FIRST TIME LAUNCH , NEVER PLAYED, VERIFIED INSTALLATION FILES; BRIEFLY SAYS 'UPDATING EXECUTABLES' AND THEN CANCEL LAUNCH WTF

so i decided to play again but when i launch i just get that in steam. Any idea how to fix? Edit: so it seems that it has been solved as it works for me now and im assuming everyone else. Good work spreading awareness guys. Hopefully it means we can now not miss that 95% flank shot...

Just for clarification, everyone is having the issue that the game wont launch and after you press play it says "Updating Executable" In that case this should serve as a new thread. JAN-16-2025;It started working for me after waiting so many days. my advice is to install it and leave it installed. check back weekly until it starts....

First, don't mess with any settings. If I'm right it will not actually help and if you do not know what you are doing you and forgot the steps to roll your changes back you will probably introduce more problems. Second, I need some help verifying some things. Can anyone with a NON WORKING GAME (just runs and exits) verify that the original Steam provided executables (in the game folder in \steamapps\common\) are NOT SIGNED - In this case the Digital Signatures tab after right clicking and going into p...

Updating Executable. Fan-friggin-tastic. I've tried every fix I've seen on these forums with nothing to show for it. Looks like I picked a lousy time to pick this game up again after 5 years. Unless someone's got some new thing I haven't tried yet, my only options are either uninstalling til Steam/2K/Firaxis/whoever pulls their head out or shelling out $50 on GoG for a 12+ year old game. I won't get all dramatic like the people claiming this bug is tantamount to stealing their game/money, but it really su...