Issue Description: If I click “Play” launcher is not starting. I can see in precesses list, that it appears, but only for a few seconds. Same result if I start “Launcher.exe” from /launcher/. Darktide directory is not created in %appdata% after that, since game was not launched at all, as I understand. So no console logs and darktide_launcher.log. Looks like the same issue as described here but I do not understand how I should “repair windows”. Game can be strated via “start_protected_game.exe”, but this way I get “Bakcend error, error signing in”. After that Fatshark/Darktide dir is created in %appdata%, console_log attached. console-2022-11-29-00.24.51-c74f0660-b7e9-491b-a752-ab987dcc6e51.log (16.3 KB) Crash Report (If Applicable): No Error Displayed (If Applicable): No Steps to Reproduce: Click “Play” on steam Mission Name (If Applicable): No Platform: Steam Player ID: [image] Steam Community :: kzmn Flanders is foul. Flanders is foul. Flanders is foul. Flanders is foul. Flanders is foul. Flanders is foul. Flanders is foul. Flanders is foul. Flanders is foul. Flanders is foul. Flanders is foul. Flanders is foul. Flanders is foul. Flanders is... Reproduction Rate: Constant (100%)

[image] [PC] How to Resolve Darktide Launcher Issues Check Minimum Requirements If your PC does not meet the minimum requirements for Darktide, this can result in an unstable experience. Please ensure your PC meets the minimum requirements listed bel... Please perform all the steps in this thread You must launch the game through the launcher as it pre-starts programs that are required for the game.

All of that I’ve already done and it does not help.

Going through this forum, I’ve found at least five threads with similar behavior where launcher is not started after clicking “Play” on Steam, but game can be started bypassing launcher (but it will end up only in backend error and it is expected, as You said). 1 2 3 4 5

Unfortunately the issue still remains.

Reverify your game in Steam. Once you do so if you’re still having the issue please re-upload your console and darktide launcher logs

I’ve reverified files after latest patch. As i said in description, there are no console or launcher logs. Even directory in appdata is not created. It appears only if I start the game without launcher, but still there is no launcher log, only console log.

If there’s no log then there’s likely some kind of permissions issue becaue teh launcher should still generate a log Launch steam as an administrator and that should address permissions hopefully

I’ve tried set “run as admin” flag both for steam and launcher, does not help. As i said earlier, if I open task manager i can see that launcher process apeears for a few seconds, but then it’s just gone.

Can you disable your anti-=virus entirely?

Game launcher does not start

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Technical Support

FatsharkJulia November 29, 2022, 11:04am 5

Please try now our latest patch is live. Make sure to always launch via the Steam client.

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