I can't see what is causing that for you, I'm sorry, it's not one of the more common causes.
Does 1.03 work for you still?
CK3 will not launch V1.1.1.
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Does 1.03 work for you still?
Have not been able to launch any version of the game at all. Just tried rolling back the new video card driver since that's the only thing that should've changed since I was playing a month ago, but to no effect. Neither 1.0.2 or 1.0.3 would launch.
It's a very common issue, I've seen dozens of people in the paradox forums with this problem and dozens on on reddit, all with the identical issue. And no I can't revert to the previous version. I'm on game pass.
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download PDX laucher and play from it 1.0.3
your pdx acc>my games>downloads
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That's not possible when you have the game on gamepassdownload PDX laucher and play from it 1.0.3
I wasn't saying that to you, but to @Aureal who as I say seems to have some other problem. This is one of the issues with these huge threads with multiple users and unrelated problems interspersed.
Please try these steps that some affected Gamepass users have found helped them:
CK3 "Launching the game failed" XBox Game pass
-V1.0.3 -Windows 10 -Xbox Game pass -No mods -A lot of pain Since yesterday i am having a issue where i am unable to launch the game, it simply states with a red triangle: "Launching the game failed" To give more context, yesterday i...
Unable to launch the game on Xbox Game Pass
For some reason, CK III stopped launching on Xbox Game Pass. Even this morning, it was still working. Now I click on "Play" on the Paradox Launcher, it loads a little, then turns off. Does anyone have a similar problem?
AND make sure you run the game from the beta Xbox app, not the MS Win 10 store app.
Good luck with that!
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So... any idea when a hotfix might be coming? I would love to play the most current version.
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OK, this is getting weird ;p
So, basically - I've got the same issue as all you good folks -> game just crashes at start, since the installation of the latest patch. Sometimes I see the white "report issue" window, sometimes the game starts, or rather appears to be starting but gets stuck and task manager shows it's doing nothing, no CPU usage, no RAM usage, the process just... exists.
Steam version, trying to launch using the Paradox app and the game executable. Tried everything - admin rights, Windows Ransomware thingy, etc.
And, well... I just got a little bit mad (I WANT MY CK AND I WANT IT NOW, GODDAMIT, <smashingsounds.mp3>) and simply tried launching the game as many times as possible.
It worked. Somehow. Please see the screenshot attached, it's from the task manager - as you can see, I've got two stuck ck3 instances (marked as "F"), and one working just fine, marked as "W". The game is working in the background, just as I write this.
So, my advice - try executing (brute-forcing?) the CK3.exe file until the game starts properly. I have no idea why this works, I can't say if this will work in every case, but it's worth a try.
And, yeah - game runs fine. I've just loaded my save game, CK3 appears to be working OK, no bugs, no slowdowns, no lag.
I'm kind of confused right now, to be completely honest with you
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I've killed the two stuck instances you can see above, just to see what will happen. Seems that, well, nothing happened - the stuck processes disappeared, it didn't affect the "good" instance at all, the game still works fine.
So, basically - I've got the same issue as all you good folks -> game just crashes at start, since the installation of the latest patch. Sometimes I see the white "report issue" window, sometimes the game starts, or rather appears to be starting but gets stuck and task manager shows it's doing nothing, no CPU usage, no RAM usage, the process just... exists.
Steam version, trying to launch using the Paradox app and the game executable. Tried everything - admin rights, Windows Ransomware thingy, etc.
And, well... I just got a little bit mad (I WANT MY CK AND I WANT IT NOW, GODDAMIT, <smashingsounds.mp3>) and simply tried launching the game as many times as possible.
It worked. Somehow. Please see the screenshot attached, it's from the task manager - as you can see, I've got two stuck ck3 instances (marked as "F"), and one working just fine, marked as "W". The game is working in the background, just as I write this.
So, my advice - try executing (brute-forcing?) the CK3.exe file until the game starts properly. I have no idea why this works, I can't say if this will work in every case, but it's worth a try.
And, yeah - game runs fine. I've just loaded my save game, CK3 appears to be working OK, no bugs, no slowdowns, no lag.
I'm kind of confused right now, to be completely honest with you
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I've killed the two stuck instances you can see above, just to see what will happen. Seems that, well, nothing happened - the stuck processes disappeared, it didn't affect the "good" instance at all, the game still works fine.
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We would not expect a launcher update to fix a game problem, no. Hopefully the game fix will be out soon!New launcher update didn't fix anything
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Hi mnik_1, that seems very similar to my experience. I'm able to 'brute force' or 'bully' the game into working by simply pressing play again and again. Which...is really odd. I'm very used to something either working, or not.
I have found once it starts it runs fine, EXCEPT if I quit a game back to the main menu, where it seems to crash a lot. I have also found steam will not end the program entirely once I've quit, meaning I have to go into task manager and end it that way. Have you found similar behaviour?
I have found once it starts it runs fine, EXCEPT if I quit a game back to the main menu, where it seems to crash a lot. I have also found steam will not end the program entirely once I've quit, meaning I have to go into task manager and end it that way. Have you found similar behaviour?
Can't confirm the "crashing after exiting to main menu" problem, as I usually quit the game straight to desktop - but will try this later today. Can confirm the second part, though.
I've also noticed that the brute-force method sometimes works quickly (as in: game launches properly after just one-two tries), but sometimes it takes A LONG time for it to finally click. When I tried to launch the game again, some time after writing my comment, I honestly thought the brute-force method simply stopped working - managed to create five stuck "ck3" instances (and seen A LOT of the "report issue" screens) before the game decided to launch properly.
I've also noticed that the brute-force method sometimes works quickly (as in: game launches properly after just one-two tries), but sometimes it takes A LONG time for it to finally click. When I tried to launch the game again, some time after writing my comment, I honestly thought the brute-force method simply stopped working - managed to create five stuck "ck3" instances (and seen A LOT of the "report issue" screens) before the game decided to launch properly.
I have tried literally every workaround in this forum and none of them have worked. This is beyond maddening and utterly ridiculous.
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I've managed to play about 10 minutes since the game launched... im keeping hope.
If you have a dual CPU setup then reverting to the game to 1.03 will allow it to run, but that facility is only available for the Steam edition.
If that is not your situation please make your own new threads with full problem history and system details, thanks.
1.0.3 says its "waiting answer from server", so it doesnt load anyways, crashes halfway through. This is funny and sad. Lets move to other games...
I can now officially confirm that Upgrading my CPU fixed the problem.
- OLD CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 (Dual Core)
- NEW CPU: Intel Core I7-7700 (Quad Core)
If you guys are running windows 10, try to run the game in compatibility mode with windows 8. It worked for me. I hope it helps.
Thanks and I did make a post, two actually. One right after the recent patch. I have a quad-core CPU and a dual GPU SLI setup.
Any updates please? Are you doing any progress with solving the issue?
I'd love to give 1.1.2 a go. Just for the record, 1.0.3 is working fine for me.
I'd love to give 1.1.2 a go. Just for the record, 1.0.3 is working fine for me.
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