Overview
Fix the game’s launching issues and cutscenes being invisible. Also play in windowed mode if you want.You will need only your computer’s text editor and no additional programs. Don’t worry, you can’t break anything while following this guide.
Issues this should fix
If you cannot start the game because you’re greeted with nothing but a
Could not initialize your hardware
or if you do not see any cutscenes but hear them, this little fix should help you.
How to fix this
Right click the game in your library and click on “Properties”. Go to “Local Files” and click the button saying “Browse…”.
You now see the game’s files in their folder. Don’t be alarmed, we’re not going to go hacking stuff.
Next up, look for the file named “start.bat”. Open this file not by double-clicking it, but with a text editor. If you’re unsure how, right-click it and click “Edit”.
You should now see a text editor saying nothing but
Change this line to
or to
if you want to launch in windowed mode.
Save the file and close the editor.
Now, if you launch the game again, it’s possible that Steam wants to revert the changes you just made. If you see a progress bar in a popup window, Steam just reverted the changes. If that is the case, repeat what you just did and try again. For me, Steam gave up after doing it once 🙂
If everything went well, you should be able to play the game and even watch its cutscenes.
Have fun!