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Hi, another one with problems with starting the game now that this new launcher thingee is around...

If I open the Paradox Launcher v2, it gives me access to Stellaris and Imperator Rome, but not EU:4. I can also start Stellaris (and I guess Imperator too, haven't tried) from the steam app via "play" button.

However, not only does EU:4 not appear at the Paradox Launcher v2, when I go to steam and click the "play" button, it asks me to choose between "play Europa Universalis", "Steam Multiplayer" or "Nakama Crossplay Multiplayer" (whatever that is).
If I chose "play Europa Universalis", it starts the old launcher I am used to (apparently, at least it looks like it). However, once I click "play", a window seems to start at the bottom bar of my windows screen, but I cannot switch to it, nor does it switch to it automatically - there's no music, and my system partially freezes, insofar that I cannot launch or switch to any other apps, and even the task manager, once launched, refuses to do anything. I have to restart my PC every single time.

I have not changed anything myself, EU:4 used to be one of my most stable apps, I played it all the time, all DLC and no mods, but now? Through no activity or choice of my own, I am suddenly locked out of my favourite game. This is highly frustrating, I must say. :(
 
If I open the Paradox Launcher v2, it gives me access to Stellaris and Imperator Rome, but not EU:4. I can also start Stellaris (and I guess Imperator too, haven't tried) from the steam app via "play" button.
You must have run the launcher from the desktop shortcut, which is a standalone mode for users who do not want to run Steam. It does need a separate game installation if used that way, and of your games EU4 was never ported to that platform. You must run it from the Steam PLAY button as before.


In the game launcher please set Display mode to Borderless. THEN go here:
And run the x86 and x64 installers there.

IF that doesn't help, Has the game ever run OK on this computer? Or never?

IF NEVER:
Install ALL these Microsoft modules:

(run dxsetup.exe after extracting this download to its own folder anywhere on your computer)

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.

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 IT USED TO WORK:
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 .