The game will not start

[Dragonsploof]

Ever since I updated my computer to Windows 10 Crusader Kings 2 would not start properly start. It normally just crashes after loading however it has loaded but the map was checkered and if I got into the game certain graphics (Flags, Character portraits) wouldn't show properly and after a short while it crashed. I have done several clean installs of the game and added The Ck2 file and folder (including the Paradox Folder in documents) to exclusions from Windows Security which fixed the map but it wouldn't allow me to play and just crashed.

 

[AndrewT]

Install ALL these Microsoft modules:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/download/details.aspx?id=8328
https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/download/details.aspx?id=13523
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=52685
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8109
(run dxsetup.exe after extracting from this download)

Also if you have installed RadeonPro, or a gaming VPN app called Evolve, or the MSI Gaming App, or Duet, disable it as it clashes with this game.



IF NEITHER OF THOSE HELP:
DXDIAG is a program you run from a command prompt or the Windows start menu 'run' dialog box (or 'search programs' in Windows 7 or later). 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 your Documents/Paradox/CK2/settings.txt.
From your Documents/Paradox/CK2/logs/ folder, attach system.log .

 

[Dragonsploof]

That didn't work. So here are those files.

 

[AndrewT]

While it's not causing this problem, you'll need to move to 64bit Windows; at least Eu4 is moving to 64bit soon, I'd expect CK2 to follow. Your 32bit Windows restricts the game to only 2gb of memory.

Does EU4 run okay on this computer?

What antivirus app do you use? Add ck2game.exe to its exceptions list/whitelist.

Edit that settings.txt

refreshRate=60
fullScreen=yes
borderless=no

 

[Dragonsploof]

EU4 also does not run well on this computer and has similar map hatching and crashing when trying to start a game problems.
I only use window defender and have put the game on the exceptions list.

 

[AndrewT]

With Windows Defender; in the *Ransomware* and *Controlled Folder Access* features, ck2game.exe and eu4.exe need to be added to the *Apps Allowed Through* list in BOTH places.

And let's give both games more memory to play with:

1: Open Command Prompt
2: Set it to be in Admin mode http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc947813(v=ws.10).aspx
3: Paste this in: bcdedit /set increaseuserva 2560
4: Restart
5: If you ever need to undo: BCDEdit /deletevalue increaseuserva

Before you start the games exit every other app and process possible, to increase memory available to Windows and the games.