VelivolusDas Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 Ah, the joys of PC gaming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Hawk Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 Rockstar has rolled out an update to its launcher that, among other things, fixes some crashes that can occur when starting Red Dead Redemption 2, including the Epic Games Store version. Here's the full changelog: Fixed an issue that resulted in the Rockstar Games Launcher returning the error "The Rockstar Games Launcher failed to initialize" on startup Fixed an issue that resulted in the Rockstar Games Launcher preload decryption getting stuck and not completing Fixed an issue that resulted in the Rockstar Games Launcher returning the error "The Rockstar Games Launcher exited unexpectedly" when launching Red Dead Redemption 2 Fixed an issue that resulted in crashes when starting the Rockstar Games Launcher from the Epic Games Launcher Fixed an issue that resulted in the Rockstar Games Launcher returning the error "Unable to launch game, please verify your game data" when launching Red Dead Redemption 2 from the Epic Games Launcher To update the launcher, close any Rockstar games that may be running, and then close the launcher itself by right-clicking the icon in the Windows taskbar and selecting exit. Then restart it (I always like to wait a beat first) and the update should apply automatically. Also, here is the RDR 2 (PC) Launch Issues/ Other problems and apparent solves so far: RDR 2 Issues Megathread 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Aercy Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 Still cannot get the game to launch!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 Rockstar continue to be sh*t. Dumbshit gamers continue to give it a pass and rage at Epic games instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven Angel Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 Be smart and wait for STEAM release. Many issues will be fixed by then and we'll get to play on a stable platform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemosabe Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 Be smart and wait for STEAM release. Many issues will be fixed by then and we'll get to play on a stable platform.Issues might be ironed out as time progresses but steam will be just another store, you have to deal with the Rockstar launcher anyway Btw I have completed chapter 1, chap 2 camp looks so nice Sent from my LG-H990 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Hawk Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Aercy said: Still cannot get the game to launch!!!! Holy sh*t... seriously? This is really sad man, after pre-order and everything. Did you update your BIOS and use the fix they released? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aercy Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 1 minute ago, Black_Hawk said: Holy sh*t... seriously? This is really sad man, after pre-order and everything. Did you update your BIOS and use the fix they released? Did not do the BIOS update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Hawk Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 1 minute ago, Aercy said: Did not do the BIOS update Helped some people in getting the game to run. Also, updating Windows 10 from version 1809 to 1903. I was going through that massive Reddit thread now (the link I posted earlier) and lots of people still unable to launch the game, even after doing the BIOS, fix and Windows updates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven Angel Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 They released an update and it broke further. ~11 years later and Rockstar still can't fix their launcher issues. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven Angel Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 13 hours ago, kemosabe said: Issues might be ironed out as time progresses but steam will be just another store, you have to deal with the Rockstar launcher anyway Btw I have completed chapter 1, chap 2 camp looks so nice Sent from my LG-H990 using Tapatalk R* don't want bad reviews so even if they add DRM on Steam then they'll need to iron things out before launching the game on STEAM which tends sell millions of copies. Also you'll be downloading and launching it from STEAM itself and the r* launcher will be sitting ideally in background doing literally nothing. So the STEAM users won't be facing any issues. If the game is causing problems than it's a whole different matter but i don't think that's the problem here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Boss Posted November 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 Once you launch from Steam, it will launch Rockstar launcher and then game will start. It's same like Ubisoft games on Steam. Why do you think it will be different for this game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven Angel Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 You'll have to start R* launcher before starting the game from STEAM, the game will verify the link first and then begin. If they add DRM. So start the launcher - sign in - minimize and do whatever you want through STEAM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Hawk Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 So, anyone here who pre-ordered the game has been able to run it or is everyone in the dark still with that Launcher problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemosabe Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 So, anyone here who pre-ordered the game has been able to run it or is everyone in the dark still with that Launcher problem?I faced freezing issue in chapter 1, in chapter 2, game is running fine, i am using high to ultra settings and getting 30-40 fps..i am loving the wilderness.. There was a 3gb update recently.I think the main culprit here is the Launcher which is causing problems for many unfortunate players and Rockstar don't want to admit the fact. Steam is still the king of PC launcher.Btw I think any new Rockstar game might need their launcher, irrespective of digital store , very much like Ubisoft and performance will be mainly linked to that launcher, let's wait n see. Btw Steam has the best game backup option, in Rockstar launcher,you can only move the installed game very much like Microsoft storeSent from my LG-H990 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven Angel Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 Solution on STEAM Community page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Boss Posted November 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 One comment: RDR2 makes a desktop shortcut. When you use the shortcut it throws an error telling you not to use the shortcut. That really summarizes how I feel about this launch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRINI87 Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 Rockstar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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