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Towboat421 said: I tried this of my own volition no dice chief, it was very sudden too just sort of turned it on one day and it was there.

Does it only affect Stellaris for you too?  

That does read like there is an issue with the Windows updating process, I'm sorry to say! I suspect nothing that uses msiexec will work until that is fixed.

If you have access to Microsoft support I think that is your next stop.

Good luck with that!  

Indeed.

Add CK3.exe to the exceptions list of your antivirus app; ESPECIALLY if you have Windows Defender, add it to the Ransomware "Apps Allowed Through" list.  

I've now seen reports of this happening in Ironman with cloud saves enabled. If you play non-Ironman with local saves does it work any better?  

AngelRay said: Didn't work and worst, the launcher is now not launching at all due to "general error". Verifying stellaris installation now in steam.
Ok after uninstalling the (manualy as on the reddit thread) installed launcher, then reinstalling it when starting the stellaris game, it is back, but still "you seem not connected". In English it uses other words, but the idea is the same.

The only "consequence" seems to be: not having the news in the launcher so... isn't the error on your part, paradox??

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75c is high but should not cause crashes, I agree. It never ever gets above 80c?

How about the CPU?

DXDIAG is a program you run from a command prompt or the Windows start menu 'run' dialog box (or 'search programs' in Windows 7 or later). 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 your Documents/Paradox/CK3/pdx_settings.txt .
From your Documents/Paradox/CK3/logs/ folder, attach system.log , error.log  

XENONXELL said: The rules do not work due to the file permission settings to the executables.

If you mean the game executables, MS are responsible for that as they handle the installation. Launcher executables I'm not so sure about.  

Dovafox said: For people who don't know how to access your "save files":
Computer -> Program Files (x86) -> Steam -> userdata -> [Your steam ID number] -> 1158310 -> Remote -> save games.

Or:

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Pinty said: do you have any idea why the FPS on MacOS would be so much lower than on Windows?

Macs use openGL as a video standard instead of DirectX that Windows users. OpenGL is much much slower.

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Pinty said: What do you mean exactly with the refresh rate? Is my laptop not performing up to expectations. I mean, when the game works, it runs really smoothly on decent graphics.

Yours is running at the most common rate 60hz, which is fine. Some rigs run at 72, 120 or even 144hz which can drive video cards crazy.

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

- move any valued save games elsewhere
- "uninstall" in Steam-CK3
- manually delete both the Steam/SteamApps/common/CK3 AND Documents/Paradox/CK3 folders
- re-install game in Steam, run a Steam Verify when done.
- add CK3.exe to the exceptions list of your antivirus app; ESPECIALLY if you have Windows Defender, add it to the Ransomware "Apps Allowed Through" list.
- start the game with no mods active and test

In particular make sure there are no files or folders left under either the Steam CK3 or Documents CK3 locations, before installing again.

If those don't help:
DXDIAG is a program you run from a command prompt or the Windows start menu 'run' dialog box (or 'search programs' in Windows 7 or later). 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 in... Read more

I thought I was going to see a really high refresh rate there but it doesn't seem so.

Interesting you mention Avast, I have seen other reports of it crashing this game every few minutes. Can i ask you to check with their support on how to 100% except the game from it?

And what CPU and GPU temperatures are you seeing in the game?  

Yes, I suggest you revert to the last Recommended driver for that card, May 2020. That optional driver causes problems with at least one of our other games, Surviving Mars.  

Jancarski said: where do i save file

Anywhere will do, as long as you can then find it and attach it here then, so i can read it.  

I'm afraid not - on Steam achievements are entirely managed by Steam , there is no mechanism to sync ones you earned on non-Steam platforms into Steam.

Sorry about that!  

What AV app do you have? I've just seen one report that Avast did exactly this to another user.  

Just get this file made and posted here please, I think I explain it fairly clearly:

DXDIAG is a program you run from a command prompt or the Windows start menu 'run' dialog box (or 'search programs' in Windows 7 or later). 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 do a full **clean** re-install:

- move any valued save games elsewhere
- "uninstall" in Steam-CK3
- manually delete both the Steam/SteamApps/common/CK3 AND Documents/Paradox/CK3 folders
- re-install game in Steam, run a Steam Verify when done.
- add CK3.exe to the exceptions list of your antivirus app; ESPECIALLY if you have Windows Defender, add it to the Ransomware "Apps Allowed Through" list.
- start the game with no mods active and test

In particular make sure there are no files or folders left under either the Steam CK3 or Documents CK3 locations, before installing again.


If those don't help:
DXDIAG is a program you run from a command prompt or the Windows start menu 'run' dialog box (or 'search programs' in Windows 7 or later). 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 informatio... Read more

We've had one report this helped this issue, please try it!

In the Windows search box enter Xbox and choose Xbox Networking under Settings. Wait until it has finished checking the network then hit “Fix it”.  

somebears said: I managed to get it working by downloading the windows version from steam. It did not start with proton, but I ran ck3.exe with my system wine. Login works from there

We are mostly seeing this with the Windows version in fact. I assume you were on Linux?