ck2 playthrough error? bug?

[theotherone122]

I have a polish play through of ck2 and I have 6 save files for this play through none of which will load. When I click on a saved game 1 of 3 things will happen 1. I click on it and the hourglass loading mouse pops up and nothing will happen the details on the right side won't appear and I can't hit the "play" bar. It just keeps loading 2. The game might crash or 3. i do manage to get into my game after minutes of loading but the game just stops on September 22 of 1223. it's like the games on pause soldiers are stuck in walking movements, no new events will happen, and the clock in the upper right corner is stuck on September 22. All I can do is move my mouse around.
And none of these things are happening to my Irish play through besides the occasional crashing which makes me wonder if something's is also wrong with the game.

 

[AndrewT]

What version and checksum show on the main game menu?

under what version was the problem saved game started?

Are you using any mods?

What language are you playing in?

Did you get the game through GamersGate or Steam?

Are you on a PC, mac or Linux?

 

[theotherone122]

version 1.11 (ZWAC)

version 1.11 (ZWAC) "i believe"

No im not using any mods but i do have the eu4 save converter if that makes a difference

English

Steam

PC

 

[AndrewT]

If you are on Steam you should have been automatically updated to 1.111 MLYP - are you in offline mode or something? Not that I'm saying this will fix the problem, just concerned you are not getting updates.

If this save got corrupted in one of the crashes you mention (as sounds likely), we'd better try to deal with them to stop that happening. please post a dxdiag.txt (you can delete everything after the "Sound devices" section for brevity), settings.txt, system.log and error.log files (you'll need to rename the .log files to .txt to upload).

 

[theotherone122]

can you word that last part a bit differently?

 

[AndrewT]

DXDIAG is a program you run from a command prompt or the Windows start menu 'run' dialog box (or 'search programs' in Windows 7). 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 post the first part of that file (from the top down to include "Sound Devices" only) here.

The other files I'm asking for are in your MyDocuments CK2 directory, or /logs/ under that.

 

[theotherone122]

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System Information
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Time of this report: 8/25/2013, 21:34:49
Machine name: JASONPC
Operating System: Windows 8 64-bit (6.2, Build 9200) (9200.win8_gdr.130531-1504)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: TOSHIBA
System Model: Satellite C855
BIOS: 6.60
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3120M CPU @ 2.50GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.5GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 3980MB RAM
Page File: 2174MB used, 4493MB available
Windows Dir: C:\windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.02.9200.16384 64bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
------------
Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
--------------------
Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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Card name: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Chip type: Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
DAC type: Internal
Device Type: Full Device
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_0166&SUBSYS_FB201179&REV_09
Display Memory: 1766 MB
Dedicated Memory: 32 MB
Shared Memory: 1734 MB
Current Mode: 1360 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: unknown
Monitor Id: SEC3150
Native Mode: 1366 x 768(p) (59.998Hz)
Output Type: Internal
Driver Name: igdumdim64.dll,igd10iumd64.dll,igd10iumd64.dll,igdumdim32,igd10iumd32,igd10iumd32
Driver File Version: 9.18.0010.3071 (English)
Driver Version: 9.18.10.3071
DDI Version: 11
Feature Levels: 11.0,10.1,10.0,9.3,9.2,9.1
Driver Model: WDDM 1.2
Graphics Preemption: DMA
Compute Preemption: Thread group
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 3/19/2013 21:31:48, 8647680 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B78E66-4226-11CF-3679-2ADBB4C2C435}
Vendor ID: 0x8086
Device ID: 0x0166
SubSys ID: 0xFB201179
Revision ID: 0x0009
Driver Strong Name: oem4.inf:5f63e5341859ec8c:iIVBM0:9.18.10.3071ci\ven_8086&dev_0166
Rank Of Driver: 00E02001
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C ModeWMV9_C ModeVC1_C
DXVA2 Modes: DXVA2_ModeMPEG2_VLD DXVA2_ModeMPEG2_IDCT DXVA2_ModeWMV9_IDCT DXVA2_ModeVC1_IDCT DXVA2_ModeH264_VLD_NoFGT
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D3D9 Overlay: Supported
DXVA-HD: Supported
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled

