These suggestions only apply to DDSCF 2025 and newer. For DDSCF 24 and older please view the other troubleshooting folder.
If you find yourself in a situation where the game will not launch or has an error upon launch please try the following.
1. Try running as Administrator.
2. There also may be an issue with people who have their my docs folders set to sync with OneDrive... you should be able to go into OneDrive and mark My Documents\Wolverine Studios as "Offline" or "Don't Sync" so that it's not locking files up while the game is attempting to access them.
3. .Net 8 is required for the game. It should be installed by your installer, but if you want to install manually you can download from the following link https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/thank-you/runtime-desktop-8.0.8-windows-x64-installer
3.5 The game also may require an update to WebView you can download from: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=2124703
4. Double and triple check that your security programs aren't blocking things. Add the game and data folders to exceptions list. Feel free to try one folder or both, but this should allow you to run the game and create leagues without having to fully disable your software. This applies to all recent versions of DDSCF and DDSPF.
5. If you are stuck at a low resolution: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-performance/screen-resolution-is-lowering/a67543fb-1013-41df-82f3-476a0757627c
6. If you are using Mac with Parallels to run the game, and have issues with file access, or logos not appearing: Make sure your documents folder is set to the windows user's doc folder. i.e. change \\Mac\Home\Documents to c:\users\*username*\Documents
https://kb.parallels.com/124928
7. Installer issues? You can also try checking the downloaded installer file and make sure it's not "blocked". Right click on it, click properties, and pick Unblock file if there is an option there which may resolve installation issues.
8. For blurry text at high resolutions, or for other screen rendering issues such as the menu items not appearing on the main menu: For the game .exe, right click, select the Compatibility tab, the High DPI Settings and look for a setting called Override High DPI Scaling and set it to "Application".
9. If the game is trying to load but hovering over the icon on the task bar only shows a black screen preview, then press windows key + P to bring up screen settings, click PC screen only. That will let the game load. Then you can reconfigure your screens however you had them. This may only be an issue for someone with multiple screens.
10. There have been reports that backup software such as Dell Backup and Recovery can also affect things. (Similar to OneDrive blocking files...) We suggest pausing backups or disabling backups for your Documents/Wolverine Studios/ folders.