The subject of zombies in computer games has recently become extremely popular and relevant. Constantly come out more and more new projects. It would seem that it’s time to exhaust this source, but the developers manage to find some original moves, turns, features that turn their games into new masterpieces. This is exactly how the Dead Rising 3 project became: here you can exterminate zombies from the heart, while quite often engaging in hand-to-hand combat, which gives sharpness to the action. However, you may not feel this, because this project on many computers may simply not start. Some games do not have any technical problems at all, and some have plenty of them, and this project, unfortunately, belongs to the second group. But what if Dead Rising 3 does not start on your computer? Do not panic, because in most cases this problem can be solved. It is about the ways to eliminate problems with the launch that will be discussed in this article.
The problem with the graphics card family
Some computer games may fail depending on which video card is installed on the PC. However, if your Dead Rising 3 does not start at all, then it makes no sense to look for which particular family of cards the problem is. The fact is that troubles can happen with both nVidia cards and ATI. Naturally, both cases are worth considering.
So, if you are the owner of an nVidia graphics card, then the problems with the launch are most likely caused by too new drivers. Naturally, this should not be, but in this case it happens if you have a driver version installed, which was released after the release of the game, so you should roll back the "firewood" to version 335.23, and then the problem will be solved. By the way, most often it occurs on the Windows 8.1 operating system, so it is better to run the game on the seventh version of the OS.
If you have an ATI card, then in this case, setting the priority for this game in the settings of the video card itself will help you wonderfully. However, what should I do if Dead Rising 3 does not start even after you have done all of the above? This means you need to look for the causes of the problems elsewhere.
Graphics card drivers
If Dead Rising 3 does not start on your computer, then the problem may be in the old drivers of your video card. Prior to this, a special case was indicated when it was possible to solve the problem on products of the nVidia family by rolling back the drivers to a specific version. But if you have an ATI card or the old drivers are found on the nVidia card, then you should definitely update them. In most games, launch problems can be solved in this way, and Dead Rising 3 is no exception. So check on the manufacturer’s website which drivers are the most up-to-date, and compare them with the ones you have installed. However, this is not an absolute guarantee of treatment when Dead Rising 3 does not start. The black screen may continue to annoy you, not allowing you to get to the cherished game. What to do next?
Directx
The next step that will allow you to solve this problem is to install DirectX. This distribution is extremely important for all computer games. If you still do not have it installed, immediately run the installer. If it is already present on your computer, then you need to check its version, as well as the relevance of the databases. This is done all through the same file, which installs DirectX, if it is not on the computer, or updates it to the latest version, if any. However, what could be the reason that Dead Rising 3 does not start? The black screen may not disappear after updating DirectX, and this raises a very important question about which distribution you have installed. If this is the ninth version that was popular a couple of years ago, then you will be disappointed - Dead Rising only supports DX11. And if you have an old video card that has only DX9 support, then you can’t even install the appropriate distribution kit. But if such a problem arises, then the game will not turn on at all. What to do if Dead Rising 3 does not start, comes to the screen saver and crashes?
Other distributions
DirectX is the most important distribution for launching computer games, without it you are unlikely to be able to include at least some of the modern projects. But there are other distributions, and if you have Dead Rising 3 running for a long time, and to no avail, then you should think about which one you might miss. For example, many games require the installation of VCR - Visual C ++ Redistributable. Without this program, some may not start at all, some will not work correctly, so you always need to have it on your computer. Moreover, it also needs to be updated, so make sure that VCR databases are not out of date. But what if Dead Rising 3 does not start on Windows 7? A black screen can appear on all operating systems, but the seven in this regard is the most reliable. What could be the problem then?
File Integrity Check
If your game does not start, Dead Rising or another, then the important point is to check the integrity of the game files. The approach here is completely different for licensed and pirated games. In the case of licensing, you just need to run the scan manually in the "Steam", and all errors will be detected. If they are, then they will be fixed automatically, and you do not even have to reinstall the game. If you have a pirated version, then you need to disable all protective systems at the time of installation, since antiviruses often take the crack for a virus, destroy it, and then the game can not start.
Another tip for pirate games
It's more difficult for game pirates to live, so get ready for a few tries. If you tried everything, but Dead Rising does not start anyway, you better try downloading a different version, as this may not be compatible with your computer.