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5 years ago

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[WORKAROUND] 11.17.20 patch - game won't stop loading

I play on a Mac - My game did today’s update to fix the crashing and now it won’t load at all! Was waiting up to 10 mins and it was just stuck on the loading screen. I took off all my mods and still ...

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ZapGun4Hire
5 years ago
In the Origin app, right-click on the gear icon next to the Play button and select "Repair".

ZapGun4Hire

Seasoned Traveler

5 years ago

@KRamz24 Do a "Repair" on the game. That should fix it.

rain3ybain3y

5 years ago

@ZapGun4Hire i tried this and it didn't help. any other options?

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