from what i understand, there is a problem with the DirectX Initializations version of the drivers some have installed with the game, this seems to be a error with the drivers for the card used which is causing the problem with the game, and not the game it self or all would be having the same problem, as users of other cards and drivers aren't reporting the issue, while this doesn't help you as such atm, it is being looked at but first needs to be replicated first.
options atm, roll back the latest driver for the VGA card, re boot and see if that helps.
try running in different versions of compatibility mode, unlikely but worth a try as it costs only seconds to test with a given save that crashes other wise.
but still the best information to date is, what's already been given
Then try the following:
1. Uninstall the game and reinstall. This time reinstall in a folder different than C:\Program Files (x86)\.....
Install for example in C:\Games\....
2. Delete the userpath.ini file.
3. Open the game installation folder. Locate and select a file named autorun.exe.
Press the right mouse button and select Properties.
Click on the Compatibility tab.
Tick the option Run this program as an administrator.
Click on Apply and Ok.
4. Create an exclusion scan area for the game in your Anti-virus.
5. Finally make sure that the Turn Compression is turned off on the Option > Media menu.
as soon as anything else is known, it will be posted and you will be updated, sorry for your issues
Windows 11 Pro 64-bit (10.0, Build 26100) (26100.ge_release.240331-1435) 24H2
after re reading the above reports and searching some forums for driver support channels, here's my advice (it's my work, a forum user, game tester / helper like yourselves)
then install the driver only, not all the rest of the bloatware that comes with it, and re test game from save you have, if it works then you know it's the junk loaded, if it doesn't then you still have a driver issue and will need to wait and see if a patch or fix can be made once it's been replicated, you could just uninstall all the apps that come with the driver and just leave the drivers only, but from what i've read, it leaves junks still loaded that can stop process from working, so i'd uninstall.
Nvidia advice is don't upgrade drivers, uninstall and then reboot and then install them
Windows 11 Pro 64-bit (10.0, Build 26100) (26100.ge_release.240331-1435) 24H2
An unexpected error, as shown in the logs, often results from an incompatibility between the game engine and the video driver or Windows.
So those experiencing crashes could you please create separated threads with your !!main log.txt! (taken after the crash) and a DxDiag report file.
Please zip both files and attach them to your post.
How to get a DxDiag report file:
1. Click on "START" (on Windows 8 press “Windows key” and the “R” key at the same time)
2. Click "run" (skip this step on Windows 8)
3. Type in "dxdiag" and click "OK"
4. Check through the tabs and perform all tests
5. Click "Save all Information..." and save the text file to a location of your choice
Hi gang, I seem to be having the same problem: here is my log report any info would be appreciated
9:36:36 PM (Reporting) User: Albert Computer: WARROOM
9:36:36 PM (Reporting) Loading general settings
9:36:36 PM (Reporting) USettings.LoadSettings 960 settings loaded, out of 7 settings files.
9:36:36 PM (Reporting) Loading Localized Strings
9:36:36 PM [Warning ] ULocalize.LoadLocalStrings: Alias too short at line 1751 need at least 3 chars (ignored): " "Karl Freiherr vom Stein and Karl August Fürst von Hardenberg, having realised that the old absolutist institutions will be unable to defeat Napoléon’s France, set out to put into place a series of reforms that will reinvigorate Prussia. Strongly supported by Queen Louise of Prussia, they are able to liberalise the economy and set up a more competent system of administration.§§Their work is paralleled in the military field by Gerhard von Scharnhorst, August Neidhardt von Gneisenau and Hermann von Boyen. The Commission for military reorganisation proposed a number of changes that allow the Prussians to fight more effectively. Military organisation was simplified and a Ministry of War and the Army Staff were set up. Compulsory military service resulted in increased manpower and the reform of the officer corps resulted in more effective leadership.§§Similar reforms have been undertaken in Austria, meaning that Napoléon’s ambitions to the East will face far greater challenges than originally anticipated. in file: C:\Program Files (x86)\Matrix Games\Wars of Napoleon\NGC\Settings\LocalStrings_NGC.csv Can be that the key parsed is already an alias by itself in alias dir! ($Cavalry = Cavalerie would be 3 = Cavalerie)
9:36:36 PM [Warning ] ULocalize.LoadLocalStrings: Alias too short at line 1752 need at least 3 chars (ignored): " Karl Freiherr vom Stein y Karl August von Hardenberg Fürst, al darse cuenta de que las viejas instituciones absolutistas no podrán derrotar a la Francia de Napoleón, se dispuso a poner en marcha una serie de reformas que revitalizar Prusia. Fuertemente apoyado por la reina Luisa de Prusia, ambos son capaces de liberalizar la economía y establecer un sistema más competente de la administración.§§ Su trabajo es desarrollado en el campo militar por Gerhard von Scharnhorst , August von Gneisenau Neidhardt y Hermann von Boyen . La Comisión para la Reorganización Militar propuso una serie de cambios permitieron a los prusianos luchar con más eficacia. Una organización militar simplificada, creando un Ministerio de Guerra y un Estado Mayor del Ejército. El servicio militar obligatorio se tradujo en aumento de hombres para el ejército y la reforma de los cuerpos de oficiales resultó en un liderazgo más eficaz.§§Reformas similares se han llevado a cabo en Austria , lo que significa que las ambiciones de Napoleón hacia el Este se enfrentarán a retos mucho mayores de lo previsto originalmente . in file: C:\Program Files (x86)\Matrix Games\Wars of Napoleon\NGC\Settings\LocalStrings_NGC.csv Can be that the key parsed is already an alias by itself in alias dir! ($Cavalry = Cavalerie would be 3 = Cavalerie)
9:36:42 PM (Reporting) System local strings loaded from C:\Program Files (x86)\Matrix Games\Wars of Napoleon\NGC\Settings\LocalStrings__AGE.csv
9:36:42 PM (Reporting) Loading Display Options
9:36:42 PM (Reporting) Entering DirectX Initializations
9:36:42 PM (Reporting) LocalStrings & Settings 6708 ms
9:36:43 PM (Reporting) Cursors 439 ms
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) DirectX Initializations 613 ms
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) Fonts 32 ms
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TTerrainDefs.Create 114 Terrains definitions loaded, out of 57 terrains files.
