suddenly getting ctd's upon launching the game

[soran]

hello,

i've had the game for years. and now suddenly every time i start the game the launcher opens when i click play it crashes. no error code no nothing.

edit: all it says is:

'a problem caused the program to stop working correctly. windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available.'

the game was working fine until today not sure what could be the problem

EDIT 2:

just tried reinstalling. the problem is still here


EDIT 3:

i managed to get it to work. once. just started the game and it worked. however, when i exited to check if the problem was still there, i got plagued by the CTD again. same message.

 

[AndrewT]

Please try a full clean re-install:

- move any valued save games elsewhere
- "delete local content" in Steam-EU4
- manually delete all files and folders left under Steam/EU4 AND Documents/Paradox/EU4
- re-install game in Steam, run a Steam Verify when done.

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/EU4/settings.txt. From your Documents/Paradox/EU4/logs/ directory, post system.log . Open setup.log in notepad and search for 'checksum', post that line only here too please.

 

[soran]

okay. i am not sure how to make it tidy though. i'll just copy paste the entire thing here in separate posts to have them organized a bit

 

[soran]

dxdiag:

------------------
System Information
------------------
Time of this report: 8/11/2014, 14:34:25
Machine name: JASEM-PC
Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
Language: Arabic (Regional Setting: Arabic)
System Manufacturer: ASUS
System Model: All Series
BIOS: BIOS Date: 12/13/13 17:57:16 Ver: 12.03
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.5GHz
Memory: 16384MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 16322MB RAM
Page File: 5460MB used, 27180MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode

------------
DxDiag Notes
------------
Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Sound Tab 3: No problems found.
Sound Tab 4: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.

--------------------
DirectX Debug Levels
--------------------
Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

---------------
Display Devices
---------------
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce GTX 780
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1004&SUBSYS_36041458&REV_A1
Display Memory: 2707 MB
Dedicated Memory: 2994 MB
Shared Memory: 3808 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: ASUS VK278
Monitor Id: ACI27F7
Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz)
Output Type: HDMI
Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um
Driver File Version: 9.18.0013.3489 (English)
Driver Version: 9.18.13.3489
DDI Version: 11
Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 2/8/2014 21:34:51, 17715784 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
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Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x1004
SubSys ID: 0x36041458
Revision ID: 0x00A1
Driver Strong Name: oem39.inf:NVIDIA_SetA_Devices.NTamd64.6.1:Section093:9.18.13.3489ci\ven_10de&dev_1004
Rank Of Driver: 00E02001
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DXVA-HD: Supported
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled

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Sound Devices
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Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0900&SUBSYS_1043857E&REV_1000
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Date and Size: 8/21/2013 07:50:02, 3591000 bytes
Other Files:
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Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
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Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

Description: Realtek Digital Output(Optical) (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0900&SUBSYS_1043857E&REV_1000
Manufacturer ID: 1
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Type: WDM
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Other Files:
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HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

Description: Realtek Digital Output (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0900&SUBSYS_1043857E&REV_1000
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Other Files:
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Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

Description: ASUS VK278-4 (NVIDIA High Definition Audio)
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
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Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
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Other Files:
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HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
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Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
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[soran]

system file:

[systemsettings.cpp:198]: System memory: 0MB
[systemsettings.cpp:200]: CPU speed: 3500MHz
[systemsettings.cpp:207]: Number of processors: 8
[systemsettings.cpp:219]: CPU type: x86
[systemsettings.cpp:264]: OS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Build: 7601
[gfx_settings.cpp:25]: Loading settings for adapter 0, fullscreen=1, multisample=15
[gfx_settings.cpp:53]: Graphic Adapters:
[gfx_settings.cpp:58]: 0: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
[gfx_settings.cpp:72]: Using Adapter [0] to check for multi-sampling support:
[gfx_settings.cpp:83]: 2 samples supported.
[gfx_settings.cpp:83]: 4 samples supported.
[gfx_settings.cpp:83]: 8 samples supported.
[gfx_settings.cpp:89]: 16 samples NOT supported, yet set as option. Changing to 2 samples.
[gfx_settings.cpp:98]: Using Adapter [0]:
[gfx_settings.cpp:104]: Succeeded to create a device [D3DCREATE_HARDWARE_VERTEXPROCESSING].
[gfx_settings.cpp:144]: Graphics device: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
[gfx_settings.cpp:145]: Graphics driver: nvd3dum.dll
[gfx_settings.cpp:146]: Driver version: 3489
[gfx_settings.cpp:161]:


