[2022] Game randomly crash

That error log looks like we have a problem in the video area, AND possibly a bad game installation. Please do a full **clean** re-install:

- move any valued save games elsewhere
- "uninstall" in Steam-CK3
- manually delete both the Steam/SteamApps/common/CK3 AND Documents/Paradox Interactive/CK3 folders
In particular make sure there are no files or folders left under either the Steam CK3 or Documents CK3 locations, before installing again.

- re-install game in Steam, run a Steam Verify when done.
- add CK3.exe to the exceptions list of your antivirus app; ESPECIALLY if you have Windows Defender, add it to the Ransomware "Apps Allowed Through" list.

THEN before you run the game, a reinstall and update on the nVidia driver too:

- uninstall that diver and all other nVidia software
- reboot
- install the 2022 one from here:
Download Drivers | NVIDIA - reboot again

NOW test with anew campaign with NO mods installed. Any better?  

Looks like we still have a video problem. But what we did really should not have stopped the game from launching altogether!

That is usually an antivirus app getting in the way. What antivirus app do you use? You need to make sure all these apps are in its exceptions lists:


CK3.exe (in the Steam CK3/binaries folder)
dowser.exe (in the Steam CK3/launcher folder)
C:/users//AppData/Local/Programs/Paradox Interactive/launcher-v2.2021.10.1/paradox launcher.exe
C:/users//AppData/Local/Programs/Paradox Interactive/bootstrapper-v2.exe

IF that doesn't help, also set all those .exe files (EXCEPT ck3.exe !) to run as the Windows Admin user.  

Please edit your Documents/paradox interactive/ck3/pdx_settings.txt file. Find the rendered paragraph and change it as follows:

"renderer"={
version=0
value="OpenGL"
}

Then test with a new campaign - do you see the same problem?


Also, please check with Acer for an update to that 2018 Intel video driver, failing that Intel themselves:

Download Intel Drivers and Software

Download new and previously released drivers including support software, bios, utilities, firmware and patches for Intel products. downloadcenter.intel.com  

MazeRoy said: when it crashed the cpu was 98 degrees...

That is certainly the problem, the CPU and GPU should never get over 80c . In Game Settings in our launcher set display mode to fullScreen, Vsync off, and cap the refresh rate to 60. If that doesn't help, this is a hardware problem.

Clean out all air vents it has (compressed air cans are good for this). Make sure airflow to them is not blocked by anything like walls, books or whatever.
If that doesn't drop the temps enough, you probably have a faulty fan or a heatsink/thermal paste problem. You may need professional help at that point.