Europa Universalis IV Dev Tracker

This is almost certainly a local issue, from your description, I'm afraid!

I take it this has not always been the case for you, with these games?

You may as well update that nVidia driver to 2024 https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us
AND unload GeForce Experience if running, before starting the games.

IF that doesn't help:
Please attach here your Documents/Paradox Interactive/Europa Universalis IV/settings.txt and pdx_settings.txt .
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Changing the EU4 version has no effect on whether the launcher will start. They are separate applications.

What happens if you run eu4.exe directly from File Explorer?


As to the launcher issue, Please try this:

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

Delete the following folders if still present:

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

- exit the Steam app entirely
- 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:
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Make sure you verify your files.

Moved to Tech Support.  

Travis_Bickle said: Hopefully some of the dev team see this

FYI the game developers do not read this forum. I assume this is posted in Bug Reports already, if so each affected person ought to add to that thread to raise its profile.

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IF it is not a mod problem, Right click on eu4.exe , properties, compatibility. Tick "disable fullScreen optimisations" untick every other box in that dialog, Apply and exit.

Edit that settings.txt to say:

refreshRate=60
fullScreen=yes
borderless=no

vsync=no

Then in the launcher Game Settings menu, select fullScreen display mode.


IF that doesn'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.

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That means that either your original Windows user profile is corrupt or bad in some way, OR it is running some app or utility that is getting in the way.

Int it, go into the startup apps area and disable everything, then reboot. Does EU4 then work?  

As the launcher runs, that folder simply must be there!

In Finder click on View - Show Path Bar. Then do you that folder as I described; what do you see in the Path Bar now?  

What happes if you run eu4.exe directly from File Explorer? Any Windows error show then?  

Best to lodge a new thread in the current Bug Reports forum (as that link is to the old archived forum, which I doubt anyone reads).

Meantime you could post in the User Mods forum here, see if anyone has found a workaround there.  

Right click on eu4.exe , properties, compatibility. Tick "disable fullScreen optimisations" untick every other box in that dialog, Apply and exit.

Edit settings.txt to say:

refreshRate=60
fullScreen=yes
borderless=no

vsync=no

Then in the launcher Game Settings menu, select fullScreen display mode.


IF that doesn'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/Europa Universalis IV/settings.txt and pdx_settings.txt .
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I think they meant to post in Tech Support.

So let's move this post to there.  

Almost certainly you've gone to the wrong Library folder, there are many in MacOS.

If you do exactly this:

To see it go to the Finder, hit command-shift-G (ie Go To) and paste in ~/Library/Application Support/

You'll get there.  

Those logs go back to September last year, so I'm afraid you cannot have done the delete-reinstall process I outlined fully. Please go through it again, doing every step. Thanks!  

If that does not get the launcher running, we will need these files from that same folder:

Attach ALL .log files Found here ~/Library/Application Support/Paradox Interactive/launcher-v2/  

Please delete the ~/Library/Application Support/Paradox Interactive/ folder. To see it go to the Finder, hit command-shift-G (ie Go To) and paste in ~/Library/Application Support/ . Then run the game from the PLAY Button in Steam, to reinstall the launcher.

If that does not get the launcher running, we will need these files from that same folder:

Attach ALL .log files Found here ~/Library/Application Support/Paradox Interactive/launcher-v2/


Meantime, what happens if you run eu4.app directly from Finder?  

Try deleting your your Documents/Paradox Interactive/Europa Universalis IV/settings.txt and pdx_settings.txt files. The launcher and game will recreate them at default settings.

Good luck!  

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/Europa Universalis IV/settings.txt and pdx_settings.txt .
From your Documents/Paradox Interactive/Europa Universalis IV/logs/ folder, attach here system.log , error.log .  

I see you have three audio channels there. Does the same thing happen via all 3 ?

Our similar game Crusader Kings 2 is free to play on Steam now, does it also have this problem?  

That message means you have run. eu4.exe directly, not started the game from Steam. It is normal in that situation. What happens if you start the game from the Steam PLAY button?

HOI4 will not show that message, only EU4 does. What happens if you start the game from the Steam PLAY button?  

2024-01-05 01:42:51 [repository] [WARNING] Error in response (repository.json.asc): Get ".asc": signing TTL received is too close to current time (threshold of 60 sec)
2024-01-05 01:42:51 [daemon] [ERROR] versions: downloading repo metadata: downloading repository metadata: Get "": signing TTL received is too close to current time (threshold of 60 sec)

This error means your computer is not on good internet time, which confuses our servers. Go into the Date&Time control panel and make sure Set Time Automatically is ON. Then hit the Sync Now button.

Then run the game again, the launcher will probably update itself now.

All the best!