Crash on startup

[Ba'cho]

212 hours play with no issues
Yesterday ctd when starting game - launcher loads - press play - begins to load for a while then drops to desktop.
Opens Steam automatically when first does this, subsequent attempts crashes Steam out.

Tried verifying files, uninstall including documents/PI/V3 directory, clean reinstall , undated to latest graphics drivers - no effect
Also tried " Right click on victoria3.exe , properties, compatibility. Tick "disable fullScreen optimisations" untick every other box in that dialog, Apply and exit.
Then in the launcher Game Settings menu, select fullScreen display mode, Vsync off, cap refresh rate at 60." No effect

Cheers

 

[AndrewT]

Memory: 16384MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 16328MB RAM
Page File: 58172MB used, 7308MB available

Something is using a LOT of your swap space!

Please expand your Windows paging file maximum size to at least 64gb (it is probably set to less than that but Windows has exceeded that max in desperation!)
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/opw/8.3...increasing-paging-file-size-windows-computers, and exit every other app you can before starting the game.

Does that help?

 

[Ba'cho]

Yes it has returned to working - loaded as normal and started new game.

hmmm so something in the last day is eating my virtual Memory?
Time to go on a hunt

Thanks for your helps

Cheers