The Game isn't even starting!

[il2kitty]

Hi

I recently downloaded ClOD from Steam. When I click "Play" a dialogue box comes up saying "Preparing to Launch IL2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover", but nothing happens after that.

My PC is completely up-to-date.

Any suggestions?

[JTDawg]

Originally Posted by il2kitty

Hi

I recently downloaded ClOD from Steam. When I click "Play" a dialogue box comes up saying "Preparing to Launch IL2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover", but nothing happens after that.

My PC is completely up-to-date.

Any suggestions?

If you could put pc specs up it would help alot. If you don't have enough ram , could be a reason . waiting to hear back

[il2kitty]

Originally Posted by JTDawg

If you could put pc specs up it would help alot. If you don't have enough ram , could be a reason . waiting to hear back

My specs:

i5-3570K @ 4.5GHz
GTX 670
8GB RAM

I think I have enough RAM.

[Troll2k]

Do you have Steam running?

Do you get an orange gunsight reticle?

Does it just minimize and go to the task bar?

[il2kitty]

Originally Posted by Troll2k

Do you have Steam running?

Do you get an orange gunsight reticle?

Does it just minimize and go to the task bar?

1) Yes

2) No

3) No. It just doesn't start at all. It doesn't even show in the task manager even for a second.

By the way, I am using the Windows 8 Release Preview. Could compatibility be the problem? I have older games (also on Steam) which work fine so I don't see why COD wouldn't work.

[Rangi]

yes the devs have said that CLOD is not compatible with Win 8.

[il2kitty]

Originally Posted by Rangi

yes the devs have said that CLOD is not compatible with Win 8.

Do you think it will be patched after W8 is officially released to become compatible?

[Sokka]

Hello,

I had a similiar problem just now. When attempting to launch the game the reticle icon appeared, my steam status showed me playing the game for a few seconds until it disappeared and nothing happened. I've heard some other people experiencing this too.

For me the fix was to run "dotNetFx40_Client_x86_x64" which reinstalled NetFramework4, found in clod folder\redist\DotNetFx40_Client\. The problem seemed to appear out of nowhere so I hope it won't return... But its good for now!

Sokka


specs:
Win7 64-bit sp1
AMD Phenom II X4 955 ~3.2GHz
4Gb RAM
ATI Radeon HD 5770

[il2kitty]

Originally Posted by Sokka

Hello,

I had a similiar problem just now. When attempting to launch the game the reticle icon appeared, my steam status showed me playing the game for a few seconds until it disappeared and nothing happened. I've heard some other people experiencing this too.

For me the fix was to run "dotNetFx40_Client_x86_x64" which reinstalled NetFramework4, found in clod folder\redist\DotNetFx40_Client\. The problem seemed to appear out of nowhere so I hope it won't return... But its good for now!

Sokka


specs:
Win7 64-bit sp1
AMD Phenom II X4 955 ~3.2GHz
4Gb RAM
ATI Radeon HD 5770

I tried that but the installer said that it was already installed.

[Sokka]

Originally Posted by il2kitty

I tried that but the installer said that it was already installed.

It should give the option to "reinstall" or "repair" it. It could be that our problems are caused by different things, but good luck anyway!