Do you like new launcher?

[ryanmusante]

I successfully disabled the new launcher by following these steps:

I just want to know that the legacy version it downloads is the correct version. Have you confirmed?

 

[airbse]

I just want to know that the legacy version it downloads is the correct version. Have you confirmed?

It didn't even download anything for me after changing back to legacy. It worked for me right away, as it did before the new launcher.

 

[pineappledan]

thanks for the info on disabling that crap. Pretty despicable to modify old products just so they can ram new ones down our throats like that.

 

[ryanmusante]

With the legacy build, I have launch options \dx11 but it still has a prompt that pops up and both are same selection "Play Sid Meier's Civilization V". How do I bypass that sequence?

 

[adan_eslavo]

I read that legacy build is very buggy and broken.

 

[adan_eslavo]

It's bad that they broke the game for many players. I read some comments about last update and I'm surprised they do nothing to fix that.
I also read that not only me had virus information. I checked files with few anti-virs, adware and sites and it seems to be false positive.

 

[SLGray]

Should this not have been posted somewhere else? Is it exactly about Steam or Community Patch Project?

 

[ryanmusante]

I have switched back to using legacy launcher because laynchpad.exe is crashing and causing issues with my system. Anyone using legacy build?

 

[Rekk]

I've been using legacy for a while now just fine.

 

[Aristos]

See here:

https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/how-to-bypass-the-stupid-launcher.639325/

Works for civ 5 also.

 

[glider1]

Another option is to leave the game running but put it to sleep when you've finished using task manager. In Windows 10, once asleep the OS gradually shifts the game from RAM into disk cache freeing up RAM for other apps. When you resume it, takes a bit of time to pull it back off disk cache into RAM but way faster than launching it cold (unless you have SSD or a lot of RAM). You can leave the asleep game on an unused desktop and tell windows 10 to hide the icon so that when you are on another desktop the game doesn't clutter up the UI while it is sleeping.

Doing this I typically run the launcher once a week or so.

 

[ryanmusante]

Another option is to leave the game running but put it to sleep when you've finished using task manager. In Windows 10, once asleep the OS gradually shifts the game from RAM into disk cache freeing up RAM for other apps. When you resume it, takes a bit of time to pull it back off disk cache into RAM but way faster than launching it cold (unless you have SSD or a lot of RAM). You can leave the asleep game on an unused desktop and tell windows 10 to hide the icon so that when you are on another desktop the game doesn't clutter up the UI while it is sleeping.

Doing this I typically run the launcher once a week or so.

I use Linux+wine+steam so as for memory management, I am running cache on tmpfs so that it runs from RAM to start. I run fullscreen rather than windowed mode. I have to switch tasks which sometimes can break the desktop resolution. Wine doesn't always behave properly especially now that it's on version 4.0 release candidate.

https://support.2k.com/hc/en-us/articles/360011935293

Statement from Firaxis stating you cannot disable launcher. However, ironically at the bottom they give precise directions on how to.

 

[HorseshoeHermit]

And it's a memory leak too!

Wowowow!

The march of progress is astounding. So appeal. Much desire. Very advertisement. wow

 

[Infixo]

I read that legacy build is very buggy and broken.

I got rid of the launcher and use legacy one for some time now. No problems, at all. I can either launch the legacy launcher from Steam or run the game directly from a shortcut on the desktop (it saves 2 clicks, hoorey )

 

[Gazebo]

I got rid of the launcher and use legacy one for some time now. No problems, at all. I can either launch the legacy launcher from Steam or run the game directly from a shortcut on the desktop (it saves 2 clicks, hoorey )

Considering the number of times I’ve launched the game for testing...it adds up!

 

[merill]

You didn't add the command to the post-process script of the dll compilation?