Europa Universalis IV Dev Tracker

When you alt-tab out, can you kill the game in Task manager, then run it up okay and continue? Or do you need to wait a while or reboot before it will run again?  

That error log doe snot look good, I agree. Did you do the clean reinstall I described above? Then test with a new unmodded campaign , rather than any existing one - any different?  

I haven't played this game for years so I don't know if that's expected or not. Is this just in a particular campaign, or also if you start a new test one?

Any mods involved?  

Update that nVidia driver to Feb 2023

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The game is crashing in your AMD video driver:

Windows Error Reporting:
+++ WER0 +++:
Foutbucket 1872577373583571654, type 5
Naam van gebeurtenis: BEX64
Antwoord: Niet beschikbaar
Id van CAB-bestand: 0

Handtekening van probleem:
P1: eu4.exe
P2: 1.0.0.0
P3: 623c7e24
P4: amdxx64.dll

which is from June 2022. There's a December 2022 one here:
https://www.amd.com/en/support/graphics/amd-radeon-6000m-series/amd-radeon-rx-6000m-series/amd-radeon-rx-6600m so... Read more

Does it also happen if you run eu4.exe directly from file explorer?

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/EU4/settings.txt and pdx_settings.txt .
From your Documents/Paradox Interactive/EU4/logs/ folder, attach here system.log , error.log .  

Please attach here your Documents/Paradox Interactive/EU4/settings.txt and pdx_settings.txt .
From your Documents/Paradox Interactive/EU4/logs/ folder, attach here system.log , error.log , exceptions.log .  

spacemarshal said: I have issues with EU 4 on my laptop. It crashes(freezes and wont continue) after a few months and the second time i boot the save it crashes almost directly. i wanted to add a picture but somehow it wont show up when i press attach files. ive contacted the support and they advice me to put it on the forum to get the developers involved. I have an AMD graphics card on the laptop and a GTX on a desktop and it runs fine on the desktop. Ive tried re-installing etc . any help or advice?

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

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Lightbanee said: The game has a memory leak, it's not very big but it does begin to become a problem the later in the game it moves, it's both an ancient game engine issue and also a memory issue.

I've been supporting this game since release and I am not aware of this. Are you sure of this, have QA or the devs said so?

Note the OP says his problem happens on one computer and not another, but if their issue was caused by a memory leak it would happen on both.  

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 Epic app entirely
- run EpicGamesLauncher.exe as the Windows Admin user
- run the game from the Epic client

IF that doesn't help, in this folder are some .log files:
C:/users/{userName}/AppData/Local/Paradox Interactive/launcher-v2/
Please attach them here.  

Pinho said: I tried running other paradox games and they work perfectly, this issue only occurs with eu4

Specifically CK2 and HOI4? Those are the ones you have which are most like EU4, especially CK2. I see some hangs in hoi4.exe in that dxdiag.

Running eu4.exe uses the settings, in that settings.txt file; do the ones in the new pdx_settings.txt match those?

Check for an update to that AMD video driver, it is over 2 years old now:
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Can I get new copies of all those files please, plus error.log  

If GeForce Experience was running did you try unloading it first? You don't mention it either way.

A new nVidia driver just came out today, so may as well try that.

Assuming you still get those Ampere errors in dxdiag, I guess I'd start with talking to nVidia support on their forums.  

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:

graphics={
size={
x=1920
y=1080
}

fullScreen=yes

vsync=no

No need for any other changes in it.

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

Is that any better?  

You are still getting that same nVidia driver error, so I fear there is some larger problem here!

Do make sure you unload GeForce Experience before starting the game, in case it is getting in the way here.

As the problem only started last week, when you had an older video driver, and the game itself has not changed for quite some time, this is probably a Windows or hardware problem, I'm sorry to say!  

There's a problem with your nVida driver or card:

+++ WER1 +++:
Fault bucket LKD_0x141_Tdr:6_IMAGE_nvlddmkm.sys_Ampere, type 0
Event Name: LiveKernelEvent

Please try this:

- uninstall that driver and all other nVidia software
- reboot
- install the 2023 one https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us
- reboot again

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VardamirFR said: Hi, I have the same problem with the DLC Lions of the North and the Scandinavian Unit Pack. In game I have all missions and trees, but I don't have any units skins. Only vanilla skin troops. I tried to install the game twice, repare and verify steam. Nothing work. Can you help please ?

Thanks a lot,

What launcher version are you now on? It ought to be 2023.2 now.  

Edit that file to say vsync=no , and Right click on eu4.exe , properties, compatibility. Tick "disable fullScreen optimisations" untick every other box in that dialog, Apply and exit.

If that and the driver update don't help, I'm not sure what is causing this to you!  

CheddarSoup said: What I want to do is change the display settings so it's actual full screen, and not just a maximized window within Ubuntu.

Can you not change those within the game? In any case, they are held in your Documents/Paradox Interactive/EU4/settings.txt and pdx_settings.txt files.


Launcher logs are in:

• $XDG_DATA_HOME/Paradox Interactive/launcher-v2/logs/ (if $XDG_DATA_HOME is set)
• ~/.local/share/Paradox Interactive/launcher-v2/logs/ (if $XDG_DATA_HOME is not set)

 

RTErk said: They worked ONCE and then it went back to normal, I could open the launcher normally a single time.

Thus showing it's a problem with, or at least triggered by, the current launcher version. @TinyWiking

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