What to do if your game stuck on loading screen

AdVenture Capitalist1.1k views9 favorites2 min readby KaosmatikView on Steam ↗

Preferable fixes

First, please double-check all your drivers – audio, graphics, etc. – for any available updates and apply any that are found. It may also help to right-click AdCap in your Steam library > Properties > Local Files > Verify Integrity. This will check for any missing or old files and replace them as needed.

Another step to take is deleting a few files from your registry. To do this, please just follow these steps:

Search your computer for "Regedit"
Once Regedit is open, go to Edit>Find: Hyper Hippo Games
Delete the Hyper Hippo Games folder (may also need to delete "Hyper Hippo Productions" if it is there)

If the issue persists, give these steps a try:

  1. Right click on AdCap in the Steam Library
  2. Go to Properties > Local Files > Browse Local File
  3. Select the exe of the game (with the AdCap icon) and go to properties
  4. Now go to "Compatibility" and check off the "Disable fullscreen optimizations" box and the "Run this program in compatibility mode for (your current OS)". Apply the changes

Some players have mentioned that using Windows 8 compatibility mode works for them.

The Final Solution (giggles)

Only use this solution if none of the other solutions worked for you. If none of the other solutions works, unfortunately your game data is corrupt and you have to do a wipe.
WARNING: THIS SOLUTION WILL WIPE ALL OF YOUR GAME PROGRESSION AND MAKE YOU START OVER FROM THE BEGINNING. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RECOVER YOUR PROGRESSION.HOWEVER YOU WILL BE ABLE TO PLAY THE GAME FINALLY.

  1. Disable your Steam Cloud – Steam Menu > Settings > Cloud
  2. Search your computer for "Regedit"
  3. Once Regedit is open, go to Edit > Find: Hyper Hippo
  4. Open the AdVenture Capitalist folder and delete everything in it
  5. Open your Finder and go to: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata
  6. Open the folder you see there and inside that delete folder named "346900"
  7. Close and Re-Open Steam
  8. Play AdCap to buy a few Lemonade Stands
  9. Re-Enable the Steam Cloud (with AdCap still open)
  10. Close AdCap, close Steam
  11. Re-Open Steam and AdCap and select the option to "Local File: Upload to Cloud"

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