Magic: The Gathering Arena (MTG Arena) is one of the free-to-play digital collectible card games by Wizards of the Coast which becomes quite popular since it was released back in 2018. Though the title has been doing pretty well in the gaming community, it looks like that several players are getting stuck infinitely on the “Loading Initial Scene” message on the screen while launching the game. So, if you’re also facing the MTG Arena Stuck on Loading Initial Scene error then you can check this guide.
As per several reports, whenever MTG Arena players try to get into the gameplay sessions, a specific error mostly appears on the screen of the PC version which says the ‘loading initial scene’ bug all the time and doesn’t get past the screen which is problematic. It usually occurred due to the game crashes or force closing while some in-game files loading and something prevents the game to load completely. There are multiple claims spotted in forums online such as a forced reboot of Windows after an update mostly.
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Fix: MTG Arena Stuck on Loading Initial Scene
Whereas some players are claiming that the MTG Arena game gets stuck on the loading screen due to an outdated game version, conflicts with the corrupted or missing game files, background tasks, not running the game as admin, networking issues, and more. Luckily, here we’ve shared with you a couple of possible workarounds that should come in handy. So, without wasting any more time, let’s jump into it.
1. Restart the PC
First of all, you should try rebooting the PC to ensure there is no issue with the system glitch or cache data. Sometimes temporary glitches might trouble you a lot when it comes to the program launching.
2. Run MTG Arena as an administrator
You can try running the MTG Arena game application on your Windows PC as an administrator to allow the User Account Control (UAC) access to the system. Otherwise, you might encounter startup crashes, lags, etc. To do so:
- Go to the installed MTG Arena game directory on the PC.
- Right-click on the game application file on your PC.
- Click on Properties > Click on the Compatibility tab.
- Click on the Run this program as an administrator checkbox to enable it.
- Once done, click on Apply and then OK to save changes.
- Finally, run the game to check for the issue again.
3. Update MTG Arena
It’s also possible that the installed game version becomes outdated for a while and there are some bugs or errors appearing. So, you should try checking for the game update manually to avoid startup crashing issues or stuck on the loading screen issues. Although whenever you launch MTG Arena freshly, it automatically checks for the update, and then loads the game menu. But if in case, the game doesn’t install the latest update, you can follow the steps below to do so.
- Open the MTG Arena game.
- OR, head over to C:\Program Files (x86)\Wizards of the Coast\MTGA\MTGALauncher.
- Click on MTGALauncher to run the update and launch MTG Arena.
- The update will finish and the game will start again.
- Once done, log in to the game account and proceed.
4. End Background Tasks
Another thing you can do is simply close unnecessary background tasks on your PC to ensure there is no additional consumption of system resources happening in the background whatsoever. To clear out background tasks:
- Press the Ctrl+Shift+Esc keys to open Task Manager.
- Click on the Processes tab > Select the task that you want to close.
- Once selected, click on End Task.
- Make sure to do the steps for each task individually.
- Once done, restart your PC to change the effects immediately.
5. Check for the Internet Connection
You can also try checking out the internet connection at your end by running multiple speed tests and playing other multiplayer titles using the same network to ensure there is no issue with the internet. Mostly a poor or unstable internet connection can come to an end which occurs multiplayer issues or server connectivity issues. If you’re using Wi-Fi then switch to a wired network or vice versa to cross-check the issue.
You can also try performing the power cycle method on the Wi-Fi router that you’re using to refresh the connectivity by powering off the router and then disconnecting the power adapter from the power source > Wait for a couple of seconds then reconnect the adapter and turn on the router to check for the issue.
6. Delete the MTGA Folder
Another thing you can try is to delete the MTGA folder from the installed game directory on your PC by following the steps below to ensure there is no issue with the game files while launching. To do this:
- Exit and close MTG Arena on the PC properly.
- Then press the Ctrl+Shift+Esc keys to open Task Manager > Click on Processes.
- Select the MTG Arena task and click on End Task.
- Now, open the File Explorer > Go to the following directory from the address bar by copy-pasting:
C:\Users\YOUR-USER-NAME\AppData\Local\Temp\Wizards Of The Coast
- Delete the MTGA folder from the directory.
Please Note: If you can’t see the specific folder, you’ll have to enable ‘show hidden and system files’ from Windows Settings > Privacy & Security.
7. Contact Technical Support
If none of the methods did help you then make sure to simply contact Wizards of the Coast technical support for further assistance. We’ll recommend you submit the resolution ticket to the team so that they can investigate the issue and respond to you quickly. It’ll also help the game developers to actively investigate the issue and try releasing the patch fix soon.
That’s it, guys. We hope this guide was useful to you. For additional queries, you can comment below.