Crusader Kings 3 Dev Tracker

Are your Windows User Documents folder, and Steam installation, on the same disk? If the first is on an SSD and the latter on a conventional hard disk, that might explain that perhaps - cloud saves are actually written out to a Steam folder, and only synced up to the Steam Cloud when you exit the game.  

Well that is weird, because aside from the save game regime Ironman and non-Ironman are the same - whatever calculations occur on the 2nd of the month will be the same for both.

Delta Aquila said: The game stops every 3-4 months on the 2nd day of the month. It stops as if it's autosaving, but I have it on yearly autosave and not monthly.

Note that Ironman doesn't do autosaves as such; it does what you might call a forced manual save at certain points. So changing the autosave setting has no effect on it.

Doing a test run I see my game pauses ... Read more

We can't really draw that conclusion - different games written on different engines will use the hardware in different ways. This game and Vic3 use the same game engine.

Can you check the fps/refresh rate in both games for us please?  

You said above this happens in Ironman mode - are you saying it ONLY happens then, not otherwise?

Dos this also affect HOI4, Stellaris, and EU4?


If not, as a test revert to 1.8.x in. the Steam Betas tab for the game, and start a new test campaign - doe sit still happen there?  

Delta Aquila said: After: 80°C

There is your problem! Or at least a problem, for sure.

What refresh rate are you seeing in the game? If it is more than 60, check you disable vsync and set that cap to 60, as I mentioned above (it was 120 before).


If it is 60 you should not e getting temps up at 80c. Clean out all air vents it has (compressed air cans are good for this). Make sure airflow to them is not blocked by anything like walls, books or whatever.
If that doesn't drop the temps enough, you probably have a faulty fan or a heatsink... Read more

That is the latest for MacOS but not Windows - what OS are you on?

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

The only thing I know of that's caused that for any game in the past is an antivirus app hanging onto that process. What one do you use? Make sure ck3.exe is in all its exceptions lists.  

In task Manager-processes, is it ck3.exe or something else that you need to terminate to fix this?  

Ah, that is usually an antivirus app getting in the way. What antivirus app do you use? You need to make sure all these apps are in its exceptions lists:

ck3.exe (in the Steam CK3-binaries folder)
dowser.exe (in the Steam CK3-launcher folder)
C:/users//AppData/Local/Programs/Paradox Interactive/launcher-v2.2023.7.1/paradox launcher.exe
C:/users//AppData/Local/Programs/Paradox Interactive/bootstrapper-v2.exe

IF that doesn't help, also set each of those .exe files (EXCEPT ck3.exe !) to run as the Windows Admin user.

Then the game should run from Steam/our launcher, and enable all the DLCs.  

Please try this:

- uninstall the game from the PS5

- clear the cache and game files (save game data)

Clearing Cache and Deleting Files on PS4, Xbox One or PC

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Globalbranch said: when i click on c drive document it says access denied

That' a pretty serious problem! I'm really not sure what could be causing that on your machine. But you say you can get to other parts of C: okay, such as AppData? Weird!

What if you make a new Windows user on this machine and log into it with that - any better?  

I'm not clear from your description - were these campaigns started under 1.9.1 or some earlier patch?  

Atréides in a Nutshell said: Update : This is not only CK3 but every Paradox Game launcher

All the games use the same installation of the same launcher, so yes if one gets it they all will.

What launcher vesion do you see? Current is 2023.7.1 - if you see that you can ignore this error.  

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... Read more

Globalbranch said: I was able to add dowser and ck3 from the team folder into my windows defende

Make sure it was in the Ransomware function in WD, NOT the firewall function, which is not involved in this issue.

Globa...

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Really? That's a new one on me ... there's no other controller or joystick?

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.  

Right click on ck3.exe , properties, compatibility. Tick "disable fullScreen optimisations" untick every other box in that dialog, Apply and exit.

Then in the launcher Game Settings menu, select fullScreen display mode, Vsync off, cap refresh rate at 60.


If that doesn't help, Please report the temperatures of your CPU and video (GPU)
1/ before starting the game up and
2/ after say 10 minutes' play.
If your PC's vendor has given you no way of reading temperatures, install
SPEEDFAN ... Read more

Please make a new thread in Bug Reports and attach an unmodded save there that causes this, for QA to look into.

Sorry for that problem!  

Ah, that is usually an antivirus app getting in the way. What antivirus app do you use? You need to make sure all these apps are in its exceptions lists:

ck3.exe (in the Steam CK3-binaries folder)
dowser.exe (in the Steam CK3-launcher folder)
C:/users/{userName}/AppData/Local/Programs/Paradox Interactive/launcher-v2.2023.7.1/paradox launcher.exe
C:/users/{userName}/AppData/Local/Programs/Paradox Interactive/bootstrapper-v2.exe

IF that doesn't help, also set each of those .exe files (EXCEPT ck3.exe !) to run as the Windows Admin user.

Then the game should run from Steam/our launcher, and enable all the DLCs.


IF that still doesn't help, Right click on Documents in the left column of File Explorer, just under This PC there. Go to properties, location. What does it say in there?  

Is this on PC or console? If PC what edition, Steam or other?

Has it always happened, or it used to be okay up to some point?