The game won't start / crashes at start-up - Steam Community

Many users report getting an error stating "different path created - restart the game," only for the message to reappear infinitely. This is caused by conflicting save profiles from older installations or corrupt configuration caches.

Using outdated DRM bypasses on a modern PC is an unnecessary security risk for a game that is affordable and widely available.

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: Using a d3d8.dll wrapper from repositories like crosire/d3d8to9 can fix black screen issues on newer versions of Windows.

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