This issue came up recently, and I have no idea how to fix it. When I try to save/ edit a new empire, the game will freeze, and then crash without exception. I've been looking up solutions and none have been working, and I desperately need help. I had installed mods previously, and understand that this can cause issues and unsubscribed from them and manually deleted the files, and that didn't solve the issue. I have uninstalled and reinstalled Stellaris completely, and that also did not help, nor did restarting my computer, deleting and reinstalling the launcher itself, or anything else I tried. Also, the loading time is much slower for the launcher now when I open stellaris, and I am stuck on the paradox launcher symbol for a couple minutes, where previously I would be brought straight to the menu. If anyone has any idea what might be wrong, or any way to help me, that would be greatly appreciated.