Closed Starbound 64x crashes when launched via launcher & Steam.

Hi.

I've had this issue for quite some time. Whenever I try to launch 64x via the launcher through Steam it always crashes after I select 64x and click the button.

But starting 64x directly through the .exe file in the folder works just dandy, but then you won't have Steam activated for the game.

Any help?

(I might add that normal Starbound works fine through Steam/Launcher)

Sincerely

Mood

 

Isnt the x64 option on the launcher tied to the Windows DirectX version? Which would account for why its failing to run.

 

@xxswatelitexx Sorry, I forgot to mention I'm on Windows 7 64x.

@lazarus78 I think the default 64x is DirectX yes, but neither it nor Opengl works through the launcher. Both work via their respective .exe's though.

 

The launcher must be broken then. I duno. I never use the launcher anymore.

 

I've had this issue for a long time - just decided to post about it now. Surely I'm not the only one with the game crashing in 64x via the launcher?

 

x64 is for 64bit systems. Its main advantage is that it can use more than the 2(3)GB of memory a 32bit (AKA x86) application can. IIRC the technical limit for a 64bit app is like 192TB of memory... theoretically, of course.

If you have a 64bit OS, then its generally a good idea to use 64bit applications where able. They also should process faster because more information can be processed by your CPU at once.