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  1. #31
    I try to launch the game but it won't. If I launch uplay offline mode, the game is working, but if I try to launch in online mode still not woking. I tryed all basic fixes, any idea?
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  2. #32
    I have it installed on a hard drive and it's still not working
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  3. #33
    Currently running Windows 10 2009 /20H2

    I had this same problem on this game and multiple others. Assassin's Creed 3, Far Cry 3, Saints Row 3 and 4, and others. Had all of them installed on a dedicated, MBR formatted hard drive (not SSD), and none would launch. Previously they would on Windows 10 1909.

    Turns out it was RivaTuner Statistics Server, but the "Application detection level" setting was the key. I had it set to High, but turning it to None instantly resolved the problem. All games launch without issue. Uplay is still in online mode too! Though, I believe they still have to be on a MBR formatted drive. Probably setting RivaTuner Statistics Server to not start with Windows, or completely uninstalling it would work as well.

    Hopefully this works for others!
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  4. #34
    Pfffft over a year and a half old and still no help from ubisoft what a surprise
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  5. #35
    Had this issue since launch.

    I need to install in on (C drive to get it to start maybe try that!
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  6. #36
    Had the same issue, but what worked for me is having uplay in offline mode.
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  7. #37
    Same issue and even trying it in offline mode and all the compatibility settings nothing works.
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  8. #38
    Wow I tried everything and nothing works and then I tried Offline mode and it finally worked.
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  9. #39

    Pure Garbage

    Does Ubisoft think this is a joke? How can you allow a critical bug like this to exist for this long... so many posts on this for years - and you have a new game around the corner too. Guess what I won't be buying?

    I have a brand new, up to date clean build - Ryzen 5900x cpu, rtx 3080 - no afterburner or any other 3rd party software. Just Steam and the Ubi launcher that doesn't work.

    Verified, updated, compatibility mode, offline mode. None of it works.

    To those speaking on AA - how do you adjust settings without actually launching a game?

    Not cool.
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  10. #40
    I tried everything already listed in all the forums, Ubisoft's support system was useless and just told me to do what I've already done. Nothing worked and I couldn't launch Black Flag. I ended up reinstalling windows, as a last ditch effort. It worked! You can do it without losing personal files, but back them up, just to be sure.
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