EDIT 2:  Fixed the problem!  Anyone with a machine that has two graphics cards must, must, must, select manually the better card using the control panel.  For me it was the NVidia control panel, but for Radeon users it is likely different.  Restart the machine.  If it still crashes, download new drivers and then restart.

Hello,

I just bought and downloaded the game last night and upon starting it up this morning I realized that there are no menu options on the home screen, like this:

I use a laptop with Intel Graphics Processor 530 and a NVidia GTX 960m for games.  I have tried running Endless Space 2 as an administrator, and the only things that changes is that it crashes just after the loading bar fills up.  I have also tried the "Run with graphics processor " option directly from the Steam files, but again that just makes the game crash once the loading bar fills up.

I ran DXDiag to get info on my system and GPU, here is what came up for the Intel card:

Card name: Intel(R) HD Graphics 530
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Chip type: Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
DAC type: Internal
Device Type: Full Device
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_191B&SUBSYS_07061028&REV_06
Device Status: 0180200A [DN_DRIVER_LOADED|DN_STARTED|DN_DISABLEABLE|DN_NT_ENUMERATOR|DN_NT_DRIVER]
Device Problem Code: No Problem
Driver Problem Code: Unknown
Display Memory: 4154 MB
Dedicated Memory: 128 MB
Shared Memory: 4026 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: unknown
Monitor Id: BOE062F
Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.012Hz)
Output Type: Internal
Driver Name: igdumdim64.dll,igd10iumd64.dll,igd10iumd64.dll,igd12umd64.dll
Driver File Version: 20.19.0015.4454 (English)
Driver Version: 20.19.15.4454
DDI Version: 12
Feature Levels: 12_1,12_0,11_1,11_0,10_1,10_0,9_3,9_2,9_1
Driver Model: WDDM 2.0
Graphics Preemption: Triangle
Compute Preemption: Thread
Miracast: Supported
Hybrid Graphics GPU: Integrated
Power P-states: Not Supported
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 05/03/16 20:00:00, 39859696 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: Unknown
Device Identifier: {D7B78E66-5A5B-11CF-FE62-0927BAC2D935}
Vendor ID: 0x8086
Device ID: 0x191B
SubSys ID: 0x07061028
Revision ID: 0x0006
Driver Strong Name: oem27.inf:5f63e5340a14bf6c:iSKLD_w10:20.19.15.4454:pci\ven_8086&dev_191b&subsys_07061028
Rank Of Driver: 00D10001
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C ModeWMV9_C ModeVC1_C
DXVA2 Modes: DXVA2_ModeMPEG2_VLD  DXVA2_ModeMPEG2_IDCT  DXVA2_ModeVC1_D2010  DXVA2_ModeWMV9_IDCT  DXVA2_ModeVC1_IDCT  DXVA2_ModeH264_VLD_NoFGT  DXVA2_ModeH264_VLD_Stereo_Progressive_NoFGT  DXVA2_ModeH264_VLD_Stereo_NoFGT  DXVA2_ModeH264_VLD_Multiview_NoFGT  DXVA2_ModeHEVC_VLD_Main  DXVA2_ModeHEVC_VLD_Main10

And for the NVidia Card:

Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce GTX 960M
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Type: Render-Only Device
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_139B&SUBSYS_07061028&REV_A2
Device Status: 0180200A [DN_DRIVER_LOADED|DN_STARTED|DN_DISABLEABLE|DN_NT_ENUMERATOR|DN_NT_DRIVER]
Device Problem Code: No Problem
Driver Problem Code: Unknown
Display Memory: 8064 MB
Dedicated Memory: 4037 MB
Shared Memory: 4026 MB
Current Mode: Unknown
Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll
Driver File Version: 10.18.0013.5382 (English)
Driver Version: 10.18.13.5382
DDI Version: 12
Feature Levels: 11_0,10_1,10_0,9_3,9_2,9_1
Driver Model: WDDM 2.0
Graphics Preemption: DMA
Compute Preemption: DMA
Miracast: Not Supported by Graphics driver
Hybrid Graphics GPU: Discrete
Power P-states: Not Supported
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 08/06/15 20:00:00, 16011872 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: Unknown
Device Identifier: Unknown
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x139B
SubSys ID: 0x07061028
Revision ID: 0x00A2
Driver Strong Name: oem26.inf:0f066de398bdba4a:Section090:10.18.13.5382:pci\ven_10de&dev_139b&subsys_07061028
Rank Of Driver: 00D10001
Video Accel: Unknown
DXVA2 Modes: DXVA2_ModeMPEG2_VLD  DXVA2_ModeVC1_D2010  DXVA2_ModeVC1_VLD  DXVA2_ModeH264_VLD_Stereo_Progressive_NoFGT  DXVA2_ModeH264_VLD_Stereo_NoFGT  DXVA2_ModeH264_VLD_NoFGT  DXVA2_ModeHEVC_VLD_Main  DXVA2_ModeMPEG4pt2_VLD_Simple  DXVA2_ModeMPEG4pt2_VLD_AdvSimple_NoGMC
Deinterlace Caps: n/a
D3D9 Overlay: Unknown
DXVA-HD: Unknown
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled
MPO Caps: Not Supported
MPO Stretch: Not Supported
MPO Media Hints: Not Supported
MPO Formats: Not Supported

I have had a great experience with other Amplitude Products (Endless Space and Endless Legend both run great on this computer), and I trust that you will be able to help me with my problem.  Thanks!

EDIT:  OK, so I have updated my NVidia drivers and set it to the default for this game using the NVidia control panel but......now the game crashes at this point on the loading screen everytime.  I will continue to look through the forums and will update this post as I try to fix the problem.