Dumping all gfx info:
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VendorId: 4318
DeviceId: 4100
SubSysId: 906237016
Revision: 161
DriverVersion.HighPart: 589842
DriverVersion.LowPart: 855457


[gfx_settings.cpp:181]: Instancing supported.
[gfx_settings.cpp:229]: Video memory amount: 2707MB
[gfx_settings.cpp:230]: MaxSimultaneousTextures: 8
[gfx_settings.cpp:231]: MaxVertexBlendMatrices: 4
[gfx_settings.cpp:232]: MaxVertexBlendMatrixIndex: 8
[gfx_settings.cpp:233]: MaxSimultaneousTextures: 8
[gfx_settings.cpp:234]: MaxTextureBlendStages: 8
[gfx_settings.cpp:235]: MaxTextureWidth: 16384
[gfx_settings.cpp:236]: MaxTextureHeight: 16384
[gfx_settings.cpp:237]: Support for Anisotropic filtering found.
[gfx_settings.cpp:240]: Max Anisotropic filtering: 16
[gfx_settings.cpp:241]: Anisotropic filtering set to: 0
[gfx_settings.cpp:245]: Vertex Shader version: 3.0
[gfx_settings.cpp:250]: Pixel Shader version: 3.0
[main.cpp:680]: Text database created
[systemsettings.cpp:198]: System memory: 0MB
[systemsettings.cpp:200]: CPU speed: 3500MHz
[systemsettings.cpp:207]: Number of processors: 8
[systemsettings.cpp:219]: CPU type: x86
[systemsettings.cpp:264]: OS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Build: 7601
[gfx_settings.cpp:25]: Loading settings for adapter 0, fullscreen=1, multisample=15
[gfx_settings.cpp:53]: Graphic Adapters:
[gfx_settings.cpp:58]: 0: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
[gfx_settings.cpp:72]: Using Adapter [0] to check for multi-sampling support:
[gfx_settings.cpp:83]: 2 samples supported.
[gfx_settings.cpp:83]: 4 samples supported.
[gfx_settings.cpp:83]: 8 samples supported.
[gfx_settings.cpp:98]: Using Adapter [0]:
[gfx_settings.cpp:104]: Succeeded to create a device [D3DCREATE_HARDWARE_VERTEXPROCESSING].
[gfx_settings.cpp:144]: Graphics device: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
[gfx_settings.cpp:145]: Graphics driver: nvd3dum.dll
[gfx_settings.cpp:146]: Driver version: 3489
[gfx_settings.cpp:161]:


Dumping all gfx info:
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VendorId: 4318
DeviceId: 4100
SubSysId: 906237016
Revision: 161
DriverVersion.HighPart: 589842
DriverVersion.LowPart: 855457


[gfx_settings.cpp:181]: Instancing supported.
[gfx_settings.cpp:229]: Video memory amount: 2707MB
[gfx_settings.cpp:230]: MaxSimultaneousTextures: 8
[gfx_settings.cpp:231]: MaxVertexBlendMatrices: 4
[gfx_settings.cpp:232]: MaxVertexBlendMatrixIndex: 8
[gfx_settings.cpp:233]: MaxSimultaneousTextures: 8
[gfx_settings.cpp:234]: MaxTextureBlendStages: 8
[gfx_settings.cpp:235]: MaxTextureWidth: 16384
[gfx_settings.cpp:236]: MaxTextureHeight: 16384
[gfx_settings.cpp:237]: Support for Anisotropic filtering found.
[gfx_settings.cpp:240]: Max Anisotropic filtering: 16
[gfx_settings.cpp:241]: Anisotropic filtering set to: 0
[gfx_settings.cpp:245]: Vertex Shader version: 3.0
[gfx_settings.cpp:250]: Pixel Shader version: 3.0
[gfx_settings.cpp:25]: Loading settings for adapter 0, fullscreen=1, multisample=15
[gfx_settings.cpp:53]: Graphic Adapters:
[gfx_settings.cpp:58]: 0: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
[gfx_settings.cpp:72]: Using Adapter [0] to check for multi-sampling support:
[gfx_settings.cpp:83]: 2 samples supported.
[gfx_settings.cpp:83]: 4 samples supported.
[gfx_settings.cpp:83]: 8 samples supported.
[gfx_settings.cpp:89]: 16 samples NOT supported, yet set as option. Changing to 2 samples.
[gfx_settings.cpp:98]: Using Adapter [0]:
[gfx_settings.cpp:104]: Succeeded to create a device [D3DCREATE_HARDWARE_VERTEXPROCESSING].
[gfx_settings.cpp:144]: Graphics device: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
[gfx_settings.cpp:145]: Graphics driver: nvd3dum.dll
[gfx_settings.cpp:146]: Driver version: 3489
[gfx_settings.cpp:161]:


