Game Won't Launch

[Helmling]

Dang it...Civ 5 won't launch. When I click it, a window opens for a second and then nothing.

Is there some ini file or something I can delete to reset it?

 

[Helmling]

Holy crap! This is ticking me off. I wanna play some Civ here and the stupid thing won't launch.

I deleted all the ini files and still nothing. So it's not my config files. Why in the blue blazes won't the game launch?!?

 

[The_J]

Moderator Action: Moved to tech support.

Please provide some more infos:
- Have you already once been able to start the game?
- If not: Please provide your system infos.
- If yes: Please clear the cache (delete everything in My Documents\My Games\Civ5\Cache) and check the file integrity via steam.

 

[Maniacal]

Try quitting Steam and going into Program Files/Steam and deleting ClientRegistry.blob (don't worry, its safe, it gets regenerated when you next run Steam).

 

[The Overmind]

Are you using a pirate copy of Civ V or not? 'Cause some pirate versions won't launch, even with the updated cracked Launcher.exe and CivilizationV.exe. If not:
-Try updating your game to the most recent version(a patch has been released recently);
-If you're using a third-party program to alter the in-game memory values, that may be causing the game not to launch(own experience... used a trainer once to cheat^^);
-Graphical issue... 2 possible solutions(that I know of) are a) Update your GPU drivers; b) Sometimes my graphics card just gets too hot, but when I restart comp I'm able to launch the game again. Try it;
-Deleting your "cache" folder may solve it as well(\My Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5\cache);
-Try launching the game directly from the game folder -- just double-click CivilizationV.exe(DX9/10) or CivilizationV_DX11(DX11).

Hope it helps.