Consistent Game Crash

[Lokicat]

I'm playing my first game through of EUIII:R. I purchased the Gold pack and have installed patch 2.2.

I am encountering a problem where EUIII:R will crash, closing down with no identifiable error. Rather the screen goes black and the game ends.

I have been playing a game for at least 50 or so game years without a problem with this set up. In the past day the game will close down. If I reload the game, the closing down does not occur at a point that is easier to identify. Some games it will close within 1/2 month, others it will nearly get through a full game year then fail. It seems like a game event or other consistent event triggers the problem.

I've read the recent threads on errors and followed the suggested steps taken to solve the problems but none have stopped the problem (e.g. remove owner="BAR" in save file, remove map cache files).

What info is required to help diagnose? I have the DxDiag log, I've located the system, settings and error files.

 

[ExplorerPerson]

I have the same problem

 

[AndrewT]

The BAR problem only applied to Rome, not VV/Gold. Check for the NoCultureGroup bug http://www.europa-universalis.com/forum/showthread.php?t=387866

 

[unmerged(109)]

same problem

I have the same problem. I have fixed the noculture bug as well as the map cache fix.

I am running XP. I am not sure how to do the dxdialog or I would do so.

 

[AndrewT]

Please start your own fresh thread with full problem and system details. To run DXDIAG click on Start - Run, type in DXDIAG and execute it. Once it's loaded click on the Save All Info button which will write out dxdiag.txt, attach or paste the first part of that file into your new thread.