Game freezes at "loading savegame 100%" screen and map problem

[Dictator_Perpetuus]

The game is the 1.5.2 version, activated from Steam; No mods; Hellenistic world flavor pack, Magna Graecia Content Pack enabled.

I'm able to run the main menu, but when I start Tutorial, or a new game I have a crash. In particular, when the "Loading savegame" screen, after the second image usually, reaches 100% it stops until the Paradox Crash Resolution appeares. I don't have any savegame, it's the second time I try to run the game. The first was when I bought the game on december 2019/january 2020 and the same problem occured. So I was never able to play the game.

• I tried to put in the pdx_setting the value 1024x1024 (suggested on Steam by dev), 2048x2048 (standard value), "disabled" , nothing changed. (crash_log1);
• Then I tried to have a clean installation and put in the exceptions list of Windows Defender AND Ransomware both the Document Folder and the app in Imperator/binaries folder (crash_log2);
• Having the same GPU I followed a suggestion found in this thread:

Had the same error on my laptop with Intel HD Graphics 4000 + AMD Radeon 8730M. Turning off the Radeon helped.

after disabling Radeon I can now go on and start the Tutorial as as well as choose a new game… but once I begin with the game this is how the map looks like: (continues after images)

• Re-enabling Radeon I can run a game but still I have the same map problem;

These are my PC specs:

 

[AndrewT]

I can't explain how turning off the more powerful Radeon helped that other user, but neither of these video options are supported hardware for this game. The published minimum requirements are:

Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 460 or AMD® Radeon™ HD 6970

Radeon HD 8730M vs 6970

The 8730M as a Mobile chipset is less powerful than the desktop 6970 despite being a later release. Check you have the latest drivers for it though:

https://www.amd.com/en/support/graphics/amd-radeon-hd/amd-radeon-hd-8000m-series/amd-radeon-hd-8670m-series-gpu

Good luck with that!

 

[Dictator_Perpetuus]

Thank you so much!

I update the Randeon GPU with the AMD Adrenaline tool, now it's a AMD HD 8600M, I wasn't able to deternine if it meets the minimal requirement though, but through disabling the Intel HD 4000 or put the Imperator.exe in the Graphics Performance Preferences list (in the Graphics settings) and choosing High performances value I was able to run the game. This is the result:

Pretty nice, still some lag but I couldn't ask more with my GUPs.

Just one last question: I didn't understund if having a Intel GPU makes some kind of problem.

 

[AndrewT]

Having it is not a problem, since the game runs on the AMD.

You shouldn't have to disable it though.