Infinite loading

[amver]

I haven't logged into the game for about 2-3 months. I log in via Steam. And the launcher freezes. Within 10-15 minutes I manage to load before pressing the play button. The button becomes inactive, but the game doesn't start for 10 minutes and lights up again.

Nothing has changed on the computer, I checked the integrity of the files. Everything is downloaded.
What could be the problem?

 

[STRONTIUM DOG]

problem is more than likely with the computer



a couple of suggestions check there is sufficiant free space for windows to work correctly and on game installation drive
goto internet options via typing internet into windows start button it should be listed and clear the cache
also try temp disabling AV

 

[DjVortex]

goto internet options via typing internet into windows start button it should be listed and clear the cache

That's usually the solution for when you are getting the error "incorrect manifest checksum" (or similar) in the launcher. But I suppose it doesn't hurt to try.

 

[STRONTIUM DOG]

ya just wild guessing really cant hurt though process of elimination an all
its by barking up the wrong trees first i usually find the right one

 

[Born Free]

1. run disk cleanup (twice)
in that utility, check all boxes and remove the files
run it a second time and click clean up system files.
again, check all the boxes and remove the files
2. open a command prompt - run as administrator
type the following command and hit enter:
cd %temp%

it should spit you out in a folder that is called
C:\Users\[somerandomusername]\AppData\Local\Temp>

make sure you are in this folder.
type the next command and hit enter (start with a space and a period):
start .

it should open a window showing a million temp files and folders with long names like the below listing
you delete them all safely. some will say "file in use cannot delete" just say skip them
you can check a box to skip all of the ones that are in use
you can hit control+a to select all
then hit shift+delete to permanently delete all the trash temp files
if you dont see the below types of files predominately , you are in the wrong folder

08/01/2025 07:45 PM 96,903 wct9AE8.tmp
08/01/2025 07:45 PM 96,903 wctAD37.tmp
08/01/2025 07:45 PM 96,903 wctBC0C.tmp
08/01/2025 07:45 PM 96,903 wctED71.tmp
08/02/2025 12:01 PM <DIR> {00CD881C-E737-4000-AB70-FD4681A59D0C}
07/23/2025 07:44 AM <DIR> {02711AF9-EE49-47AD-8C91-78C491D32FF6}
07/12/2025 08:52 AM <DIR> {03A7E861-0BC4-423B-957D-8922026C7077}
07/21/2025 05:06 PM <DIR> {03EFE4B0-3CB3-44DD-9C8D-5B71C428E05B}
07/20/2025 08:04 AM <DIR> {042C1524-9BE3-4042-B659-ACC4219CCC57}
07/22/2025 05:29 PM <DIR> {04E88B94-9961-4165-8CC2-94C7CD26298D}
08/03/2025 07:52 AM <DIR> {06674CF7-362E-4828-956F-32B95A318F02}
07/21/2025 01:59 PM <DIR> {06791323-BA8A-4B2E-93C9-7C226742D929}
07/15/2025 06:14 AM <DIR> {0826AFBA-B01B-42AA-A2EC-CC238F774B9E}
07/25/2025 12:56 PM <DIR> {090F9A57-6227-4D17-B479-8AE4D7D2E274}

if you just delete the files without the shift key, you need to empty the recycle bin

extra credit: from that command window run as adminitrator type the following command
chkdsk c: /f

it will ask you if you want to do this at the next reboot
type a Y and hit enter

when you reboot it will discard/repair all orphaned and misallocated / damaged junk files