Northgard freeze

88 votes

Game causes screens to freeze at random moments. Audio from the game and other apps still can be heard, but you can't do anything in Windows. The only way to solve this is reseting your PC.

Approved Crash Suggested by: Ruvik (11 Mar, '23) • Upvoted: 26 Apr • Comments: 13

Comments: 13

25 Aug, '23
Brandon
Screen Freezes Up. can only upload a previous saved version. Doesn't matter if you reboot the computer. When trying to load a saved version of the freeze, it initially shows a completely dark screen. Press ESC to get rid of black screen. Although game continues to play, nothing moves on screen. Cursor is frozen as well. Can pull up menu, but returning the game results in same freeze. Using ASUS laptop. Windows 11. Single Player. I have no control over creating the bug, but 90% of all games eventually result in a freeze. The Game Seed is 1980175981. Version 3.2.3.34113 Map size Huge. Where do I upload a save file?
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26 Aug, '23
Olorin
Playing single player (Win 10, DirectX) during every game at some random moment the game freezes. If I try a saved game, it works and then freezes at a new point, but quickly. Build ending in 169, Map Large. DAT game files are 40MB, so couldn't email them. Seed 588227193.
26 Aug, '23
Ellana
1. Mode solo
2. Windows 10 family, version 22H2
3. DirectX
4. I had the problem twice just after one decolonization in februar
6. Generation: random - map: equinox - size: large
26 Aug, '23
mark
freezing here too...last 3 games. tried unintsall/reinstall but same freeze
solo - w10 - directx - always happens mid to late mid game when a new territory the timer on a newly occupied territory is runs out
27 Aug, '23
Dre
1. Solo
2. Win11
3. Both
4. Yes, whenever i reload my saved game of single player. Loads to a black screen. When i hit ESC twice it will show the map but paused/frozen. If i keep hitting ESC repeatedly it almost plays as it should but immediately freezes when the game is resumed.
5.Well its black first. Then when i hit ESC twice its the game ive saved but frozen..
6. Seed 170820974 Version3.2.3.34113
28 Aug, '23
mark
screen freeze; can still hear events happening. occurring every game now.

1. solo and conquest
2. win 11
3. dx
4. randomly occurs mid game
5. i'm not your helper...i paid for this game and now it's unplayable
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30 Aug, '23
goatcide
yeah, corrupts saves into this state too if saved after it's happened. tried save on two different computers, both launch options

1. conquest
2. windows 10, windows 11
3. both tried, both happened
4. happens after a certain point while playing eagles (easy) conquest, foxholes scenario. usually goat clan losing a tile. can save up to it, and going back to them works until tile change happens again and it breaks.
5. https://i.gyazo.com/dbc86850bbd3c2e26cd22d0c49cff56e.gif
6. 394459891 medium
7. two different tests, both triggered on goat clan losing control of either tile, saves of both just before tile attack/loss, and after/corrupted.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Ag3uZ1jJ47jQNF-BUxbtmAxwYz0A6dFX?usp=sharing

pretty easy to recreate tbh
31 Aug, '23
Lukas
same for me:

1. story mode, from campaign 3 onwards
2. Linux Mint 21.2 Cinnamon
3. not applicable I believe (Steam)
4. well, yes - just play a game long enough.
7. - https://mega.nz/folder/eHQzTa7D#Ysq2wcsApft6O6jKDqUffg
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31 Aug, '23
Manka
same for me:
1 - concquest with stout
2 - Mac ventura 13.5.1 (22G90)
3 - no idea - running from Gog
4 - happens every time when loading the given contest
08 Dec, '23
qwertoya
Hello

Yesterday i tried a new clan of owl
SP game, 3v3
dont remember clans ... i think its
owl+lion +dragon VS goat+ horse + stag
everyting went well
till i got enought gold army and suplies to get rid of the enemy with a new unit Guardian of the Realm
i defended teamate ai player
and right after that i went to attack an enemy
the battle was fine ,
but right when i decolonize enemy 1st zone it freeze

!!!! reposted bcs it was not MP game !!!
02 Jul, '24
Source Enjoyer
This kind of "Freezing Crash" has been plaguing me for a couple years at this point. I'm on AMD hardware (both GPU and CPU) but from what I've read this issue seems to be happening to some NVIDIA users as well. Happens whether i'm Solo or Co-op for both conquest and normal games. It occurs on both the opengl and directx versions of the game. I've tried enabling/disabling various settings as well with no luck. Honestly at this point I'm likely going to give up on the game completely. I can find so many posts/forum threads talking about this issue over the past few years but you guys still haven't fixed it? It's even one of the more upvoted topics on this very website... get it together Shiro. You need to work on fixing your game instead of another paid DLC.
28 Nov, '24
Randy
Hi,
Is there any update on this issue? Still happening to me.
Can't even finish a game before the screen freezes.
01 Feb
Irina
Hi,
The game freezes after I finish my mission: Filmvinter (story mode), single player, Bear clan, difficulty - hard. The screen freezes after I push the "victory" button (6 times).
I tried: restarting computer, another save slot, reinstalling the game, updating GeForce, checking files integrity in Steam.