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) Terrains Definitions 1678 ms
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) Areas Loading 1040 ms
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) Areas 1042 ms
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) Theaters 0 ms
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) Particles I 0 ms
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TAbiDefs.Create 155 Abilities loaded, out of 155 abilities files.
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) Units Abilities 221 ms
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TStrucDefs.LoadFromFile 18 StrucDef loaded, out of 18 StrucDef files.
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) Structures 367 ms
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TFactionDefs.LoadFromFile 83 FactionDef loaded, out of 83 FactionDef files.
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) Factions 1209 ms
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) Application.Initialize OK
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TSplash.Create OK
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TSplash.Show OK
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TSplash.Repaint OK
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) Starting Media Librarian
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) Game Engine version: NGC 1.00
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) Max Texture size: 8192 x 8192
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TAgeAudio Initializing Audio Engine
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.InitializeSounds 228 sounds loaded.
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.InitializeMusics 44 Musics loaded.
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.InitializeVoices 5 Voice Languages loaded.
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Finished loading images in 2.968 seconds Memory usage: 67236 kb
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) Media Librarian 17382 ms
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TParticlesDef.Create 4 particles definitions loaded, out of 4 particles files.
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) Particles II 37 ms
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TDoodadDefs.Create 0 doodads definitions loaded, out of 0 files.
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) Doodads 0 ms
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TListRegionDefs.Create 4674 Regions definitions loaded. PolyCount: 89391 TriangleCount: 80029 AdjacencyCount: 86111 JumpLinkCount: 8618
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) Regions Loading 74516 ms
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) Regions(Area) Loading 15 ms
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TListButtons.Create 1 buttons definitions loaded, from 4 frontend files.
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) Buttons 36 ms
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TAgeDxComponentList.Create 52 frontend definitions loaded, from 52 frontend files.
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TFrontEnd.Create 4 frontend definitions loaded, from 4 frontend files.
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) Frontends Initializations 12017 ms
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) Starting Game World
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TMerchandises.LoadFromFile 22 Merchandises loaded, from 22 Merchandises files.
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TModels.Create 5041 (Cached) Models loaded in 1885 ms
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TListUnitDefs.Create 3413 (Cached) Units loaded in 796 ms
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TWeather.Create 32 Weathers patterns loaded, from 32 files.
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TEthnics.LoadFromFile 0 Ethnics loaded, from 0 Ethnics files.
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TReligions.LoadFromFile 0 Religions loaded, from 0 Religions files.
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TDiplomacyDefList.LoadFromFile 69 Diplomatic Options loaded from 69 Diplomacy Definition files.
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TRulerDefList.LoadFromFile 112 Rulers loaded from 112 Ruler Definition files in 1097 ms
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TAgendaDefs.LoadFromFile 37 AI Agendas loaded from 37 AI Agendas files.
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TMapAleaDefs.LoadFromFile 3 TMapAleaDef loaded, from 3 files.
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TAIAgentDefs.LoadFromFile 12 AIAgentDefs loaded, from 12 aia files.
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TFactionMods.LoadFromFile 126 Faction Modifiers loaded, from 126 files, in 58 ms
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TFacAttribDefs.LoadFromFile 45 Faction Atttributes loaded from 45 Attributes Definition files.
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TFacAttribsOverride.LoadFromFile 0 F.A. Overrides loaded from 0 Attributes Definition files.
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TRgnDecisionDefs.LoadFromFile 49 Region Decisions loaded, from 49 Decisions files.
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TBattlePlanDefs.LoadFromFile 112 Battle plans loaded, from 112 files.
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) Game World & attached DBs 7924 ms
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) Starting Data Parser
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) Data Parser 1 ms
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) Starting Renderer
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) Rendering Engine 257 ms
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) Starting Game ...
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) Global Load Time: 128915 ms
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TMain, CreateForm OK
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) Application.Run Starting app... 180040 kb
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) Game Engine version: NGC 1.00
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TGUILoadGame.OnValidateChoice C:\Users\Albert\Documents\My Games\Wars of Napoleon\NGC\Saves\5 - 1805 January Grand Campaign\5 - 1805 January Grand Campaign.hst Saved Game file loaded, # of entries: 815494
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) Gamesim data (excluding DBs) loaded in: 9604 ms
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.GetMediaInfo: Unable to find MediaInfo for image: btn_secfilter_all_off
9:37:20 PM (Reporting) TThing.SetBitmap: Unable to find MediaInfo for image: btn_SecFilter_all_off
9:37:20 PM [Critical ] TRegion.DetachGroup Group reference not found in region (UID/Name) 622 Mantova Group (UID/Name) 1013862 Brigade Laurent
