Crusader Kings 3 is a grand strategy game from Paradox Interactive. The title is finally available on PC and is one of the highest-rated games of the year. For the most part, the game runs very well on PC, however, some players are running into technical issues. If you are running into any sort of Crusader Kings 3 crash during the initial load, here is how you can fix it.
The game has Very Positive reviews on Steam, and over 90,000 players were playing it at launch, making it one of the biggest Steam releases of the year.
Crusader Kings 3 Crash during loading
A few players have reported that they are running into a crash during the initial load. This is caused by the anti-virus software recognizing the game as a false positive.
Avast has been mentioned more than once in these reports, and to fix this, you need to simply add the game’s folder into the anti-virus’s exceptions/exclusions folder.
If you are using Avast, follow the steps below to add the game to it’s exclusion folder.
- Open the Avast Antivirus user interface and select
☰Menu and then Settings - Make sure the General tab is selected, then click Exceptions
- Now, click the Add Exception button.
- Add an exception in one of the following ways:
- Type the file path, folder path, or URL into the text box, then click Add Exception.
- Click Browse, tick the box next to the file or folder you want to add to the exceptions list, then click OK.
- Select the Crusader Kings 3 folder
That’s all you have to do add the game to the excluded folders list.
While you are here, make sure you check out our other guides for Crusader Kings 3 as well.
- How to fix Crusader Kings 3 Windows 8.1 Launch Issues on PC
- Fix Crusader Kings 3 Crash at Launch on PC (Steam/Windows Store)
- How to fix Crusader Kings 3 Unable to locate configuration file Error
- Enable the Crusader Kings 3 console on PC (Steam)
CRUSADER KINGS 3 ON STEAM
You can now purchase the title on Steam from the following link
CRUSADER KINGS 3 ON WINDOWS STORE
You can now purchase the title on Windows Store from the following link
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