


If this is really the case, you can avoid the crash by forcing the game to run on DirectX 9. However it seems that DX10 mode causes crashes to desktop (CTD) even on some (not all) video hardware that are listed compatible with the game. I cannot guarantee that it’ll solve all your crashing issues but is definitely worth a try.Īnno 1404 is optimized for DirectX 10 (don’t worry, DX9 is also supported) and the game by default will launch in DX10 mode if supported hardware is detected.

Anyway the purpose of this post is to give a little tip on how to prevent the ‘crash to desktop when starting the game’ issue several of our readers were facing. If you didn’t know about Anon 1404 already, it’s a city building game with RTS elements mixed in. Although it was a relatively ‘silent’ launch without much hype, the game seems to be very popular among fans of strategy games. Ubisoft released Anno 1404 Dawn of Discovery (PC) to the North American market on the 23rd of June.
