Master Fixes for Stellaris

[Satoru]

Will try to correlate fixes for Stellaris in this thread so it's easier to find.

Disable Overlays

Disable overlays that might cause issues

* Discord
* MSI afterburner
* EVGA Precison
* Battlenet
* etc

Disable Your Antivirus

Anti-virus programs seem to know you are brining death upon the galaxy and are trying to prevent the game from loading.

Ensure you properly disable your anti-virus program and and it to the AV whitelist

Note that some AV programs have multiple layers to them (heuristics, malware, 0day etc) so you need to disable ALL those layers. A common issue is to disable the anti-virus component but not realize the heuristics part of the AV is the one deleting Stellaris

Apocalypse - I Want To Run The Previous Version Of The Game

If you have an older MP game or SP game you want to finish, you can load up the 1.9.1 version of the game.

1. In your Steam Library right-click on Stellaris and choose "Properties"
2. Click on "Betas" tab
3. Click the pulldown under "Select the beta you would like to opt into"

Here you should see a list of versions you can use.

If you ever want to go back to the absolute current version of the game, select "NONE" from the beta pulldown menu.

WHAT THEY DISABLED GAMEPADS! NOOOOO!

Ok not really sure who'd be playing Stellaris on a gamepad but whatever floats your boat. If you need to re-enable it you can do so via the console or via a launch parameter.

https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/hotfix-1-0-2-released-checksum-fc5e-not-for-problem-reports.929477/

- Game pads are now turned off by default as this caused stuttering on some configurations. Game pads can be enabled again with the -gamepad launch option or the "gamepad" console command

Verify the Integrity of the Game Cache

If you have any trouble please start with reverifying your game cache

• Go to your Steam Library
  
• Right click -> Properties on Stellaris
  
• Click the "Local Files" tab
  
• Click on the "Verify Integrity of Game Cache..." button

Game Crashing At 30% - Disconnect your Controller

If you're having game crash issues, try disconnecting your controller.

Try Running Game Windowed - May Fix Stuttering

Some issues can be resolved by running the game in windowed mode. Please try this.

Run Steam and Stellaris as Administrators

Try running Steam as an administrator. This appears to address issues like loading to 30% and stalling

• Go to c:\program files\steam\
  
• Right click ->Properties on steam.exe
  
• Click the Compatibility tab
  
• Check "Run this program as an administrator

• Go to c:\program files\steam\steamapps\common\stellaris
  
• Right click ->Properties on stellaris.exe
  
• Click the Compatibility tab
  
• Check "Run this program as an administrator

Re-run Redistributables

YES YOU HAVE TO DO THIS. I don't care if you 'already have DirectX installed'

Run ALL of these

• Steam\steamapps\common\Steamworks Shared\_CommonRedist\DirectX\Jun2010\DXSetup.exe
  
• Steam\steamapps\common\Steamworks Shared\_CommonRedist\DotNet\4.0 Client Profile\dotNetFx40_Client_x86_x64.exe
  
• Steam\steamapps\common\Steamworks Shared\_CommonRedist\vcredist\2010\vcredist_x64.exe
  
• Steam\steamapps\common\Steamworks Shared\_CommonRedist\vcredist\2010\vcredist_x86.exe

REBOOT your system after installing them.

AUGH! I Changed Some Video Settings Now The Game Won't Start!

Go to

\My Documents\Paradox Interactive\Stellaris\settings.txt

Edit the file to change back any settings, or just delete it, so the game re-creates a clean one.

Update Your Video Card Drivers

• For AMD cards, download the AMD Catalyst Control Center, which you can find here:
  
  http://www.amd.com/en-gb/innovations/software-technologies/catalyst
  
  
• For NVidia cards, go to this page and download the appropriate drivers for your card by providing the correct information:
  
  http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx
  
  If you have an NVidia GeForce card, you can also download and install the GeForce Experience to update your cards through that:
  
  http://www.geforce.com/geforce-experience
  
  
• For Intel cards, go to this page and download the appropriate drivers by providing the correct information:
  
  https://downloadcenter.intel.com/default.aspx
  
  Note: Do NOT use the Intel Driver Update Utility to update your Intel video card drivers, make sure you download them directly. That tool is somewhat unreliable at identifying some older hardware.

Always make sure you reboot your machine after installing the drivers, just to be safe. Then try relaunching the game.

Laptop users should force their Nvidia/AMD cards

Use the Nvidia Control Panel or AMD CCC to force the game to use your built in GPU instead of the Intel one

This guide should help you depending on your video card:

http://www.howtogeek.com/175281/how-to-force-graphics-options-in-pc-games-with-nvidia-amd-or-intel-graphics/

Try Restarting Steam

If you don't see the game in your library, try restarting the Steam client.

