Launcher won’t start on steam

[scootmcoot]

I am having trouble getting the game to run at all via steam, whenever I hit play through the steam library the play button will change as if it’s booting the game up for a few seconds and then nothing will happen.

I can run the game through the .exe in the games folder but it doesn’t recognise that I’ve got the DLC’s when I use this method.

I have tried reinstalling the game and launcher multiple times but getting absolutely nowhere. Tried the other common methods like running as an administrator and such but it’s the exact same problem.

The launcher doesn’t run whatsoever when I try to run it by itself so I think this may be the issue but I don’t know how to resolve it.

Any help is appreciated thanks.

 

[AndrewT]

Please try this:

- uninstall Paradox Launcher v2 from the Windows "Apps and features" utility, if still present.

Delete the following folders if still present:

- C:/users/{userName}/AppData/Local/Programs/Paradox Interactive/
- C:/users/{userName}/AppData/Local/Paradox Interactive/
- C:/users/{userName}/AppData/Roaming/Paradox Interactive/launcher-v2/
To see the AppData folder you'll need to enable View Hidden Items in File Explorer.

- exit the Steam app entirely
- run steam.exe as the Windows Admin user
- run the game from the PLAY button in Steam

IF that doesn't help, in this folder are some .log files:
C:/users/{userName}/AppData/Local/Paradox Interactive/launcher-v2/
Please attach them here.
To see the AppData folder you'll need to enable View Hidden Items in File Explorer.

 

[scootmcoot]

Please try this:

- uninstall Paradox Launcher v2 from the Windows "Apps and features" utility, if still present.

Delete the following folders if still present:

- C:/users/{userName}/AppData/Local/Programs/Paradox Interactive/
- C:/users/{userName}/AppData/Local/Paradox Interactive/
- C:/users/{userName}/AppData/Roaming/Paradox Interactive/launcher-v2/
To see the AppData folder you'll need to enable View Hidden Items in File Explorer.

- exit the Steam app entirely
- run steam.exe as the Windows Admin user
- run the game from the PLAY button in Steam

IF that doesn't help, in this folder are some .log files:
C:/users/{userName}/AppData/Local/Paradox Interactive/launcher-v2/
Please attach them here.
To see the AppData folder you'll need to enable View Hidden Items in File Explorer.

This seems to have worked and I’ve not got the launcher up and running, unfortunately I’m now getting a steam runtime error and the launcher isn’t recognising my DLC’s

 

[AndrewT]

Some issue between Steam and the launcher ...?

If any .exe is running as Windows Admin still (steam, launcher, game, etc) undo that setting. Any different?

 

[elitart]

Please try this:

- uninstall Paradox Launcher v2 from the Windows "Apps and features" utility, if still present.

Delete the following folders if still present:

- C:/users/{userName}/AppData/Local/Programs/Paradox Interactive/
- C:/users/{userName}/AppData/Local/Paradox Interactive/
- C:/users/{userName}/AppData/Roaming/Paradox Interactive/launcher-v2/
To see the AppData folder you'll need to enable View Hidden Items in File Explorer.

- exit the Steam app entirely
- run steam.exe as the Windows Admin user
- run the game from the PLAY button in Steam

IF that doesn't help, in this folder are some .log files:
C:/users/{userName}/AppData/Local/Paradox Interactive/launcher-v2/
Please attach them here.
To see the AppData folder you'll need to enable View Hidden Items in File Explorer.

I have exactly the same problem.
After starting Victoria 3, Paradox Launcher process starts in task manager and that's it, nothing happens.


Logs in attachments

 

[AndrewT]

I have exactly the same problem.
After starting Victoria 3, Paradox Launcher process starts in task manager and that's it, nothing happens.


Logs in attachments

If you have the same problem, the same fix will work for you. Did you do the steps in post #2 there? If you did and they didn't help, you don't have the same problem. Always best to start your own thread in future, thanks.


We don't see any problems in those logs. But was there not a cpatch.log as well?

And what happens if you run C:\Games\PandoraxLauncher\launcher-v2.2024.10\Paradox Launcher.exe manually from File Explorer? Any error show?