Game freezes on start

[unmerged(142411)]

My game is freezing the moment I try to load a country. The game starts alright before that, but once I load the country and it gets to the map it freezes. I can move the cursor, but I can't click on anything, and if I mouse over anything nothing shows up. This is not only happening for EU:R (not expansion) but also EU3:IN (plus any mods I try to start on that). EU3:IN was working on my computer just a day ago, and I have no idea what could have changed. I tried reinstalling, but that didn't help.

 

[AndrewT]

Have you updated Windows or a driver recently? The other possibility is a hardware fault.

Please run DXDIAG, Save All Info, and post dxdiag.txt here (first delete everything after the Sound Devices section so it will fit). Also post your Rome/settings.txt and Rome/logs/system.log files. Note that if you use Vista and have installed the game in the suggested folder c:\Program Files\Paradox Interactive\Rome\, the active versions of these last two files will have been redirected by Vista to a non-system directory, like c:\users\[name]\appdata\local\virtualstore\Program Files\Paradox Interactive\Rome\. You may have to search your C: drive for them.

 

[unmerged(142411)]

I actually managed to find a workaround, thanks anyway, though.

 

[AndrewT]

... which was? Help us to help others, thanks.

 

[unmerged(142411)]

I probably shouldn't have said anything... You see, my computer was in the shop, and I was using my brother's (the one with the issue). Then my computer got back from the shop, and everything is working fine on mine. Then I posted that I'd found a workaround (which it kinda is, eh?) so you wouldn't think I'd ignored my own question.

Anyway, yeah, I'm inept... *points to American avatar*

EDIT: Though I suppose I could find that info you wanted from my brothers computer if you think it'd actually help anyone else...

 

[unmerged(133838)]

Exactly the same problem

I actually had the exactly same problem. Tried everything but nothing worked.
Two days ago updated with the latest Kazaa lite mega codec pack and game works finally after 3 months...go figure.

 

[ranger044]

freezes on startup

my game keeps freezing and crashing just after it reaches the loading screen where it says map properly initialized.

 

[AndrewT]

Please start your own thread with full problem and environment details.