Does this game crash constantly for anyone other than me?

[aidayen]

So I have this game crashing all the time. When changing graphic settings, when loading, when playing. Also, it crashes other apps on my PC such as browser or even Nvidia Geforce thing. Altho I have kinda below average PC, my specs definitely surpass game's minimum sys requirements, also I can play BG3, Elden Ring with no problem and it never crash this way, so the problem is definitely in Vic 3 somehow.

The issues started after some big patch in October/November and it never been the case on release.

So, does anyone have issue like that? The thing is, if I would've known the game will be in such condition for me, I would've never buy it and I would like to get a refund now, altho since I played a lot after release I can't do that. Though the game was playable then and it isn't now.

[Simonson [29th Ret.]]

It crashed on me yesterday and I have to say it really kills the mood. I haven't fired it up again even though I was having an okay time playing.

[Geronomofo]

i just hoped back into the game and have had a few crashes in an hours playtime. Last time i had issues it was because newer intel cups don't play nice with VIC3. I had to underclock the CPU by 200 volts in order to fix the crashing. If this turns out to be the case again ill update.

Update: Crashing has become much worse 30 year into game. Ill be looking into underclocking further and if that fixes the crashing

[John Hadley]

How much memory do you have in your PC? This game is extremely prone to crashing if you don't have a lot of total virtual memory, so much so that more people complain just about every day that the game does nothing but crash for them.

Paradox usually suggests that people manually increase the size of their Windows page file to 32 GB when they report crashing and that solves the problem for many.

This game is extremely demanding on your PC, much more demanding than many people realize. Its like running Prime 95 or the Intel XTU AVX stress test on your PC so it may reveal instabilities if your PC power supply is not able to provide prolonged max power at a stable voltage or your cpu's memory and clock speeds which work just fine in normal stress and heat conditions fail in this extreme use condition due to voltage levels dropping too low due to extra resistance from extra heat and more power consumption. If they drop too low a 1 becomes a 0 in a byte somewhere and you get a crash from the cpu trying to execute an invalid operation. If overclock is a word in your vocabulary, you may be causing some of these types of crashes yourself by trying to overclock your PC and testing for stability in a normal use state and not in the most extreme AVX stress test imaginable, which is basically what this game is.

[John Hadley]

Newer Intel high-end cpus do have problems with Victoria 3 on certain motherboards at least. MSI and ASUS motherboards have optimized default clock and voltage settings for cpus to try to reduce their power consumption or make them run faster that apparently may not be entirely stable in extreme stress conditions. Some of these motherboards have received BIOS updates and using the Intel defaults instead of the optimized clock and voltage settings can keep their voltages stable so they won't crash in the sort of extreme conditions this game will subject them to.

[kezthezek]

It's crashing randomly even after 1.7.1. I will leave a negative review and revisit after it's fixed.

[Sylastin]

i got crash alot in late game when use fast 5

[sumernivek]

My experience may be different, as I use a Mac, but I have had zero crashes with the game using an Intel-based Mac. Not sure if I am just completely lucky or what...good luck moving forward!

[Terry Tate]

My ironman game crashed in 1846
Reloaded the last autosave and it crashed again some months after the autosave - PC was shut down some hours in between. no heat problem or anything that would be related to my hardware

[Austriaco]

Originally posted by Terry Tate:

My ironman game crashed in 1846
Reloaded the last autosave and it crashed again some months after the autosave - PC was shut down some hours in between. no heat problem or anything that would be related to my hardware

Same here, I got 64GB of RAM and an NVME SSD. It happens especially when I open up my power block screen.

[aidayen]

Originally posted by John Hadley:

How much memory do you have in your PC? This game is extremely prone to crashing if you don't have a lot of total virtual memory, so much so that more people complain just about every day that the game does nothing but crash for them.

Paradox usually suggests that people manually increase the size of their Windows page file to 32 GB when they report crashing and that solves the problem for many.

This game is extremely demanding on your PC, much more demanding than many people realize. Its like running Prime 95 or the Intel XTU AVX stress test on your PC so it may reveal instabilities if your PC power supply is not able to provide prolonged max power at a stable voltage or your cpu's memory and clock speeds which work just fine in normal stress and heat conditions fail in this extreme use condition due to voltage levels dropping too low due to extra resistance from extra heat and more power consumption. If they drop too low a 1 becomes a 0 in a byte somewhere and you get a crash from the cpu trying to execute an invalid operation. If overclock is a word in your vocabulary, you may be causing some of these types of crashes yourself by trying to overclock your PC and testing for stability in a normal use state and not in the most extreme AVX stress test imaginable, which is basically what this game is.

