Subnautica doesn't stay open - it flashes open then shuts itself down

[rmm200]

 

Subnautica can not launch using the .exe file. Thank Epic DRM.

It either has to launch using the Epic launcher or use launch time option -EpicPortal.

 

 

OUCH!!!

 

Good to know that the 32 games I've gotten for free from Epic (so far), are not going to work with Vortex due to DRM.

 

Dammit.

 

That -EpicPortal launch option should work with all of them. I think.

[PikaWhale]

Sorry what is the launch time option?

[rmm200]

Well the forum won't allow me to attach a picture.

Open Dashboard and edit the Subnautica start item.

Command line option is one of the line entries.

Add -EpicPortal to that entry and save.

[HadToRegister]

Well the forum won't allow me to attach a picture.

Open Dashboard and edit the Subnautica start item.

Command line option is one of the line entries.

Add -EpicPortal to that entry and save.

 

 

1. Take a screenshot, save it

2. go to https://postimg.cc

3. drag your screenshot to the CHOOSE IMAGES button on the webpage

4. copy the DIRECT LINK link from the resulting page once your image uploads.

5. Come back here and click REPLY or NEW POST or whatever it is....

6. Click the IMAGE icon in the toolbar when you're editing your message

7. Copy the URL of the DIRECT LINK you copied from the postimg.cc website into the URL filed in the IMAGE popup, click OK

[PikaWhale]

Ok thank you!

[Pickysaurus]

I just did a fresh install of Subnautica from Epic and I did not have this problem. These are my settings for the game:

 

[rmm200]

Picky: Could you navigate to the .exe file in your games directory and try launching it.

That fails for me as the op described. Maybe new builds removed DRM?

 

Well my specific test case is Subnautica Below Zero. I will have to install Subnautica and try that.

 

Here is a little more information on the history:

 

https://forums.unknownworlds.com/discussion/155350/bug-playing-the-epic-games-version-of-subnautica-via-steam-in-

home-streaming

 

Fresh download of Subnautica completed. It will not launch from the game directory .exe file. Maybe Tannin is doing some under cover magic to make it work from Vortex.

[Pickysaurus]

I'm afraid I uninstalled it again.

 

Looking at the source code it seems Vortex just addresses the EXE directly.

[rmm200]

Region specific maybe? Where in the world are you?

[Pickysaurus]

Region specific maybe? Where in the world are you?

 

Could be, I'm in the UK