I'm having trouble getting my Direct2Drive version of MOW to start after having installed the 1.16.4 multiplayer only patch that was released a few days ago. When I start outfront_mp.exe it appears in my process list and uses 50% CPU until I end it manually but the game window itself does not appear. I've tried reinstalling, applying the 1.11.3 patch, then the 1.16.4 patch (as per the instructions in the 1.16.4 release thread on the digitalmindsoft forum), and the same problem happens.
I have also tried disabling all startup items, non-microsoft services, and even reverting to an older nvidia driver (186.1
, but none of it made any difference.
Release thread:
http://www.digitalmindsoft.eu/forums...php?f=9&t=4687
It may be that they released the multiplayer only patch without any regard for the different vendor versions of the game like they did for the last patch, so people with certain versions of the game cannot play multiplayer for a few weeks/month until their vendor gets their patch out but they said they wouldn't do that again so I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt.