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  1. #11
    2 Ways to get the game lunched. Way 1 is more confortable then way 2:

    1) You can start the game just with the FC3Updater.exe or FC3Steamupdater.exe without changing anything.
    Just make you a shortcut of the exe on your screen.
    Also the name of the exe depends to what version you have.
    Ubisoft or Steam. Its working with both.
    You not have to rename but you can rename the shortcut on your desktop into Far Cry 3 and all is fine.

    2) The compatibility mode for the Far Cry3.exe works, if you change to compatibility mode to Win 98 / Win Me.

    You find both exe in the installation folder. They are in the folder bin.
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  2. #12
    Originally Posted by WID992007 Go to original post
    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
    to those who this didnt work for, there are 2 .exe files, if the main file does not work use the one that says something about directx11. right click into properties go to compatibility change it to windows 98/ me. open that .exe and run as admin, once in game click options/video/directx, it might say directx 9 change that to direct x 11 close the game and the regular .exe file should work if its compatibility is set to windows 98/me
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    Originally Posted by onlymistergreen Go to original post
    to those who this didnt work for, there are 2 .exe files, if the main file does not work use the one that says something about directx11. right click into properties go to compatibility change it to windows 98/ me. open that .exe and run as admin, once in game click options/video/directx, it might say directx 9 change that to direct x 11 close the game and the regular .exe file should work if its compatibility is set to windows 98/me
    This makes it even worse for me.

    I have F3 Deluxe Edition on Steam. When I launch the game, Uplay opens and a seperate window asks if I want to run the normal version, or the Deluxe Edition. Setting farcry3.exe to windows 98/ME + run as admin, makes the Normal version work, but not the DE. Selecting DE gives this Uplay message:

    "Starting game

    Unable to start the game. Please check that your game has been installed correctly. If the problem persists, please contact Ubisoft Support."



    If I do ANYTHING with the farcry3_d3d11.exe file (any compatibility mode, or run as admin, or any combination), this results in the following error:

    "Far Cry 3 Updater

    Failed to execute command: farcry3_d3d11.exe (error 740).
    Please make sure this executable file exists".


    Unchecking both compatibility mode and run as admin, removes this problem again.

    Files checked, game reinstalled twice. Whatever I do, the Deluxe Edition will simply not run.
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  4. #14

    Just bought this...

    I just bought this game with Steam and unable to get passed and endless loading screen on launch.

    Does this game simply not run on newer machines running Windows 10?
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  5. #15
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    Hi there, sorry you are experiencing this issue while launching your game. If the above steps do not assist with your query could we first ask that you attempt our basic troubleshooting steps as outlined here.

    If you are still receiving this error after completing these steps, could you please provide your system reports by following the steps in this FAQ.
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  6. #16

    worked!

    re-installed in C:...storage spaces assumed to be the issue. Uninstalled and deleted folder, after install in C: worked perfectly. Nothing else worked for me.
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  7. #17
    Got mine working eventually. Had to run the Farcry3.exe file in Win 98/ME compatibility and also tick "run as administrator" .

    If you cannot see the compatibility tab for the exe file go to "File Explorer", click on "View", and make sure the "File Name Extensions" is ticked. There's no logical reason why this makes the compatibility tab appear...but it did for me.

    Hope it works for anyone else reading this.
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  8. #18
    Well that was short lived. Game refused to load again until I R-clicked FarCry3.Exe and selected "Run as administrator". just having that instruction ticked under properties isn't good enough apparently.

    But then, when playing the game it would periodically drop to single figure fps for no reason I could see. I think I'm giving up on this one.
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  9. #19

    Far Cry 3 not working on modern machines...?

    To iamblued, TimThomm44 and others...

    Yep looks like UbiSoft Support has no idea or likely even any contact with the technical incompetents who released this garbage port to an unsuspecting public via Steam via a duped management team and publishers. And that includes third parties such as Steam.
    UbiSoft is still releasing this faulty version through Steam after a whole year and this obviously needs to be fixed ASAP...
    According to the FC3 doco there's SUPPOSED to be a "gamerprofile.xml" located somewhere in your downloaded installation, which is the initial configuration file to launch FC3. For all those who are still having problems I bet you won't find this file anywhere - either in the FC3 Installation folder or under your W10/Users/... /Documents/My Games... folder tree or similar.
    Moreover, just a guess, but I bet this is the "missing file" that Steam reports (over and over and over ad finitum) when you try to do a Verify Integrity Check on the FC3 Local File folder.
    UbiSoft and Steam need to work together on this one and cough up a patch for Steam users and/or those with modern machines.
    The responsibility for fixing this problem on all system configurations begins with UbiSoft to solve, not the purchasers of this dodgy corrupted product.
    The trouble with going direct to UbiSoft Support is all you'll get back from them is irritatingly generic, insulting and condescending tripe like the 'advice' Ubi-Litten regurgitated in the post above.
    Not only have UbiSoft not been able to fix this rubbish software in over a year, but in the past their 'advice' has caused almost irreparable damage (long story) to my system through their incompetence and complete misunderstanding of the issue here. So folks, be very wary of their so-called 'support'.
    Yes I was able to get my previously stable system back again... but through my own efforts and technical knowledge, which is something this fake support group seems to lack.

    The motto here is..."Customer Service is an action, NOT a department"
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  10. #20
    OK problem getting FC3 to launch at all appears to be essentially solved for me with the workaround below.

    It seems that if you have a very modern CPU (eg Intel Core X-series CPUs or Ryzen Threadripper series) with very high core/thread counts that shipped in the last couple of years, you'll need to restrict the number of CPU cores enabled to even launch the game.

    In Windows 10, use Search to locate and launch 'MSCONFIG'
    Go to 'Boot' menu
    Click 'Advanced options' tab
    Click 'Number of processors:"
    Use the drop-down to restrict # of processors to 15 or less (ie 15 logical HT processors <=> 8 physical cores)
    Click 'OK' 'OK'
    Reboot Computer
    Retry FC3

    More info here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/29811...4337786119483/

    This fix also applies to a number of older Tomb Raider games including 'Tomb Raider-Underworld', 'Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light'... and wouldn't be surprised if fixed problems with quite a number of other games released in that era that have trouble launching on modern machines.

    No doubt, the software developers of the day would now be aware of that legacy core count limitation, though it was never an issue in the past since very few even hard-core gamers would've used machines with such high core/HT counts.

    Pity none of the techies at UbiSoft ever passed this increasingly relevant information on to the hapless UbiSoft Support teams.
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