[2021] CK3 crashing when loading game map or when selecting character

In the game launcher please set Display mode to windowed. THEN go here:

The latest supported Visual C++ downloads

This article lists the download links for the latest versions of Visual C++. support.microsoft.com And run the x86 and x64 installers there.


IF that doesn't help, 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
- 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.
- start the game with no mods active and test

In particular make sure there are no files or folders left under either the Steam CK3 or Documents CK3 locations, before installing again.

If those don't help:
DXDIAG is a program you run from the Windows search box on the task bar. After running it will open a window and start collecting info with a progress bar in the lower-left corner. When it completes click the 'save all information' button and save it to a file then attach that file here.

Please attach here your Documents/Paradox Interactive/CK3/pdx_settings.txt .
From your Documents/Paradox Interactive/CK3/logs/ folder, attach here system.log , error.log  

DXDIAG is a program you run from the Windows search box on the task bar. After running it will open a window and start collecting info with a progress bar in the lower-left corner. When it completes click the 'save all information' button and save it to a file then attach that file here.  

You have not uploaded dxdiag.txt here, only the other three files I asked for. You'll need to generate it in the way I described first of course!  

Your machine only has 4gb of system memory, and the published minimum requirement for this game is 6gb. Possibly the newer game patch is more picky about meeting that spec. Can you add memory? Certainly exit every other app you can before starting this game, and expand your Windows paging file to at least 8gb.

You should also update that nVidia driver to August 2021:
Download Drivers | NVIDIA
Good luck!  

blahhhhhbler said: Strange, before the azure update, my game was running fine without instant crashes. Did the devs change the minimum specs as they released update 1.4?

No, it's been 6gb since game release. Did you see what I said in that regard?

Possibly the newer game patch is more picky about meeting that spec

Certainly exit every other app you can before starting this game, and expand your Windows paging file to at least 8gb.