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snip3r49
3 years ago
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New EA launcher won't launch Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order Steam version

Ever since I changed from Origin to this terrible new launcher I've been completely unable to launch Jedi Fallen Order. Every time I try, the EA app window shows up blank for a few seconds before dis...
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    EA_Shepard
    3 years ago
    @whirlyballs wrote:

    FYI, I don't know if this will help anyone, but I finally got Fallen Order to work launching via Steam (and it launches the EA App).  After several attempts of reinstalling both the EA App and Jedi Fallen Order, nothing worked.  What finally worked was installing them both on the same hard drive.  When I installed them both on my C drive it worked.  Maybe the EA app has an issue not finding the game if it's not on the same drive?  dunno...

    This may not always be the reason but certainly is one of the main ones. When the app(s) are not on the same drive, the registries don't recognize you have it installed so it cannot locate the file path. I try to mention having them installed on the same drive as so many players now have more than one. I myself have an SSD just for my OS alone so I navigate all my games to the HDD.

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whirlyballs
3 years ago

FYI, I don't know if this will help anyone, but I finally got Fallen Order to work launching via Steam (and it launches the EA App).  After several attempts of reinstalling both the EA App and Jedi Fallen Order, nothing worked.  What finally worked was installing them both on the same hard drive.  When I installed them both on my C drive it worked.  Maybe the EA app has an issue not finding the game if it's not on the same drive?  dunno...

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EA_Shepard
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3 years ago
@whirlyballs wrote:

FYI, I don't know if this will help anyone, but I finally got Fallen Order to work launching via Steam (and it launches the EA App).  After several attempts of reinstalling both the EA App and Jedi Fallen Order, nothing worked.  What finally worked was installing them both on the same hard drive.  When I installed them both on my C drive it worked.  Maybe the EA app has an issue not finding the game if it's not on the same drive?  dunno...

This may not always be the reason but certainly is one of the main ones. When the app(s) are not on the same drive, the registries don't recognize you have it installed so it cannot locate the file path. I try to mention having them installed on the same drive as so many players now have more than one. I myself have an SSD just for my OS alone so I navigate all my games to the HDD.

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