Victoria III - MacOS game crashes instantly everytime

[kingofthedogcunts]

Short summary of your issue
MacOS game crashes instantly everytime

Game Version
1.0

What OS are you playing on?
Mac

Do you have mods enabled?
No

Have you tried verifying your game files?
Yes

How much "pain" is this causing you?
10

Please explain the issue you experienced in the most condensed way possible
I purchased Victoria 3 for Mac today and I was very excited to play it, however I am having a problem launching the game. As soon as I press the 'PLAY' button in the Victoria 3 launcher window, the game instantly crashes and I get the following message:

Setting breakpad minidump AppID = 529340
Steam_SetMinidumpSteamID: Caching Steam ID: 76561198009094240 [API loaded no]
[virtualfilesystem_physfs.cpp:801] Mounted Data: /Users/cookiecrumble/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Victoria 3/clausewitz

[virtualfilesystem_physfs.cpp:801] Mounted Data: /Users/cookiecrumble/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Victoria 3/jomini

[virtualfilesystem_physfs.cpp:801] Mounted Data: /Users/cookiecrumble/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Victoria 3/game/

Trying to Write minidump to dir: /Users/cookiecrumble/Documents/Paradox Interactive/Victoria 3/crashes/victoria3_20221025_235916/
Created Minidump: /Users/cookiecrumble/Documents/Paradox Interactive/Victoria 3/crashes/victoria3_20221025_235916/


I've tried reinstalling the game and verifying the integrity of the game files to no avail.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Regards, Nicholas

Please explain how to reproduce the issue
Simply launch the game and press play, happens everytime.

Is there anything else you think could help us identify/replicate the issue?
I've attached one of the crash logs plus some other handy info/screenshots. There is no save game to upload as I havent been able to start the game.

I have attached a save game
No

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[murkysky]

Having this exact same issue with my mac as well

 

[jeastburn]

Also having this same issue.

 

[mostabilla]

same happens to me, really annoying

 

[Mibbi]

Exactly the same with me (´ve bought the game yesterday), system running: macOS 10.15.7 (Catalina)
Instant crashing everytime.

 

[YoungParm]

Same issue here as well (running 12.6.1 Monterey), except I can get it to launch but it will crash immediately when I go to start any kind of new game

 

[Canthigaster]

Have the exact same problem. Once I choose country and start the game it instantly crashes. Older IMac, 3,4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7, 32 GB 1600 MHz DDR3, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX 2 GB. MacOS Catalina v 10.15.7

 

[DutchWonder2006]

I'm a mac user, I can launch the game, however once launched the screen turns blue and black blobs appear. Happens to other mac users.

 

[Ludicium]

Had an issue preupdate and now still with MacOS Ventura 13.0 It doesn't crash on startup but rather every 2-4 hrs or so. Usually towards the shorter end

 

[MercyBeard]

Had an issue preupdate and now still with MacOS Ventura 13.0 It doesn't crash on startup but rather every 2-4 hrs or so. Usually towards the shorter end

I have this same issue of the game crashing after some playing it for some time. I'd say after 1 to 4 hours. is this issue being worked on?

 

[Andellyn]

Same exact problem here. Add Crusader Kings 3 (same engine I think?) works fine

 

[brainscanner1]

I have this exact error too

 

[Andellyn]

was this ever fixed?

 

[AndrewT]

was this ever fixed?

If your Mac only has an Intel video system, then that is not supported hardware for this game and it will never run on it, I'm sorry.

 

[QRG707]

Same here with an M2 PRO Mac, that runs everything pretty well. What can I expect?

This is frustrating, why say it's compatible when it's not?
A Windows error about a C++ Visual Framework on a Mac is embarrassing

 

[AndrewT]

A Windows error about a C++ Visual Framework on a Mac is embarrassing

It does say "IF you are using Windows ....".

Same here with an M2 PRO Mac, that runs everything pretty well. What can I expect?

That is not at all the same issue discussed in this thread, which affects only Intel CPU Macs with Intel video systems. AND the thread is from over a year ago, a lot has changed since then.

Please make a new thread with full problem history and description, thanks.