Crusader Kings 3 Dev Tracker

Well that's something anyway.

What antivirus app do you use?
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.  

I see nothing in those files to explain this; in Steam please click on Steam-Help-System Info, and paste everything there into a text file and attach that here.  

Is it that the launcher doesn't run? Or it runs but won't start the game?

In this folder are some .log files:
C:/users//AppData/Local/Paradox Interactive/launcher-v2/
Please attach them here.  

In the game launcher please set Display mode to windowed. THEN go here:

The latest supported Visual C++ downloads

This article lists the download links for the latest versions of Visual C++. support.microsoft.com And run the x86 and x64 installers there.


IF that doesn't help, Has the game ever run OK on this computer? Or never?

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Sharkateer said: I have a similar issue. Cloud saves arent working, and if I install the from STEAM the launcher has updates available but they dont install.

If I use the standalone installer from Paradon, installation fails. Relevant log except from cpatch.log below:

2021-05-24 17:59:33 [repository] [DEBUG] Downloading: repository.json.asc
2021-05-24 17:59:33 [repository] [WARNING] Error in response: server returned 403 Forbidden

Rest of the logs attached. Devs, I'm sure you've realized, but lots of folks having these troubles after the paradox sale weekend. ...

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joedoza94 said: I played EU4,HOI 4, CK2 all fine in the past, but ever since the new launcher I cannot play.

CK2 does not use the new launcher. If it does not run you have other problems!

The others you can run directly from eu4.exe and hoi4.exe in file explorer, which bypasses the launcher.

Your launcher logs are all over the place, let's try forcing an update of the launcher.

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Now we only see a default Microsoft sound driver installed - no nvidia or RealTek. Can you get a proper RealTek driver installed?  

When this happens, try the last_save.ck3 file in Documents/paradox interactive/ck3/ - does that load okay?  

It is hard to see how being in Ironman makes any difference to the save process - the saves it does are the equivalent of a user doing a manual save in a non-Ironman game.

How about the last_save.ck3 file in Documents/paradox interactive/ck3/ - is it updated when you exit the game?  

Your AMD video driver is from 2015, I'm sure that is the issue here.

- uninstall it with this tool:
https://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/AMD-Clean-Uninstall-Utility.aspx - reboot
- install the very latest from here:
http://support.amd.com/en-us/download - reboot again

All the best!  

No real ideas on this one, I have to say. The previous game CK2 is free to play on Steam now, does that have the same problem?

Please attach your Documents/Paradox Interactive/CK3/pdx_settings.txt .
From your Documents/Paradox Interactive/CK3/logs/ folder, attach system.log , error.log

Also in Steam please click on Steam-Help-System Info, and paste everything there into a text file and attach that here.  

The crash in that exceptions log is in FMOD which is the sound system, very unusual. The only sound driver you have installed is the nVidia one, can that be right? Your system board has no sound hardware? If it does you should install a driver for it.  

We've seen several reports about this and found that the most common causes are as follows:

• Avast! anti virus program
  Please add ck3.exe (or the whole CKIII folder) to the approved apps list (guide: https://support.avast.com/en-ww/article/Antivirus-scan-exclusions)
• Windows Ransomware
  This is an odd one but it seems CKIII get stuck there now and then! Please follow the below instructions to make sure it's approved: ...

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In the game launcher please set Display mode to windowed.

IF that doesn't help, Install ALL these Microsoft modules:

Download Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) from Official Microsoft Download Center

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Does it make any difference if you start that ironman game as cloud or local?  

Is this just in particular saves, perhaps from older game versions?

Or does it happen if you go to start a new game now too?  

Please try this:

- exit the Steam app entirely
- uninstall Paradox Launcher v2 from the Windows "Apps and features" utility, if still present.

Delete the following folders if still present:

- C:/users//AppData/Local/Programs/Paradox Interactive/
- C:/users//AppData/Local/Paradox Interactive/
- C:/users//AppData/Roaming/Paradox Interactive/launcher-v2/
To see the AppData folder you'll need to enable View Hidden Items in File Explorer.

- run steam.exe as the Windows Admin user

- run the game from the PLAY button in Steam

IF that doesn't help, in this folder are some .log files:
C:/users//AppData/Local/Paradox Interactive/launcher-v2/
Please attach them here.

Note that you can run ck3.exe directly from File Explorer, which bypasses the launcher.  

I can see it under your name there?  

Please try the following:



- unsubscribe from all mods

- delete the folder Documents/Paradox Interactive/CK3/mod/

- delete the file Documents/Paradox Interactive/CK3/mods_registry.json

- delete the file Documents/Paradox Interactive/CK3/launcher-v2.sqlite



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. You should add steam.exe and C:/users//AppData/Local/Programs/Paradox Interactive/launcher-v2.2021.4.1/paradox launcher.exe to that list.



- subscribe to a few mods

- run the game up and see if those mods are now available to you.



I hope that does it for you!  

No Paradox game has a native M1 edition, as yet anyway. In general they run fine under the Rosetta emulation, with some graphical issues in some games - mostly Unity ones IIRC (which CK3 is not).