Stellaris - [v.1.9.0][checksum:a2c2] Clicking "New Game" causes the game to freeze

[Dr_Gentech]

Description
[v.1.9.0][checksum:a2c2] Clicking "New Game" causes the game to freeze

Game Version
1.9.0

What version do you use?

Steam

What expansions do you have installed?
All of the above

Do you have mods enabled?
No

Please explain your issue is in as much detail as possible.
When I am in Stellaris's Main Menu and click "New Game", the game freezes and will not do anything even if left for a significant period of time. On two occasions out of ~16 this hasn't occurred, and I have been able to get through to empire selection and creation, where I proceeded to make a new custom Humanoid empire and configure Galaxy setup. After clicking "Done" to enter the game, the loading bar fills to ~90%, the text on the bar says "Preparing Game", and it never moves beyond that stage. I have no mods active or subscribed, and all DLC. I appreciate you all looking into it and am happy to answer any questions or try to help. However I would feel really bad if I missed this opportunity to say that this bug makes the game literally unplayable lol

Steps to reproduce the issue.
Launch Stellaris, click "New Game". If that does not freeze the game, click "Done" in Galaxy setup to freeze the game.

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[NBroadsword]

Can you guys start the task manager [ctrl + shift + esc] then right click on the frozen Stellaris and click "Create Dump File."
Then find a way to send the dump to us?

Thanks.

I can't upload the dump file since its apparently more than 1GB. Testing the -opengl now.

EDIT: Testing the opengl at first worked, but when i exited the game and restarted it froze when selecting a new game once again.

 

[Dr_Gentech]

Can you guys start the task manager [ctrl + shift + esc] then right click on the frozen Stellaris and click "Create Dump File."
Then find a way to send the dump to us?

Thanks.

I can absolutely do this and will later today!

 

[AndrewT]

I can't upload the dump file since its apparently more than 1GB.

Could you then upload it to, say, Dropbox and post a link to that here?

 

[Dr_Gentech]

Okay! I saved the dump file but apparently it's going to take 2 1/2 hours to upload, so I will post the Google Drive link to it then. Sorry, it's 1.05 gigabytes. Also, I asked my partner what our graphics card was and they said it was a Radeon RX Vega, I don't know if that's an AMD but it does say Vega like you said. I have followed the instructions to open Stellaris with "-opengl" in those Steam settings, and it did work, Stellaris opened! I will play a little bit, save, and then come back to it and see if it still works and then report back here.

 

[Dr_Gentech]

Okay, it looks like the game will work now as long as I don't change anything about that "-opengl" thingy, I am able to both start new games and reload the games I started, thank you! I will still post a link to that dropbox file once it uploads in case it is helpful to you at all, and I'll let y'all know if the bug recurs. Thank you so much!

 

[Dr_Gentech]

Okay it has uploaded, here you go: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M9BN8VPlg1g5BfRPx7p53Bng9dPkTrQq/view?usp=sharing

Let me know if there is anything else I can do to help

 

[Retromann]

Hello guys! I also got that problem now.

Similar configuration:

CPU: R7 1700X
GPU: Vega 64
...
Is there someone, who tried older display-drivers? The new "adrenalin" drivers seems to cause problems to other titles aswell.

 

[Retromann]

the "-opengl" starting option seems to work for me for now. I started a new game. saved after a very short time, than rebooted and tried it again.

Edit: I got a blackscreen now.

 

[NBroadsword]

the "-opengl" starting option seems to work for me for now. I started a new game. saved after a very short time, than rebooted and tried it again.

Edit: I got a blackscreen now.

Same thing happens for me unfortunately. It could be something wrong specifically with the AMD drivers for new cards.

 

[Retromann]

Now I tried older drivers.
17.11.3 - Same result. Even on 17.7.1 where these problems.

 

[NBroadsword]

Now I tried older drivers.
17.11.3 - Same result. Even on 17.7.1 where these problems.

What GPU are you using?

Edit: I see you have the Same GPU as me, I think that's the issue, these cards are still being supported by AMD, so it won't help if you use older drivers, but try to keep them as up to date as possible.

 

[NBroadsword]

With "opengl" enabled the functions of the game are a bit off, as in when I clock off screen the game flashes and goes black until i come back to that monitor, an issue I've never had before. Also, the game will constantly crash. (I send in the error logs after restarting)

 

[Dr_Gentech]

With "opengl" enabled the functions of the game are a bit off, as in when I clock off screen the game flashes and goes black until i come back to that monitor, an issue I've never had before. Also, the game will constantly crash. (I send in the error logs after restarting)

I have been having these issues too, have been getting around to coming back to this thread. Hopefully something can be done about it soon

 

[Retromann]

tried the brandnew 18.1.1. and still no result.

 

[Dr_Gentech]

tried the brandnew 18.1.1. and still no result.

Same for me. Hope it's resolved sometime soon. Haven't been able to play for a long time so I haven't played any games with the Humanoids DLC.

 

[jdrou]

Have you guys been just using fullscreen or have you also tried windowed mode? Saw a post on twitter saying the opengl fix only works in windowed mode.

 

[Dr_Gentech]

Have you guys been just using fullscreen or have you also tried windowed mode? Saw a post on twitter saying the opengl fix only works in windowed mode.

I got it to work today going the opengl for a bit before a crash, it was in fullscreen. All previous times have been fullscreen too.

 

[Retromann]

I changed my CPU and mainboard configuration.
It's now an i7 8700K and my Vega 64. The problem is still present.
So it seems to be clear for me. It's the game, which doesn't like the Vega 64.
Hearts of iron 4 runs stable and uses the same engine.

No functionality after pressing the "New Game" button.
Starting the game with the "-opengl" command is unstable at all. Sometimes the crash occours after an hour or after some minutes.

 

[Retromann]

There is a new AMD driver version!
18.2.1

Tried it and suprise, suprise it's still not working.

 

[jdrou]

Starting the game with the "-opengl" command is unstable at all. Sometimes the crash occours after an hour or after some minutes.

Have you tried the -opengl with windowed mode?