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grumbler
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Game crashes on startup

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Tried playing this for the first time in years. It's the Steam version. The game crashes trying to load the third data set with the message that there has been a problem and I should post this log:
7:04:26 PM (Reporting) User: Goober Computer: GOOBER-PC
7:04:26 PM (Reporting) Loading general settings
7:04:26 PM (Reporting) USettings.LoadSettings 820 settings loaded, out of 8 settings files.
7:04:26 PM (Reporting) Loading Localized Strings
7:04:29 PM (Reporting) System local strings loaded from G:\Steam\steamapps\common\Pride of Nations\VGN\Settings\LocalStrings__AGE.csv
7:04:29 PM (Reporting) Loading Display Options
7:04:29 PM (Reporting) Entering DirectX Initializations
7:04:29 PM (Reporting) LocalStrings & Settings 3461 ms
7:04:29 PM (Reporting) Cursors 13 ms
7:04:29 PM (Reporting) Fonts 0 ms
7:04:30 PM (Reporting) TTerrainDefs.Create 114 Terrains definitions loaded, out of 57 terrains files.
7:04:30 PM (Reporting) Terrains Definitions 181 ms
7:04:30 PM (Reporting) Areas Loading 615 ms
7:04:30 PM (Reporting) Areas & Theaters 800 ms
7:04:30 PM (Reporting) Particles I 0 ms
7:04:30 PM (Reporting) TUIDObjectList.IsRedundant on UID 90
7:04:30 PM (Reporting) TUIDObjectList.IsRedundant on UID 91
7:04:30 PM (Reporting) TAbiDefs.Create 493 Abilities loaded, out of 495 abilities files.
7:04:30 PM (Reporting) Units Abilities 86 ms
7:04:30 PM (Reporting) TStrucDefs.LoadFromFile 165 StrucDef loaded, out of 165 StrucDef files.
7:04:30 PM (Reporting) Structures 114 ms
7:04:30 PM (Reporting) TFactionDefs.LoadFromFile 265 FactionDef loaded, out of 265 FactionDef files.
7:04:31 PM (Reporting) Factions 99 ms
7:04:31 PM (Reporting) Application.Initialize OK
7:04:31 PM (Reporting) TSplash.Create OK
7:04:31 PM (Reporting) TSplash.Show OK
7:04:31 PM (Reporting) TSplash.Repaint OK
7:04:31 PM (Reporting) Starting Media Librarian
7:04:31 PM (Reporting) TAgeAudio Initializing Audio Engine
7:04:31 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.InitializeSounds 241 sounds loaded.
7:04:31 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.InitializeMusics 143 Musics loaded.
7:04:31 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.InitializeVoices 5 Voice Languages loaded.
7:04:31 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: event-img_cmn_navalbattle1898 , ExImage ignored
7:04:31 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: event-img_cmn_navaldefeat1898 , ExImage ignored
7:04:31 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: event-img_cmn_spanishvictory1898 , ExImage ignored
7:04:31 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: event-img_gbr_newtradesiam1855 , ExImage ignored
7:04:31 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: event-img_ger_bismarck1862 , ExImage ignored
7:04:31 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: event-img_usa_gadsdenpurchase1853 , ExImage ignored
7:04:31 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: miniflag_ann , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior3_map , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior4_map , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior5_map , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior6_map , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior7_map , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior8_map , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior9_map , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior10_lg , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior10_map , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior10_md , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior10_sm , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior1_lg , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior1_map , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior1_md , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior1_sm , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior2_lg , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior2_map , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior2_md , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior2_sm , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior3_lg , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior3_map , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior3_md , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior3_sm , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior4_lg , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior4_map , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior4_md , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior4_sm , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior5_lg , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior5_map , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior5_md , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior5_sm , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior6_lg , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior6_map , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior6_md , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior6_sm , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior7_lg , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior7_map , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior7_md , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior7_sm , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior8_lg , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior8_map , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior8_md , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior8_sm , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior9_lg , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior9_map , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior9_md , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: popbehavior9_sm , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: mdl_cmn_diplomat , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: ruler_rus_md_aforlov , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: ruler_rus_md_aichernyshov , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: ruler_rus_md_alexander2 , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: ruler_rus_md_alexander3 , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: ruler_rus_md_nicholas1 , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: ruler_rus_md_nicholas2 , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: ruler_rus_md_sergeiwitte , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: ruler_tur_md_abdulaziz1 , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: ruler_tur_md_abdulmecid , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: ruler_usa_md_abrahamlincoln , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: ruler_csa_lg_alexanderstephens , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: ruler_csa_lg_jeffersondavis , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: unit_cmn_fortressbatteries , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: unit_dan_inf1840_lit1 , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Redundant ImageID: unit_cmn_diplomat , ExImage ignored
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.Create Finished loading images in 0.610 seconds Memory usage: 93932 kb
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) Media Librarian 1460 ms
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TParticlesDef.Create 4 particles definitions loaded, out of 4 particles files.
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) Particles II 0 ms
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) TDoodadDefs.Create 6 doodads definitions loaded, out of 6 files.
7:04:32 PM (Reporting) Doodads 0 ms
7:04:34 PM (Reporting) TListRegionDefs.Create 2869 Regions definitions loaded. PolyCount: 77752 TriangleCount: 71999 AdjacencyCount: 76133 JumpLinkCount: 4322
7:04:34 PM (Reporting) Regions Loading 2453 ms
7:04:35 PM (Reporting) Regions(Area) Loading 3 ms
7:04:35 PM (Reporting) Regions & the Map 2688 ms
7:04:35 PM (Reporting) TListButtons.Create 70 buttons definitions loaded, from 29 frontend files.
7:04:35 PM (Reporting) Buttons 21 ms
7:04:35 PM (Reporting) TAgeDxComponentList.Create 32 frontend definitions loaded, from 32 frontend files.
7:04:35 PM (Reporting) TMediaLibrarian.GetMediaInfo: Unable to find MediaInfo for image: ledger_back
7:04:35 PM (Reporting) TFrontEnd.Create 29 frontend definitions loaded, from 73 frontend files.
7:04:35 PM (Reporting) Frontends Initializations 660 ms
7:04:35 PM (Reporting) Starting Game World
7:04:35 PM (Reporting) TMerchandises.LoadFromFile 54 Merchandises loaded, from 54 Merchandises files.
7:04:46 PM (Reporting) TModels.Create 11737 (Cached) Models loaded in 10748 ms
7:04:47 PM (Reporting) TListUnitDefs.Create 10836 (Cached) Units loaded in 1493 ms
7:04:47 PM (Reporting) TWeather.Create 21 Weathers patterns loaded, from 21 files.
7:04:48 PM (Reporting) TEthnics.LoadFromFile 130 Ethnics loaded, from 130 Ethnics files.
7:04:48 PM (Reporting) TReligions.LoadFromFile 13 Religions loaded, from 13 Religions files.
7:04:48 PM (Reporting) TResearchDefs.LoadFromFile 416 Research loaded from 416 Research files, in 104 ms
7:04:48 PM (Reporting) TDiplomacyDefList.LoadFromFile 83 Diplomatic Options loaded from 83 Diplomacy Definition files.
7:04:48 PM (Reporting) TRulerDefList.LoadFromFile 16 Rulers loaded from 16 Ruler Definition files in 2 ms
7:04:48 PM [Critical ] TRulerDefList.LoadFromFile Index 0 Ruler definitions structure has some discrepancies, make sure that 1 - the UID are numbered in sequence, 2 - Start from zero
7:05:04 PM (Reporting) TAgendaDefs.LoadFromFile 37 AI Agendas loaded from 37 AI Agendas files.
7:05:04 PM (Reporting) TMapAleaDefs.LoadFromFile 0 TMapAleaDef loaded, from 0 files.
7:05:04 PM (Reporting) TAIAgentDefs.LoadFromFile 0 AIAgentDefs loaded, from 0 aia files.
7:05:04 PM (Reporting) TFactionMods.LoadFromFile 472 Faction Modifiers loaded, from 472 files, in 53 ms
7:05:04 PM (Reporting) TFacAttribDefs.LoadFromFile 45 Faction Atttributes loaded from 45 Attributes Definition files.
7:05:04 PM (Reporting) TFacAttribsOverride.LoadFromFile 4 F.A. Overrides loaded from 4 Attributes Definition files.
7:05:04 PM (Reporting) TRgnDecisionDefs.LoadFromFile 54 Region Decisions loaded, from 54 Decisions files.
7:05:04 PM (Reporting) TBattlePlanDefs.LoadFromFile 0 Battle plans loaded, from 0 files.
7:05:07 PM (Reporting) Game World & attached DBs 3411 ms
7:05:07 PM (Reporting) Starting Data Parser
7:05:07 PM (Reporting) Data Parser 1 ms
7:06:38 PM (Reporting) Max Texture size: 16384 x 16384
7:06:38 PM (Reporting) Starting Renderer
7:06:38 PM (Reporting) Rendering Engine 0 ms
7:06:38 PM (Reporting) Starting Game ...
7:06:38 PM (Reporting) Global Load Time: 42060 ms
7:06:38 PM (Reporting) TMain, CreateForm OK
7:06:38 PM (Reporting) Application.Run Starting app...
7:06:38 PM --- End of Log ---

My system has all of the requirements and used to play the game. I've never tried with the 1.04 version, though. I can't see any posts (all too old) so don't know if this was solved years ago. Any ideas?
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zakblood
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RE: Game crashes on startup

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just try this to see older posts


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RE: Game crashes on startup

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plus as steam you should be on the latest version, but if you have updated your pc at any time, something the pre requisites can be altered or changed / updated also, going into the redist folder in game and reinstalling anything in there may help and imo should be your first port of call
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