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  1. #1

    Far Cry 4 will not launch past the black screen.

    I tried to play Far Cry 4 after like 2 years and it will not startup. I have tried uninstalling steam, uplay, Far Cry 4, verifying the integrity of the game files, and lastly changing the compatibility of the game to Windows 7. It hasn't started up even after everything I've done. No error message, no crash message, it just stops. :/
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    WID992007's Avatar Senior Member
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    the fix has been posted on the steam forums for over a year please see the trouble shooting tips section there on STEAM

    if you have any problems with the version of Uplay Steam installs with your game ...with your game not launching ............ try this first


    and back up your save files as described here
    https://support.ubisoft.com/en-GB/fa...ay-save-files/
    Save Game Locations for Far Cry 4:
    UPlay PC. C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\savegame\<UplayID>\420.
    Steam. C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\savegame\<UplayID>\856.


    then go to add remove programs in control panel \ programs and features


    remove the Uplay launcher ( uninstall it )


    open your PC to where it was installed make sure all folders are removed and deleted,
    you may have to manually delete them ..not your games .. just the Uplay launcher


    NOW ..


    REBOOT YOUR PC (IMPORTANT STEP ) < ---------------


    NEXT


    Download the updated Uplay launcher from the Uplay web page
    you can get it here https://uplay.ubisoft.com


    install it ... and try your game again


    if it still fails to launch .. see this post , you may need to remove a reg entry due to a failed steam update in late march 2019 (it did not effect all steam users .. but some may need this )
    https://steamcommunity.com/app/29811...0856106568287/
    (thanks to [QUACKERZ]_DATBOIDUCK for finding the solution.)


    see also these posts about the map editor issue


    WITH THE STEAM VERSION OF THE GAME
    https://steamcommunity.com/app/29811...4964985644034/
    https://steamcommunity.com/app/29811...0247641982223/
    https://steamcommunity.com/app/29811...6410443376001/
    https://steamcommunity.com/app/29811...0678162154886/
    https://forums.ubisoft.com/showthrea...-but-fixed-now
    https://forums.ubisoft.com/showthrea...1#post14285917
    and
    https://steamcommunity.com/app/29811...0552302510872/
    https://steamcommunity.com/app/29811...3905422187400/
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    Ubi-Raziel's Avatar Ubisoft Support Staff
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    Thank you again WID992007!

    For crashing issues we usually refer to the following support article: https://support.ubi.com/en-gb/faqs/000025947/

    As WID992007 explained above however, many players have found strong results with the above workaround.
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