I bought the game via Steam. When I click on Play in my Steam library, the Stardock window opens. BUT, when I click on "Play" Starcontrol in the stardock window, the button changes briefly to blue "Stop", then reverts to green "Play" button. Game does not launch.
My system exceeds all system requirements. I have already re-installed game (multiple times), Steam client (multiple times), video drivers, DirectX, and audio drivers.
Any help you can offer is appreciated.
system info (from Steam):
Computer Information:
Manufacturer: Alienware
Model: Alienware 18
Form Factor: Laptop
No Touch Input Detected
Processor Information:
CPU Vendor: GenuineIntel
CPU Brand: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4900MQ CPU @ 2.80GHz
CPU Family: 0x6
CPU Model: 0x3c
CPU Stepping: 0x3
CPU Type: 0x0
Speed: 2794 Mhz
8 logical processors
4 physical processors
HyperThreading: Supported
FCMOV: Supported
SSE2: Supported
SSE3: Supported
SSSE3: Supported
SSE4a: Unsupported
SSE41: Supported
SSE42: Supported
AES: Supported
AVX: Supported
AVX2: Supported
AVX512F: Unsupported
AVX512PF: Unsupported
AVX512ER: Unsupported
AVX512CD: Unsupported
AVX512VNNI: Unsupported
SHA: Unsupported
CMPXCHG16B: Supported
LAHF/SAHF: Supported
PrefetchW: Unsupported
Operating System Version:
Windows 10 (64 bit)
NTFS: Supported
Crypto Provider Codes: Supported 311 0x0 0x0 0x0
Video Card:
Driver: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M
DirectX Driver Name: nvldumd.dll
Driver Version: 25.21.14.2531
DirectX Driver Version: 25.21.14.2531
Driver Date: 4 9 2019
OpenGL Version: 4.6
Desktop Color Depth: 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 59 Hz
DirectX Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M
VendorID: 0x10de
DeviceID: 0x11e0
Revision: 0xa1
Number of Monitors: 1
Number of Logical Video Cards: 1
No SLI or Crossfire Detected
Primary Display Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Desktop Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Primary Display Size: 16.10" x 9.06" (18.46" diag)
40.9cm x 23.0cm (46.9cm diag)
Primary Bus: PCI Express 8x
Primary VRAM: 3071 MB
Supported MSAA Modes: 2x 4x 8x
Sound card:
Audio device: Speakers / Headphones (Realtek
Memory:
RAM: 32559 Mb
VR Hardware:
VR Headset: None detected
Miscellaneous:
UI Language: English
Media Type: DVD
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 1013202 Mb
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 821357 Mb
OS Install Date: Dec 31 1969
Game Controller: None detected
MAC Address hash: e88d7ac65ef89921f90c543b9e53c795ed51b2b9
Disk serial number hash: 7a304ad4