Last played the game 4 days ago, and it was still working fine then. Now when I try to start it again, it crashes to desktop when initializing the game. Doesn't matter if I select "Play" or "Resume" on the launcher.
Things I've tried so far, without success:
- Verifying game files in Steam
- Uninstalling and reinstalling the game.
- Ticking "Run as Administrator" on ck3.exe. This onlycauses the launcher to display a warning sign saying "Failed to launch the game.". When running ck3.exe rather than using the launcher, the crashes persist.
- Reinstalling my C++ redist (x86 and x64).
- Adding the steamapps\common\Crusader Kings III folder to my acceptance list in Malwarebites.
From the exception logged in the crashes folder:
Unhandled Exception C0000005 (EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION) at address 0x00007FF63C83568D
Stack Trace:
1 ck3.exe PHYSFS_swapULE64 (+ 19669517)
2 ck3.exe PHYSFS_swapULE64 (+ 18581017)
3 ck3.exe PHYSFS_swapULE64 (+ 18584026)
4 ck3.exe PHYSFS_swapULE64 (+ 5801629)
5 ck3.exe PHYSFS_swapULE64 (+ 5799390)
6 ck3.exe SDL_StopTextInput (+ 1982979)
7 ck3.exe SDL_StopTextInput (+ 1982626)
8 ck3.exe SDL_StopTextInput (+ 2260220)
9 ck3.exe SDL_StopTextInput (+ 2261287)
10 ck3.exe SDL_StopTextInput (+ 2261353)
11 ck3.exe SDL_DYNAPI_entry (+ 1664188)
12 KERNEL32.DLL BaseThreadInitThunk (+ 20)
13 ntdll.dll RtlUserThreadStart (+ 33)
14 ntdll.dll RtlUserThreadStart (+ 33)
All of this on Windows 10, in Steam. System.log, DxDiag, and the exception logged on crashing have been attached. Error.log is empty. Unlike some others having trouble, my other Paradox games (Stellaris and Victoria II) still run fine.
Things I've tried so far, without success:
- Verifying game files in Steam
- Uninstalling and reinstalling the game.
- Ticking "Run as Administrator" on ck3.exe. This onlycauses the launcher to display a warning sign saying "Failed to launch the game.". When running ck3.exe rather than using the launcher, the crashes persist.
- Reinstalling my C++ redist (x86 and x64).
- Adding the steamapps\common\Crusader Kings III folder to my acceptance list in Malwarebites.
From the exception logged in the crashes folder:
Unhandled Exception C0000005 (EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION) at address 0x00007FF63C83568D
Stack Trace:
1 ck3.exe PHYSFS_swapULE64 (+ 19669517)
2 ck3.exe PHYSFS_swapULE64 (+ 18581017)
3 ck3.exe PHYSFS_swapULE64 (+ 18584026)
4 ck3.exe PHYSFS_swapULE64 (+ 5801629)
5 ck3.exe PHYSFS_swapULE64 (+ 5799390)
6 ck3.exe SDL_StopTextInput (+ 1982979)
7 ck3.exe SDL_StopTextInput (+ 1982626)
8 ck3.exe SDL_StopTextInput (+ 2260220)
9 ck3.exe SDL_StopTextInput (+ 2261287)
10 ck3.exe SDL_StopTextInput (+ 2261353)
11 ck3.exe SDL_DYNAPI_entry (+ 1664188)
12 KERNEL32.DLL BaseThreadInitThunk (+ 20)
13 ntdll.dll RtlUserThreadStart (+ 33)
14 ntdll.dll RtlUserThreadStart (+ 33)
All of this on Windows 10, in Steam. System.log, DxDiag, and the exception logged on crashing have been attached. Error.log is empty. Unlike some others having trouble, my other Paradox games (Stellaris and Victoria II) still run fine.
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