Can't export game to EU4?

[icarussc]

I posted this in the 'quick answers' thread, but no takers.

So I just finished my first game of CK2. I thought it would be a fun place to try out EU4, so I bought it and the converter DLC. I loaded my autosave up, clicked the 'export' button, everything stopped, and I waited fora while, and then my house history started to roll again. I exited to menu, quit the game, and started up EU4. I had thought it would turn my game into an EU4 mod, but the mod tab on the EU4 launcher was greyed out, so I couldn't click it. I started up EU4, but there was no savegame from my CK2 game. I quit and looked through my 'mod' directory for CK2, but didn't see anything other than my existing mods. What am I doing wrong?

 

[AndrewT]

First try it with a new game - start a fresh game in CK2, and convert it immediately, then exit. That ought to appear as a mod in EU4's launcher straight away.

If that works, the issue is with the specific game you are trying to convert - modded games may not work too well, and there are issues with complex or very advanced games too sometimes. You cold link to that game here if so.

If the new game conversion fails something pretty fundamental is wrong.

 

[icarussc]

Thank you so much! When I tried it with a new game, I realized that my other attempts hadn't generated a popup. I thought the slowdown in the scrolling was due to a mod being exported, but it wasn't. I just waited ... for a super long time ... for it to give me a popup, and it worked fine! Thank you!

 

[AndrewT]

Oh, yes, you have to wait until the "credits" finished rolling. I thought you had, but re-reading your OP, not.