CTDs and freezes

[superscunk]

Up until Saturday the game worked fine.
Today I started a new campaign and the game crashes to desktop or freezes constantly.
Sometimes within 2-3 months, sometimes only after 2-3 years.

I cannot reproduce the crashes/freezes.

Since Saturday nothing changed with my system besides a windows update on 30th April, which I deinstalled. No change.
I updated my chipset driver, graphics driver, verified installation via steam. No change.

No mods, all DLCs, latest patch.

I attached the DxDiag and the error logs from the last crash.

Anyone got a clue what's going on?

 

[AndrewT]

That error.log looks bad!

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

- move any valued save games elsewhere
- "uninstall" in Steam-EU4
- manually delete both the Steam/SteamApps/common/Europa Universalis IV AND Documents/Paradox Interactive/Europa Universalis IV folders
- re-install game in Steam, run a Steam Verify when done.
- add EU4.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 EU4 or Documents EU4 locations, before installing again.


IF that doesn't help, 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:

refreshRate=60
fullScreen=yes
borderless=no

vsync=no

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


Does that help?

 

[superscunk]

Thanks for the help!
Will do what you suggested this evening and report back.

Edit:
I continued my save yesterday and it hasn't crashed since.
The save is not eligible for achievements anymore, so I guess something has changed nevertheless.

But I will follow your recommendations anyway and reinstall the game before the DLC arrives next week.