This will get the game working without any crash at launch. Right-click the game’s exe > Properties > Compatibility tab > check “Run This Program as administrator” and hit apply. Lack of admin rights is also the reason why the Age of Empires III might be crashing at launch. If the folder has a name in any other language, the game just keeps crashing at startup and won’t work. Make sure you have installed the game in a folder that has an English name.
You need to upgrade your OS to Win 10 to fix the issue.
If you are facing this issue on Windows 7 or 8, then you are out of luck as the game only supports Windows 10 version 18362.0 or higher. There are multiple reasons why the Age of Empires 3 crash at launch issue is occurring and here are the fixes. Game Not Starting, Crash At Startup FixĪnother issue the Age of Empires 3 Definitive Edition players are facing is the game crashing at startup or not launching at all. Launch the game and it’ll be running with unlocked FPS. Just replace the number with your actual refresh-rate and save the changes. Open the GraphicalProfile.xml file in notepad and look for to change the number to your monitor’s refresh rate. Or you can navigate to C:\Users\”your username”\Saved Games\Age of Empires 3 DE\Common. Just paste this path in the Quick Access bar of the File Explorer. If the above scenario is not the case with you, then type go to “%USERPROFILE%\Games\Age of Empires 3 DE\Common”. Launch the game and Age of Empires III Definitive Edition will be running with unlocked FPS. Select the proper refresh-rate for your display and hit apply. Chances are, these settings might have been changed. Here you’ll see a list of resolutions and the set refresh-rate to the right of the list. Open Nvidia Control Panel > Change Resolution.
There are a couple of fixes to unlock FPS and here is how to do it. How To Unlock FPSĪ lot of Age of Empires 3 players are reporting that been through they have high refresh-rate displays and have set the proper options, the game is locked at 60 FPS. This will fix the D3D11 Error with Age Of Empires 3 Definitive Edition.
Select the game and select the “High-Performance profile” to the game under Graphics Settings. This can be easily fixed.įor Nvidia GPUs, open Nvidia Control Panel > Manage 3D Settings > Program Settings > select the game > select “High-performance Nvidia processor” under preferred graphics option.ĪMD GPU owners need to open Radeon Settings > Preferences > Additional Settings > Power > Switchable Graphics Application Settings. This should fix the error.Īnother reason for the D3D11 Error could be that you are playing the game on a laptop with a dedicated GPU and the game isn’t switching to the dedicated GPU. If you have the latest drivers, then I suggest you reinstall them and make sure you do a clean installation. You can find her at on Twitter.First, make sure you have installed the latest GPU drivers. When she's not on duty for GamesRadar expect to see her hunting down the weirdest indie games on Steam, curling up with the latest horror novel, or binging the newest must-see crime documentary. In the name of games journalism, she's also taken rap lessons, appeared on the streets of London as a zombie, tried her hand at sword-fighting, and taken part in more than one 24-hour gaming marathons. Throughout her 15 years of experience, Rachel has interviewed celebrities about their gaming habits, chatted with PlayStation and Xbox bosses, written thousands of words of previews, reviews, and news, and appeared as an expert on BBC radio and TV. She returned to Future and joined GamesRadar+ in 2017, revitalizing the news coverage and building new processes and strategies for the US team. Starting as a fresh-faced staff writer of Official PlayStation Magazine, she went on to cover the business side of the industry with, before joining Rolling Stone's ambitious - if short-lived - Glixel project in 2016.
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