CKIII Failure to launch [MacOS]

Has the game ever worked on this machine?

What happens if you run ck3.app directly from Finder?


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  

Wexawope said: Yes, worked fine for over a year. If I lunch directly from finder game launches, no DLC enabled however.

That implies this is a launcher problem, not a game issue.

Please delete the ~/Library/Application Support/Paradox Interactive/ folder. To see it go to the Finder, hit command-shift-G (ie Go To) and paste in ~/Library/Application Support/ . Then run the game from the PLAY Button in Steam, to reinstall the launcher.

If that does not get the launcher working, we will need these files from that same folder:

Attach ALL .log files Found here ~/Library/Application Support/Paradox Interactive/launcher-v2/  

I see the launcher has updated itself but you haven't restarted it yet. If you do that, does it now show 2024.1 ?

Do you still get that sql error? If so please delete that file as suggested.  

I know it would be unusual in MacOS, but if you have an antivirus app installed make sure ck3.app, dowser.app, bootstrapper-v2.app and Paradox launcher.app are in all its exceptions lists.

If you don't, I don't know what else could be causing this to you!

Are there any mods involved?  

Do HOI4, Eu4 and CK2 work okay?  

That pretty much confirms a launcher problem. Although why this affects you only, I cannot see.

Which error are you getting now? The code null one, the sql one, or both?

You might try deleting the launcher folder again, BUT then run a Disk First Aid against the Mac volume holding that folder.

Then use this installer for the launcher:
https://launcher.paradoxinteractive.com/v2/paradox-launcher-installer-macos
Then run any of those games.

Good luck!