[2021] Stellaris creashes at 81% during startup at loading screen since version 2.8 [Linux]

Looks like you're on Linux, is that right? What distro?

Tommy[D] said: Game Version
3.0.2

You've opted into an older version, is that right? Does 3.1.1 work any better?

ANyway we see a LOT of bad errors in that log, so let's start with a clean reinstall:

- move any valued save games elsewhere, and user_empire_designs.txt from /Documents/Paradox Interactive/Stellaris/ if you have made any custom empires or races.
- "uninstall" in Steam-Stellaris
- manually delete both the Steam/SteamApps/common/Stellaris AND Documents/Paradox Interactive/Stellaris folders
- re-install game in Steam, run a Steam Verify when done.
- start the game with no mods active and test

In particular you need to make sure there are no files or folders left under either the Steam Stellaris or Documents Stellaris locations, before installing again.

Linux file locations are documented in the Sticky thread above.


If you still get this problem after that:

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

Also in Steam please click on Steam-Help-System Info, and paste everything there into a text file and attach that here.  

FYI the only supported distro is Ubuntu.

Tommy[D] said: 3.0.2 was the actual version when i did the last test (and the crash report should be from that version)

If you run it now does the launcher show 3.1.1 ?


Lots of errors in that log but really nothing that explains the hang at 81%. We have seen that happen on Windows with some devices attached like joysticks or game controllers. I haven't seen that under Linux or Mac, but if you have anything like that, try unplugging it.  

I agree it looks like that, but OTOH we would know if no Linux player could run the game since the 2.8 patch!

If you run the Stellaris executable from a command line, is there any useful output shown there leading up to the crash, or after it? How about in any Linux OS logs?  

Hmmm, really not sure where to go from here, as you say we have no clues whatsoever as to even the general area of the problem.

Are you wedded to Gentoo, would you consider Ubuntu?  

Tommy[D] said: openat(AT_FDCWD, "/home/thomas/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Stellaris/flags/special/abandoned.dds", O_RDONLY) = 47

Do I read this line correctly, that file is read only? Not that that should cause a segfault, but still ...

What file system are the game and its Documents folders on? Just standard EXT4 or something more exotic?  

As you say I see no further information in there as to what might be causing this. It's clearly not a game bug or all Linux players would get it, so despite your inclination otherwise I think this is an issue with this distro, or at least this specific installation of it.

You could try the -debug launch option in Steam or on the command line, I think that might log more info in some extra log files; that said I haven't tried it with Linux!

Also, do you have any access to Linux or Gentoo support resources who might be able to help from the OS perspective?