CTD, Stopped working and other issues

[Dessloch]

First of all, the game is great. However, I have many issues during multiplayer session.

Some background infos:

-I'm using the Steam version 1.111, I never played other versions before.
-The checksum is MPLY.
-I don't have any dlcs or mods.
-My OS is a 64 bit Windows 7.
-I tried to run as administrator (disabled desktop composition).
-My computer spec is far superior than the requirement.
-I'm not the host during online play, so I don't have the save files.
-The host enabled some dlcs.
-Didn't alt-tabbed.
-My videocard's driver is up to date.

My problem is I have many random crashes to desktop, program stopped workings, synchrnoization stopped and other minor problems, like some random armies or countries can't be selected (this is a more annoying bug than the ctds).

I can't tell what can trigger these problems, it's totally random. Sometimes I can play hours without problems, sometimes after startup I have a ctd or a synchronization issue, however almost all the time I have the bug when I'm not able to select a random country or army (last night my retinues bugged).

I tried to delete these two files: navaldist_cache.bin, navaldist_cache_chksum.bin, the game recreated but the problem still persists.
I tried to lower the graphical details but the problem still persists.
I did a verify game content on Steam, but everything is good.

Any advice to solve at least the last problem (country and army bug)?

Other thing: I know it's not a bug but the music under the council window is very very annoying, especially when the normal music is on and overlaps each other.

View attachment DxDiag.txt

 

[Aardvark Bellay]

Other thing: I know it's not a bug but the music under the council window is very very annoying, especially when the normal music is on and overlaps each other.

Can't help for the main issue, but for this i might have an answer.
Not the full answer, but how you could do it yourself.

First, check in the 'sounds' folder for which sound file it actaully is.
Then open the sound.sfx file in the 'interface' folder with a text editor, preferably notepad++, and change the fitting sound file like in the following example:

character_view_click = 
{
    file = "characterviewclick.wav"
    volume = 0
}

Now it's mute though, You can also simpy chose a number up to 100 to change the level of it.
Hope this helps in this specific regard.

AndrewT (the official support) might have an idea for your real issue or so i hope.


Disclaimer: I'm just a casual forum member.

 

[Dessloch]

Thanks for the tip, I muted the courtview file.

 

[Aardvark Bellay]

Thanks for the tip, I muted the courtview file.

You're welcome. I muted many, especialy annoying click sounds and tweaked some other.

 

[AndrewT]

Dxdiag hates your video driver, and it is not up to date. So try that first
http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/68799

 

[Dessloch]

I updated my video driver to the latest (331.82), the game client is 2.0 now and my checksum is WGPN.

After a couple of minutes I had a Program Stopped Working error in multiplayer session.

I found an Error.log file in the Logs directory:

[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.

Graphics.log:

[provincetemplate.cpp:244]: Province 0 has invalid origin
[pdxmapgeneration.cpp:222]: Too small river found at 1157, 782
[eu3graphicalmap.cpp:2104]: Invalid port location for province 474, center at 1089,1315, port location at 1088.000, 1313.000
[eu3graphicalmap.cpp:2104]: Invalid port location for province 935, center at 922,1258, port location at 920.000, 1262.000


New dxdiag log:

View attachment DxDiag.txt

 

[Dessloch]

I deleted the game and reinstalled via Steam. After the first start I quit from my menu and I checked the logs and I found out I have an error.log again. This was a clean install, no mods, no dlcs.

[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
[sound.cpp:233]: Sound generic_click_04 not found.
[sound.cpp:233]: Sound generic_click_04 not found.
[sound.cpp:233]: Sound generic_click_04 not found.
[sound.cpp:233]: Sound generic_click_04 not found.
[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]

Ignore those errors in that log, they are normal and everyone gets them.

When you say a clean install, did you manually delete all leftover files and folder from under both the Steam/CK2 AND Documents/CK2 folders, before re-installing? If not, try that please.

And finally I see your sound driver is very old indeed. Try playing with no sound at all as a test - edit settings.txt to say master_volume=0 . If that helps get updated driver from audigy.

 

[Dessloch]

Yes, it was a totally clean install, I deleted all the remaining files and folders after I unistalled the game from Steam.

 

[Dessloch]

I don't think that my sound card driver does these faults because I never had any problem related to audio. I tried the latest games (BF4, War Thunder, etc.) and I could play them without any problem.

 

[unmerged(293338)]

I think I'm having a similar problem, except the game is completely unplayable, crashes whenever I open a councilor window or a character page. It's brand new with 2.0 and won't give me error messages, I did a fresh install as well and it's still completely nonfunctional.

 

[Aardvark Bellay]

I don't think that my sound card driver does these faults because I never had any problem related to audio. I tried the latest games (BF4, War Thunder, etc.) and I could play them without any problem.

Just because it works with other games is sadly not relevant. Try it and if you have the old sound driver you currently use, then you can still go back.

By the way, do your problems only happen in MP or in Singleplayer as well ?
Do they happen if you play through Steam or without it runnning ?
Do you have an Antivirus or alike that maybe checks all files currently running ?

Just some points that could matter......

I think I'm having a similar problem, except the game is completely unplayable, crashes whenever I open a councilor window or a character page. It's brand new with 2.0 and won't give me error messages, I did a fresh install as well and it's still completely nonfunctional.

I would advise to open your own thread. Its usually suggested to do so regarding such problems here in the Techforum, as otherwise it might confuse more than it helps either party involved.

 

[Dessloch]

I tried some things you mentioned, I could play about an hour without any problems, but suddenly my game crashed.

-I added the whole Steam folder to my ESS exception list.
-I moved the Mumble's transmit key from Alt to C, because I had a feeling that the unresponsive armies/counties bug made by the Mumble. During the game I hadn't have this bug, but this maybe a coincidence.

The funny thing is that the host had never any problem and his error.log file is EMPTY. Not a single line in there.

 

[AndrewT]

Is your version # and checksum right now?