Game Stops Loading at 'History Files' Then Does Not Respond [Windows]

[Akarin]

Hi guys,

I have owned the game since it came out and i last played it at the start of September, i went to play it today, it started up and began to load but stopped at the 'Loading History Files' part, then proceeded no further for 5 minutes, although the music never stops. I ctrl+alt+del and the task manager said CK2 was not responding. I have checked over the forum, i have checked the DX, i have ran the C++ stuff, and i have even updated my drivers. I have uninstalled and deleted everything, re-installed and verified the game cache. It will not load past History Files and the game stops responding, although it does not tell Windows this, i have to go into task manager myself.

I am running a Steam version on Windows 7 (64 bit) and this is the first time ever it has not worked for me.

To speed things up, here is the settings;

gui=
{
	language=l_english
	has_set_language=yes
}
graphics=
{
	size=
	{
		x=1366
		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
	draw_bloom=no
	draw_tooltips=yes
	draw_hires_terrain=no
	draw_citysprawl=yes
}
camera_speed=50.000000
camera_tilt=100.000000
centered_zoom_in=yes
lastplayer=""
lasthost=""
serveradress="diplomacy.valkyrienet.com"
autosave="YEARLY"
difficulty="NORMAL"
outliner=
{
	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 }
outliner_open=no
windowmovetime=0.200000
disable_wikipedia_links=no
nudge_allowed=no
dont_track_data=no
has_made_data_tracking_choice=no
hints=yes
old_gods_pagan_hint_forced=no
old_gods_non_pagan_hint_forced=no
autosaves_to_keep=0
last_dlcs=
{
dlc/dlc018.dlc }
low_res_textures=no
force_pow2_textures=no

The 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
[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

The System log;

[systemsettings.cpp:203]: System memory:   0MB
[systemsettings.cpp:205]: CPU speed:       1300MHz
[systemsettings.cpp:212]: Number of processors: 2
[systemsettings.cpp:223]: CPU type: x86
[systemsettings.cpp:255]: OS: Unknown Service Pack 1    Build: 7601
[gfx_settings.cpp:22]: Loading settings for adapter 0, fullscreen=1, multisample=15
[gfx_settings.cpp:50]: Graphic Adapters: 
[gfx_settings.cpp:55]: 	0: AMD Radeon HD 6310 Graphics
[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:95]: Using Adapter [0]:
[gfx_settings.cpp:101]: Succeeded to create a device [D3DCREATE_HARDWARE_VERTEXPROCESSING].
[gfx_settings.cpp:145]: Graphics device: AMD Radeon HD 6310 Graphics
[gfx_settings.cpp:146]: Graphics driver: aticfx32.dll
[gfx_settings.cpp:147]: Driver version: 1172
[gfx_settings.cpp:162]: 


Dumping all gfx info:
DeviceIdentifier:	{D7B71EE2-DB42-11CF-B375-2900BEC2C535}
VendorId:	4098
DeviceId:	38914
SubSysId:	539169431
Revision:	0
DriverVersion.HighPart:	524305
DriverVersion.LowPart:	656532


[gfx_settings.cpp:182]: Instancing supported.
[gfx_settings.cpp:197]: Video memory amount: 4007MB
[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 16 2013 : 11:48:54
[main.cpp:500]: Commandline: -exclude_dlc=dlc/dlc018.dlc 
[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=0
	Resolution=1366x768
[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
[internationalizedtext.cpp:1234]: Create table
[internationalizedtext.cpp:1236]: Create text database
[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...
[ck_application.cpp:708]: Done initializing graphics

And the setup-checksum line cannot be found.

Thanks for any help you can give.

 

[IcratoX]

Hi Akarin,

Could you try the following:

6. The game does not start (Steam version): Right click steamapps/common/crusader kings 2/ck2.exe, set compatibility to run in 640 X 480, then start from this .exe. Adjust your resolution through the in-game options and exit the game. Remove the check from 640 X 480 box and start the game from steam library. Thanks to hotoru for this tips!

Known issues and solutions thread: http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?585481-Known-Issues-and-Solutions-to-them.

 

[Akarin]

Hi IcratoX,

Yes i reviewed that thread, and tried that. It still freeze at History Files and does not respond anymore.

 

[IcratoX]

Please post a DxDiag of your computer:

* Open your Start menu
* Type "dxdiag" in the search field (without quotes)
* Open the dxdiag program
* A window called "DirectX Diagnostic Tool" should pop up now
* At the bottom right-hand side, click on "Save all information"
* Save it to a place where you can find it easily, for example your desktop
* Open the file and copy and paste the text between [NOPARSE]

[/NOPARSE] tags

You can copy the line below and paste the text between the yellow tags.

[COLOR="#FFD700"][NOPARSE][CODE][/NOPARSE][/COLOR]paste text here...[COLOR="#FFD700"][NOPARSE]

[/NOPARSE][/COLOR][/CODE]


Also, in what folder do you have the game installed? It is known to give problems when it is installed in the C:\Program Files\ or C:\Program Files (x86)\ folders. So I'd recommend making sure the game is installed outside these folders (for example: C:\Games\ or on a different drive of course, what you prefer).

 

[Akarin]

I moved where it is installed, and it works now. Thank you very much