Game Play button - Click the game Play button after choosing the video settings, DLC, and mods.

The 60 Hz selection is recommended because it is quite common and the 50 Hz selection has been known to cause launch issues such as blackscreens and failure to launch the game.Ī graphic with arrows pointing to the 'Clear user directory' button and its associated Tooltip. The Refresh Rate should also be set to match the monitor, if possible. Matching the game's resolution to the monitor's native resolution usually gives the optimum viewing experience. The Resolution allows a multitude of choices such as 1600x1024, 1680x1050, etc. Fullscreen is recommended because Windowed and Borderless modes on some systems have been known to cause launch issues such as blackscreens and failure to launch the game (reference Troubleshooting the game). The Display Mode allows three choices: Fullscreen, Windowed, and Borderless. This menu has 3 dropdown menus Display Mode, Resolution, and Refresh Rate.

Video display button - Clicking the gear icon opens the video display menu.

Note that this procedure requires a game code for each owned game branch and that a Paradox Interactive account is needed to view those codes for input into Steam. This rollback procedure can be found on the Paradox Forums. Be aware that the game is normally on automatic updates and once By Blood Alone (version 1.12) is released, then version 1.11.12 saved games will not work unless the game is rolled back to the matching version. If the saved game version and checksum do not match the game version and checksum, then the saved game will not work.

Saved games are set to the game version and checksum that are currently playing. Game version - Observe that the graphic shows game version 1.11.12 and checksum 22d5.Items 1 through 7 are as follows: 1) game version and checksum 2) video display button 3) clear user directory button 4) game play button 5) create account button 6) downloadable content (DLC) tab 7) mods tab. It may be a good idea to become familiar with the information displayed, the various button and tab names, and the functions of those buttons and tabs before clicking the game Play button. 4.4 National information and developmentīefore Clicking the Game Play Button.

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