Launcher broken on Linux

[A1NutSauce]

I am unable to launch the native Linux version of CK3 on Steam. The launcher window pops up but is completely empty except for a bit of background art. I am able to resize, drag, and exit the launcher by clicking where the button usually is on the the top right corner. When I move my mouse over to where the Resume and Play buttons usually are, my mouse shows as something clickable but nothing happens. Issue persists in both Wayland and X11 sessions.

I have verified the game files on Steam and deleted the launcher folders in /.paradoxlauncher but the issue persists. Stopping the game on Steam also does not close the launcher, it gets stuck and I have to close it manually.

The launcher was working perfectly fine a few days ago.

Kernel: 6.8.8-arch1-1 (64-bit)
DE: KDE Plasma 6.0.4

 

[AndrewT]

The launcher has not changed in the last few days; the current version 2024.6 came out April 15. Let's do a clean reinstall of it.


Remove the following files and folders:

• ~/.paradoxlauncher
• ~/.local/share/Paradox Interactive/launcher-v2
• ~/.local/share/Paradox Interactive/launcherpath

Install it again from here
https://launcher.paradoxinteractive.com/v2/paradox-launcher-installer-linux

The run the game from Steam. If that doesn't help, Right click the game in your Steam library and add this in the "Launch Options" window:

--pdxlDebug



2. Start the launcher and the debug log will be automatically generated and located in one of the below locations


Linux:

• $XDG_DATA_HOME/Paradox Interactive/launcher-v2/logs/ (if $XDG_DATA_HOME is set)
• ~/.local/share/Paradox Interactive/launcher-v2/logs/ (if $XDG_DATA_HOME is not set)

Please attach those logs here, thanks.

 

[A1NutSauce]

The launcher has not changed in the last few days; the current version 2024.6 came out April 15. Let's do a clean reinstall of it.


Remove the following files and folders:

• ~/.paradoxlauncher
• ~/.local/share/Paradox Interactive/launcher-v2
• ~/.local/share/Paradox Interactive/launcherpath

Install it again from here
https://launcher.paradoxinteractive.com/v2/paradox-launcher-installer-linux

The run the game from Steam. If that doesn't help, Right click the game in your Steam library and add this in the "Launch Options" window:

--pdxlDebug



2. Start the launcher and the debug log will be automatically generated and located in one of the below locations


Linux:

• $XDG_DATA_HOME/Paradox Interactive/launcher-v2/logs/ (if $XDG_DATA_HOME is set)
• ~/.local/share/Paradox Interactive/launcher-v2/logs/ (if $XDG_DATA_HOME is not set)

Please attach those logs here, thanks.

Removing the three folders/files seems to have fixed it. My launcher is working now. Thank you for the help Andrew.