[2021] CK3 connection error

All that error is saying is that ads can't be shown. Is that the only problem, or does it affect gameplay as well?  

I see you have CK2, does that have the same problem?  

What i mean is, will CK2 do cloud saves okay? The point is to see if this issue is confined to CK3, or is maybe some Steam problem.  

Hmmmm. 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  

Can you tell me what Lucky_Paradox.exe is? Google ws not very revealing.

That aside I see no issue in there.

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  

I see nothing relating to this problem in any of those files!

What if you run a VPN, or connect via a phone tether, as an experiment - do you still get that error?  

That does surprise me ... can you try it on this machine in a different location? OR some other machine in this location?

If not, even a different machine in a different location?  

You are right, that is utterly strange - why would one VPN help and one not? Anyway that makes it clear it is something about your machine, local network or ISP - the game and launcher themselves are clearly okay if they can work at all.

Can you see your cloud saves here?

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