Vic 3 crashing to desktop after one minute gameplay (Vulkan)

[Hijo_del_Pueblo]

Integrity​

I have verified my game files (on Steam)​

Yes

I have disabled all mods​

Yes

Required​

Summary​

CTD after one minute

Description​

This has been happening since yesterday. First I was using DirectX with no problem until it started freezing my computer, so I changed to Vulkan and it was fine for a while until it started crashing to desktop.

I have no mods installed, and I tried deleting the shaders but issue still there.

Steps to reproduce​

1. Start a new game or load game
2. Play for one minute

Game Version​

1.9

 

[AndrewT]

From that exceptions log the crash is in your Nvidia driver.

- uninstall it with this tool https://developer.nvidia.com/cleanup-tool
- reboot
- install June 2025 https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us
- reboot again
- If GeForce Experience or the Nvidia app are running after doing that, exit them before starting the game.
- switch back to DX11
- Right click on victoria3.exe , properties, compatibility. Tick "disable fullScreen optimisations" untick every other box in that dialog, Apply and exit.
- Then in the launcher Game Settings menu, select fullScreen display mode, Vsync off, cap refresh rate at 60.



If those don't help:





DXDIAG is a program you run from the Windows search box on the task bar. 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.


IF dxdiag.txt fails to attach here, rename it to dxdiag.log , or zip it up.





Please attach here your Documents/Paradox Interactive/Victoria3/pdx_settings.json .
From your Documents/Paradox Interactive/Victoria3/logs/ folder, attach here system.log , error.log
From your Documents/Paradox Interactive/Victoria3/crashes/ folder, attach here the latest (only!) exceptions.txt

 

[30inmyglock]

how to switch back to dx11?

 

[AndrewT]

how to switch back to dx11?

Do you get to the main game menu? If so it is in Settings there.

If not, In your Steam Library right-click on this game and choose Properties. In the Launch Options line, paste this in there:
-dx11

 

[30inmyglock]

Do you get to the main game menu? If so it is in Settings there.

If not, In your Steam Library right-click on this game and choose Properties. In the Launch Options line, paste this in there:
-dx11

yeah it helps thank you!