Bug: had to rename the executable
Bug: had to rename the executable
FYI, I had to rename the executable from FactoryGameSteam.exe to FactoryGame.exe.
Steam wants the 2nd one, but installs the 1st.
Yeah, they hotfixed that like 5 minutes after launch, and it took a little while for Steam to catch up for everyone.
FactoryGameSteam.exe is definitely correct, probably because they now maintain FactoryGameEpic.exe and maybe a couple others, for the console releases they"re working on. But they seem tobhave neglected to instruct Steam that the exe name had change, so Steam was still looking for FactoryGame.exe. Renaming the file was an effective workaround for the first hour or so.
There was a tiny bit more to it because my first instinct was to out the .exe in the steam launch options (which works for many games) and that still failed with the same error message. The game itself seemed to want the exe to have that name.
The executable is named FactoryGameSteam.exe on my system but launches fine from Steam.
the update patch changed what steam was looking for so FactoryGameSteam.exe is the correct exe