EA app STILL doesn't work - what's going on?!

Having the same issue ☹️

@DadsSpaghettios and @Runalicious - there is a similar issue with Command & Conquer, but someone posted a workaround which actually works.

The workaround is the 6th comment here:  https://answers.ea.com/t5/Command-Conquer-Games/Command-and-Conquer-Remastered-Failed-to-launch/m-p/12290229/highlight/true#M46616

The instructions for Red Alert were:

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I had same issue but managed to get C&C Remastered to launch by selecting it in the EA App, clicking MANAGE, then View Properties and then adding -REDALERT to the Advanced launch options. After clicking OK to the admin prompt, the launcher successfully ran and allowed me to select my C&C original game or Red Alert.

Hopefully this will work for others too until EA sort out the bugs in this awful EA app.

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You might have to use something like -SIMS4 (that's a guess, so it could be something else like -SIMS).

Hope that works.

If it does, let others know.

Cheers,

Darren

Thanks. It works.

Did you use it for C&C or SIMS 4? It didn't work for me with SIMS 4 and I never even had ORIGIN...SMDH

@DadsSpaghettios  - Under Manage > View properties, does it show the correct install location?

From what I've read, it seems that every game has different Advanced Launch options, but I haven't see any kind of list that details them for different games.

Although this second post -> https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues-PC/No-option-to-launch-The-Sims-4-64-bit/td-p/9704355 <- is an old one, it might be something to be aware of.

@DadsSpaghettios and @Runalicious :

A bit of an update for this.

So, apparently for Command & Conquer, adding -anything also works (as does /anything and +anything), so the Advanced launch options could literally be anything that includes a dash at the beginning.

The person who pointed this out to me thinks that there is an issue with invalid paths/filenames, so I recommend checking to ensure that the EA app is using the correct path.

Below is a quote from that person:

"My theory is that the EA app is trying to call the C&C exe using an invalid path/filename. Adding the switch seems to invoke a different call which uses the correct path/filename. You can actually use any switch you want, even gibberish."