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It happens to me occasionally. Sometimes, when I hit launch, the game starts loading the menu, but it gets stuck loading and never finishes, forcing me to restart the computer.

I repeat, this only happens occasionally, but it's very common.

And from what I've seen, it doesn't matter if I use mods or not, the glitch still occurs.
 
I have the same issue. Check your CPU utilization in task manager while you're launching, and you'll probably find that it's using 100% of your CPU, meaning there is nothing left for your operating system and your PC freezes. In the services tab you can set core affinity and uncheck one of your cores to prevent the freeze, but it won't actually make the game boot.
 
if you have Windows 11 24H2 then you'll be experiencing the same problem that AFAIK all users with that version are.

Some users found relief in various ways:
https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...r-installing-win11-24h2.1725554/post-30126081
https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...-windows-11-24h2-update.1718749/post-30159638
https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...-windows-11-24h2-update.1718749/post-30062333

A user has come up with another possible workaround
https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/24h2-w11-update-issue-found-no-more-crashes.1728373/
Some affected users have definitely seen that help them with this issue. Do try this first as it has a decent record of success!

Also make sure your Nvidia driver is the latest.

And if nothing else helps, switch the renderer to Vulkan in the launcher-game settings menu - performance will likely be worse but users are reporting it stops the PC freezes!
 
if you have Windows 11 24H2 then you'll be experiencing the same problem that AFAIK all users with that version are.

Some users found relief in various ways:
https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...r-installing-win11-24h2.1725554/post-30126081
https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...-windows-11-24h2-update.1718749/post-30159638
https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...-windows-11-24h2-update.1718749/post-30062333

A user has come up with another possible workaround
https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/24h2-w11-update-issue-found-no-more-crashes.1728373/
Some affected users have definitely seen that help them with this issue. Do try this first as it has a decent record of success!

Also make sure your Nvidia driver is the latest.

And if nothing else helps, switch the renderer to Vulkan in the launcher-game settings menu - performance will likely be worse but users are reporting it stops the PC freezes!
That's all very cool, but when does one plan to get fixed? The 24H2 update is on many people, just like many people have AMD processors and nVidia graphics cards, and there are many other PC games - and they work fine. So the problem is probably not just Microsoft's, but a problem on the Paradox side as well, no?
 
a problem on the Paradox side as well, no?
The CK3 devs are aware of the issue of course, but I don't know whether it is thought possible to change the game to work around the Windows 11 bugs.
 
The CK3 devs are aware of the issue of course, but I don't know whether it is thought possible to change the game to work around the Windows 11 bugs.
Once again, sir - why do other developers have everything working despite the “Windows 11 bugs”? As a consumer, it hardly makes me feel better to think that Microsoft is to blame. If the glitches were in their Gears of War, for example - I would ask questions to them, but it turned out differently. Using the Vulcan API is barely a solution.
 
why do other developers have everything working despite the “Windows 11 bugs”?
I'm not a developer, It would need someone far more knowledgeable in that area, and familiar with both games, to say in any detail. In general this game, and/or its engine, must be doing something different to trigger this issue when other games do not. It may or may not be possible, or practical, to change this game or engine to avoid the well-known and widely documented Win 11 24H2 problems.