Hello,
Same problem here, for me and my roommate (2 different machines and accounts).
We both updated to 1.7 for AC Valhalla and the game now refuses to start up, the game worked before this update.
If we start the game up through the shortcut we get a request for an activation key(!?)
Through the launcher itself, the game seems to start (syncing etc.), then nothing. No splash screen, just nothing.
Things we have tried:
- Making sure gfx drivers etc. are up-to-date
- Making sure windows is up-to-date (Win10)
- Verifying game files (did find corruption on my machine, but not on the machine of my roommate), game still doesn't launch
- Re-install game -> Nothing
- Re-install launcher -> Nothing
- Verifying Windows itself isn't corrupted by verifying it's integrity through:
- Command Prompt (sfc -scannow) -> No problems
- PowerShell (DISM -Online -Cleanup-Image -RestoreHealth) -> No problems
- There are no log entries recorded by Windows to indicate AC Valhalla crashed
I also walked through the listed troubleshooting guides and still nothing.
The problem still persists 2 days since the patch.
Any assistance would be appreciated.