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Eddie121

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Short summary of your issue
Clicking on 'Play' does not work

Game Version
1.11.13

What OS are you playing on?
Windows 11

Do you have mods enabled?
No

Have you tried verifying your game files?
Yes

How much "pain" is this causing you?
8

Please explain the issue you experienced in the most condensed way possible
The launcher cannot launch the game.
It still works if I directly use the binaries folder, but this disables achievements and other Steam features.

Please explain how to reproduce the issue
Install Victoria III and try to start the game from the launcher

Is there anything else you think could help us identify/replicate the issue?
Ever since I first installed Victoria III, clicking on 'Play' doesn't work. It immediately says that the game failed to load (see full message attached)

Updating from Windows 10 to 11 slightly changed the wording of the message, but not the effect.
I also tried verifying the game, disabling all mods, uninstalling and reinstalling the paradox launcher, installing the latest verison of C++ redistributables and .NET framework, to no avail.
The game can still be launched using victoria3.exe and works fine, even with mods. From time to time it says that I have unlocked an achievement, but since the game is not launched from the launcher I never get them on my Steam account.

I have attached a save game
No, it crashes way before

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