After a long time of toruble free service. CK2 started crashing regularly at the turn of the next game month.
This 'may'(?) have come after a windows update but it had been a long time since I'd played so am unsure if it's a direct cause and effect.
I followed some advice from the forum:
"Please do a full **clean** re-install:
- move any valued save games elsewhere
- "uninstall" in Steam-CK2
- manually delete both the Steam/SteamApps/common/CK2 AND Documents/Paradox/CK2 folders
- re-install game in Steam, run a Steam Verify when done.
- add ck2game.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 CK2 or Documents CK2 locations, before installing again.
Also if you have installed RivaTuner, RadeonPro, or a gaming VPN app called Evolve, or the MSI Gaming App, or Duet, disable it as it clashes with this game."
However, after deleting the Documents/Paradox/CK2 folders the launcher has disappeared and the game won't start either from steam of the game.exe Reinstalls of the game files don't bring the Documents/Paradox/CK2 folders back and now the game won't launch. It brigns up a the dialogue box that comes justr before the launcher but then everything stops and it returns to as if you'd never hit the button.
I've gone from a crashy CK2 to none at all. Help appreciated. Thanks is advance.
Logs and dxdiag attached.
This 'may'(?) have come after a windows update but it had been a long time since I'd played so am unsure if it's a direct cause and effect.
I followed some advice from the forum:
"Please do a full **clean** re-install:
- move any valued save games elsewhere
- "uninstall" in Steam-CK2
- manually delete both the Steam/SteamApps/common/CK2 AND Documents/Paradox/CK2 folders
- re-install game in Steam, run a Steam Verify when done.
- add ck2game.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 CK2 or Documents CK2 locations, before installing again.
Also if you have installed RivaTuner, RadeonPro, or a gaming VPN app called Evolve, or the MSI Gaming App, or Duet, disable it as it clashes with this game."
However, after deleting the Documents/Paradox/CK2 folders the launcher has disappeared and the game won't start either from steam of the game.exe Reinstalls of the game files don't bring the Documents/Paradox/CK2 folders back and now the game won't launch. It brigns up a the dialogue box that comes justr before the launcher but then everything stops and it returns to as if you'd never hit the button.
I've gone from a crashy CK2 to none at all. Help appreciated. Thanks is advance.
Logs and dxdiag attached.
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