PLEASE HELP :)

[DylanKaanster9202]

hello everyone. i start a new game for victoria 2 it crashes at the "adapting history", i have done everything like: removing the cache folder, i've also backed up the game files, verified game integrity cache, i've done everything people have said to do, but it just doesn't work and i have even unistalled and reinstalled this game, but alas, no luck. please someone help me :(

[Lembley42]

Did you try to clean the cache (you shouldnt remove the cache FOLDER) - go to Steam / steamapps / common / Victoria II / map / cache , delete the time files and start over v2game.exe. Else delete all content within the folder cache (not the folder itself).

You can also try out to go to Documents / Paradox Interactive / Victoria II / map / cache and proceed the same there.

Another issue could also be /gfx... at least either of them seem to be the answer to "Adapting History Crash"

[DylanKaanster9202]

hey thanks for your advice, i'll get back to you if it works, should i delete the contents in the gfx folders or should i delete the folder in general or what?

[DylanKaanster9202]

well deleting the time of the cache folder didn't work and deleting the contents inside did not work either and i started it like you said but still it redownloads the contents in the cache file everytime i start from v2.exe, why me? :(

[Lembley42]

It recreates the folder content, which is the whole reason to do it :)
Hm... odd, that usually does it.

Some general solutions that could possibly help :

Be sure to have these two installed :
microsoft.com/en-US/download/details.aspx?id=5555
http://www.microsoft.com/en-US/download/details.aspx?id=35
Try launching the game directly in the steamdirectory as an Admin / in Compability Mode.
Aaandd... I know, its stupid to say (and hear) - but have you tried reinstalling the game again ?

[DylanKaanster9202]

yes, i have tried to reinstall, but alas, it doesn't work

[DylanKaanster9202]

Originally posted by Lembley42:

It recreates the folder content, which is the whole reason to do it :)
Hm... odd, that usually does it.

Some general solutions that could possibly help :

Be sure to have these two installed :
microsoft.com/en-US/download/details.aspx?id=5555
http://www.microsoft.com/en-US/download/details.aspx?id=35
Try launching the game directly in the steamdirectory as an Admin / in Compability Mode.
Aaandd... I know, its stupid to say (and hear) - but have you tried reinstalling the game again ?

i'm in admin mode

[DylanKaanster9202]

i did everything you said including troubleshooting, running in administrative mode, but still it wont work

[DylanKaanster9202]

anyone?

[Varainger]

Originally posted by Neil:

well deleting the time of the cache folder didn't work and deleting the contents inside did not work either and i started it like you said but still it redownloads the contents in the cache file everytime i start from v2.exe, why me? :(

Redownlaod doesn't happen if you had quit Steam, but apparently you didn't.

Do again what Lembley said in the first post, but quit Steam before, so that it's not running at all.
Delete the file or files and start the victoria2.exe from inside the game folder (Don't use the shortcut, which is set by Steam!).

Besides, you didn't say on what OS you are running, nor if the game did ever work for you or not. Also, a complete uninstall includes deleting the VicII folder in Documents, in case you don't know.

[DylanKaanster9202]

Originally posted by Varainger:

Originally posted by Neil:

well deleting the time of the cache folder didn't work and deleting the contents inside did not work either and i started it like you said but still it redownloads the contents in the cache file everytime i start from v2.exe, why me? :(

Redownlaod doesn't happen if you had quit Steam, but apparently you didn't.

Do again what Lembley said in the first post, but quit Steam before, so that it's not running at all.
Delete the file or files and start the victoria2.exe from inside the game folder (Don't use the shortcut, which is set by Steam!).

Besides, you didn't say on what OS you are running, nor if the game did ever work for you or not. Also, a complete uninstall includes deleting the VicII folder in Documents, in case you don't know.

That's what i did, i deleted Victoria 2 on my documents, i'll be sure to close steam this time, thanks for the tips though :)

[DylanKaanster9202]

i'm also using Windows 8

[DylanKaanster9202]

Originally posted by Varainger:

Originally posted by Neil:

well deleting the time of the cache folder didn't work and deleting the contents inside did not work either and i started it like you said but still it redownloads the contents in the cache file everytime i start from v2.exe, why me? :(

Redownlaod doesn't happen if you had quit Steam, but apparently you didn't.

Do again what Lembley said in the first post, but quit Steam before, so that it's not running at all.
Delete the file or files and start the victoria2.exe from inside the game folder (Don't use the shortcut, which is set by Steam!).

Besides, you didn't say on what OS you are running, nor if the game did ever work for you or not. Also, a complete uninstall includes deleting the VicII folder in Documents, in case you don't know.

the game still didn't work, i did everything but when i do the grand campaign, it crashes, but when i do tutorial or multiplayer it works, which is weird

[Varainger]

It crashes to desktop only during the grand campaign.....
Hmm...do you have a mod that automatically gets loaded ?

I have no other idea.