Game freezes on startup or on campaign loading

[husserlTW]

If your game freezes (not crash) on startup (ACW screen):

This is a Steam problem. Until Steam fixes that, 2 solutions have been reported (reboot if you have already received a CTD after the last time you've turned on your PC):

1. Restart Steam in off-line mode.

if this does not work then

2. follow this: http://forums.totalwar.com/showthrea...oleon-load-fix