CTD after HF patch near end of Crusade

[Tamerlane]

My game keeps crashing right before my Crusade finishes in my Ironman game. I don't have the DLC, just the free patch update.

I've done the re-install below but it hasn't fixed it.

"Please do a full **clean** re-install:

- move any valued save games elsewhere
- "uninstall" in Steam-CK2
- manually delete both the Steam/SteamApps/common/CK2 AND Documents/Paradox/CK2 folders
- re-install game in Steam, run a Steam Verify when done.
- add ck2game.exe to the exceptions list/whitelist of your antivirus app
- start the game with no mods active and test

In particular make sure there are no files or folders left under either the Steam CK2 or Documents CK2 locations, before installing again."

This is what's in the Exceptions text file.

"
######## EXCEPTION: 0xC0000005 at address: 0x00C5A584: ACCESS VIOLATION read attempt to address 0xFFFFFFFC
Version: Unknown Version
11/18/18 16:52:16


######## EXCEPTION: 0xC0000005 at address: 0x00C5A584: ACCESS VIOLATION read attempt to address 0xFFFFFFFC
Version: Unknown Version
11/18/18 16:55:09"
"

Any other troubleshooting suggestions? I'd kinda like to keep the game, its about 200 years in.

 

[AndrewT]

Was this game started under patch 3.0? Or a previous patch?

 

[Tamerlane]

Was this game started under patch 3.0? Or a previous patch?

It was started in a previous patch, so I fear that the patch update broke my save : (

It would have been whatever patch came out before the Holy Fury one.

 

[AndrewT]

The release notes said explicitly that pre-3.0 saves were not compatible with 3.0, and that you should revert to 2.8.3.4 before continuing any existing game. Did you not get any error or warning when going to load that save?

To continue it revert to 2.8.3.4
https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/how-to-roll-back-your-game-version.1121392/
and load the last save you have which has NOT been saved by 3.0

All the best!

 

[Tamerlane]

The release notes said explicitly that pre-3.0 saves were not compatible with 3.0, and that you should revert to 2.8.3.4 before continuing any existing game. Did you not get any error or warning when going to load that save?

To continue it revert to 2.8.3.4
https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/how-to-roll-back-your-game-version.1121392/
and load the last save you have which has NOT been saved by 3.0

All the best!

No, I didn't get a warning unfortunately. Normally if a save is not compatible, it flat out won't let me load it. And its Ironman so I can't go back to a pre-3.0 save. Oh well, I'll start a new one at some stage.

 

[AndrewT]

I see, I am sorry that happened! Although I swear I read someone say they saw such a warning ...