Unending lag/stutter in version 1.26.1 that just appeared out of the blue.

[Atlantians]

Out of nowhere my game started stuttering constantly.

Every 2 seconds, just like the bug in 1.28.

I had to reinstall the game and now I am loading the same save that was previously not stuttering.

Why would this be?

 

[AndrewT]

Is this really 1.26.1 or actually 1.29.1 ?

Was this affected save started under which game version?

 

[Atlantians]

Is this really 1.26.1 or actually 1.29.1 ?

Was this affected save started under which game version?

1.26.1 started under 1.26.1

 

[AndrewT]

Please do a full **clean** re-install:

- move any valued save games elsewhere
- "uninstall" in Steam-EU4
- manually delete both the Steam/SteamApps/common/EU4 AND Documents/Paradox/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

In particular make sure there are no files or folders left under either the Steam EU4 or Documents EU4 locations, before installing again.


If that does not help:
DXDIAG is a program you run from a command prompt or the Windows start menu 'run' dialog box (or 'search programs' in Windows 7 or later). After running it will open a window and start collecting info with a progress bar in the lower-left corner. When it completes click the 'save all information' button and save it to a file then attach that file here.

Please attach your Documents/Paradox/EU4/settings.txt.
From your Documents/Paradox/EU4/logs/ folder, attach system.log .

 

[Atlantians]

Please do a full **clean** re-install:

- move any valued save games elsewhere
- "uninstall" in Steam-EU4
- manually delete both the Steam/SteamApps/common/EU4 AND Documents/Paradox/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

In particular make sure there are no files or folders left under either the Steam EU4 or Documents EU4 locations, before installing again.


If that does not help:
DXDIAG is a program you run from a command prompt or the Windows start menu 'run' dialog box (or 'search programs' in Windows 7 or later). After running it will open a window and start collecting info with a progress bar in the lower-left corner. When it completes click the 'save all information' button and save it to a file then attach that file here.

Please attach your Documents/Paradox/EU4/settings.txt.
From your Documents/Paradox/EU4/logs/ folder, attach system.log .

Thanks; doing all that helped. The problem comes back randomly, but simply restarting the computer eliminates it entirely for long periods of time. Restarting the game, too, but not always.

 

[AndrewT]

Goodness me, really.

Please report the temperatures of your CPU and video (GPU)
1/ before starting the game up and
2/ after say 10 minutes' play.
If your PC's vendor has given you no way of reading temperatures, install
SPEEDFAN http://www.almico.com/sfdownload.php

 

[Atlantians]

Goodness me, really.

Please report the temperatures of your CPU and video (GPU)
1/ before starting the game up and
2/ after say 10 minutes' play.
If your PC's vendor has given you no way of reading temperatures, install
SPEEDFAN http://www.almico.com/sfdownload.php

Per SpeedFan:
CPU: 1C
GPU: 42C
System: 39.1C, just like a Borg Cube.

 

[AndrewT]

1C? Are you in Antarctica?

Maybe try a different utility, say Speccy. And please give temps at idle, then after the game runs for 10 minutes, thanks.

 

[Atlantians]

1C? Are you in Antarctica?

Maybe try a different utility, say Speccy. And please give temps at idle, then after the game runs for 10 minutes, thanks.

Like I said, your suggestions in the first post fixed the persistence of the issue, so I don't want to waste your time with debugging a year old instance of the game.

I will followup if I experience anything similar when I finish these campaigns and update to the next version!