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Thank you for the replies. I have tried the above sdRohan, and that did not work. I do not remember which DLL it said was missing (once I re-installed Direct X that error code stopped coming up). I think this might not be a Galactic Civ 3 specific error. Any NEW games I download from steam will not launch, but any old games I have on steam will launch. I'm following some trouble shooting advice on that issue on

Game won't start in GalCiv III Support GalCiv3 Forums

Hi, When I started Gal Civ 3, I got an error that a DLL file was missing. I saw a thread that it could be related to Direct X. I re-installed Direct X, now When I start Gal Civ 3 from Steam I will see the loading screen pop up, then my screen will go black for a short while, and then nothing Gal Civ 3 fails to open and nothing happens. Occasionally steam will alert me that the game failed to open. What I have tried: