CIV 5 won't quit fully in steam

[arthurF]

I know someone out there has the solution.

 

[Stalker0]

Force quit the steam bootstrapper task, that will fix it

 

[tommytoxen]

superF4, i always have it running. another game i play does it from time to time, i just ctrl+alt+f4.

 

[azum4roll]

Use the legacy launcher.

 

[cammcken]

Open your task manager, show More Details so you can see background processes, then look for a process named "Qtwebengineprocess" and end it. Sometimes it doesn't properly quit after I quit the game, and it takes up ~10% of my CPU too. I think it's related to the new launcher.

 

[arthurF]

actually just found the answer:
type ineedlegacyaccess in the box under beta under properties on steam.
Presto - no launcher

update:
No launcher, but game still won't quit properly.

 

[Gazebo]

actually just found the answer:
type ineedlegacyaccess in the box under beta under properties on steam.
Presto - no launcher

update:
No launcher, but game still won't quit properly.

The issue is the QTWebEngine processes they use to feed us information ads. You'll find a few of them lingering in your services in task manager eating, oh, 40% CPU in total. Buggers.

 

[arthurF]

wow...actually on my computer just now, with only a browser and steam up, i had 3 simultaneous instances of QTWebEngine up, each taking 20% cpu.

 

[Gazebo]

wow...actually on my computer just now, with only a browser and steam up, i had 3 simultaneous instances of QTWebEngine up, each taking 20% cpu.

Well some instances are benign or tied to video streams on your browser...but sometimes they don't get executed correctly and just...hang.

G

 

[psparky]

This method of bypassing the launcher entirely still works for me:

New Beta Version - April 20th (4-20)

 

[arthurF]

Ok...Now that i have manually quit all the QTweb stuff, this method of using the "ineedlegacyaccess" does work, confirmed. No more hang on quit.