Missing Paradox Launcher Executable

[Vox]

I think something is wrong with my downloading of Age of Wonders 4 and I could use some help. I literally bought it less than 30 minutes ago. It downloads about 150 MB in a minute or two and says it's finished. Launching from any location gives an error about a missing executable for the paradox launcher in the ..\Age of Wonders 4\launcher-se\ folder. I can launch other paradox games just fine, and 150 MB seems like a remarkably small download. Any recommendations would be very appreciated.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by Vox:

Missing Paradox Launcher Executable
I think something is wrong with my downloading of Age of Wonders 4 and I could use some help. I literally bought it less than 30 minutes ago. It downloads about 150 MB in a minute or two and says it's finished. Launching from any location gives an error about a missing executable for the paradox launcher in the ..\Age of Wonders 4\launcher-se\ folder. I can launch other paradox games just fine, and 150 MB seems like a remarkably small download. Any recommendations would be very appreciated.

Try installing the game on a different drive or repair the Library Folder.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2971219684
See section Repair Library Folder

[Vox]

Thank you for the tip, I had not tried that before. Unfortunately the repair completed and does not appear to have resolved the error :(

[TriumphJordi]

Hi Vox, that download size is indeed weird. Could you try clearing Steams Download Cache?
https://techwiser.com/what-happens-when-you-clear-steam-download-cache/

You can also check whether the game is properly installed in \Steam\steamapps\common\Age of Wonders 4. If that's present can you give launching the game directly from the .exe a try?

[Vox]

I would like to emphasize that I think there is something fundamentally wrong with the download I had to begin with. 150 MB seems very wrong as a download size, I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling a couple times. I might try and revo uninstall it later and reinstall, but any other suggestions are very welcome.

[Vox]

Originally posted by TriumphJordi:

Hi Vox, that download size is indeed weird. Could you try clearing Steams Download Cache?
https://techwiser.com/what-happens-when-you-clear-steam-download-cache/

You can also check whether the game is properly installed in \Steam\steamapps\common\Age of Wonders 4. If that's present can you give launching the game directly from the .exe a try?

It's definitely not installed properly. I'll give the cache clear a try when I have a break from work. Thank you for the speedy response!

[Vox]

I uninstalled the game, cleared the download cache and signed back in. Reinstall still downloads 148.7 MB and says it's complete. It's not erroring, something about my purchase and Steam downloading believes that it's downloading the entire game when it downloads this 148.7 MB worth of data.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by Vox:

I uninstalled the game, cleared the download cache and signed back in. Reinstall still downloads 148.7 MB and says it's complete. It's not erroring, something about my purchase and Steam downloading believes that it's downloading the entire game when it downloads this 148.7 MB worth of data.

Very weird. Could you try changing the Steam download server? I doubt it matters, but now we can just check all remaining possibilities. Where are you located geographically?

[Vox]

Chicago, USA. I'll take a look in a little bit at how to do that, will update when accomplished or if I have any issues figuring it out.

[Vox]

Changing download location to Detroit didn't have an impact. I could try others but this doesn't feel like a fruitful path to follow.

Just to add more details. In AoW4 properties in Steam, Local Files lists 0B, and verify integrity is very quick and says "All 26 files successfully validated". Browsing the files goes to an empty AoW4 folder.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by Vox:

Changing download location to Detroit didn't have an impact. I could try others but this doesn't feel like a fruitful path to follow.

Just to add more details. In AoW4 properties in Steam, Local Files lists 0B, and verify integrity is very quick and says "All 26 files successfully validated". Browsing the files goes to an empty AoW4 folder.

Unlike the developers I have to do guesses. Do you have any other Paradox games installed?

[Vox]

Originally posted by アンジェル:

Originally posted by Vox:

Changing download location to Detroit didn't have an impact. I could try others but this doesn't feel like a fruitful path to follow.

Just to add more details. In AoW4 properties in Steam, Local Files lists 0B, and verify integrity is very quick and says "All 26 files successfully validated". Browsing the files goes to an empty AoW4 folder.

Unlike the developers I have to do guesses. Do you have any other Paradox games installed?

Oh I totally understand that we're just feeling around in the dark. I appreciate the help!

I do, I play several others and tested EU4 immediately on getting this error, it launched with no issues. I went looking to see if there was a similar folder in CK3 and EU4 but didn't find anything that appears to be plug-n-play that I could just copy over. And having done additional investigation I'm not sure it would work if I had given the I'm pretty sure the game is just not downloaded. I think I read somewhere it's a 10GB download when downloaded correctly?

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by Vox:

Originally posted by アンジェル:

Unlike the developers I have to do guesses. Do you have any other Paradox games installed?

Oh I totally understand that we're just feeling around in the dark. I appreciate the help!

I do, I play several others and tested EU4 immediately on getting this error, it launched with no issues. I went looking to see if there was a similar folder in CK3 and EU4 but didn't find anything that appears to be plug-n-play that I could just copy over. And having done additional investigation I'm not sure it would work if I had given the I'm pretty sure the game is just not downloaded. I think I read somewhere it's a 10GB download when downloaded correctly?

Correct. 10,4 GB according to my GOG.com version.

I was wondering if uninstalling those other games and removing the Paradox launcher entirely first before trying to download AoW4 might help. But it might be too much to ask since those other games are not small either and you are still playing them, correct?

What is most confusing: what is it what is being downloaded 150 mb, if you find nothing when you browse the local files. Do you have any DLC with the game? Maybe deactivating them first before trying to download. Something must trigger it correctly while something is preventing it.

The only known incompatibility so far was with Norton.

[Vox]

That's an interesting thought. I'll probably do a revo uninstall of AoW4, then clean and repair everything I can find related to Steam temp and cache type files/directories, reboot, and try a fresh install from there before I go to mucking with other installed games.

No Norton here, so that's not it, but if nothing else works I'll try deactivating various security options to see if anything there kicks it in gear.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by Vox:

That's an interesting thought. I'll probably do a revo uninstall of AoW4, then clean and repair everything I can find related to Steam temp and cache type files/directories, reboot, and try a fresh install from there before I go to mucking with other installed games.

No Norton here, so that's not it, but if nothing else works I'll try deactivating various security options to see if anything there kicks it in gear.

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