[2022] EU4 Microsoft Store Edition

grotaclas said: To me it looks like the launcher installation is broken in some way. Does the file "C:\xb\Europa Universalis IV\Content\Launcher\launcher-bin\ressources\app.asar" exist?

Shaliach said: yes it does. and no the launcher is not broken

That is not at all a normal place for the launcher to be on this edition of the game. It is in fact in the same hidden folder structure the game is installed into - that's where my copy of that file is for instance.

Have you done anything unusual with the game installation here?  

Shaliach said: i know Steam places files in the appdata folder

Actually, it does not. Steam only places files in the Steam/SteamApps/common/EU4 folder. The only files in AppData relating to this game are for our launcher, which are placed there by the launcher installer, not Steam.

But the Gamepass edition does not use that launcher, it comes with is owned canned one.

Shaliach said: no, i am prompted to choose the install location of the game, or i can move it like im showing it here, but its the same with a new install.

Interesting, MS must have changed this since I last did an install - there was no option then where to place the game.

Does it make any difference if you start the game from the MS store app or the Xbox app?  

Shaliach said: I have played CK3 through the xbox game app, in the same manner, and the achievements did work.

You get this same error with that launcher? Because it's a different version.  

When you say you can't earn achievements, is that because you cannot get into Ironman mode? Or what exactly is happening in that regard?

If you click on the Achievements icon in the game does it show they are gettable?  

What version and checksum show in the main game menu?  

That should be okay then. You are starting on 11/11/1444 , historical nations, normal or higher difficulty?

If that stuff is okay, what if you make a new Windows user on this machine, log into Windows as that, and try the game there?