Dumping all gfx info:
DeviceIdentifier: {D7B71E3E-5344-11CF-497A-09161CC2C435}
VendorId: 4318
DeviceId: 4100
SubSysId: 906237016
Revision: 161
DriverVersion.HighPart: 589842
DriverVersion.LowPart: 855457


[gfx_settings.cpp:181]: Instancing supported.
[gfx_settings.cpp:229]: Video memory amount: 2707MB
[gfx_settings.cpp:230]: MaxSimultaneousTextures: 8
[gfx_settings.cpp:231]: MaxVertexBlendMatrices: 4
[gfx_settings.cpp:232]: MaxVertexBlendMatrixIndex: 8
[gfx_settings.cpp:233]: MaxSimultaneousTextures: 8
[gfx_settings.cpp:234]: MaxTextureBlendStages: 8
[gfx_settings.cpp:235]: MaxTextureWidth: 16384
[gfx_settings.cpp:236]: MaxTextureHeight: 16384
[gfx_settings.cpp:237]: Support for Anisotropic filtering found.
[gfx_settings.cpp:240]: Max Anisotropic filtering: 16
[gfx_settings.cpp:241]: Anisotropic filtering set to: 0
[gfx_settings.cpp:245]: Vertex Shader version: 3.0
[gfx_settings.cpp:250]: Pixel Shader version: 3.0
[graphicssettings.cpp:449]: Using multisampling: 4
[graphics.cpp:348]: Creating device with: HARDWARE_VERTEXPROCESSING
Fullscreen=no
Resolution=1000x600
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 640 480 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 640 480 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 640 480 50
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 720 480 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 720 480 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 720 576 50
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 800 600 56
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 800 600 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 800 600 72
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 800 600 75
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1024 768 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1024 768 70
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1024 768 75
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1152 864 75
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1176 664 50
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1176 664 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1176 664 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1280 720 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1280 720 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1280 720 50
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1280 768 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1280 800 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1280 960 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1280 1024 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1280 1024 75
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1360 768 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1366 768 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1600 900 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1600 900 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1600 1024 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1600 1024 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1680 1050 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1680 1050 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1768 992 25
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1768 992 30
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1768 992 29
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1920 1080 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1920 1080 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1920 1080 25
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1920 1080 30
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1920 1080 29
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1920 1080 50
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1440 900 60
[graphics.cpp:389]: Done creating device.
[main.cpp:870]: EU4 Version Jul 31 2014 : 10:48:37
[main.cpp:879]: Creating application...
[main.cpp:925]: Initializing application...
[eu4application.cpp:384]: Initializing application...
[eu4application.cpp:393]: Done initializing application
[eu4application.cpp:398]: Loading cursor...
[eu4application.cpp:469]: Done loading cursor
[eu4application.cpp:471]: Initializing sound...
[eu4application.cpp:501]: Done initializing sound
[eu4application.cpp:503]: Initializing graphics...
[graphicssettings.cpp:449]: Using multisampling: 4
[graphics.cpp:348]: Creating device with: HARDWARE_VERTEXPROCESSING
Fullscreen=yes
RefreshRate=0
Resolution=1920x1080
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 640 480 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 640 480 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 640 480 50
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 720 480 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 720 480 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 720 576 50
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 800 600 56
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 800 600 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 800 600 72
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 800 600 75
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1024 768 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1024 768 70
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1024 768 75
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1152 864 75
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1176 664 50
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1176 664 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1176 664 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1280 720 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1280 720 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1280 720 50
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1280 768 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1280 800 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1280 960 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1280 1024 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1280 1024 75
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1360 768 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1366 768 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1600 900 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1600 900 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1600 1024 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1600 1024 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1680 1050 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1680 1050 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1768 992 25
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1768 992 30
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1768 992 29
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1920 1080 60
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1920 1080 59
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1920 1080 25
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1920 1080 30
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1920 1080 29
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1920 1080 50
[graphicssettings.cpp:425]: Usable res: 1440 900 60
[graphics.cpp:389]: Done creating device.
[eu4application.cpp:538]: Done initializing graphics

