# Launcher updates the game, but won't launch it

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/launcher-updates-the-game-but-wont-launch-it/23562>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [May 7, 2020, 10:06am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/launcher-updates-the-game-but-wont-launch-it/23562 "2020-05-07T10:06:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zodd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zodd/32/10055_2.png) [@Zodd](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zodd)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 10:06am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/launcher-updates-the-game-but-wont-launch-it/23562/1 "2020-05-07T10:06:54Z")

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So I don’t know if this is a common problem but the CDDA launcher opens up just fine. It updates the game and everything. For some reason though, when I click launch game, nothing happens. The launcher will close like it’s supposed to, but the game itself doesn’t pop up at all. Anyone else having this problem?

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**Author:** ![Valase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valase/32/6972_2.png) [@Valase](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valase)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/launcher-updates-the-game-but-wont-launch-it/23562/2 "2020-05-07T14:42:49Z")

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Yes, there are some topics in the forum on this… topic.

Try the suggestions in this one and let us know if it does work:

> [@Cant seem to start the game](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cant-seem-to-start-the-game/23513):
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> Well when I first started playing this game it worked fine on my laptop but after updating a few times through the launcher clicking launch game doesn’t even do anything.

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**Author:** ![Kenan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e495f1/32.png) [@Kenan](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Kenan)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 2:48pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/launcher-updates-the-game-but-wont-launch-it/23562/3 "2020-05-07T14:48:13Z")

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Are you using any mods?M\_Touhou, maybe?

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**Author:** ![Zodd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zodd/32/10055_2.png) [@Zodd](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zodd)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 1:06am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/launcher-updates-the-game-but-wont-launch-it/23562/4 "2020-05-08T01:06:18Z")

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Sorry I saw this too late. What I think happened was deleting certain mods to replace them also deleted some important data for the game. I repeated this a few times using the goat mod pack. I’d install it, and then I would delete it after reinstalling cdda. The launcher would launch the game when I didn’t install and delete the goat modpack. I’m not sure if it’s just that one either, but it’s what I saw. I’m scared to install any new mods now.

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**Author:** ![Zodd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zodd/32/10055_2.png) [@Zodd](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zodd)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 1:06am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/launcher-updates-the-game-but-wont-launch-it/23562/5 "2020-05-08T01:06:46Z")

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Also what’s Tohou? I’ve never heard of that one.

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**Author:** ![Kenan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e495f1/32.png) [@Kenan](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Kenan)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 1:14am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/launcher-updates-the-game-but-wont-launch-it/23562/6 "2020-05-08T01:14:07Z")

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It’s a, uhh, Japanese bullet-hell shoot 'em up inspired mod that caused severe crashes until i fixed it in the latest version and sent it over to Goat 🙂