Crash upon start-up (resolved)

As the headline says, my game crashes with a "pa.exe not responding" when I hit 'play' in the launcher.

I've just installed the game (not through steam), checked for an update to my gpu drivers, and tried most of the solutions suggested in similar threads.

Attached my DxDiag-file.

Any help appreciated.

Actually game is trying to run on integrated graphics and drivers for Intel HD400 is outdated. This is why it's crash.

Check this video how-to:

And then configure your drivers to run PA.exe on high performance nvidia graphics card.

Also after you done that you probably need update Intel HD4000 drivers:

Code:

Card name: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000
Driver Date/Size: 11/2/2012 08:19:44, 12615168 bytes

To update drivers download and install "Win64_15338.exe" from Intel website:
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=23405

You don't use this card for games, but latest drivers still can be useful to improve general OS performance.

Thanks a bunch, that seems to have done it!

...and thanks for the heads-up about the Intel drivers

hi i just bought the game today and i get to the main screen and soon after it crashes.