example seem to run poorly on newer Windows such as The Sims or The SIms 2 for example. I do not own either of those games, but I have seen complaints before that these games do not work good on Windows 10 and actually work better if the PC is older than Windows 10.

They changed the required specifications for Windows 11. Something to do with the minimum CPU. I have a older PC running Windows 10 and I stopped getting notifications when the change was made because the PC no longer met the specs for Windows 11. Maybe that's what happened to you?

76561198213095365 has Sid Meier's Civilization V

Oct 8, 2022 @ 5:37pm

Originally posted by General Tso:
They changed the required specifications for Windows 11. Something to do with the minimum CPU. I have a older PC running Windows 10 and I stopped getting notifications when the change was made because the PC no longer met the specs for Windows 11. Maybe that's what happened to you?

Maybe, but I would have to double check on that. My computer is specifically designed for gaming. If it was not I would probably not be playing any Sims games or Civilization games.

Last edited by 76561198213095365; Oct 8, 2022 @ 5:38pm

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dmartosr

Oct 9, 2022 @ 8:00am

The game doesn't start with directx11. Tried reinstalling, updating windows, checking drivers and the game still doesn't start. However, I can play with "touch" mode, but with all the graphics out of place. Has someone been able to fix this? Sorry for my broken English

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papaathome has Sid Meier's Civilization V

Jan 3 @ 11:35pm

Running on a windows 10 machine and have the same kind of problems. Uninstall and reinstall did not work.

What worked for me was not running in full screen but in 1920 x 1200 and with video settings reduced to as low as possible for most options. This way I can play but in a window that is a quarter of my monitor screen.

I used to run with all options as high as possible and full screen on 3840 x 2160. With this, if I'm lucky, the game will loadand I can start a game. But when transitting from startup to actual gameplay videio screen update goes faulty and it puts resource icons on the screen in repeating diagonal sequences. Sometimes the game is responsive but screen update is not working. Not playable.

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