Crusader Kings 3 Dev Tracker

arekkusubi said: when I use the updated download for the launcher, it launches the Paradox launcher no problem, but that launcher shows that I haven't purchased anything (No CK3, Stellaris, etc.). I should've mentioned that I have the game through Steam, and I'm ignorant to how those things are linked.

They are not. You must have run the launcher from the desktop shortcut or Paradox launcher.exe, which is a standalone mode for users who do not want to run Steam. It does need a separate game installation if used that way, but this game was never ported to t... Read more

1603/1605 errors are typically a previous other installation stuck, or a problem in the Windows update/install processes.

If you see msiexec OR Paradox Launcher running in Task manager-processes, kill it and try this launcher install again please.


If still no good, do you see Paradox Launcher v2 in the Windows Control Panel to uninstall? If so does it uninstall cleanly, or get an error doing that? You can use this MS tool to clear the stuck install/uninstall:

Fix problems that block programs from being installed or removed - Microsoft...

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Never seen that before. Are there mods involved perhaps?


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 - In particular make sure there are no files or folders left under either the Steam CK3 or Documents CK3 locations, before installing again.
- 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.

THEN 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. Disable ALL mod... Read more

Amel12 said: As for the Windows updates, that is very odd. Upon checking, the system tells me that I have the latest version of Windows 10 installed. I did check for updates, it says everything is good. Could there perhaps be any additional updates that I am unaware of? I downloaded some optional updates, non of which had anything to do with Windows however.

I said that because Speccy normally lists all Windows updates that have been applied since installation in a separate section in its output - there was no such section in the file you uploaded. I don't... Read more

Frostbyte83 said: I have the same issue.

I have tried the suggestions here, but it continues to happen. For note am playing through xboxgamepass, locally installed.

In future please make your own new thread. Thanks.

Has the game ever worked for you? Or never yet?

Does the game run from ck3.exe directly from File Explorer? If not, any error?

I see you've set the game to use the Vulkan renderer. Please switch it back to DirectX11.

And please run this Windows repair tool
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We don't see any errors or problems in those logs, unfortunately. But you might try that folder deletion again BUT install from this updated version instead:
https://launcher.paradoxinteractive.com/v2/paradox-launcher-installer-macos

Whether that helps or not, does the game run okay from ck3.app directly from Finder?  

Yes, Vulkan is really only provided in the Windows edition for diagnostic purposes, rather than being intended as a permanent thing to use.

The problem is with your nVidia driver or card:

+++ WER6 +++:
Fault bucket LKD_0x141_Tdr:6_IMAGE_nvlddmkm.sys_Maxwell_DmaCopy0, type 0
Event Name: LiveKernelEvent

Please try this:

- uninstall it with this https://developer.nvidia.com/cleanup-tool
- reboot
- install August 2023 by fresh download ... Read more

Amel12 said: When starting as administrator, the game just crashes without a message afterwards.

You should not be starting ck3.exe as the Windows Admin user, that causes problems all by itself. What happens if you run it without doing that? Any error show?

I see you use Norton AV. While not known to be a problem per se, make sure ck3.exe is in all its exceptions lists, AND that it is not doing realtime scans of the Documents/Paradox Interactive/CK3 folders

Then, I see Windows 10 was installed more than two years ago but no further up... Read more

I see a crash in DirectX11 there:

+++ WER8 +++:
Bucket errato 1720987971079918806, tipo 4
Nome evento: APPCRASH
Risposta: Non disponibile
ID CAB: 0

Firma problema:
P1: dwm.exe
P2: 10.0.19041.746
P3: 6be51595
P4: d3d11.dll

If you change the renderer in the launcher Game Settings menu to Vulkan, does that change the problem at all?

You could also run this Windows repair tool

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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 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 , exceptions.log  

Moved to Tech Support  

Disabling mods does not remove the effects they have already had on the save game files. So if you don't get this problem with games that have never had any mods used in them, this has to be a mod problem.

You might seek help in the user Mods forum here.

Good luck!  

Amel12 said: I tried to run ck3.exe from the file explorer, but it still crashed.

Was any error shown at that point?

Amel12 said: Making a new Windows user also didn't work unfortunate...

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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 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 , exceptions.log  

If there are no mods used in those saves (I see Pdx-Unlimiter.exe in that dxdiag!), this must be a game bug or bugs I'm afraid! So we won't be able to fix it here.

Please attach them to a new thread in the Bug Reports forum, thanks.

Sorry for that problem!  

It is definitely odd that you get this with one game but not another, as they both use the same installation of the same launcher.

What if you make a new Windows user on this machine and log into it with that? Any different?  

If you use Affinity to prevent ck3.exe from using the e-cores, does this still happen?