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We are seeing crashes on Macs since the recent patch. Sorry about that!

Please make a new thread in Bug Reports, and attach there a save file that shows this problem.

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

- 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 - 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.
- re-install game in Steam, run a Steam Verify when done.
- add stellaris.exe to the exceptions list of your antivirus app; ESPECIALLY if you have Windows Defender, add it to the Ransomware "Apps Allowed Through" list.

THEN Right-click on stellaris.exe, properties, compatibility. Tick "disable fullscreen optimizations" untick every other box in that dialog, Apply, and exit.
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I'm already helping you with this in a Zendesk ticket.  

insomniaSWE said: I don't know how to check Cloud Status in the Steam client...

Look at the game in your Steam Library in the Steam client. Next to the PLAY button is "Cloud Status".  

vkuprin said: I'm encountering persistent crashes in Stellaris on my Mac and am seeking assistance.

You may notice around your thread here, several others on the same topic.

We are seeing crashes on Macs since the recent patch. Sorry about that!

Please make a new thread in Bug Reports, and attach there a save file that shows this problem.

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It is being looked into I know,. but as I'm not in the dev team or development/patching loop I can't give any more info here I'm afraid!  

insomniaSWE said: when I started the game it said I need to enable steam cloud save to enable ironman mode.

I just started an Ironman game and it saved locally - I actually don't even see an option to save to cloud, which is rather odd I have to say! Can we get a screenshot of that message please?

What does Cloud Status say in the Steam client for this game?

In the launcher does it say 3.10.0 (462c) or something else?  

We can't help with modded games here I'm afraid. If you disable ALL mods, can you start and play a new galaxy?  

You could try deleting the launcher folders again, but then install it from this updated installer
https://launcher.paradoxinteractive.com/v2/paradox-launcher-installer-macos  

A launcher issue cannot cause a crash while playing, as the launcher is long unloaded by that point. These will be separate issues.

I don't see in those log files anythign to explain your launcher problem. What MacOS version do you have? It will need to be 12.x or newer now.


As to the game crash, We are seeing crashes on Macs since the recent patch. Sorry about that!

Please make a new thread in Bug Reports, and attach there a save file that shows this problem.

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We are seeing crashes on Macs since the recent patch.

Please make a new thread in Bug Reports, and attach there a save file that shows this problem.

Stellaris: Bug Reports

Found a bug? Does something seem odd? Share it and it will be investigated! ... Read more

Maybe that one save/galaxy is bugged. Can you start and play a new test one okay?

Any mods in use?  

I'm sorry, I have no insight into or contact with the QA and dev team for this (or any) game, so I cannot address that question. I'm just an external support contractor.  

Did you see this thread?

[Linux] Crash at startup (3.9.3)

Hello! Stellaris was becoming unstable for me with the last updates, but with the current version 3.9.3, it is unplayable, since I cannot start the game. Here is the stack trace: Applic... Read more

This issue is being discussed here

Newest Paradox Launcher version 2023.14 does not work on Linux

I am running Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS / GNOME 42.9 / X11. I realize that P... Read more

Please start a new test galaxy with NO mods at all in use.

If you still get this problem then,
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/Stellaris/settings.txt and pdx_settings.txt .
From your Documents/Paradox Interactive/Stellaris/logs/ folder, attach here system.log , error.log , exceptions.log .  

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We can try this: In your Steam Library right-click on this game and choose Properties. In the Launch Options line, paste this in there:
-dx11

AND Right-click on stellaris.exe, properties, compatibility. Tick "disable fullscreen optimizations" untick every other box in that dialog, Apply, and exit.
Then in the launcher Game Settings menu, select the fullScreen display mode, Vsync off, refresh rate 60


Any better?  

Are you on Linux? If so I think this is a current bug.