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Steam Install Hangs During Font Installation

Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2014

Some users may run into a rare bug where the font installer for GalCiv 3 will hang during the initial installation process. If this happens, please follow the steps below to resolve the issue:

  1. Hit Ctrl-Shift-Esc to bring up the Windows Task Manager
  2. Click the Processes tab
  3. Select the Image Name: gc3_font_setup.exe
  4. Right-click and select End Process
  5. Exit out of Task Manager
  6. Open Windows Explorer to your Galactic Civilizations III installation directory
  7. Go into the Fonts directory and run gc3_font_setup.exe
  8. Run the game again via Steam and you should be all set