CK3 won't launch anymore

[PrincesAarsbaars]

I came back from work today, wanted to do some mischief in France, but when I pressed play, grabbed a drink from the fridge. the game never launched. waited first for 5 minutes, then 10 minutes. Task manager show it as "background process".

I have tried disabling mods, verifying game files, reinstalling and running the game in admin mode. but still sadly no results.

Does somebody know a fix for this?

thanks in advanced!

 

[AndrewT]

10 minutes is somewhat unusually long (it takes ~7 on mine), but on slower machines this game can take longer.

Did it eventually load perhaps?

If not, Please do a full **clean** re-install:

- move any valued save games elsewhere
- "uninstall" in Steam-CK3
- manually delete both the Steam/SteamApps/common/CK3 AND Documents/Paradox Interactive/CK3 folders
- re-install game in Steam, run a Steam Verify when done.
- add CK3.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 CK3 or Documents CK3 locations, before installing again.


If those don't help:
DXDIAG is a program you run from the Windows search box on the task bar. 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 here your Documents/Paradox Interactive/CK3/pdx_settings.txt .
From your Documents/Paradox Interactive/CK3/logs/ folder, attach here system.log , error.log , exceptions.log

 

[PrincesAarsbaars]

Thanks for the response!

After re-installing the game and the launcher it launched once, after that I closed the game and tried to start it up again after a few hours (no mods just wanted to turn of the friend's and foes DLC) but sadly it wont start, it seems it only want's to start when i restarted the pc. i also have the same issue with VIctoria 3. haven't tried any other title.

Thanks again for taking the time and helping me!

 

[AndrewT]

Hard to tell if it was the game or launcher reinstall that allowed you to run it once.

Can you do just one of those now, say the game reinstall above, WITHOUT doing the launcher reinstall, and see if it works then? Even if only once?


AND:
DXDIAG is a program you run from the Windows search box on the task bar. 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 here your Documents/Paradox Interactive/CK3/pdx_settings.txt .
From your Documents/Paradox Interactive/CK3/logs/ folder, attach here system.log , error.log , exceptions.log

 

[PrincesAarsbaars]

Back again, this time I only reinstalled the game and still the same problem.
Attached is the DXDIAG file.

I couldn't find the exceptions.log and the system.log and error.log are empty.

Thanks for your time!
Happy holidays wish you and your family the best!

 

[AndrewT]

Back again, this time I only reinstalled the game and still the same problem.

So by implication, a clean launcher reinstall will get it working at least once. However it is hard to see how the launcher could have the effect you see!


What happens if you run ck3.exe directly from File Explorer?

 

[PrincesAarsbaars]

Correct, i tried launching it form the File Explorer and it launched in seconds, no problems at all even when i close the game and restart it.
Weirdly launching it via steam/launcher works fine now so i geuss it is fixed for now. i have no idea how it is fixed but it works now so ill wont complain.

still a very strange issue, hopefully it won't come back

 

[GENERALDESMOND3]

Mine is opening up but It never goes in to the game I waited for 30 min but nothing happened so please help me

 

[AndrewT]

Mine is opening up but It never goes in to the game I waited for 30 min but nothing happened so please help me

Please don't re-open old threads like this! In future make your own new one, thanks.

Do the clean reinstall I described above, if that doesn't help provide here the files I asked for there.

IF dxdiag.txt fails to attach here, rename it to dxdiag.log , or zip it up. Thanks.

 

[0nnnnnnnnna]

Please don't re-open old threads like this! In future make your own new one, thanks.

Do the clean reinstall I described above, if that doesn't help provide here the files I asked for there.

IF dxdiag.txt fails to attach here, rename it to dxdiag.log , or zip it up. Thanks.

First of all same problem and none above helped

second of all who cares if they "re-open old threads like this! In future make your own new one, thanks"? I mean the problem IS STILL IN THE ROOM WITH US!

 

[AndrewT]

who cares if they "re-open old threads like this! In future make your own new one, thanks"?

I do, that's why I made that request. The game has changed a lot in a year since this thread started, your issue probably has a different cause.