[2023] game crashing when starting a game 1.35, all DLCs

Please do a full **clean** re-install:

- move any valued save games elsewhere
- "uninstall" in Steam-EU4
- manually delete both the Steam/SteamApps/common/EU4 AND Documents/Paradox Interactive/EU4 folders
- re-install game in Steam, run a Steam Verify when done.
- add EU4.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 EU4 or Documents EU4 locations, before installing again.


Does that help any of you?  

UberSlink said: Ridiculous that I had to do this to play the dlc, but it worked

You may not have had to have done all of that, but I thought better safe than sorry.  

herr_chateaux said: Why are those stored locally anyway?

All game settings are stored locally ... I'm not sure what the alternative would be? In Steam, or something like that?