[2022] Starting today, clicking, "Play" or, "Resume" in the launcher does nothing.

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  

It's not WAD and that does not happen for me in fact - it runs fine when Steam is in offline mode. Is that how you were doing it, or total disconnection from the internet?

Either way, any different if you run ck3.exe directly?  

mac2636 said: Same thing happens if I run from CK3.exe directly
Starts Steam in offline mode (in background)
CK3 launcher appears, but no luck in starting the game

Running ck3.exe should not start Steam or the launcher. You are just double clicking on it in File Explorer, is that right?

FYI when I do that with my ethernet cable unplugged, the game starts up just fine. However running the game from the Steam PLAY button reproduced your problem, so I suggest you lodge a Bug Report on it please - I can only assume that is unintended.

Sorry for that problem!