Ok, so when i start ARMA 3 through steam the launcher opens BUT when i press 'PLAY', the box goes from orange to grey then goes back to grey and nothing happens.
When i go to where the game files are located and run arma3.exe i get
http://puu.sh/gYBsx/b867f33a41.png
My DxDiag
http://pastebin.com/XidbTGvy
Start Launcher, Press Play
OR
Run arma3.exe
Hello,
This issue could be caused by missing DirectX .dll files. You can get the required files here.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=8109
We need crash dump files from this folder to analyze your problem.
C:\Users\<Name>\AppData\Local\Arma 3\
Can you upload somewhere in winrar package, please?
Archive smaller than 5000 KB can be attached directly to the ticket. For bigger archives, please use some free sharing service and post link here.
How to find correct crashdump file:
Try to make the crash happen
Look into crashdump folder
Upload crashdump with latest date in name (crashdump is rpt + bidmp + mdmp file with same name). Please try to provide as many crashdumps as possible, it helps us investigating the problem in a big way.
Thank you.
You have attached server .rpt. Could you please attach the game .rpt too? They are located in the same folder as server .rpt
Also be sure to attach bidmp + mdmp if those files are created when this issue occurs. They are in the same folder as .Rpt
Thank you.
It looks like you are turning on a server which would explain the lack of client .rpt files. Try deleting server parameters in the parameters menu of the ARMA 3 Launcher and try starting the game again.
there is no server parameters, i tried running the arma3 server exe file to see if that worked but i dont think it did
Could you please start arma3.exe from your Arma 3 root folder? After you do that could you please look into the C:\Users\<Name>\AppData\Local\Arma 3\ folder and attach the new .rpt files if they are created.
You can find Arma 3 folder in here: \Steam\steamapps\common\Arma 3
When i start it http://puu.sh/gYBsx/b867f33a41.png comes up but no crash logs are created
I need the client .Rpt files as i have stated above they are located in: C:\Users\<Name>\AppData\Local\Arma 3\
Try launching Arma 3 wiht parameter: -nobenchmark
Also verify the integrity of the game cache on steam https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=2037-QEUH-3335
After then, please try to run your Arma as an admin.
The -nobenchmark doesn't do anything
verify the integrity game cache, nothing faied
Running as admin didnt do anything, error http://puu.sh/gYBsx/b867f33a41.png came up as normal
could you please try to switch to Steam Dev and see if the problem is still present?
You can find how to change to Steam Dev here:
http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?149411-How-to-change-Arma-3-branches-between-STABLE-amp-DEVELOPMENT-versions-STEAM-client
Thank you very much.
I have just installed the game on my Alienware laptop and it works 100%, i think its my pc because i have like every version of DirectX i swair and Visual C++ and other things which i have more then 3 installed of each.