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Whovahkiin
3 years ago

Re: Fallen Order - Not launch from steam with EA app

I FINALLY Fixed it. I went off the hunch I got it could be a registry problem and just started digging through the registry options for EA App, Steam, and this thing for "Respawn" I found. I ended up finding this install script in the game's directory called installScript.vdf. and opening it revealed it to be setting a bunch of registry options for the game. Specifically, one of the directories is "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Respawn\\Jedi Fallen Order\\" where it sets the string "Install Dir" which I noticed mine wasn't set correctly, to an older installation folder before I moved the game. I changed it to be correct, to the current installation folder and it worked immediately. 

TLDR: Open RegEdit and go here: 

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Respawn\Jedi Fallen Order

and then fix the string named "Install Dir" to be correct. in my case: 

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Jedi Fallen Order"

hope this helps. Also, EA if I can fix this maybe you can too.

6 Replies

  • mrxwed's avatar
    mrxwed
    2 years ago

    @Whovahkiin: You are absolutely incredible dude!

    This solved my Problem!

    I suspect that my Problems with the game were due to similar reasons:

    I had the game still installed through the EA App from a time where i had XBOX Gamepass/EA Play membership.

    The location in the registry fits the location the game was when i had it installed through the EA App.

    So either the registry just doesn't change when reinstalling the game, or the registry is just wrong by default.

    It's a shame that EA hasn't fixed this, as it seems like it is a fairly trivial thing.

    EA, please fix this problem and save us all a lot of headaches!

  • oOEggyOo's avatar
    oOEggyOo
    2 years ago
    @Whovahkiin in my case i didnt find the jedi fallen order only folder for titanfall 2 do you have a solution for that

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