Is HoI3 TFH unstable or is it just me?

[Deagle105]

Recently my HoI3 is always crashing. It happens randomly, like if a naval combat starts or I click on technology. It happens realy often, like 6 or more times each hour. Kinda frustrating to play like this HoI3 just freezes and I get a message it isn't working anymore. Does anyone else have this problem too? Despite this I also have crashes due my graphcscard but the screen just goes black then and returns most times to the hoi3 stuff.

The Empire of The Rising Sun can't rise like this

 

[feye1]

I don't have any problems, so I guess it has something to do with your computer.

 

[unmerged(162341)]

Its stable for me.But some lagging after click of buttons though.

 

[Jazumir]

Try updating your DX9 and GFX-driver to the latest version. Check if your graphics adapter is really properly sitting in its slot (do you move your computer a lot?). Try disabling all the graphic features (trees, advanced water, AA...) and, if you want to keep them and the game stops crashing with all of them turned off, turn them back on one by one. Refer to support on this forum.

HoI3 TFH is perfectly stable on my comp, unless something inside of it isnt attached properly (i do move my comp alot).

 

[Deagle105]

Well, it most likely is properly sitting in the slot. It's a realy weird problem I have for quite a long time now. But only in some games, in others I never get it. Currently it's happening in Hearts of Iron 3 and World of Tanks, in WoT I even have to restart the game unlike HoI3 which makes it unplayable for me x( It just happens at the start of the game, when the map loaded in WoT. Doesen't crash at any other point of the game. In HoI3 it's when It's mainly when I change the speed. (But that's just about the Graphics stuff, the runtime errors or however you call it in HoI3 are the problem )

 

[Big Nev]

I know it’s not very nice to be told you have a problem with your computer but, in my experience, TFH is pretty damn stable. Experiencing issues with other software also suggests that it’s your machine.

If it’s any help, I had a very similar issue with my laptop. Turns out I had a tiny scrap of foil chocolate wrapper inside the keyboard. Sorry I can’t be more help, but it might be worth a look and, of course, making sure your graphics card is screwed down tight.

 

[Jazumir]

Another frequent culprit for me used to be SATA-cables, esp. when you are running a RAID-system. Those SATA-cables can be damned loose, esp. if you are using those without metal clips. Now, loose SATA (harddrive) cables wont cause an instant system crash in windows, esp. if the drive in question is not the OS-drive. It will, however, cause instability as the drive keeps going on- and offline. If it goes offline, during loading (as in textures for WoT, maybe?) or while trying to cache (as in HoI3 at high game speeds, maybe?), it will cause the corresponding program to crash/not work properly.

EDIT: I have come to swear to myself that once i find out who invented those cables and approved of them as viable for mass production and distribution, i will strangle that person with them.

 

[CplKatie]

update .net framework, the x86 not 64. Even try to reinstall it if you can.

 

[Imperior.Imperor.Lordis]

Behold, I come from the future year of 2019... And if like me you are here running Windows 10 and wondering why your HOI3 game keeps crashing I have the easy fix:

After seeing this tutorial I tried one of the solutions and it worked perfectly and sped up the game 3x.
https://www.reddit.com/r/paradoxpla..._of_iron_iii_stability_and_performance_fixes/

So basically download this patcher file and apply it to every executable... Not sure why Paradox doesn't update the game to come with this fix but:
https://ntcore.com/?page_id=371

Well, good luck and enjoy your HOI3 campaign!

 

[Kovax]

There are a host of utilities available for free download which allow older games to access more than 2Gb of RAM. Many older programs can only address that much, regardless of how much your system has available, and if you've got other utilities chewing up some of the lower 2Gb, there's that much less available for the game. It helped with a number of games. Podcat (one of the Paradox developers) released a small patch, so look for "Podcat's .exe" (not sure of the exact file name, which I'm pretty sure doesn't have an apostrophe).

HOI3 was a bit flakey out of the box (I originally bought it on CD), but the later patches stabilized the game, and it ran without any problems for several years....until one of the more recent Windows 10 updates. Now I'm getting an occasional lock-up in HOI3, and it crashed and dropped me back to the desktop yesterday. Several other Paradox games (Victoria 2, for example) will now minimize suddenly for no apparent reason, but USUALLY return to full screen and run after a 10-60 second wait. Occasionally, they fail to return to functionality, and clicking the icon in the task bar does nothing, so I have to shut down the system to restart the game. Other than the Windows 10 patches, there have been no changes to driver files or hardware in the recent past.

Since your problem has been ongoing for some time, I suspect that it's a video driver issue or similar cause, rather than something different in Windows.

 

[Palmerdale]

I recently started getting crashes with the HPP mod on Win 7. The base game ran (and still runs) quite smoothly without any issues, except the infrequent power outage. This string of errors seemed to start around June 2019.

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So basically download this patcher file and apply it to every executable... Not sure why Paradox doesn't update the game to come with this fix but:
https://ntcore.com/?page_id=371

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Does anyone think this patch work would with the HPP mod?

 

[Kovax]

I recently started getting crashes with the HPP mod on Win 7. The base game ran (and still runs) quite smoothly without any issues, except the infrequent power outage. This string of errors seemed to start around June 2019.

Does anyone think this patch work would with the HPP mod?

If the problem is related to the game running out of accessible RAM, then it will very likely solve the problem. If it's a driver file or other issue, then it won't.