Low FPS on high end systems

See if you have a very very large sector defined in your empire. If you do break it up into smaller sectors

http://steamcommunity.com/app/281990/discussions/0/357286033299699171/?tscn=1462989656

UI scaling for High DPI Screens

http://steamcommunity.com/app/281990/discussions/0/357285562492128604/

1. Goto "C:\Users\YourUsername\Documents\Paradox Interactive\Stellaris" and open the settings.txt

2. Now change the line "gui_scale" to anything you want. Got it at 1.400000 right now on a 2560x1440 resolution.

UI SCALING IS NOT OFFICIALLY SUPPORTED. You may encounter issues using this such as text cut off or not in the correct placement as well.

Issues Finding MP games

Steam uses your Download Region in order to find games close to you. If you're having issues finding games, try to change your download region in

Steam->Settings->Downloads->Download Region

Chose a region that would likely be more populated with users like North America/Europe.

If you're trying to ifnd a friend's game in the server list, try to be on the same or close download region as them (though you should probably just invite them instead as that's more reliable)

Cannot Connect To MP - Wrong Version

Have the host/client disable the Creatures of the Void DLC

Cannot HotJoin Friends When I Invite Them

https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/hotfix-1-0-2-released-checksum-fc5e-not-for-problem-reports.929477/

We are aware of an issue where join game via the steam friends menu won't work if the game is password protected. This is still an issue but you should be able to bypass it with the Direct Join button. The host can see the server ID either in the multiplayer lobby or, if the game has started, in the tooltip for the date in the top right.

Console Options to Disable Graphical Settings for Better FPS on Low End Systems

steamcommunity.com/app/281990/discussions/0/357285562495559479/

Warning: Use console commands at your own peril!

Not Getting Achievements

You must play in Ironman Mode to get achievements. This requires you to log into steam and have steam cloud enabled.

Post your system specs and details about your issue

It's important for the devs to know what your system specs are if they are to troubleshoot issue. Try to put a baseline information such as

OS:
Video Card:
CPU:

You can also go to the Steam Client and go to
Steam-Help-System Information

That window has a lot of technical stuff about your system that can help the devs identify things

Also when describing your problem be as descriptive as possible. They'll need to recreate your problem so more details is always better. Adding screenshots can also be helpful in describing visual issues.

If you have a specific bug you wish to report, you probably want to report it over on the Paradox forums

https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?forums/stellaris-bug-reports.941/

[Bmorekareful]

I've played this game on 3 different computer builds... most likely it's your fault bro aka user error.

[Cinclidae]

The save transfer does not work, it stops at 0%.

Also, when creating a MP game I stay in the lobby, and my friends are loaded normally.

What could be the problem?

[jenus10141]

I'm been looking for Beta Codes to version 1.8.2 so I can run those mods on that specific version, if I can't get it for some reason then how do you update those mods on 1.8.2 to 1.8.3?

[Brother Skolas]

Dont know if this has been asked before but when ever i want to play the game just quits to desktop after a couple minutes of playing and yes i play with mods

[DeadPoom]

Why i cann't see all my DLC's after the maj not the first time the game did this !?

[MT519]

game crashes on start. done all the post on the forums and steam discussions. i was able to play the game a while back but now not anymore after i picked up the new dlc. ??

[danielmak]

Why am I 1.9 version? I was 1.8 yesterday. Now i cannot use mod wtf

[Energo17]

Games auto update on steam

[Raz Sofer]

Got a bug in a game or something when i open up a menu for anaomly research with the message being mostly blocked until i click on the menu. Would be grateful if you all fix it.

[victorim]

The game locks up when hitting create new game and in multiplayer it locks up at genrating map graphics: I7 6700k stable oc of 4.4 ghz with a vega 64 It seems the game might be having problems with vega graphics cards. I might hook up my r9 390x and see if the games okay with that still.

For all those thinking of solutions I have verified files, uninstaled the game repaired registery, and reinstaled the game; haven't tried rolling back my graphics drivers or reverting stellaris to a older version yet. Reverted the game too 1.8.3 did not fix the issue. Will be trying a older graphics driver in a couple days.

full specs list
cpu: I7 6700k
ram: 16gb ddr4 3200mhz
gpu: vega 64
hard drive: 4tb 7200rpm
OS: windows 10

[Velvet]

I still have the issue where my game continues to tell me that I have a different version than my friends or anyone else. With the 'Same Version' box checked on the multiplayer menu, it says no servers available. When unchecked, it shows all servers, and a majority of them have the exact same Version number/id. Same issue with my friends, exact same version with the 'not the same version' error. Absolutely no mods installed. I've tried with and without all DLC, still the same issue. I've had this since version Capek and havent been able to play multiplayer since.

[MT519]

game doesn't start at all after doing full re-downloads 4x now. please undo what ever you done !

[Chotto Matteyo Kudasai]

You have any fixes on the mods?

The mods I'm using are compatible with the current patch, yet everytime I play the game it crashes.

[76561198137100572]

when will all star wars mods and all halo mods and all the stargates mods get updated

[deadtomsdead]

whenever i click new game it freezes and i have to shut down the game

system specs

OS: win10
GPU:RX VEGA 64
CPU:R7 1600X
RAM G SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 MHz