I kept trying and eventually it updated itself and it works now. Fluke thing, I guess
-fullscreen
is the one that used to force launch the game for me.
I think I figured this one out, though. Give it a try, and see if it works.
with the new version of Origin, which I think fixes the Windows 10 issue with screen resolution there is an entirely separate exe in the SwGame>Binaries>Win64 folder with the same name as the original executable but with the word "Shipping" in the name. This will launch the game independent of Steam and Origin, but you won't get controller config overrides in-game if you don't launch through either client. However, if you launch the game using the "Shipping" executable, you can hook the Steam bootstrapper to the game instance, and you'll be able to use Steam controller overrides. BUT, Steam will automatically connect and hook to the EA app as well, which can make the controller configs a little glitchy but not at all unplayable. Hope this helps!
@sriglin1226quick note: if the Steam bootstrapper doesn't hook to the instance of the game, wait until you are at the home screen, and don't be afraid to hit the Play button on Steam a few times to get it to work. Also, Steam may continue to display the "Play" button even though the bootstrapper has hooked to the game, and everything works fine; this seems like a normal bug of having so many api's calling out at each other like a busy intersection with a malfunctioning redlight lololol. What a mess.
Thank you so much @sriglin1226 - using SwGame-Win64-Shipping.exe did the trick after the force upgrade from the Origin App to EA App. The game wouldn't start anymore saying "a problem occured on our end"... Thank you!
