Slow game after 1.31.X

[earlofbrigand]

The problem stems from too many new provinces and tags. The game has to process everything going on and it’s too much for all but the top end computers.
I find the game crashes or just stutters around 1530-50 and end up restarting a new campaign each time.

 

[Ninking]

I have played thru 2 games so far and no slowdowns for me but I have spent an asinine amount of money on my desktop. So I would hope so. Maybe my 128 GB of overkill Ram makes a difference. Who knows in 1.31. How funny would that be in the store system requirements 128GB

Haha what the hell, I didn't think 128 GB ram was even possible on ordinary computers

 

[crismac]

It is indeed unnecessary but

Haha what the hell, I didn't think 128 GB ram was even possible on ordinary computers

it is indeed unnecessary but was fun to build.

You played to 1820 on speed 4?

No, not the whole game but cranked it up to 5 for some years in the 1700's and it ran ok for me, but sounds like a lot of people are having issues so it needs to be addressed.

 

[LastSalian]

I have a i

The problem stems from too many new provinces and tags. The game has to process everything going on and it’s too much for all but the top end computers.
I find the game crashes or just stutters around 1530-50 and end up restarting a new campaign each time.

i9-10900K, GTX 1650, 32GB RAM, Corsair MP510 480GB M.2 SSD, etc. and the game is almost unplayable after year 1700 when fighting a coalition. This needs a fix ASAP.

 

[crismac]

I have a i

i9-10900K, GTX 1650, 32GB RAM, Corsair MP510 480GB M.2 SSD, etc. and the game is almost unplayable after year 1700 when fighting a coalition. This needs a fix ASAP.

I have the same processor only difference is I have a 3080 card and the RAM

 

[LastSalian]

I have the same processor only difference is I have a 3080 card and the RAM

Try fighting a significant coalition after year 1700 to make sure we're running the same tests.

 

[Furleppe]

Any improvement in 1.31.5? The patch notes did mention improved performance during wartime but I didn't have the time to play the game myself.

 

[Drmcdevitt]

Had the game running at a decent speed 5 on an i5 1135g7 with only 8gb ram so it for sure isn’t the 128gb ram. This game has just gotten ridiculous for its hunger for single core speed. It used to run blistering fast on a 4790k I’d hate to see how it performs on that nowadays.

 

[crismac]

Had the game running at a decent speed 5 on an i5 1135g7 with only 8gb ram so it for sure isn’t the 128gb ram. This game has just gotten ridiculous for its hunger for single core speed. It used to run blistering fast on a 4790k I’d hate to see how it performs on that nowadays.

I am starting to wonder about the video card then maybe? What do you have? I need to test in the 1700's when I get a chance. I also have the game installed on an SSD MVMe 970 EVO Plus. I wouldn't think that would make a difference but throwing it out there if someone has that and is having issues we can rule that out also.

 

[nellaf]

- move any valued save games elsewhere
- "uninstall" in Steam-EU4
- manually delete both the Steam/SteamApps/common/EU4 AND Documents/Paradox Interactive/EU4 folders
- re-install game in Steam, run a Steam Verify when done.
- add EU4.exe to the exceptions list of your antivirus app; ESPECIALLY if you have Windows Defender, add it to the Ransomware "Apps Allowed Through" list.
- start the game with no mods active and test

This instruction worked for me. The game is now fast, just like before

 

[earlofbrigand]

This instruction worked for me. The game is now fast, just like before

I'm going to give this a go.

I don't have the high spec machines some people have referenced (high spec machines also struggling as the game goes on!)
I'm using a late 2020 MacBook Pro M (the new chip). It's no slouch - but I doubt it's anywhere near the capability of a gaming PC.

 

[nellaf]

I'm going to give this a go.

I don't have the high spec machines some people have referenced (high spec machines also struggling as the game goes on!)
I'm using a late 2020 MacBook Pro M (the new chip). It's no slouch - but I doubt it's anywhere near the capability of a gaming PC.

Well, good luck!

 

[Drmcdevitt]

I am starting to wonder about the video card then maybe? What do you have? I need to test in the 1700's when I get a chance. I also have the game installed on an SSD MVMe 970 EVO Plus. I wouldn't think that would make a difference but throwing it out there if someone has that and is having issues we can rule that out also.

This was on an integrated iris XE chip and not even the fastest. Better graphics does help the speed a little. I’m now running it on the new Razer blade 14 with 5900hx and a 3070 and the game flies. Less than a second per month tick as Portugal at start of game. So really it’s a combo of fast single core, matched with decent gpu probably 1050ti or equivalent and fast ram. Any of the new tiger lake cpus or ryzen 5000 should give you fast performance.

 

[Drmcdevitt]

I'm going to give this a go.

I don't have the high spec machines some people have referenced (high spec machines also struggling as the game goes on!)
I'm using a late 2020 MacBook Pro M (the new chip). It's no slouch - but I doubt it's anywhere near the capability of a gaming PC.

For the M1 the game runs pretty well. Problem is comparability and the game crashing. But the game runs very well on the MacBook Pro and air m1 chip even at full resolution. I usually turn all the graphics down when I played. You get 3 second month ticks sometimes 2.5 or so. Which is good.