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Sound Devices
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Description: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0269&SUBSYS_1179FC13&REV_1001
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: RTKVHD64.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.6690 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 7/24/2012 20:47:38, 4097808 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

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Sound Capture Devices
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Description: Microphone (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Default Sound Capture: Yes
Default Voice Capture: Yes
Driver Name: RTKVHD64.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.6690 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 7/24/2012 20:47:38, 4097808 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x1
Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

 

[theotherone122]

What now?

 

[AndrewT]

Now you post the other files I asked for

settings.txt, system.log and error.log files (you'll need to rename the .log files to .txt to upload).

 

[theotherone122]

i have the files but how do i upload them cant i just copy and paste the contents?

 

[AndrewT]

Of course you can, yes. Just as you did above.

 

[theotherone122]

alright here is the settings.txt


gui=
{
language=l_english
has_set_language=yes
}
graphics=
{
size=
{
x=1360
y=768
}

refreshRate=60
fullScreen=yes
shadows=no
shadowSize=2048
multi_sampling=0
anisotropic_filtering=0
gamma=50.000000
}
sound_fx_volume=100.000000
music_volume=100.000000
scroll_speed=50.000000
camera_rotation_speed=50.000000
zoom_speed=50.000000
mouse_speed=50.000000
master_volume=100.000000
ambient_volume=50.000000
mapRenderingOptions=
{
draw_terrain=yes
draw_water=yes
draw_borders=yes
draw_trees=yes
draw_rivers=yes
draw_postfx=yes
draw_sky=yes


here is the system.log
[systemsettings.cpp:203]: System memory: 3984MB
[systemsettings.cpp:205]: CPU speed: 2494MHz
[systemsettings.cpp:212]: Number of processors: 4
[systemsettings.cpp:223]: CPU type: x86
[systemsettings.cpp:255]: OS: Unknown Build: 9200
[gfx_settings.cpp:22]: Loading settings for adapter 0, fullscreen=1, multisample=15
[gfx_settings.cpp:50]: Graphic Adapters:
[gfx_settings.cpp:55]: 0: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000
[gfx_settings.cpp:69]: Using Adapter [0] to check for multi-sampling support:
[gfx_settings.cpp:80]: 2 samples supported.
[gfx_settings.cpp:80]: 4 samples supported.
[gfx_settings.cpp:80]: 8 samples supported.
[gfx_settings.cpp:95]: Using Adapter [0]:
[gfx_settings.cpp:101]: Succeeded to create a device [D3DCREATE_HARDWARE_VERTEXPROCESSING].
[gfx_settings.cpp:145]: Graphics device: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000
[gfx_settings.cpp:146]: Graphics driver: igdumdim32.dll
[gfx_settings.cpp:147]: Driver version: 3071
[gfx_settings.cpp:162]:


Dumping all gfx info:
DeviceIdentifier: {D7B78E66-4226-11CF-3679-2ADBB4C2C435}
VendorId: 32902
DeviceId: 358
SubSysId: -81784455
Revision: 9
DriverVersion.HighPart: 589842
DriverVersion.LowPart: 658431