 

[soran]

setting file:

force_pow2_textures=no
graphics=
{
size=
{
x=1920
y=1080
}

min_gui=
{
x=1280
y=720
}

refreshRate=60
fullScreen=yes
borderless=no
shadows=no
shadowSize=2048
multi_sampling=4
anisotropic_filtering=0
gamma=50.000000
}
sound_fx_volume=100.000000
music_volume=100.000000
scroll_speed=50.000000
camera_rotation_speed=50.000000
zoom_speed=50.000000
mouse_speed=50.000000
master_volume=100.000000
ambient_volume=50.000000
combat_sound_random=6
mapRenderingOptions=
{
draw_terrain=yes
draw_water=yes
draw_borders=yes
draw_trees=yes
draw_rivers=yes
draw_postfx=yes
draw_sky=yes
draw_bloom=yes
draw_tooltips=yes
draw_hires_terrain=no
draw_citysprawl=yes
draw_shadows=yes
draw_reflections=yes
draw_ambient_objects=yes
draw_particles=yes
moving_units=yes
}
camera_speed=50.000000
camera_tilt=100.000000
centered_zoom_in=yes
lastplayer="Player"
lasthost=""
debug_saves=0
autosave="YEARLY"
autosave_tocloud=no
difficulty="LUCK_NONE"
outliner=
{
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20
}
outliner_open=yes
messagelist_open=yes
windowmovetime=0.200000
floating_chat_text=yes
hints=yes
custom_mapmodes=
{
0 1 4 3 2 5
}

 

[soran]

may i ask if there's any preferable format i can use for future reference instead of copy pasting the files requested?

 

[AndrewT]

That's just fine, but you can put them between[noparse]

[/noparse] tags if you like.

Did you do the clean re-install as I described? You don't mention it either way.

Slightly newer video driver
http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/77224

Find steam.exe and eu4.exe and set them to run as the Admin user.

Try running eu4.exe after exiting Steam entirely.

And finally, try bypassing the launcher; in Steam-eu4-properties-set launch options paste in

-skiplauncher

 

[soran]

yes i did try clean installation. twice. now it works if i try a couple of times. but the random CTDs are still there. I'll see what i can do regarding the admin part. is there a particular method to do so? or do i have to right click and start it as admin every time?

 

[Biomirth]

I get this and quitting and restarting Steam always works. Worth a mention if you haven't tried it.

 

[hitchens]

I just got this problem as well. Its worked well for ages, but today it crashes as soon asthe music starts playing.

 

[AndrewT]

yes i did try clean installation. twice. now it works if i try a couple of times. but the random CTDs are still there. I'll see what i can do regarding the admin part. is there a particular method to do so? or do i have to right click and start it as admin every time?

Right-click, properties, compatibility. Tick the Admin box down the bottom, it will stay that way until undone.

 

[soran]

i actually managed to play 2 sessions after my last post. erm it seems to be crashing less, it still crashes when i start the game and when i try to load up a save. i don't know whats the problem. my pc should be able to handle the game. i'll try the admin thing when i get home. thanks again. i'll keep you posted

 

[Junuxx]

I started having this after, against better judgement, getting the Indian Subcontinent Unit Pack. Disabling it worked for me.

 

[soran]

i barely get ctds from starting the game now. instead the glaring one i get is the ctd from loading a save....

 

[Timor]

After steam update i have regular CTD on startup also. When running eu4.exe directly everything works fine. So it seems like steam update issue.

 

[AndrewT]

After steam update i have regular CTD on startup also. When running eu4.exe directly everything works fine. So it seems like steam update issue.

But the Steam update only happened yesterday, and the whole rest of this thread is from before that. So that can't be the cause for those people.

 

[soran]

ok this is starting to happen again for me. this is really annoying. 7 cdts as i try to launch the game

 

[AndrewT]

Some people have reported crashes triggered by clicking as the game loads - does it do this is you just leave the mouse alone as it loads?

Try manually deleting the documents/paradox/eu4/gfx/ folder and let the game recreate it.

 

[soran]

im not sure if that is my issue, i just click start button and it immediatly crashs. i don't even have a chance to click more than once. i'll try that now and see if it will work