New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….
Original story (published on December 7, 2021) follows:
If you are someone who prefers tactical shooters in the era of battle royale titles, then you must have heard of Insurgency: Sandstorm. Built using Unreal Engine 4 and developed by New World Interactive, the game was released in December of 2018.
Following on the lines of its predecessor, Insurgency: Sandstorm lacks an HP bar, ammo count, and a minimap. The gameplay focuses heavily on the tactical aspect, rewarding players who indulge in teamwork and communication.
But as is the case with every other online multiplayer game, players do encounter some issues such as the one where players reported that the game was freezing or crashing for them.
That being said, Insurgency Sandstorm players are reporting (1,2,3,4,5) an issue with EAC. Many say that the Easy Anti-Cheat software is preventing them from launching the game. While some are getting a ‘failed to initialize the game launcher’ error, others say that the game kicks them out whenever they join a match.
Players said they tried uninstalling and reinstalling the game and verifying files from Steam as well, but the game still crashes. Moreover, reports suggest that the issue surfaced after a recent update.
As it turns out, Insurgency developers are already aware of the issue and said that they are working on a solution. However, they did not share any ETA on when it will be fixed.
In the meantime, some users have shared a workaround that might help resolve the issue.
As always, we will keep an eye out for more information and update this space when Insurgency Sandstorm developers fix the issues with EAC.
Update 1 (December 08)
05:37 pm (IST): The team confirmed — via Twitter — that a hotfix to address the EAC launching issue is out. However, it’s worth noting that it’s got nothing to do with the EAC issue present of GeForce NOW and Windows 7.
Note: We have more such stories in our dedicated Gaming Section so be sure to follow them as well.
We are currently rolling out a hotfix to address an EAC launching issue. Turns out this was caused by non-ASCII characters in the user’s Windows username.
Note: this fix is unrelated to the EAC issues affecting GeForce NOW and Windows 7 users. (Source)
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