I am also facing the same problem and im at a loss as well considering i have tried many work arounds found in forums. The game worked perfectly until the new update and now whenever i press play through steam i get the taleworlds launcher icon for my mouse and the launcher icon in the task bar which goes away after 2 seconds and nothing happens. i also tried to open the game through the executable and then transfer from sp to mp which did log me in but wouldnt let me click on the game options (skirmish, siege, captain) and showed nothing on the server list. Please help it is getting a bit frustrating.