Posted March 15, 2020
I had issues launching the game, it would "APPCRASH" on launch (I'm on a Windows 7 laptop at time of typing)
The obvious solution was to change my dedicated GPU - but that wouldn't save its settings. So the below is the solution I have found.
STEP 1: MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A GPU
If you don't have a dedicated GPU (i.e. you only have intel integrated graphics) then I don't know how to fix it, perhaps some dgvoodoo2 shananigans can help, but I've not tested them.
STEP 2: IF YOU'RE ON NVIDIA, CLEAR YOUR CACHE
This took me far longer to figure out than I'd like to admit (literal months of on and off fiddling before I found it) make sure hidden folders can be viewed firstly, then go to "C:\ProgramData\Nvidia Corporation" inside this directory will be a "Drs" folder - back up and delete its inner contents (I personally cut and pasted the folder to my desktop)
STEP 3: LAUNCH CONTROL PANEL AND SET "WARHAMMER.EXE" TO DEDICATED GPU
With Nvidia control panel now working and able to save my changes, I can now dedicate the game to run on my GPU without worry of it trying to launch on intel anyway.
And that's how I personally got the game working - so long as this solution helps at least one other person this post was worth it.
The obvious solution was to change my dedicated GPU - but that wouldn't save its settings. So the below is the solution I have found.
STEP 1: MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A GPU
If you don't have a dedicated GPU (i.e. you only have intel integrated graphics) then I don't know how to fix it, perhaps some dgvoodoo2 shananigans can help, but I've not tested them.
STEP 2: IF YOU'RE ON NVIDIA, CLEAR YOUR CACHE
This took me far longer to figure out than I'd like to admit (literal months of on and off fiddling before I found it) make sure hidden folders can be viewed firstly, then go to "C:\ProgramData\Nvidia Corporation" inside this directory will be a "Drs" folder - back up and delete its inner contents (I personally cut and pasted the folder to my desktop)
STEP 3: LAUNCH CONTROL PANEL AND SET "WARHAMMER.EXE" TO DEDICATED GPU
With Nvidia control panel now working and able to save my changes, I can now dedicate the game to run on my GPU without worry of it trying to launch on intel anyway.
And that's how I personally got the game working - so long as this solution helps at least one other person this post was worth it.