Total War Three Kingdoms Crash After Sega Logo Updated (2025)
The Sega logo update is a recent change made to the game's launcher, which has caused issues for some players. The update was intended to improve the game's stability and security, but it appears to have had an unintended consequence. Players who have updated their game to the latest version have reported that the game crashes immediately after the Sega logo appears, preventing them from accessing the game's main menu.
The crash issue in Total War: Three Kingdoms following the Sega logo update is a frustrating problem that has affected some players. While the exact cause of the issue is unclear, it is likely related to a compatibility problem between the updated Sega logo and the game's underlying code. Potential solutions, such as reverting to a previous version, updating graphics drivers, verifying game files, and patching the game, may resolve the issue. Further investigation and testing are needed to determine the root cause of the problem and develop a permanent fix. total war three kingdoms crash after sega logo updated
The crash issue is likely related to a compatibility problem between the updated Sega logo and the game's underlying code. When the game launches, it attempts to load the Sega logo, which triggers a sequence of events that ultimately lead to the crash. The error is often accompanied by a crash dump or an error message, which can provide clues about the cause of the issue. The Sega logo update is a recent change
Total War: Three Kingdoms, developed by Creative Assembly and published by Sega, is a strategy game set in ancient China during the Three Kingdoms period. The game was released in May 2019 to critical acclaim, with praise for its engaging gameplay, rich historical context, and stunning visuals. However, some players have reported a frustrating issue with the game crashing after the Sega logo appears during startup, particularly after a recent update. This paper aims to investigate the causes and potential solutions to this problem. The crash issue in Total War: Three Kingdoms
One possible explanation for the crash is a conflict between the game's graphics drivers and the updated Sega logo. The game's graphics drivers may not be compatible with the new logo, causing a crash when the game attempts to render it. Another possibility is that the update has introduced a bug or corrupted files, which are causing the game to crash.
An Analysis of the Crash Issue in Total War: Three Kingdoms Following the Sega Logo Update
Nice write up – where can I get the vulnerable app? I checked IOLO’s website and the exploitdb but I can’t find 5.0.0.136
For “System Shield AntiVirus and AntiSpyware” you’ll need to run the downloader which downloads the main installation package but then you’ll need to also request a license. Best just to download “System Mechanic Pro” and install as a trial, this downloads the entire package and no license is required for installation
http://download.iolo.net/sm/15/pro/en/iolo/trial/SystemMechanicPro_15.5.0.61.exe
Hello.
Thanks for this demonstration!
I have a question. With this exploit, can we access to the winlogon.exe and open a handle for read and write memory?
Kind regards,
Yes you can as “SeDebugPrivilege” is also enabled
Why doesn’t it work with csrss.exe?
pHandle = OpenProcess(PROCESS_VM_READ, 0, 428); //my csrss PID
printf(“> pHandle: %d || %s\n”, pHandle, pHandle);
i got: 0 || (null)
It should work, most likely haven’t got the necessary privilege
Oh yes, thanks. But can you help me with “SeDebugPrivilege”. What offset?
Kind regards,
The SeDebugPrivilege is already enabled in this exploit, what you can do it use a previous exploit of mine which uses shellcode being injected in the winlogon process.
Thanks for nice write up. I want to study this case, so I’ve downloaded the link
http://download.iolo.net/sm/15/pro/en/iolo/trial/SystemMechanicPro_15.5.0.61.exe.
And opened amp.sys file with IDA pro, but I could not find the code related to ctl code 0x00226003. How can I find it?
Best just do a text search for 226003 and only one entry will be listed
Thanks! I found with its hex byte ’03 60 22′ in IDA search and reached vulnerable function.