So.. I installed the game freshly today, everything is up to date. Drivers, C++, java etc. I made sure my firewall allows all the Far Cry 5 files. Even tried to disable it one time.
The game refuses to launch after seeing the intro (I'm using Steam). I can see that there is a short freeze in the motion at around the shed (ubisoft) screen. Then the game crashes, and I get a warning the game crashed. That's it.
I am pretty sure there is something wrong with the EasyAntiCheat not working properly on my PC (windows 10 x64). I tried repairing it, no dice. The reason I suspect this, because the game checks if the AntiCheat is running at that point (I read) and the game just flat out crashes.
I don't know, I am out of options. Not to sound dramatic, but so far it has been 60 euros down the toilet. Pretty gutted.