I have 16GB. Btw, it's recommeded by the game's sys req. I'll try to increase Windows page file and see if it helps, thanks for suggestion! Ah btw, should I increase Windows page file on the SSD where the game is installed or where the OS is installed or it doesn't matter?

[aidayen]

Originally posted by John Hadley:

How much memory do you have in your PC? This game is extremely prone to crashing if you don't have a lot of total virtual memory, so much so that more people complain just about every day that the game does nothing but crash for them.

Paradox usually suggests that people manually increase the size of their Windows page file to 32 GB when they report crashing and that solves the problem for many.

This game is extremely demanding on your PC, much more demanding than many people realize. Its like running Prime 95 or the Intel XTU AVX stress test on your PC so it may reveal instabilities if your PC power supply is not able to provide prolonged max power at a stable voltage or your cpu's memory and clock speeds which work just fine in normal stress and heat conditions fail in this extreme use condition due to voltage levels dropping too low due to extra resistance from extra heat and more power consumption. If they drop too low a 1 becomes a 0 in a byte somewhere and you get a crash from the cpu trying to execute an invalid operation. If overclock is a word in your vocabulary, you may be causing some of these types of crashes yourself by trying to overclock your PC and testing for stability in a normal use state and not in the most extreme AVX stress test imaginable, which is basically what this game is.

Windows page file actually helped! I had no crashes during 2.5 hours playing the game on 5th speed! Thanks a lot, mate!

[Azam_i]

Originally posted by aidayen:

Originally posted by John Hadley:

How much memory do you have in your PC? This game is extremely prone to crashing if you don't have a lot of total virtual memory, so much so that more people complain just about every day that the game does nothing but crash for them.

Paradox usually suggests that people manually increase the size of their Windows page file to 32 GB when they report crashing and that solves the problem for many.

This game is extremely demanding on your PC, much more demanding than many people realize. Its like running Prime 95 or the Intel XTU AVX stress test on your PC so it may reveal instabilities if your PC power supply is not able to provide prolonged max power at a stable voltage or your cpu's memory and clock speeds which work just fine in normal stress and heat conditions fail in this extreme use condition due to voltage levels dropping too low due to extra resistance from extra heat and more power consumption. If they drop too low a 1 becomes a 0 in a byte somewhere and you get a crash from the cpu trying to execute an invalid operation. If overclock is a word in your vocabulary, you may be causing some of these types of crashes yourself by trying to overclock your PC and testing for stability in a normal use state and not in the most extreme AVX stress test imaginable, which is basically what this game is.

Windows page file actually helped! I had no crashes during 2.5 hours playing the game on 5th speed! Thanks a lot, mate!

Where have you increased Windows page file?In SSD or OC?

[aidayen]

Originally posted by Azami:

Originally posted by aidayen:

Windows page file actually helped! I had no crashes during 2.5 hours playing the game on 5th speed! Thanks a lot, mate!

Where have you increased Windows page file?In SSD or OC?

SSD, where the game is.

[Dukerdjerrbs]

Originally posted by aidayen:

So I have this game crashing all the time. When changing graphic settings, when loading, when playing. Also, it crashes other apps on my PC such as browser or even Nvidia Geforce thing. Altho I have kinda below average PC, my specs definitely surpass game's minimum sys requirements, also I can play BG3, Elden Ring with no problem and it never crash this way, so the problem is definitely in Vic 3 somehow.

The issues started after some big patch in October/November and it never been the case on release.

So, does anyone have issue like that? The thing is, if I would've known the game will be in such condition for me, I would've never buy it and I would like to get a refund now, altho since I played a lot after release I can't do that. Though the game was playable then and it isn't now.

The devs response is fake news. I played this game a while back and just didn't like the game. It was very bland. I play CK3 and HOA4 all the time and it runs smooth. When I used to play Vic3, it ran fine but the game just sucks... I've tried to play it recently to see if they've improved the game, and now all it does is crash... They need to fix their game and stop gaslighting people.

[Lt. Vadim]

My game crashes right after I invade GB as Sikh. Lol. And its consistent - even if I reload the PC and load the save file, it still crashes after the few days. And game does so much math that go figure what causes it...