Paradox Louncher Can't See games

[Verhuver]

Whenever I try to play EU4 through steam, it doesn't allow me to do so. Deleted both the game, steam, paradox launcher, mods...
Still the same issue...
Any ideas where the problem?

 

[grotaclas]

Do you get this screen when you launch eu4 through the play button in the steam library? It looks like the launcher mode which you get when starting the launcher directly. But that launcher mode is not supported by eu4

 

[Verhuver]

Do you get this screen when you launch eu4 through the play button in the steam library? It looks like the launcher mode which you get when starting the launcher directly. But that launcher mode is not supported by eu4

No, I do not get this screen when I lounch through steam. It keeps infinately loading like this in screenshot below...

 

[grotaclas]

No, I do not get this screen when I lounch through steam. It keeps infinately loading like this in screenshot below...

This could be a broken launcher installation. You could try the reinstall instructions from this support article.

Or it could be something is more broken with the game installation in which case you could try a clean reinstall as described in my guide on reddit about common startup problems with version 1.29.

And which OS do you use and which version of the OS? There are some OS specific problems with the launcher

 

[Verhuver]

OS Windows 11 Pro

Ok, will check these links, thank you for now

 

[Verhuver]

Do you get this screen when you launch eu4 through the play button in the steam library? It looks like the launcher mode which you get when starting the launcher directly. But that launcher mode is not supported by eu4

Doesn't help anyway, shows me these when I lounch the game sthorugh steam

 

[grotaclas]

Doesn't help anyway, shows me these when I lounch the game sthorugh steam

This is a different problem now. No access to the game data means that something is preventing the launcher from reading or writing to "C:\users\vrver\OneDrive\Documents\Paradox Interactive\Europa Universalis IV". This could be a problem with OneDrive or an antivirus or ransomware protection software which blocks the launcher. Microsoft defender for example blocks each new launcher version and you have to make an exception for it after each launcher update

 

[Verhuver]

This is a different problem now. No access to the game data means that something is preventing the launcher from reading or writing to "C:\users\vrver\OneDrive\Documents\Paradox Interactive\Europa Universalis IV". This could be a problem with OneDrive or an antivirus or ransomware protection software which blocks the launcher. Microsoft defender for example blocks each new launcher version and you have to make an exception for it after each launcher update

Hmm, can you show the path how to exclude that launcher on windows defender please?
Also I checked that file launcher-v2.sqlite - I don't have it...

 

[grotaclas]

Hmm, can you show the path how to exclude that launcher on windows defender please?

You have to add the launcher (and possibly eu4.exe) to the Ransomware "Apps Allowed Through" list(here are instructions for that)

The launcher in this case is "C:/users/vrver/AppData/Local/Programs/Paradox Interactive/launcher/launcher-v2.2024.3/paradox launcher.exe". You may have some older launcher versions in the exception list already, but that doesn't help.

Also I checked that file launcher-v2.sqlite - I don't have it...

It is possible that the launcher was not able to create it in the first place

 

[Verhuver]

You have to add the launcher (and possibly eu4.exe) to the Ransomware "Apps Allowed Through" list(here are instructions for that)

The launcher in this case is "C:/users/vrver/AppData/Local/Programs/Paradox Interactive/launcher/launcher-v2.2024.3/paradox launcher.exe". You may have some older launcher versions in the exception list already, but that doesn't help.


It is possible that the launcher was not able to create it in the first place

You have to add the launcher (and possibly eu4.exe) to the Ransomware "Apps Allowed Through" list(here are instructions for that)

Omfg... This one worked for me!
Thank you for you help and patience! Much apreciate!