Infinite launcher loading

[Der_Knueppel]

Hello,

After I had installed EU4 I tried to start the game, but the launcher seemed unable to find any game and continued an infinite loading.

I followed the instructions on steam and in this forum and removed every file related to paradox from my PC—especially the folder in the AppData. However, it did not solve the issue of infinite loading.

I am looking for some professional help.

Thank you.

 

[AndrewT]

the launcher seemed unable to find any game

You must have run the launcher from the desktop shortcut, which is a standalone mode for users who do not want to run Steam. EU4 was never ported to that platform.

You need to run the game from the Steam PLAY button instead, as before.

All the best!

 

[Der_Knueppel]

Thank you for your reply. This makes the launcher work. However, it shows only two games (crusader kings 3 and Stellaris) but not EU4, which is installed on the PC. In addition, I can start Cities Skylines without any problems.

 

[AndrewT]

As I said, EU4 was never ported to the standalone launcher. Does it run from the Steam PLAY button okay?

 

[Der_Knueppel]

Unfortunately, it starts neither from the Steam play button nor the shortcut on the desktop. In both cases, the launcher starts with infinite loading. I have the feeling EU4 misses something. A path or whatever. I am not an expert.

 

[AndrewT]

What antivirus app do you use? You need to make sure all these apps are in its exceptions lists:

eu4.exe and dowser.exe (in the Steam EU4 folder)
C:/users/<UserName>/AppData/Local/Programs/Paradox Interactive/launcher-v2.2022.9/paradox launcher.exe
C:/users/<UserName>/AppData/Local/Programs/Paradox Interactive/bootstrapper-v2.exe

IF that doesn't help, also set each of those .exe files (EXCEPT eu4.exe !) to run as the Windows Admin user.

Then the game should run from Steam/our launcher, and enable all the DLCs.

 

[Der_Knueppel]

I found the solution. I had turned off my hard disk, to which the documents led. It appeared that EU4 requires this path in order to run correctly. After I changed the path to an activated hard drive, the game started without problems anymore.

However, thank you very much for your help.