Cities: Skylines (Steam) - Cities Skylines does not launch with Paradox Interactive Launcher v2

[MisterFloppy77]

Describe your issue
Cities Skylines does not launch with Paradox Interactive Launcher v2

What is your game version?
1.16.1-f2

What expansions do you have installed?
After Dark, Snowfall, Natural Disasters, Mass Transit, Green Cities, Parklife, Industries, Campus, Sunset Harbor, Airports

What mods are you using?


Please explain your issue is in as much detail as possible.
Hello,

Cities Skylines does not start with the Paradox Launcher. Either with the launcher version 2023.4.1 or with the available beta version.
In the launcher log file I found one warning and one error (see below or see attachment)


2023-04-01T18:28:07.427Z (pid:15472) warn [GfnService]: Failed to close GeforceNow runtime
2023-04-01T18:28:47.788Z (pid:21400) info [SocketServer]: Listening for connections on 127.0.0.1:11000
2023-04-01T18:28:48.299Z (pid:21400) info [LauncherUpdateHandler]: Checking for launcher updates
2023-04-01T18:28:48.372Z (pid:21400) info [AppsMetaDataManager]: Loading apps metadata
2023-04-01T18:28:48.387Z (pid:21400) info [Game container]: Initializing game container (game directory: null || D:\Spiele\Steam\steamapps\common\Cities_Skylines)
2023-04-01T18:28:48.467Z (pid:21400) info [LauncherUpdateHandler]: Latest launcher version: 2023.4.1
2023-04-01T18:28:48.469Z (pid:21400) info [Game container]: Game ID: cities_v2
2023-04-01T18:28:48.469Z (pid:21400) info [Game container]: Game dist platform: steam
2023-04-01T18:28:48.483Z (pid:21400) info [LauncherUpdater]: Current launcher version is: "2023.4.1"
2023-04-01T18:28:48.484Z (pid:21400) info [LauncherUpdateHandler]: No launcher updates available
2023-04-01T18:28:48.489Z (pid:21400) info [ModsRegistryMigration]: SKIPPING Migration from ModsRegistry into playsets. Reason: Mods are not enabled for this game
2023-04-01T18:28:48.610Z (pid:21400) info [Game container]: Game container successfully initialized
2023-04-01T18:28:48.614Z (pid:21400) error [GamesHandler]: Couldn't check ownership status for the game null: TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'keyValuePairsService')

Thx in advance for your help.

Can you replicate the issue? If yes, please explain how you did it.
- Open Steam
- Go to Cities Skylines
- Click on the Play Button
- Click in the Paradox Launcher on the play button
- Game does not start (Loading icon is turning for a couple of seconds and then stops)

Attachments File(s) attached

 

[Lucododosor]

If you're on Windows, please try the steps in this post:

Paradox V2 Launcher Says Something is Downloading and Can't Download

I'm a bit new to this PC so maybe it's user error but, every time I try to download city skylines it brings up the launcher. I accept everything and go to finish the download and it says something else is downloading which prevents the launcher...

forum.paradoxplaza.com

 

[MisterFloppy77]

Hi Lucododosor,

Thank you for your answer.
I tried it with bypassing the launcher as advised.
It was possible to start the game once with one error message occuring in the game.
All other attempts failed as described in my first post.

Please find attached the game's log file and the one error showing up.

Thx again for your help!

 

[AndrewT]

I'm already helping you with this in a ZenDesk ticket.