Cant start a new game

Apaco · Mar 28, 2017

After the spring patch I cant seem to start a new game.

I have version: 1.0.0.129 (260180)

Whenever I try to start a new game I do the set up, choose leaders, push the "start game" button. The game loads for about 5 seconds and I am sent straight back to the start screen.

Everything worked perfect until the patch and I have absoloutely no idea about what do to, so appreciates all suggestions.

Thanks in advance!

Siptah · Mar 28, 2017

any mods activated?

Apaco · Mar 28, 2017

Only the YnAMP map packs.....never thought it could be a problem since its just a map, but seems like I can start of a game when disabling all of the mods from that pack.

Browd · Mar 28, 2017

After major patches, most mods will need to be updated before they can be confidently used.

stiiknafuulia · Apr 8, 2017

I've re-installed the game and unsubscribed from every mod, yet I still get this issue. -.- Admittedly I reinstalled first and only then did I unsub... Maybe I should reinstall again just to be sure it's not a mod issue.

EDIT: Nope, the second re-install did nothing. Back to the main menu I go, right when the leader pic is supposed to appear and Mr Bean start yammering about stone age beasts for the millionth time. I did buy Australia recently, so I suppose it might be that instead of the patch, but I doubt it. It seems you can't disable bought DLCs, so there's no way for me to test that, anyway.

stiiknafuulia · Apr 8, 2017

Database.log has the following story to tell:

Spoiler :

So it would seem that it does have to do with Australia, after all. I wonder what caused this issue for me when thousands of people have Australia working just fine -- and, more importantly, what can I do to correct this?

StyxTx · Apr 9, 2017

I disable all user mods plus all official DLC and the game will start. If I try to activate even official DLC, the game keeps crashing to the start screen. I updated the game today, April 9, so it's whatever version that is.

If I turn off just Australia and Persia/Macedon, the game runs fine.

If I turn one on and leave the other off, it won't start a game.

stiiknafuulia · Apr 10, 2017

StyxTx said:
I disable all user mods plus all official DLC and the game will start. If I try to activate even official DLC, the game keeps crashing to the start screen. I updated the game today, April 9, so it's whatever version that is.

If I turn off just Australia and Persia/Macedon, the game runs fine.

If I turn one on and leave the other off, it won't start a game.

So, this would seem to confirm that the issue is with the new DLCs. How did you disable DLCs, though? Was it from Steam? Because it seems you can't disable them from within the game.

StyxTx · Apr 10, 2017

In the game opening screen, go to 'additional content'. You can turn on and off any mods a DLC.

Somehow Persia/Macedon has caused an issue with Australia as well. I turned off all user mods and tried to start with those 2 on and still, the crash to opening screen, so it's definitely something to do with Persia/Macedon. I'd like to know how it works for others.

I completely uninstalled and re-installed the game but it did no good. I verified the integrity of files. Everything people always tell others to do with problems. No good. I'm going to uninstall the Persia/Macedon DLC and see if that works.

stiiknafuulia · Apr 10, 2017

StyxTx said:
In the game opening screen, go to 'additional content'. You can turn on and off any mods a DLC.

Somehow Persia/Macedon has caused an issue with Australia as well. I turned off all user mods and tried to start with those 2 on and still, the crash to opening screen, so it's definitely something to do with Persia/Macedon. I'd like to know how it works for others.

I completely uninstalled and re-installed the game but it did no good. I verified the integrity of files. Everything people always tell others to do with problems. No good. I'm going to uninstall the Persia/Macedon DLC and see if that works.

I thought you couldn't disable DLCs from within the game, but it turns out Australia's button was greyed out because the Outback Tycoon scenario depends on it. When I disabled the scenario first, I was able to disable Australia. My game starts now (and the Aztecs work as well), but I cannot play with Australia that I just paid 5(!) friggin' euros for... Major bummer. :twitch:

Anyway, thanks for your help. I might post about this on Reddit and/or 2K forums, to see if there's a way to make Australia work for me somehow, and to make Firaxis aware of this issue.

StyxTx · Apr 10, 2017

I can't get it to start regardless of what I do.

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