Frequent Crashes (Windows 11)

[ben4004]

Hi, I just purchased the game and have been experiencing frequent crashes in my 3 hours of gameplay ranging anywhere from every 5 to 30 minutes. I verified game files but that didn't update any files. Based on the logs, it looks software related, but I am far from an expert. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have no mods installed. Game version includes all DLC.

I have quite a few other games I run without issue, so guessing it's not hardware related.

 

[AndrewT]

CPU Model: 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-13700K

You very likely have the CPU/bios hardware issue discussed here:

Victoria 3 | 12th/13th/14th Generation Intel Processors

Hello all! An update, 12th and 13th Generation Intel Processors are related to a Crash to Desktop (CTD) happening frequently, this is related to architecture changes by Intel and specifically E-cores. We are working with Intel to address these...

forum.paradoxplaza.com

FIRST please check for an updated bios. Then please implement the “Intel Default” option in it, if present.

If that's not there or doesn't help, please go through the above post in detail.

Hopefully those steps will help you as they have others. Good luck!

 

[ben4004]

Thank you for the quick reply. I was able to update the bios, and so far, I haven't had any crashes in about two hours of gameplay. Thanks!