[2023] Game crashes during startup loading process, no crash reports

Yes, I'm sure that's what they mean. Was this new drive for C: or some other disk?

Right click on Documents in the left column of File Explorer, just under This PC there. Go to properties, location. What does it say in there?  

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 , exceptions.log  

MeteorJunk said: I'm assuming it'll be the same for EU4?

Yes, exactly.  

It actually shouldn't matter which drive the Windows paging file is on, it's all one pool from Windows' perspective ... maybe it just wasn't big enough overall?  

MeteorJunk said: it had nothing allocated, that's what I'm saying.

Nothing on any disk? Ah, that's different!  

allimagater said: I'm having the same issue but without the "moving to a new harddrive" problem.
My CK3 will not load. I have reinstalled and verified multiple times.
It gets to the first loading screen and crashes everytime.

Please start your own thread, with full system details and problem history, thanks.