problem launching total war shogun 2

**Ganrof** · May 12, 2013, 09:27 PM

i just recently purchased shogun 2 and i cant play it i opent he game the first screen that comes up stays there and i try to minimize it or anything the game wont respond afterwards ive tried a bunch of fixes ive read so far on this forum none have worked and i have a pretty decent comp i dont usually have a problem with a game i cant fix looking for some help plz

**irishron** · May 12, 2013, 09:30 PM

Post your dxdiag. Best attach it until you get a few more posts.

**Ganrof** · May 12, 2013, 09:52 PM

Originally Posted by Ganrof

i just recently purchased shogun 2 and i cant play it i opent he game the first screen that comes up stays there and i try to minimize it or anything the game wont respond afterwards ive tried a bunch of fixes ive read so far on this forum none have worked and i have a pretty decent comp i dont usually have a problem with a game i cant fix looking for some help plz

**Ganrof** · May 12, 2013, 10:29 PM

im almost certain ive tried everything on every forum post that seems similar to my problem and still nothing

**irishron** · May 13, 2013, 05:39 AM

Have you contacted Gigabyte support for a BIOS version that works with Shogun2? Most posted on their website don't but they do have a link.

**Ganrof** · May 13, 2013, 12:16 PM

no i have not done that yet ill try that now a quick question tho why does it seem like this game doesnt want you to play it so many ppl seem to have a problem are all total war games like this or just shogun 2 ?

**irishron** · May 13, 2013, 01:04 PM

Here is how old the problem is. http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...2-Incompatible
AMD dumped the problem into the board makers' laps instead of fixing it themselves is the bottom line.

**Ganrof** · May 13, 2013, 02:34 PM

if i got shogun 2 fall of the samurai would i run into the same problems ?

**irishron** · May 13, 2013, 03:06 PM

Yes.

**Ganrof** · May 13, 2013, 03:32 PM

well **** i wonder if steam refunds ive never spent this much time trying to get one game to work the problems everyone seems to be having with this game totally not worth the $30 i just spent

**irishron** · May 13, 2013, 03:44 PM

All you have to od is update your BIOS.

Don't blame CA. The game was released two months before AMD released their cpus knowing there were problems with these chips and made the board makers the scapegoats after the fact.. This one is squarely in AMD's lap.

**irishron** · May 13, 2013, 03:44 PM

All you have to od is update your BIOS.

Don't blame CA. The game was released two months before AMD released their cpus knowing there were problems with these chips and made the board makers the scapegoats after the fact.. This one is squarely in AMD's lap.

**Ganrof** · May 13, 2013, 05:46 PM

yea so updated my bios game still doesnt work

**irishron** · May 13, 2013, 05:57 PM

Did you contact Gigabyte's support people or just take what was posted on their site?
You have to cnotact them and specifically request the BIOS for Shogun2 for your board. Anything else will get what you just experienced.
Gigabyte has been the worst of the bunch about this. No trouble with ASUS, Acer, or MSI to mention a few.