[2021] Constant Stutter

Is this right from game start? Or only in late game, with large empires and armies perhaps?  

BeardedSaiyan92 said: I don't think the game is compatible with Nvidia software somehow.

Well, as something like 2/3 of our players use nVidia, including most of the developers, I'm pretty sure we'd know if that was universally the case!

Has it always happened since you've had this game? Or it was okay up to some point?

If you unload GeForce Experience does this still happen from game start?


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  

Is this when playing a save from the previous patch 1.6.1.2 under the ew 1.7 patch? Or it happens with a new game started now too?  

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 with a new campaign, NOT any existing

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  

Now you mention it, I have seen previous reports of this happening only when a very large empire is created, covering say 1/4 or more of the map. Especially if a large revolt or war breaks out. Does that sound like your situation?

If so, I previously asked the affected users to make posts in Bug Reports on the issue. Please see if you can find those and add your configuration data and save game to taht thread, or make your own new thread there if you wish.