Can't Start Historical Game

Leafs67 · 12-09-2016, 03:10 PM

Whenever I try to start up a Historical Sandbox Game, as soon as I press "OK" after adjusting all the settings, I get the colourful spinning wheel (Mac), and the game freezes. If I left click on the icon, it says "Application Not Responding", and I'm forced to "Force Quit".

Playing on an iMac, OSX El Capitan v. 10.11.6

JeffR · 12-10-2016, 04:39 AM

My first guess would be some kind of corruption in your historical start files. Easiest thing to try would be re-installing the last update (or, if it's on Steam, right-click on the game and Properties-Local Files-Verify Integrity of Game Cache). If that doesn't work, give me all the details of the game you're trying to start - year, settings, etc.

Leafs67 · 12-10-2016, 12:49 PM

That seems to have done the trick, thanks Jeff!

veijonaama · 02-20-2017, 02:19 AM

I have the same problem (Mac), I have uninstalled and re-installed the game, I did what JeffR you suggested above but still the game freezes. What can I do?

JeffR · 02-20-2017, 10:44 AM

OK, let's see if the contents of your historical start files look as they should. You can find them by opening the game, then going to Settings, then Troubleshooting, and clicking on "Open customizable data folder." That'll open Finder in your main game folder. Then go into quickstart_games and then historical.quick and take a screenshot of the contents of that folder, with the file sizes visible, and post it here (don't worry about the graphics folder, I just want to compare the .dat files and their sizes to the ones in a working installation.)

12-09-2016, 03:10 PM	#1
Leafs67 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Canada Posts: 236	Can't Start Historical Game Whenever I try to start up a Historical Sandbox Game, as soon as I press "OK" after adjusting all the settings, I get the colourful spinning wheel (Mac), and the game freezes. If I left click on the icon, it says "Application Not Responding", and I'm forced to "Force Quit". Playing on an iMac, OSX El Capitan v. 10.11.6 Last edited by Leafs67; 12-09-2016 at 03:15 PM.

12-10-2016, 04:39 AM	#2
JeffR FHM Producer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Kelowna, BC Posts: 16,623	My first guess would be some kind of corruption in your historical start files. Easiest thing to try would be re-installing the last update (or, if it's on Steam, right-click on the game and Properties-Local Files-Verify Integrity of Game Cache). If that doesn't work, give me all the details of the game you're trying to start - year, settings, etc.

12-10-2016, 12:49 PM	#3
Leafs67 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Canada Posts: 236	That seems to have done the trick, thanks Jeff!

02-20-2017, 02:19 AM	#4
veijonaama Bat Boy Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 4	I have the same problem (Mac), I have uninstalled and re-installed the game, I did what JeffR you suggested above but still the game freezes. What can I do?

02-20-2017, 10:44 AM	#5
JeffR FHM Producer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Kelowna, BC Posts: 16,623	OK, let's see if the contents of your historical start files look as they should. You can find them by opening the game, then going to Settings, then Troubleshooting, and clicking on "Open customizable data folder." That'll open Finder in your main game folder. Then go into quickstart_games and then historical.quick and take a screenshot of the contents of that folder, with the file sizes visible, and post it here (don't worry about the graphics folder, I just want to compare the .dat files and their sizes to the ones in a working installation.)