[gfx_settings.cpp:182]: Instancing supported.
[gfx_settings.cpp:197]: Video memory amount: 1766MB
[gfx_settings.cpp:198]: MaxSimultaneousTextures: 8
[gfx_settings.cpp:199]: MaxVertexBlendMatrices: 4
[gfx_settings.cpp:200]: MaxVertexBlendMatrixIndex: 8
[gfx_settings.cpp:201]: MaxSimultaneousTextures: 8
[gfx_settings.cpp:202]: MaxTextureBlendStages: 8
[gfx_settings.cpp:203]: Support for Anisotropic filtering found.
[gfx_settings.cpp:206]: Max Anisotropic filtering: 16
[gfx_settings.cpp:207]: Anisotropic filtering set to: 0
[gfx_settings.cpp:211]: Vertex Shader version: 3.0
[gfx_settings.cpp:216]: Pixel Shader version: 3.0
[main.cpp:499]: CK2 Version Aug 13 2013 : 13:56:20
[main.cpp:500]: Commandline:
[internationalizedtext.cpp:1234]: Create table
[internationalizedtext.cpp:1236]: Create text database
[main.cpp:527]: Text database created
[main.cpp:545]: Creating application...
[main.cpp:578]: Initializing application...
[ck_application.cpp:576]: Initializing application...
[ck_application.cpp:580]: Done initializing application
[ck_application.cpp:588]: Loading cursor...
[ck_application.cpp:638]: Done loading cursor
[ck_application.cpp:641]: Initializing sound...
[ck_application.cpp:676]: Done initializing sound
[ck_application.cpp:678]: Initializing graphics...
[graphicssettings.cpp:422]: Not using multisampling.
[graphics.cpp:169]: Creating device with: HARDWARE_VERTEXPROCESSING
Fullscreen=yes
RefreshRate=60
Resolution=1360x768
[graphicssettings.cpp:387]: Usable res: 1024 768 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:387]: Usable res: 1280 720 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:387]: Usable res: 1280 768 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:387]: Usable res: 1360 768 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:387]: Usable res: 1366 768 60
[graphics.cpp:210]: Done creating device.
[ck_application.cpp:708]: Done initializing graphics
[main.cpp:581]: Running application...


finally here is error.log

[texturehandler.cpp:181]: Couldn't find texture file: gfx//event_pictures//aztec_court.tga.
[spritetype.cpp:370]: Error initialising texture: gfx\\event_pictures\\aztec_court.tga for spritetype GFX_evt_emissary_mesoamerican
[spritetype.cpp:370]: Error initialising texture: gfx\\event_pictures\\aztec_court.tga for spritetype GFX_evt_throne_room_mesoamerican
[texturehandler.cpp:181]: Couldn't find texture file: gfx//coats_of_arms//dynasties.tga.
[texturehandler.cpp:181]: Couldn't find texture file: gfx//coats_of_arms//dynasties2.tga.
[texturehandler.cpp:181]: Couldn't find texture file: gfx//coats_of_arms//dynasties3.tga.

 

[AndrewT]

OK, here we go. First try updating your video driver, there is a slightly newer one I think here
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/De...rsion=Windows 8, 64-bit*&DownloadType=Drivers
If you can't get that to work use Intel's detection utility here
http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/detect

Secondly get the game up to date, you are still on 1.11

[main.cpp:499]: CK2 Version Aug 13 2013 : 13:56:20

That should say August 16. Steam should have updated the game automatically, so check that Steam is not in offline mode then run a Verify - that should force it to update.

Aside from those possibilities, I really can't see why you'd be getting random crashes on your machine. Let's go over your problem again. You have one Poland game with several save files, and all of them are bad and either hang on load or crash when loading, is that right? And no save file from any other game has any such problem?

It's hard to see how 6 files could all get corrupt at once. Are you aware of anything that triggered this, like a game crash while saving or anything like that?

What you might do is run the Repair tool that one of the guys here wrote against one of those files
http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?698240-Crusader-Kings-II-Save-Repair-Tool

You could also post a link to one of those problem games (zipped up) in the User Mods forum, and ask for help from those guys in determining if the file can be salvaged.

 

[theotherone122]

im not sure what could have caused all 6 save games to stop working. all i did was play the game.

and are you saying i should post that error file to another forum?

 

[AndrewT]

I'm suggesting that the people in the CK2 User Mods forum here might be able to look into your save game and see what's wrong with it.

 

[theotherone122]

alright how do i contact them are they on a forums page?

 

[AndrewT]

Um, yes, that is a sister forum to this one.