Random Crashes

[extremepants]

This is for CK2 on PC, via Steam

I experience CTDs most frequently if I up the game speed to its max setting. It may not crash right away but it will eventually if I leave it that way. I tried remedying this by playing on the slowest, and 2nd slowest game speeds, and I can usually get anywhere from a couple months more to a couple years more without crashing. Longest period of time I've been able to play has been 3 years consistently.

Sometimes the game will crash randomly if an event pops up, or I perform too many actions in a quick sequence. But these crashes are not consistent.

I've done a clean re-install 3 times and it still does the same thing. I've yet to try the game without any of the DLC installed but I don't want to play the game as just the vanilla version, it's not what I paid for. I have no mods installed either.

I'd just like to know if this is an issue that has happened before, and if it is, is there a way to fix this?

I've played EU IV with all its DLC and had no crash issues at all for it, so I'm just really confused as to what's going on.

 

[extremepants]

[instanttextboxtype.cpp:92]: Not used, use maxWidth and maxHeight file: launcher/interface/main.gui line: 87
[instanttextboxtype.cpp:92]: Not used, use maxWidth and maxHeight file: launcher/interface/main.gui line: 104
[technology.cpp:718]: Missing Tech seed values:
[technology.cpp:755]: None.
[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.
[texturehandler.cpp:181]: Couldn't find texture file: gfx//coats_of_arms//dynasties4.tga.
[texturehandler.cpp:181]: Couldn't find texture file: gfx//coats_of_arms//dynasties4_muslim.tga.
[texturehandler.cpp:181]: Couldn't find texture file: gfx//coats_of_arms//dynasties4_indian.tga.
[texturehandler.cpp:181]: Couldn't find texture file: .


This is the error report

 

[AndrewT]

Those errors are normal and nothing to do with your problem.

Just to be sure, here's what I mean by a full clean re-install:

- move any valued save games elsewhere
- "delete local content" in Steam-CK2
- manually delete all files and folders left under Steam/CK2 AND Documents/Paradox/CK2
- re-install game in Steam, run a Steam Verify when done.
- start the game with no mods active and test


IF that doesn't help Please post a dxdiag.txt (you can delete everything after the end of the "Sound devices" section for brevity) and your Documents/CK2/settings.txt. From your Documents/Paradox/CK2/logs/ directory, post system.log . What version # and checksum do you see a/ in the launcher and b/ in the main game menu?

 

[extremepants]

Tried the clean re-install again, game went for 3 years then crashed
View attachment settings.txt
View attachment DxDiag.txt

[systemsettings.cpp:202]: System memory: 0MB
[systemsettings.cpp:209]: Number of processors: 4
[systemsettings.cpp:220]: CPU type: x86
[systemsettings.cpp:252]: OS: Unknown Service Pack 1 Build: 7601
[gfx_settings.cpp:22]: Loading settings for adapter 0, fullscreen=0, multisample=15
[gfx_settings.cpp:50]: Graphic Adapters:
[gfx_settings.cpp:55]: 0: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
[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:80]: 8 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: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
[gfx_settings.cpp:146]: Graphics driver: nvd3dum.dll
[gfx_settings.cpp:147]: Driver version: 4709
[gfx_settings.cpp:162]:


Dumping all gfx info:
DeviceIdentifier: {D7B71E3E-52C7-11CF-0F68-68121CC2C435}
VendorId: 4318
DeviceId: 4487
SubSysId: 845486554
Revision: 161
DriverVersion.HighPart: 589842
DriverVersion.LowPart: 856677


[gfx_settings.cpp:182]: Instancing supported.
[gfx_settings.cpp:197]: Video memory amount: 4039MB
[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
[gfx_settings.cpp:22]: Loading settings for adapter 0, fullscreen=0, multisample=15
[gfx_settings.cpp:50]: Graphic Adapters:
[gfx_settings.cpp:55]: 0: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
[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:80]: 8 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: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
[gfx_settings.cpp:146]: Graphics driver: nvd3dum.dll
[gfx_settings.cpp:147]: Driver version: 4709
[gfx_settings.cpp:162]:


Dumping all gfx info:
DeviceIdentifier: {D7B71E3E-52C7-11CF-0F68-68121CC2C435}
VendorId: 4318
DeviceId: 4487
SubSysId: 845486554
Revision: 161
DriverVersion.HighPart: 589842
DriverVersion.LowPart: 856677


[gfx_settings.cpp:182]: Instancing supported.
[gfx_settings.cpp:197]: Video memory amount: 4039MB
[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
[graphicssettings.cpp:444]: Not using multisampling.
[graphics.cpp:172]: Creating device with: HARDWARE_VERTEXPROCESSING
Fullscreen=no
Resolution=1000x600
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1024 768 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1024 768 75
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1152 864 75
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 720 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 720 75
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 768 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 768 75
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 800 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 800 75
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 960 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 960 75
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 1024 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 1024 75
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1360 768 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1366 768 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1600 900 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1600 1024 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1600 1200 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1680 1050 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1680 1050 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1920 1080 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1920 1080 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1920 1200 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1920 1200 60
[graphics.cpp:213]: Done creating device.


Launcher is Version 2.3, Checksum-2E2F7E38FAF27B5B0DDB58B5FF5CA948
Main menu is Version 2.3, Checksum-2E2F7E38FAF27B5B0DDB58B5FF5CA948

 

[AndrewT]

The checksums I was after are the four characters next to "2.3" in both cases, they should be BTOF. Not sure where you got those strings from ...

