Crash on Startup

[Rustic Apple]

Latest update screwed up my TF2, crashes a couple seconds after startup. Tried -autoconfig, -safe, validating game files, all the normal fixes. Anyone got some insight?

[Mike808]

Latest update screwed up my TF2, crashes a couple seconds after startup. Tried -autoconfig, -safe, validating game files, all the normal fixes. Anyone got some insight?

welcome to my life. crash during start up, crash while joining server, crash on map change, crash on team join, crash on load out switch, crash when i breath, crash when i blink, and crash my my heart beats

[Rustic Apple]

Goddamn, that sucks
There seems to be a few windows updates, lemmie check those out and get back.

*Edit* Nope.avi
*Edit2* So, apparently steam decided to troll me and hasn't updated TF2, standing by
Nope, again

[Failhorse]

are you using a custom menu?

[Rustic Apple]

are you using a custom menu?

I was, but it got deleted when I got rid of my TF folder.

*Edit* I forgot to mention that there's no error or anything, TF2 just closes

[Enigma]

Same thing is happening to me, my hl2.exe keeps crashing at startup

[HibiscusKazeneko]

I just tested it and TF2 launches fine on my Mac, but it crashes when I try to join a server.
My brother's been playing since the update and I don't know if he's had any problems, so the coast should be clear for me to play on PC.

[Mangachu]

I just tested it and TF2 launches fine on my Mac, but it crashes when I try to join a server.
My brother's been playing since the update and I don't know if he's had any problems, so the coast should be clear for me to play on PC.

cl_forcepreload 0 - sacrifices around 10 fps, but connects faster and does not crash, works fine for me though when i have it disabled... but if you crash when you join a server that should work

[HibiscusKazeneko]

UPDATE: I can play fine for a few minutes at a time and then out of nowhere- BOOM! The game freezes for a few seconds, the screen turns sepia and I am returned to my desktop. Also I've noticed that when I launch the game, a red stripe appears on the right side of the screen for a fraction of a second (kinda like the effects that occurred when you would turn on an old CRT monitor). I also am unable to work with my loadout.

[Mangachu]

UPDATE: I can play fine for a few minutes at a time and then out of nowhere- BOOM! The game freezes for a few seconds, the screen turns sepia and I am returned to my desktop. Also I've noticed that when I launch the game, a red stripe appears on the right side of the screen for a fraction of a second (kinda like the effects that occurred when you would turn on an old CRT monitor). I also am unable to work with my loadout.

do you try what i said?

[HibiscusKazeneko]

UPDATE: I can play fine for a few minutes at a time and then out of nowhere- BOOM! The game freezes for a few seconds, the screen turns sepia and I am returned to my desktop. Also I've noticed that when I launch the game, a red stripe appears on the right side of the screen for a fraction of a second (kinda like the effects that occurred when you would turn on an old CRT monitor). I also am unable to work with my loadout.

do you try what i said?

Yes, I just did. It had no effect.