[2023] Launcher update failure

Atréides in a Nutshell said: Update : This is not only CK3 but every Paradox Game launcher

All the games use the same installation of the same launcher, so yes if one gets it they all will.

What launcher vesion do you see? Current is 2023.7.1 - if you see that you can ignore this error.  

That is the latest for MacOS but not Windows - what OS are you on?

In this folder are some .log files:
C:/users/{userName}/AppData/Local/Paradox Interactive/launcher-v2/
Please attach them here.  

Sorry, I should have said that To see the AppData folder you'll need to enable View Hidden Items in File Explorer.  

Atréides in a Nutshell said: Whenever i open Paradox launcher, it ask me to download them or to choose a repertory.

You must have run the launcher from the desktop shortcut or Paradox launcher.exe, which is a standalone mode for users who do not want to run Steam. It does need a separate game installation if used that way, but this game is no longer supported on that platform. You'll need to run it from the PLAY button in your Steam Library instead.

What happens when you do that exactly?  

KaiserinExile14 said: have the same issue, paradox launcher wont update and when it does it wont open, idk what caused this and ive tried all i can to fix this issue

any help?

In future please start your own thread rather than reopening an old one. Thanks.

Please attach here the log files I ask for above, thanks.  

You are having a communications error with our server:

2024-01-24 11:14:05 [repository] [WARNING] Error in response: Get /-1_to_2024.2.zip: contacting repo: Get https://api.paradox-interactive.com/patch/repo/launcher-v2_1-windows-64/2024.2/-1_to_2024.2: dial tcp 146.75.22.217:443: i/o timeout

Lots of things can cause that, like firewalls or simply bad or slow internet connections. If you have a VPN run that up first before you try this again.  

KaiserinExile14 said: ok the launcher is now updated, but now it wont load, its been like this for the past month

Sorry, the launcher is updated but won't load? Can I ask how you can tell it has updated then?

Let's see new copies of its logs, thanks.  

That log shows you trying to open HOI4 rather than this game. Which doesn't matter, but it also says you are trying to run it in -openGL! Once we fix this launcher problem, you'll want to undo that setting as openGL is slow and not well tested; depending on your video system use DX9 or 11 .

We don't see any errors in those files. Exit the Steam app entirely then run steam.exe as the Windows Admin user.

Does the launcher then run okay, from any game?  

I don't know what is causing this to you then, there are no clues in those logs.

Make a new WIndows user and log into Windows with that - is it any better there?

If not, Please install and run the free utility Speccy. Send its output to a text file and attach that here, thanks.

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