Edit that settings.txt to say refreshRate=60 and master_volume=0 - any better? If so, check with Acer and RealTEK for an update to that sound driver, it's quite old.

Does it make any difference if you play in fullScreen? Whether you play Ironman or not? Cloud or local saves?

 

[extremepants]

It's fine now thanks for the help

 

[AndrewT]

Oh good! What seemed to help?

 

[Augustulus91]

I am experiencing the same problem. After 3months, my game crashes, every time. (making the game quite unplayable).
I did already two clean installs (deleting all the files even the ones under Documents/Paradox Interactive/Crusader Kings 2/...

This is the system.log

Spoiler

[systemsettings.cpp:202]: System memory: 0MB
[systemsettings.cpp:209]: Number of processors: 4
[systemsettings.cpp:220]: CPU type: x86
[systemsettings.cpp:252]: OS: Unknown Build: 9200
[gfx_settings.cpp:22]: Loading settings for adapter 0, fullscreen=0, multisample=15
[gfx_settings.cpp:50]: Graphic Adapters:
[gfx_settings.cpp:55]: 0: Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
[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:80]: 8 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: Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
[gfx_settings.cpp:146]: Graphics driver: igdumdim32.dll
[gfx_settings.cpp:147]: Driver version: 3277
[gfx_settings.cpp:162]:


Dumping all gfx info:
DeviceIdentifier: {D7B78E66-4956-11CF-557F-E925B4C2C735}
VendorId: 32902
DeviceId: 2582
SubSysId: 98766888
Revision: 9
DriverVersion.HighPart: 655378
DriverVersion.LowPart: 658637


[gfx_settings.cpp:182]: Instancing supported.
[gfx_settings.cpp:197]: Video memory amount: 1792MB
[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
[gfx_settings.cpp:22]: Loading settings for adapter 0, fullscreen=0, multisample=15
[gfx_settings.cpp:50]: Graphic Adapters:
[gfx_settings.cpp:55]: 0: Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
[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:80]: 8 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: Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
[gfx_settings.cpp:146]: Graphics driver: igdumdim32.dll
[gfx_settings.cpp:147]: Driver version: 3277
[gfx_settings.cpp:162]:


Dumping all gfx info:
DeviceIdentifier: {D7B78E66-4956-11CF-557F-E925B4C2C735}
VendorId: 32902
DeviceId: 2582
SubSysId: 98766888
Revision: 9
DriverVersion.HighPart: 655378
DriverVersion.LowPart: 658637


[gfx_settings.cpp:182]: Instancing supported.
[gfx_settings.cpp:197]: Video memory amount: 1792MB
[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
[graphicssettings.cpp:444]: Not using multisampling.
[graphics.cpp:172]: Creating device with: HARDWARE_VERTEXPROCESSING
Fullscreen=no
Resolution=1000x600
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1024 768 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1024 768 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1152 864 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1152 864 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 720 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 720 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 768 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 768 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 800 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 800 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 960 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 960 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 1024 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 1024 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1360 768 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1360 768 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1366 768 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1366 768 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1400 1050 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1400 1050 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1440 900 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1440 900 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1600 900 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1600 900 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1680 1050 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1680 1050 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1920 1080 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1920 1080 60
[graphics.cpp:213]: Done creating device.
[main.cpp:612]: CK2 Version Jan 14 2015 : 09:50:15
[main.cpp:613]: Commandline:
[internationalizedtext.cpp:1234]: Create table
[internationalizedtext.cpp:1236]: Create text database
[main.cpp:640]: Text database created
[main.cpp:658]: Creating application...
[main.cpp:691]: Initializing application...
[ck_application.cpp:380]: Initializing application...
[ck_application.cpp:387]: Done initializing application
[ck_application.cpp:392]: Loading cursor...
[ck_application.cpp:435]: Done loading cursor
[ck_application.cpp:438]: Initializing sound...
[ck_application.cpp:472]: Done initializing sound
[ck_application.cpp:474]: Initializing graphics...
[graphicssettings.cpp:444]: Not using multisampling.
[graphics.cpp:172]: Creating device with: HARDWARE_VERTEXPROCESSING
Fullscreen=no
Resolution=1920x1080
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1024 768 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1024 768 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1152 864 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1152 864 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 720 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 720 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 768 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 768 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 800 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 800 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 960 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 960 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 1024 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1280 1024 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1360 768 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1360 768 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1366 768 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1366 768 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1400 1050 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1400 1050 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1440 900 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1440 900 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1600 900 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1600 900 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1680 1050 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1680 1050 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1920 1080 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:409]: Usable res: 1920 1080 60
[graphics.cpp:213]: Done creating device.
[ck_application.cpp:513]: Done initializing graphics
[internationalizedtext.cpp:1234]: Create table
[internationalizedtext.cpp:1236]: Create text database
[ck_application.cpp:380]: Initializing application...
[ck_application.cpp:387]: Done initializing application
[ck_application.cpp:392]: Loading cursor...
[ck_application.cpp:435]: Done loading cursor
[ck_application.cpp:438]: Initializing sound...
[ck_application.cpp:472]: Done initializing sound
[ck_application.cpp:474]: Initializing graphics...
[ck_application.cpp:513]: Done initializing graphics
[main.cpp:694]: Running application...

Version: 2.3.1 (UKYK)

 

[AndrewT]

2.3.2 is out, I suggest you do another full clean reinstall and test the issue again. If it still happens, please start your own thread with full system and problem info, as you see me ask for in post #3 above. Thanks.