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==Issues and Fixes== | ==Issues and Fixes== | ||
===Activation Code Length=== | ===Activation Code Length=== | ||
| − | + | If your activation code is too short for the code input box upon installation, fill the additiona spaces with the character 'X', e.g. for a code formatted as <code>AAAAA-BBBBB-CCCC</code> you would input it as <code>AAAA-ABBB-BBCC-CCXX-XXXX-XXXX</code>. | |
| + | ===Graphics Card Stress/Overheating=== | ||
| + | This is a likely cause of a game crash if your system only just meets the minimum system requirements to run the game. With such crashes, usually your graphics card will be at fault. One way to reduce stress on your graphics card is to turn off some of the more system-intensive options. Try editing the <code>settings.txt</code> file (see [http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Crusader_Kings_II#Improvements Improvements] for information on finding this file) and locating the following line: | ||
| + | <pre>draw_trees=yes</pre> | ||
| + | Set this line to the following: | ||
| + | <pre>draw_trees=no</pre> | ||
| + | This will prevent the game from rendering trees and thus significantly reduce the amount of information your graphics card has to process, in turn reducing the overall load on your system.<ref>http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/gametutor?issue=222992</ref> | ||
==Graphical Tweaks== | ==Graphical Tweaks== | ||
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|windowed_native=false | |windowed_native=false | ||
|windowed_tweak=true | |windowed_tweak=true | ||
| − | |windowed_notes=Must be enabled by modifying <code>settings.txt</code>. See [http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Crusader_Kings_II# | + | |windowed_notes=Must be enabled by modifying <code>settings.txt</code>. See [http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Crusader_Kings_II#Improvements Improvements]. |
|fullscreen_native=false | |fullscreen_native=false | ||
|fullscreen_tweak=true | |fullscreen_tweak=true | ||
| − | |fullscreen_notes=Must be enabled by modifying <code>settings.txt</code>. See [http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Crusader_Kings_II# | + | |fullscreen_notes=Must be enabled by modifying <code>settings.txt</code>. See [http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Crusader_Kings_II#Improvements Improvements]. |
|fov_native=false | |fov_native=false | ||
|fov_tweak=false | |fov_tweak=false | ||
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|vsync_native=true | |vsync_native=true | ||
|vsync_tweak= | |vsync_tweak= | ||
| − | |vsync_notes= | + | |vsync_notes=Believed to be enabled by default. |
}} | }} | ||
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|recVRAM = | |recVRAM = | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| + | ==Notes== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Game]] | [[Category:Game]] | ||
[[Category:Windows]] | [[Category:Windows]] | ||
Revision as of 17:53, 25 April 2012
Crusader Kings II was released in 2012 and developed and published by Paradox Interactive.
It is the sequel to Crusader Kings, which was released in 2004.
Issues and Fixes
Activation Code Length
If your activation code is too short for the code input box upon installation, fill the additiona spaces with the character 'X', e.g. for a code formatted as AAAAA-BBBBB-CCCC you would input it as AAAA-ABBB-BBCC-CCXX-XXXX-XXXX.
Graphics Card Stress/Overheating
This is a likely cause of a game crash if your system only just meets the minimum system requirements to run the game. With such crashes, usually your graphics card will be at fault. One way to reduce stress on your graphics card is to turn off some of the more system-intensive options. Try editing the settings.txt file (see Improvements for information on finding this file) and locating the following line:
draw_trees=yes
Set this line to the following:
draw_trees=no
This will prevent the game from rendering trees and thus significantly reduce the amount of information your graphics card has to process, in turn reducing the overall load on your system.[1]
Graphical Tweaks
Anisotropic Filtering
To enable anisotropic filtering, open settings.txt before navigating to the following line:
anisotropic_filtering=0
Change this value to any number greater than 0 and less than 8 for varying degrees of anisotropic filtering.
Settings.txt
To modify several graphics and resolution settings you will need to locate and open this file. It is located at:
C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Documents\Paradox Interactive\Crusader Kings II\
Improvements
Borderless Fullscreen Windowed
Whilst this feature is not natively supported, a similar effect can be achieved by setting the game to windowed mode and setting a custom resolution. To do this, navigate to settings.txt (see above for the file location). Open this file, and locate this line:
fullscreen=yes
Change it to the following:
fullscreen=no
Now locate the line dictating resolution:
size=
{
x=[Desired x-axis resolution value]
y=[Desired y-axis resolution value]
}
Set the values for x and y to your monitor resolution and the game will run in a borderless fullscreen windowed mode. Note some text-blurring may occur.
Console Commands
Press ` in-game to enter console commands, before typing the following:
fow on/off- Turn fog of war on/offcash- Gives player 5000 goldpiety- Gives player 5000 pietyprestige- Gives player 5000 prestige
SSD Loading
Due to the lengthy load times of the game, it can be beneficial to install the game to a Solid State Drive (SSD) if possible, as this will significantly reduce these loading times.
Windowed Mode
Change the following line:
fullscreen=yes
to the following:
fullscreen=no