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  1. #1

    FarCry3 doesn"t launch

    I bought FarCry3 week ago and then i installed the game on steam (my pc is: win10 home). I could not play because the game is not started/work.
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    lease help.
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    find the games .exe file
    look in Program files X86 \ Steam \Steam apps \ common \ Far Cry 3 \ bin


    right click on the .exe file \ select properties


    select the compatibility tab


    check the box that says "run this program compatability mode"


    and set it to Windows 7 fixes it for some ...




    you can also set the .exe to run as an Administrator right there
    too .....


    or run the windows 10 Compatability more troubleshooter from that same window
    as some times that does work for some other games and older windows applications


    and try launching both steam as well as Uplay as Run As Administrator




    next verify your game file why you have steam run as admin


    To verify your files if you bought the game thru Steam ..\EXIT Steam ..right click your steam icon ..select run as Administrator


    to launch Steam


    then go to your Steam games library


    right clik on your game


    select properties


    select local files


    select verify Integrity of game cache


    it takes a few min to do but its faster the redownloading your entire game , if its only a few files that were corrupt or installed incorrectly .... this in many cases will fix your problems in case you got a bad download or your game is missing a required file
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    Originally Posted by martinlotus1 Go to original post
    I bought FarCry3 week ago and then i installed the game on steam (my pc is: win10 home). I could not play because the game is not started/work.
    P
    lease help.
    I've been working with Ubisoft for weeks on this and finally fixed it myself. I opened the farcry3.exe properties and had to roll the compatibility all the way back to Windows 98/ME before it finally worked. I do have the "run as administrator" checked also.
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    Will try, but Far Cry runs OK???????
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    Far Cry 3 runs ok

    But i suggest you adapt the compatibility to windows 98/ windows me the other ones didn't work for me !
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    I decided to play this for the 4th or 5th time. Installed a few days ago, started first go perfectly. Have played about 5 times - All flawless. Today the loading screen hangs forever.

    If I verify the files it tries to download the entire game again
    If I tell Uplay where my install folder is it doesnt find Far Cry 3.

    I wasted my time and download quota (9.3Gb) re downloading the game a 2nd time and . . . . . . exactly the same issue. Uplay client is the worst out of every game client on earth. So my end result is I'm going to play DOOM via STEAM because when I launch the game it will load. Then I play it instead of ****ing around for days!
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    this is works but the game is lagging more than before, and the game won't started because is installed in drive that managed by Storage Spaces, to users windows 8\8.1\10, there is device called "Mircrosoft Storage Space Device" this thing is cause problem for ubisoft old games, for exmaple: Assassin's Creed Unity, Far Cry 3, Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon, Assassin's Creed III, Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, the only way to fix is download the game in drive that isn't managed Storage Spaces, which means in C:\, the drive that windows installed in, the game will works without any problems or lags
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    PC Far Cry 3 not launch

    My system. Windows 10pro, i7-7700hq, GeForce 1060, Samsung EVO, 16MB. Mine would not launch with update installer opening or thru splash screen. You must set the game to OFFLINE ONLY!!. Now it opens every time and is the only way I have found it to work. I tried compatibility with the update installer file but that did not work.
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    helped me

    I've been working with Ubisoft for weeks on this and finally fixed it myself. I opened the farcry3.exe properties and had to roll the compatibility all the way back to Windows 98/ME before it finally worked. I do have the "run as administrator" checked also.

    thanks gravesmeister
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    make sure the number of logical cpus you have is <= 16. use msconfig or disable hyperthreading
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