1.8 crash

[Nevadabiene]

The game crashes with the 1.8.x updates.
it just works with the 1.5.x rollback.
Does somebody else have the issue? Or can somebody help?
Specs:
Intel core i9 14900
rtx 4090
96 gb ram

[Alex]

Originally posted by Nevadabiene:

The game crashes with the 1.8.x updates.

Yes, it does. Thank you for being their beta tester.

Originally posted by Nevadabiene:

it just works with the 1.5.x rollback.

That's a bit far. Even the 1.7 one works well enough.

Originally posted by Nevadabiene:

Does somebody else have the issue?

A lot of people, actually.

Originally posted by Nevadabiene:

Or can somebody help?

Which video card do you have? If it's a newer nvidia one, try going back at least two driver versions, and pick the "Studio" build.

[Nevadabiene]

i got the 4090. i tried the 1.7.x they didn´t work.

[Alex]

Originally posted by Nevadabiene:

i got the 4090. i tried the 1.7.x they didn´t work.

Have you tried going back to the 561.09 "Studio" version for your video card?

The newest game version and the newest nvidia driver are currently like cats'n'dogs.

[Nevadabiene]

yes i did. it didn´t work.

[Alex]

Originally posted by Nevadabiene:

yes i did it. it didn´t work.

Well, it seemed that downgrading worked for some people. Have you purged the shader cache? Try disabling the pre-compiled ones as well.

[Nevadabiene]

where and how?

[Alex]

Originally posted by Nevadabiene:

where and how?

Steam settings, downloads, shader pre-caching. Disable it, clear the cache manually, then launch the game.

The shader cache for Victoria 3 is in Steam/steamapps/shadercache/529340

[Espadas]

Try re-verify the game. Then log out Paradox account on the main menu. It seems work for me so far.

[Nevadabiene]

Both didn't work out..

[Alex]

Originally posted by Nevadabiene:

Both didn't work out..

It seems that paradox managed to introduce a whole bundle of new bugs with their new "patch", and we're currently trying to find workarounds for them, through nothing but blind trial'n'error. If the already known fixes don't work for you, then it's entirely paradox' fault.

I am, for my part, sick and tired of playing the beta tester for those accursed, money-grubbing barbarians up north.

[Nevadabiene]

I actually have problems with a Paradox game for the first time. I've been spared until now. I just hope they find the issue and fix it quickly...

[Alex]

Originally posted by Nevadabiene:

I actually have problems with a Paradox game for the first time. I've been spared until now.

Oh, their games are buggy enough, you were indeed lucky.

Originally posted by Nevadabiene:

I just hope they find the issue and fix it quickly...

Once they get enough bug reports from their users, they might churn out a patch. I'll just play someting else in the meantime. Screw them, and their disgusting, scummy, money-grubbing business practices.

[Nevadabiene]

Thank you nonetheless, even if your help didn't lead to success.

[Alex]

Originally posted by Nevadabiene:

Thank you nonetheless, even if your help didn't lead to success.

Oh, have you tried something utterly crazy? Set all visuals to ultra-low, and try playing it on the onboard video chip.

[Pterois]

here, crash to desktop now. The first time I experience in this game.