Unable to properly launch SH5?

zero2005 · 03-12-17, 12:32 AM

coming back to SH5 and wanting to play around with TWoS, i recently tried to reinstall SH5, CCleaned everything before and after, and I'm getting this weird bug trying to launch it.

its updated to v1.2 (per windows explorer, hovering over icon) however, when I launch it, the game launches, but it launches in window mode, flickering, playing the intro and splash. I cannot alt-tab to its window, and it wont let me attempt to select the window. If I let the entire intro play, it usually ends up closing itself. to close it out after it engages I have to go to task manager and select the task to kill it. I have not attempted anything beyond launching the game and getting past the first campaign intro from the TWoS thread.

any help? i'm on windows 10, running ubisofts craptastic u-play as admin, SH5 is running as admin. SH5 is installed into default folder, on a 256gb SSD. I'm on an Intel i5-4690k, AMD r9-280 [relabeled/OC'd HD7950]. tried running SH5 under win7 compatability, updated drivers, installing directx...

03-12-17, 12:32 AM	#1
zero2005 Sailor man Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 43 Downloads: 106 Uploads: 0	Unable to properly launch SH5? coming back to SH5 and wanting to play around with TWoS, i recently tried to reinstall SH5, CCleaned everything before and after, and I'm getting this weird bug trying to launch it. its updated to v1.2 (per windows explorer, hovering over icon) however, when I launch it, the game launches, but it launches in window mode, flickering, playing the intro and splash. I cannot alt-tab to its window, and it wont let me attempt to select the window. If I let the entire intro play, it usually ends up closing itself. to close it out after it engages I have to go to task manager and select the task to kill it. I have not attempted anything beyond launching the game and getting past the first campaign intro from the TWoS thread. any help? i'm on windows 10, running ubisofts craptastic u-play as admin, SH5 is running as admin. SH5 is installed into default folder, on a 256gb SSD. I'm on an Intel i5-4690k, AMD r9-280 [relabeled/OC'd HD7950]. tried running SH5 under win7 compatability, updated drivers, installing directx...