Hello - I have followed as many troubleshooting suggestions as I can find, including various entries for Steam "launch options", running as Admin or in various Windows compatibility modes. Not many game files to attach since I haven't made it further than the splash screen but I've attached what I have.

EndlessLegendFiles.zip

Guess you also did check out antivirus-software permissions for Endless Legend folder(s)?

Yes, I did add the EL folder to the permission list.

I guess it's possible that some combination of all these factors will do the trick but I don't have the computer knowledge to figure that out...

Perhaps you can fix the crashing issue, if you reinstall mono framework?

What is that and how would one go about doing it?

I'm a little confused - is there an actual admin that reads these messages? I assumed that was the purpose of including my game files, for some insight as to the actual problem and how to solve it.

No offense, I know you're trying to help, but I've already thrown 15 handfuls of spaghetti at the wall and nothing is sticking, I'm willing to try another handful but it feels a little futile at this point.

Ahh yes, I already tried that one. Thank you though.

The environment variables solution worked for me, so thank you! Hope the others find working solutions too.

Didn't fix it for me

Diagnostics (2023'11'16 @1211'04'').zip