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[Solved] Update 4 not launching

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Post by Nymbus » Thu Sep 09, 2021 1:36 pm

Hi guys,

When updating with update 4, the game does not launch, even when starting it directly from XwingAlliance.exe. Update 1 was no issue. The executable launches then closes without any error message.

Tried everything, reinstalling from a fresh version etc... nothing helps.

Consequently, I cannot play TFTT :-(

Any idea?

Thanks in advance.
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Post by Forceflow » Thu Sep 09, 2021 2:17 pm

Do you get any errors in the windows event logger?
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Post by Ace Antilles » Thu Sep 09, 2021 2:46 pm

Get to a stage where XWA is working without anything of XWAU installed. So a fresh installation basically.
Run the game to make sure if plays.

Then copy the entire folder to a new location and call it something else. XWA Upgrade for example.
Then install the 2020 update to this NEW folder, not the original and check it works. You can make a backup folder copy at this point if needed.
If that does then install Update 4. If that all works great. Keep 1 backup folder copy and then try installing TFTC.

Remember to have Steam etc closed and not use those shortcuts.

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Post by Nymbus » Thu Sep 09, 2021 3:47 pm

Forceflow wrote:
Thu Sep 09, 2021 2:17 pm
Do you get any errors in the windows event logger?
Nothing specific...

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Post by Nymbus » Thu Sep 09, 2021 3:47 pm

Ace Antilles wrote:
Thu Sep 09, 2021 2:46 pm
Get to a stage where XWA is working without anything of XWAU installed. So a fresh installation basically.
Run the game to make sure if plays.

Then copy the entire folder to a new location and call it something else. XWA Upgrade for example.
Then install the 2020 update to this NEW folder, not the original and check it works. You can make a backup folder copy at this point if needed.
If that does then install Update 4. If that all works great. Keep 1 backup folder copy and then try installing TFTC.

Remember to have Steam etc closed and not use those shortcuts.

Baby steps as they say is easier to troubleshoot sometimes
Thanks for your answer. This is exactly what I did... will try again.

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Post by Nymbus » Thu Sep 09, 2021 3:57 pm

Nymbus wrote:
Thu Sep 09, 2021 3:47 pm
Ace Antilles wrote:
Thu Sep 09, 2021 2:46 pm
Get to a stage where XWA is working without anything of XWAU installed. So a fresh installation basically.
Run the game to make sure if plays.

Then copy the entire folder to a new location and call it something else. XWA Upgrade for example.
Then install the 2020 update to this NEW folder, not the original and check it works. You can make a backup folder copy at this point if needed.
If that does then install Update 4. If that all works great. Keep 1 backup folder copy and then try installing TFTC.

Remember to have Steam etc closed and not use those shortcuts.

Baby steps as they say is easier to troubleshoot sometimes
Thanks for your answer. This is exactly what I did... will try again.
Tried again. XWAUpdate works. Stops working after installing update 4...

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Post by Forceflow » Thu Sep 09, 2021 4:11 pm

Nymbus wrote:
Thu Sep 09, 2021 3:47 pm
Forceflow wrote:
Thu Sep 09, 2021 2:17 pm
Do you get any errors in the windows event logger?
Nothing specific...
Mhm, that's a bummer. Without any error indication it'll be hard to figure out. While I doubt that this is the case but could you try this:
Forceflow wrote:
Fri Jul 23, 2021 7:05 am
There's another thing someone did on Discord that helped him. There's plenty more options available, so maybe play around with those:
go to Windows Security -> App & Browser Control -> Exploit Protection Settings -> Program settings then click "Add program to customize", click "Choose exact file path" and add the path to the XwingAlliance.exe program. Which for me, is D:\Steam\steamapps\common\Star Wars X-Wing Alliance\XWingAlliance.exe. Then you override "Data Execution Prevention (DEP)" and set it to "off".
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Post by Nymbus » Thu Sep 09, 2021 5:15 pm

Forceflow wrote:
Thu Sep 09, 2021 4:11 pm
Nymbus wrote:
Thu Sep 09, 2021 3:47 pm
Forceflow wrote:
Thu Sep 09, 2021 2:17 pm
Do you get any errors in the windows event logger?
Nothing specific...
Mhm, that's a bummer. Without any error indication it'll be hard to figure out. While I doubt that this is the case but could you try this:
Forceflow wrote:
Fri Jul 23, 2021 7:05 am
There's another thing someone did on Discord that helped him. There's plenty more options available, so maybe play around with those:
go to Windows Security -> App & Browser Control -> Exploit Protection Settings -> Program settings then click "Add program to customize", click "Choose exact file path" and add the path to the XwingAlliance.exe program. Which for me, is D:\Steam\steamapps\common\Star Wars X-Wing Alliance\XWingAlliance.exe. Then you override "Data Execution Prevention (DEP)" and set it to "off".
You're the boss! I had to turn DEP completely off, just adding this exception did not cut it, but it worked. Thanks a million. Now I can focus on bringing order to the galaxy...

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Post by Forceflow » Thu Sep 09, 2021 6:53 pm

Great to hear it! Glad you got it to work and that my hunch wasn't wrong after all. Will be moving this to Bug Reports now so that it's easier to find
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