It worked ok me earlier . I have several hundred hours logged . Then something changed , and now it just crashes every time I start it . Not sure what the difference was . I know I brought a new monitor , so maybe it was a change in screen res ? Or maybe an automatic graphics driver or windows update . Regardless , I can ' t play it any more Update Just tested my screen resolution theory , and it was absolutely correct 1920 x 1080 Game crashes every time . 1680 x 1050 Game starts fine . Looks like the game had inadequate testing . <| sep |> Back in the good old days when an STD just meant a round of penicillin , available from the five and dime store . <| sep |> Thank you for bringing this important info to the discussion . It should be all the way up . Upvoting .