Weird thing, my game no longer starts

[Beer Fiend]

I've never had a problem with this game before, but since Sunday (that I know about, I've admittedly not played in a while) I can no longer start a game. I can get to the main menu and start to load a campaign, but as soon as it gets to the maps graphic segment the game nopes out and crashes, asking me to send a report to Paradox.

Considering that this also happens with HoI4, it makes me wonder if it's something at your end.

 

[AndrewT]

Neither game requires connection to us at all to start, so I very much doubt it is an issue here.


In the game launcher please set Display mode to Borderless. THEN go here:

Latest supported Visual C++ Redistributable downloads

This article lists the download links for the latest versions of Visual C++ Redistributable packages.

support.microsoft.com

And run the x86 and x64 installers there.

IF that doesn't help, Please do a full **clean** re-install:

- move any valued save games elsewhere, and user_empire_designs.txt from /Documents/Paradox Interactive/Stellaris/ if you have made any custom empires or races.
- "uninstall" in Steam-Stellaris
- manually delete both the Steam/SteamApps/common/Stellaris AND Documents/Paradox Interactive/Stellaris folders
- re-install game in Steam, run a Steam Verify when done.
- add stellaris.exe to the exceptions list of your antivirus app; ESPECIALLY if you have Windows Defender, add it to the Ransomware "Apps Allowed Through" list.
- start the game with no mods active and test

In particular you need to make sure there are no files or folders left under either the Steam Stellaris or Documents Stellaris locations, before installing again.


If that doesn'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.

Please attach here your Documents/Paradox Interactive/Stellaris/settings.txt and pdx_settings.txt .
From your Documents/Paradox Interactive/Stellaris/logs/ folder, attach here system.log , error.log .

 

[Beer Fiend]

Hi again,

Found the issue. FORGOTTEN QUEENS was causing it (I imagine A Very British Civil War is causing the crash on HoI then, it's the only mod I have active for it)

Sorry for this, I shall go yell at the mod creator on Steam.