Game Will not start

Have you tried re-installing the game ?

lewiskey666 wrote: »

after i hit start the hgw game watcher loads then i get this

the exception unknown software exception (0x000000d) occured in the application at location 0x66458aa0

before the login screen but after the hgw game watcher

At the moment the servers are very unstable or offline from time to time...always check before searching for a solution:
http://www.mmoserverstatus.com/crossfire

But your error looks like one some player have fixed with my solution:
http://forum.z8games.com/showthread.php?t=252715
-if that helps you - pls post it there to keep the thread alive - helping others...