[2023] Crash at loading screen, due to corrupt save file.

Generalizor said: As far as I know there is no way to stop the game from syncing indefinitely?

Not so far as I know, no. If you were so inclined you could put this to Gamepass/Xbox support, as that process is entirely theirs!  

Well done - what exemplary work and patience!

It really would be helpful if MS could have an offline mode like Steam, or a way to disable sync manually. Not to mention a way to view and even delete saves in their cloud!  

Sory, but no - Paradox are on their summer break for the next ~month!  

DamienE11 said: I have also come across this exact issue recently. I'm completely unable to play as it keeps synching with the bugged save despite every effort I've made to delete it. I now deeply regret buying it through the xbox app instead of steam.

Generalizor said: So I made some new tries today and the problem persists so many months after. I see that more and more and getting this problem as time goes by, this is ofcourse disheartening but the more we are the more likely the problem will be adressed sometime.

Not being able to play a save that you have put alot of work into is one thing. Not being able to play the game at all is rather terrible.

Does the process detailed in post #11 above not work for you both?

I'll raise this with Paradox again just now.  

The details in post 11 are amazing, good job @Generalizor and thank you! I do agree though that it's not really a long term solution ><. I had a chat with one of the CKIII wizards and they've asked for some files so if anyone affected by this can zip up the entire \Documents\Paradox Interactive\Crusader Kings III\crashes folder and attach that they can open an internal investigation and see if they can sort this out.