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I'll let the team know! Do you have any UI mods installed?

Originally posted by roadrunner0177: that make the mods I use outdated and thus crash the game. LET ME PLAY THE F&^%ING THING FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS BEFORE YOU UPDATE AGAIN!!! ARRRGGGHHH!!!!!

You can also roll back to 3.8.2. Right click Stellaris -> Properties -> betas tab and choose 3.8.2 from the dropdown. This should get you through until your mods are updated.

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There are several things you can try to fix this issue, try each of these steps in order, and attempt to load the game after each one:
1. Disable all mods
2. Verify Local Files (Steam) - Right Click Stellaris, Right Click Properties, Go to Local Files and click "Verify Integrity of Game Files"
3. In the launcher, go to Settings, and change your Video Settings to Borderless Fullscreen or Windowed mode
4. (In Windows) Go to Settings, Add/Remove Programs, and Uninstall Paradox Launcher v2.

After relaunching the game, let the launcher download updates, and restart the game again.
If none of these things work, go to support.paradoxplaza.com and open a ticket. Customer Support will be able to help you troubleshoot this issue!

There are several things you can try to fix this issue, try each of these steps in order, and attempt to load the game after each one:

1. Disable all mods
2. Verify Local Files (Steam) - Right Click Stellaris, Right Click Properties, Go to Local Files and click "Verify Integrity of Game Files"
3. In the launcher, go to Settings, and change your Video Settings to Borderless Fullscreen or Windowed mode
4. (In Windows) Go to Settings, Add/Remove Programs, and Uninstall Paradox Launcher v2. After relaunching the game, let the launcher download updates, and restart the game again.

If none of these things work, go to support.paradoxplaza.com and open a ticket. Customer Support will be able to help you troubleshoot this issue!

There are several things you can try to fix this issue, try each of these steps in order, and attempt to load the game after each one:
1. Disable all mods
2. Verify Local Files (Steam) - Right Click Stellaris, Right Click Properties, Go to Local Files and click "Verify Integrity of Game Files"
3. In the launcher, go to Settings, and change your Video Settings to Borderless Fullscreen or Windowed mode
4. (In Windows) Go to Settings, Add/Remove Programs, and Uninstall Paradox Launcher v2. After relaunching the game, let the launcher download updates, and restart the game again.
If none of these things work, go to support.paradoxplaza.com and open a ticket. Customer Support will be able to help you troubleshoot this issue!

Originally posted by SilverStar:

Originally posted by HoboWithaShotgun: lol everyone who really appreciates this game understands that the early game is where it's at. after a few DLC expansions are released this game will be like that from beginning to end. You were looking for an RTS but you got a pausable grand RTS

No, it's a fluffy RTS. All full of fluff. Flavor flavor everywhere, hiding the actual meat.

Unless you're saying the fluff and flavor IS the meat. In which case, this ga...

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Originally posted by Indoor_Carrot: This happened to anyone else? Ever since the recent update with leader caps my game is constantly crashing. I've tried verifying game files but it looks like I'll have to reinstall the game. What the hell, Paradox?!!

Does this issue occur if you disable all mods?

Originally posted by galandar42:

Originally posted by Ishimuro: ....\steamapps\common\Stellaris\common\defines\00_defines.txt

search for :

LEADER_CAPACITY_BASE =

and adjust the number to your liking

I tried this, changing the value to 10. When I tried loading my last save game, Stellaris crashed. I tried starting a new game, and it crashed as well. When I validated the files, there was one file that failed validation, and I'm assuming it was the defines....

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This mod is updated now afaik, so you can turn it back on. :)

Originally posted by gn_fighter:

Originally posted by Danny: They're soft caps, you CAN go over them...

Only that you can't counter that leader-softcap like most other soft-caps in the game.

For Empire-size you can reduce its effect by simply having more science/unity-planets. For the pop-growth you can have more "empty" planets that are only there to produce pops. Heck even the Fleetcapacity you can counter by producing more energy.

You can't counter the exp-gain-...

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Turn off your UI mods, until they update.

Using borderless fullscreen or windowed game mode will resolve some of this (go to game settings in the launcher), as will disabling mods. The rest will likely be fixed by updating your video card drivers.

Concepts are only used on the galaxy setup screen for now. They will be gradually rolled out over the next few patches.

Are y'all running into this issue on a new save, in a game started after yesterday's release? Or are these games on old saves?

Originally posted by Sabaithal:

Originally posted by MrFreake_PDX: I think you need to play it. :)

I would but my game won't start since the last update. So I'm playing Distant Worlds 2 again, as usual.

Disable your mods, and update your video card drivers. This resolves about 95% of crashing on launch issues.

Or.. you're being bombarded by a cloaked fleet, maybe? if.. that's even possible..

Are you running mods?

Originally posted by Yank: I dont have steam installed on drive C - and the launcher cant handle this

The launcher can indeed handle custom install paths. It sounds like your launcher install has been corrupted. (In Windows) Go to Add/Remove Programs, and uninstall Paradox Launcher V2. Then try to relaunch the game via Steam, it will automatically redownload and install the launcher again.

Originally posted by AlienWired: My problem is that I can't even start the game man... It just keeps "Updating"..then it downloads, then it goes right back to Update.

Can't open the launcher because it just keeps auto-cycling into Update.

Do you mean Steam keeps cycling into update? Tuesday is Steam Maintenance day, its likely whatever regional server you're connected to is rebooting/upgrading/under some sort of maintenance. If you wait a few minutes, reboot Steam, it will likely complete the update cycle then.

If you're referring to the launcher cycling into auto-update: Go to start, Add/Remove Programs, and uninstall Paradox Launcher V2. Then attempt to restart the game, the launcher will download and r... Read more