EU4 crashes on launch

[DantheMan69.]

Hello. My game crashes on launch. I used to get the "check integrity of the files", and something about visual c++ after pressing play on the launcher. Then I set Steam, eu4.exe and paradox Launcher to run as administrator. Now the game launches and I get to the loading screen before it immidiatly crashes. I have done a clean install several times, left exceptions in my antivirus for Steam, eu4.exe and Paradox Launcher. I have used the system file checker (no corrupted files found). I have played this game several hundred hours and I am out of ideas, someone please help.

EDIT: The game launches fine separate from Steam, but with no dlc's.

 

[AndrewT]

Then I set Steam, eu4.exe and paradox Launcher to run as administrator.

Undo that for eu4.exe , that causes problems of its own. But dowser.exe and bootstrapper-v2.exe ought to be run as Admin also.

Does that help?

 

[DantheMan69.]

Yes! That did amazingly help! Now though after the game launches it crashes after I select a country and press play...

 

[AndrewT]

In the game launcher please set Display mode to Borderless. THEN go here:

Latest supported Visual C++ Redistributable downloads

This article lists the download links for the latest versions of Visual C++ Redistributable packages.

support.microsoft.com

And run the x86 and x64 installers there.

IF that doesn't help, Please do a full **clean** re-install:

- move any valued save games elsewhere
- "uninstall" in Steam-EU4
- manually delete both the Steam/SteamApps/common/EU4 AND Documents/Paradox Interactive/EU4 folders
- re-install game in Steam, run a Steam Verify when done.
- add EU4.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 EU4 or Documents EU4 locations, before installing again.

Also if you have installed RivaTuner, RadeonPro, or a gaming VPN app called Evolve, or the MSI Gaming App, or Duet, disable it as it clashes with this game.


IF that doesn'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/EU4/settings.txt and pdx_settings.txt .
From your Documents/Paradox Interactive/EU4/logs/ folder, attach here system.log , error.log , exceptions.log