Victoria 3 Launcher Not Working

Victoria 3 is a famous strategy game from Paradox Interactive. The title is now on PC through Steam, and many are already in-game. Unfortunately, steam users have reported problems with the Paradox launcher for Victoria 3. However, gamers found different ways to fix these issues, so you might not have to wait until a patch is released. Check here how to fix Victoria 3 Launcher Not Working issue.

Fix Victoria 3 General Error

A General Error error indicates the game failed to launch properly due to issues with its launcher. The General Error screen says something like, ‘We were unable to parse the launcher file settings,’ or it says, ‘Launching the game failed,’ and then gives you a choice to restart the launcher and this will put you back at the General Error screen. There are some steps which you can try to fix the issue. Scroll down to know what is to be done

How To Fix Victoria 3 Launcher Not Working General Error Initializing Game Failed

By assuming that you were using the default install location for Victoria 3 using the Steam client, these steps will reference this location for all fixes.

The below-given fix appears to work for many players:

1. Go to the Victoria 3 launcher folder: C:Program Files (x86)SteamsteamappscommonVictoria 3launcher

2. Open up the launcher-settings.json file that is with a text editor

3. Now, change the FormatVersion value from 1.1 to 1 – (“formatVersion”: 1,)

4. Then, save it and close

5. Launch Victoria 3

How To Fix Victoria 3 Launcher Not Working Error

You can try this fix if the above fix does not work.

1. Uninstall the Paradox Launcher v2 app and then launch directly through Steam:

1. Go to C:Program Files (x86)SteamsteamappscommonVictoria 3Binaries

2. Then launch the Victoria 3 game using victoria3.exe

2. There were reports of antivirus software causing problems:

3. Whitelist the folder structure of Victoria 3 in your antivirus software: C:Program Files (x86)SteamsteamappscommonVictoria 3

4. Now, restart Steam

5. Then, launch Victoria 3

3. Changing how Victoria 3 launches through Steam:

6. Discover Victoria 3 in your Steam client’s library

7. Right-click Victoria 3 and choose Properties

8. Select the General tab, and look for the Launch Options section at the bottom

9. Type the ‘-debug_mode’ in the Launch Options box

10. Restart Steam and Launch Victoria 3

4. This fix deals with critical operating system files, so perform at your own risk

1. Go to C:WindowsSysWOW64

2. Then, copy the dbghelp.dll file

3. Now, paste it into the Binaries folder: C:Program Files (x86)SteamsteamappscommonVictoria 3Binaries

4. Launch the game Victoria 3

5. Uninstall Victoria 3 and Reinstall it

It is suggested that uninstalling and reinstalling the game may help the players in fixing the issue

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