...given that people are saying it doesn't load.

I read Blah's comment somewhere here and went to the game files. 1) I put the launcher and all the directx exec files on compatibility mode. (AKA, I put all executable files on compatibility mode) 2) Then, I ran everything as admin. Each file, maybe 2 or 3 times, untill one of the worked. I don't know which one worked, but it did. I'm gonna copy and paste Blah's comment bellow....

so far I have tried solutions i found on YouTube to try fixing this issue I have been searching on the discussions did some things that helped other people and I cant get it working if anyone has any kind of solution to help me get this working again i would be grateful...

If you have tried all other fixes, and have re-installed the game multiple times, try the following: 1) Stare into George Washington's face on the game page in your library. 2) Repeatedly mash the Launch/Cancel button until it says it is downloading/installing DirectX. I did perform one of the previous fixes that stated to pull the legacy beta version. When I performed the above, I was still on the legacy. Hope this works for someone!...

OUTDATED INFO BELOW, UPDATING SOON! -------------------------------------------------- Steps: - go to C:\Users\*yourusername*\AppData -Go into \Local and delete the folder "2K" -go back -Go into \Roaming and delete the folder "2K" Go into Steam and find Civ V, on the options "Browse local Files" -find the 'CivilizationV_DX11.exe' and hold ALT and SHIFT at the same time as you right click on the exe. -click on the menu option 'Copy as Path' -Go back in Steam under Civ V and open the settings of Civ -Under...