General Troubleshooting for PC and Mac
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If you are experiencing crashes, lockups, or launching issues while playing one of our games, follow the steps below to try and resolve the issue. These steps may also help solve many other types of problems.
- That done, I uninstalled it. Months later I happen to be looking at my startup list and there is some kind of nameless item on it. Turns out the epic launcher didn't uninstall cleanly and now I have to download CCleaner to get it out of my registry. Besides which I had had to go to the startup list initially to block it from starting automatically.
- Restart the Epic Games Launcher process. It might sound redundant for certain users, but restarting the process is the easiest way to fix Epic Games Launcher if it’s not working properly. Right-click the Windows 10 taskbar and go to Task Manager. In the Processes tab, find EpicGamesLauncher.
- My previous solution was to add the Epic Launcher itself as an executable to Steam, and then use a custom launch option ripped from the default Epic Launcher made desktop icon with a dash “ - “ added at the front to immediately and automatically launch the game.
Select Discord then Disable. You’ll notice the Status change to Disabled. Keep in mind, if you go into User Settings Windows Settings you’ll also be able to set this behavior. If Open Discord is disabled, you won’t see the option on the Startup tab in Task Manager.
Before attempting the troubleshooting below, make sure that your computer meets the minimum system requirements. You can see the system requirements on the Steam Store page for each game:
Verify the installation of your game files
Steam
Right-click on the game in your Library > Select Properties > Select the tab Local files > Verify integrity of game files
Epic Games Launcher
Navigate to the game in your Library and click on the three dots > Click Verify in the drop-down navigation
Microsoft Store or the Xbox app for Windows
Reinstall the game to make sure that your game files aren’t corrupted, you can read more here
Make sure the game launcher you are using is updated
Steam
Launch Steam > Click on “Steam” in the top-left corner > Check for Steam Client Updates…
Epic Games Launcher
Restart the launcher to make sure the latest update is installed, you can read more here
Microsoft Store
Launch Microsoft Store > Click on the three dots in the top-right corner > Downloads and updates > Click Get updates near the top-right corner
Update your graphic drivers
It's important to keep your graphics drivers up-to-date, since outdated drivers can affect performance or lead to other issues.
For most graphics cards, you can download and install the latest drivers from NVIDIA or AMD. On Mac, the latest drivers are installed along with macOS updates.
NVIDIA GeForce Driver - Go to http://www.geforce.com/drivers or use the GeForce Experience app
AMD Video Driver -http://support.amd.com/en-us/download or use the Radeon Software app
Mac OS: Read how to update your drivers here.
If you are not sure what kind of graphics card you have or which drivers you should download, you can read this guide on how to identify your graphics card and download drivers.
Force DirectX (Steam only)
Force DirectX 11 on launch (for issues with TABS and TABG):
Right-click on the game in your Steam Library
Select Properties and go to the General tab
In the box under Launch Options, type “-force-d3d11” (without the quotes)
Close the Properties window
Force DirectX 9 on launch (for issues with Stick Fight and Clustertruck):
Right-click on the game in your Steam Library
Select Properties and go to the General tab
In the box under Launch Options, type “-force-d3d9” (without the quotes)
Close the Properties window
Antivirus software issues
Antivirus software can sometimes incorrectly identify the game or your game launcher as a threat and then quarantine and remove game files, or prevent the game launcher from downloading and saving game data.
To stop this from happening, add exceptions for the game and your game launcher in the antivirus software.
You can also try to temporarily disable your antivirus software to troubleshoot and make sure it’s not preventing the game from running properly.
Administrator privileges (Windows only)
Running software as an administrator gives it extra permissions and can fix several odd problems.
Run the game as an administrator:
Locate the game installation folder
Right-click on the game executable (the application) and select Properties
Select the Compatibility tab
Check “Run this program as administrator” and click OK
Run your game launcher as an administrator (only applies to Steam and Epic Games Launcher):
Go to Steam’s / the Epic Games Launcher’s installation folder (see default location below)
Right-click on Steam.exe or EpicGamesLauncher.exe and select Properties
Select the Compatibility tab
Check “Run this program as administrator” and click OK
Default install location for Steam and Epic Games:
Steam default: C:Program Files (x86)Steam
Epic Games default: C:Program Files (x86)Epic GamesLauncherPortalBinariesWin64
Issues with Citrix Workspace
Citrix Workspace is a digital workspace software platform and this program causes issues with Unity. To solve this issue, please uninstall Citrix completely.
Install the latest Windows Update
Open Windows Settings (you can do so by clicking the Start button in the taskbar and then the cogwheel icon)
Go to Update & Security and select the Windows Update tab to the left
Click Check for updates
Install the latest macOS update
To download macOS software updates, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Software Update.
Read more on how to update your Mac here.
Controllers, joysticks and other USB devices
Different USB devices can sometimes cause various issues with the game. If you have a controller, joystick or another USB device plugged in while playing, please try to unplug it and start the game with only mouse and keyboard.
Integrated and dedicated GPUs
Many laptops have more than one graphics card: an integrated and a dedicated one. Make sure your laptop is running with the dedicated GPU while playing the game. If your laptop has a power saving mode, it will most likely switch to the integrated GPU to preserve battery power.
For more information on how to switch to your dedicated GPU, you can read this article.
RAM
If you have low memory (RAM), it's important that you are not running other programs in the background while playing. For example, Chrome is a heavy memory user.
Some software will automatically run at startup in Windows by default, which can use up a lot of RAM. This can be disabled in most software by going to their settings and disabling “Automatically start when logging into Windows” or something similar. Other software can be disabled in Windows itself; please read more here.
In macOS, you can find similar settings under System Preferences > Users & Groups > Login Items.
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Performance Issues
If you are experiencing low FPS or stutters, you can follow Steam's troubleshooting guides for game performance issues, available here and here (these steps are helpful even if you are using a different game launcher than Steam). A good first step is to make sure your graphics drivers are updated.
For performance issues in TABS, it may help to lower some of the graphics options in the game. Start the game and open Settings, in the Video tab you can for example turn off anti-aliasing, as well as lowering shadow and physics quality. Please note that due to the physics simulations in the game, you may experience FPS drops in large battles with many units.
My game is stuck in the taskbar or launches with a black screen
For this issue, you can try the following:
When you have started the game and it appears to be running in the background, first click on the game in the taskbar, then press ALT+ENTER
Press the Windows key and P at the same time, on the panel that appears to the right, click “PC screen only”
Make sure that your graphics drivers are updated
Install the latest Windows/macOS update
Add an exception for the game with your antivirus
You can also try to temporarily lower the resolution in Windows:
Open Windows Settings > System > Display
Under Display resolution, lower the resolution
Launch the game
If the game launches properly, you can close it and change the resolution back
Problems with the anti-cheat in Totally Accurate Battlegrounds
If the EQU8 anti-cheat is having problems updating, if you are getting repeatedly banned for 15 minutes, or if you have another issue with the anti-cheat, please try the steps below.
Problems with the anti-cheat are usually caused by antivirus software. Please try adding exceptions for the game and EQU8 anti-cheat with your antivirus. You can also try to temporarily disable the antivirus (not needed if you are only using Microsoft Defender) to make sure it's not preventing the game from running properly.
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You can also try to verify your game files to fix files that may be corrupted: Right-click on TABG in your Steam Library > Properties > Local files > Verify integrity of game files.
Having Cheat Engine installed also often causes issues with the game. Even if it’s not used in TABG, Cheat Engine often runs in the background and triggers the anti-cheat. If you have it on your computer, try uninstalling it and remove all its files, then see if you can play properly after that.