Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is an action role-playing strategy-based video game that has been developed by TaleWorlds Entertainment and released in March 2020 initially. It’s available for PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch platforms. Though the game offers great graphics, gameplay, etc, some of the PC players are facing issues or errors like can’t save game files, MSVCP140.dll missing, access is denied, and more. While the Mount and Blade 2 Bannerlord Crash on Startup or Unable to Start Game issue is one of them and if you want to fix this problem, you can check this guide.
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So many PC players are reporting that the game isn’t launching or crashes at the startup which seems very irritating and users are getting sick of it. Most importantly, the crashing issue isn’t showing any particular error message or code which is also very ridiculous for the affected players as they can’t understand what is causing this problem. So, if you’re also one of them, follow the possible troubleshooting steps in order to solve this issue.
Fix Mount and Blade 2 Bannerlord Crash on Startup or Unable to Start Game
Here we’ve shared a couple of methods that you can follow and try by yourself.
1. Delete CNs Folder
- Open up your File Explorer (This PC) on your computer.
- Head over to the drive on which you’ve installed the Mount and Blade II Bannerlord game.
- By default, we assume you’ve installed your game on C:\ drive.
- So, go to C:\Program Files\Steamapps\Common\Mount & Blade II Bannerlord\Modules\Sandbox\ModuleData\Languages.
- Here you will find a ‘CNs’ folder. Just Delete this folder.
- Now, open up your Steam client > Go to Library > Right-click on the game > Properties > Select Launch Options under the General tab.
- Now, type -windowed and click on OK to save changes. (It will force run the game in windowed mode)
- Once done, restart your Steam launcher and run the Mount & Blade II Bannerlord game again.
This method mostly fixes the startup crashing or won’t launch issues for PC users.