game crashing when too much is going on

[Jezza]

hi i love playing this game but ive noticed the game seemes to keep crashing when nearly every country is at war i dont under stand why this is happening when i have a great pc i dont know if would have anything to do with mods but i only ever have three on at a time its not like i put 10 on any help would be appreciated

[NaCl]

It's not easy troubleshooting with so little information.
PC specs, which mods you're using and crash reports (if any) would make it easier to help.

[Jezza]

my pc
CPU
Intel Core i5 7600K @ 3.80GHz
Kaby Lake 14nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel Unknown @ 1333MHz (16-18-18-35)
Motherboard
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. PRIME Z270-P (LGA1151)
Graphics
SyncMaster (1360x768@60Hz)
4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (NVIDIA)
Storage
931GB Seagate ST1000DM010-2EP102 (SATA)

the mods i use the most
Napoleonic World | Redux
Millennium Dawn: Modern Day Mod
Realistic Nukes
if any of this helps

Originally posted by NaCl:

It's not easy troubleshooting with so little information.
PC specs, which mods you're using and crash reports (if any) would make it easier to help.

i have no crash reports

[happy]

I have..the same PC as you do, just 4GB of RAM less.

and i have the same issues as you do.

I'm currently reinstalling the game on a different drive to see if i had not a crammed drive issue or something.

Will test tonight on millenium dawn and will post in detail if i happen to be lucky.

[Jezza]

ok thank you lets hope it works

[happy]

it doesn't work.

my first guess was i had a RAM issue or more specifically not enough space on my drive when my RAM was fully mobilized, but that's not it.

our specs are well over the recommended specs, though mods can make requirements way higher.

but I'm clueless as most guys that play on an older computer with lower specs do not have this issue with mods.

maybe it's a coincidence that we have similar problems while having similar rigs, maybe it's an issue with one of our components.

no conclusion except it does crash and a reinstall on a near empty huge drive doesn't solve it.

[Jezza]

yeah on my older pc which was much slower at running HOi4 never crashed but this one seemes to crash when germany declares war on russia i am mind boggled with what could be wrong as you said our pcs are beond the system requirements for the game i havent a clue what is wrong im gonna send a message to pradox interactive about the problem as see if they reply with a solution

[NaCl]

It can be any of a great number of things causing the game to crash.
Have you tried running without mods?
Are your drivers updated?
Is your CPU overheating? The game is very CPU intensive, so if you're using stock Intel fan and you haven't cleaned it recently it could very well be an overheating issue.

[Jezza]

now that you say that i think it could be that the cpu is over heating ill try running it with out mods now

[Jezza]

the game does not crash when you play it with no mods but i dont know how the pc is above the recommended specs and i normally only play the game with one or two mods at a time or the second point i think you could be right about the cpu overheating the current temperature is
34°C and the most it goes to is 40 when i play with mods right befor it crashes

[happy]

well, my pc still crashes on millenium dawn, that's a fact.

BUT.
I've been curious and have found simple mods that work perfectly and make vanilla funner, basically you can recreate millenium without the crashes.
you just don't get to play with the modern era toys but the royal rumble/multiple faction/game continues after WW2 thing is real.

considering I've had 7 simultaneous wars(some very wacky with bugs in them) and none have crashed though the whole planet is spamming divisions, i now consider that my pc is not responsible for the crashes, its something in the way the major mods work(optimisation or else)

thought i'd mention it.

if you are interested, i could link the mods.

[NaCl]

40° is well below any overheating limit.
If you're only crashig with the Millenium Dawn mod it's probably a bug there causing it.

[Jezza]

ok thanks for the help ill try it your way and tell you how i get on

Originally posted by happy:

well, my pc still crashes on millenium dawn, that's a fact.

BUT.
I've been curious and have found simple mods that work perfectly and make vanilla funner, basically you can recreate millenium without the crashes.
you just don't get to play with the modern era toys but the royal rumble/multiple faction/game continues after WW2 thing is real.

considering I've had 7 simultaneous wars(some very wacky with bugs in them) and none have crashed though the whole planet is spamming divisions, i now consider that my pc is not responsible for the crashes, its something in the way the major mods work(optimisation or else)

thought i'd mention it.

if you are interested, i could link the mods.

[Jezza]

yeah i though the pc was not overheating id say its most likely a bug with the mod thanks your help ill let you know how i get on

Originally posted by NaCl:

40° is well below any overheating limit.
If you're only crashig with the Millenium Dawn mod it's probably a bug there causing it.