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How to play it on modern PC

By Hugh Bollocks

Some tweaks to make it work on more modern PC

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Category: Modding or Configuration

Languages: English

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22 Mar, 2020 @ 12:58pm

6 Sep, 2023 @ 5:17am

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Guide Index

Overview

Can't launch the game ("Can't find Steam" error)

Can't use config tool

Lags

Camera bug

Mods

Comments

Can't launch the game ("Can't find Steam" error)

1. Find "JadeEmpireConfig.exe" in your game folder.
2. Right click on it and open "Compatibility" tab.
3. Select "Windows Vista SP2" and click "Apply".

Can't use config tool

If you still can't launch the game or can't use config tool.

1. Create a text file in "XML" format.
2. Name it "SystemInformation".
2.1 If you can't create XML file, then copy and paste "testapp" file from "Data" folder to your desktop, delete the text inside and rename it to "SystemInformation"
3. Now put "SystemInformation" to your game > "Data" folder.
4. Find "Steam.dll" in your main Steam folder.
5. Copy this file and put it in your game main folder.

Lags

1. Download this[bitbucket.org]file and put it in your game main folder.
1.1 You can also use custom Reshadepreset instead of this fix.

Camera bug

Sometimes it can happen. After you visited a new location, finished dialogue etc.

1. Just save and load the game.

Mods

Good mod which adds new styles and few other things. Nothing major.

http://jade-empire-in-style.com

38 Comments

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GayLasagna 18 Aug, 2024 @ 5:01pm

what works for me is fully exiting steam and then relaunching steam as an administrator. it makes it work for some reason

BloodyBroccoli 9 Jul, 2024 @ 2:32pm

Still not working. Stops at start picture and... nothing more. Please help i want to get back to my childhood

Yeaman 18 May, 2024 @ 7:36pm

Thank you so much, renaming the files worked.

Martyr of the Burning Sphere 29 Apr, 2024 @ 12:31am

Modern computers seem to have a problem where you can't launch the configuration app at all anymore. This is an issue because the launcher forces the config app to start before starting the game the first time it runs. It crashes, so you can never run the game.

You can fix it like this:
- go to the install folder
- rename "JadeEmpireLauncher.exe" to something else (I use "JadeEmpireLauncher.old.exe")
- rename "JadeEmpire.exe" to "JadeEmpireLauncher.exe"

Now clicking "Play" will launch directly into the game instead of starting the launcher. If you want to change any of the configuration, you'll need to open JadeEmpire.ini and change them manually.

Sleet 27 Nov, 2023 @ 4:53pm

Just so you know. I did all this and still the Config file won't open. It just crashes.

Golden Boy 17 May, 2023 @ 2:20pm

the game is broken on the ea app/gamepass.

it will never launch.

there is no fix.

Jeremy Clarkson 17 May, 2023 @ 9:00am

Really thought this game would be fun but after 2 hours of playing on mouse and keyboard I wanted to blow my brains out. Seriously this game's controls is nauseating and frustrating for no reason. Coming from someone whos beaten every Souls game and loves retros....

Golden Boy 9 Apr, 2023 @ 1:40am

does not work with the EA app.

Hugh Bollocks [author] 4 Dec, 2022 @ 12:25pm

Nice

Raging ozo 4 Dec, 2022 @ 10:25am

that .xml quick fix and compatibility on config running it then compatibility on launcher. Seems to have worked thank you

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