Pax Autocratica Crash Fixes

For a Pax Autocratica crash on Steam, protect the save, confirm AppID 1067360, and use the developer’s current sequence: verify installed files, disable DLSS Super Resolution, disable Frame Generation, then contact the official Discord if the crash continues. Test after each change so the result identifies a cause instead of creating several new variables.

Preserve recovery states before troubleshooting

Keep the current manual save and the automatic backup introduced in Directive AG-12. Create another manual slot at a safe point when the game remains open. Do not delete or overwrite the only save associated with the crash.

If Steam Cloud is active, let synchronization finish and note which device last wrote the save. Troubleshooting should not turn one application failure into a progress-loss problem.

Confirm product and update state

Open the Steam library entry and verify it is the Pax Autocratica base game, AppID 1067360. A Demo, Prologue, or Playtest has separate files and is outside this guide. Allow the current update to finish, restart Steam if the patch state looks incomplete, and record the Directive visible at the time of the failure.

Reproduce once with the shortest known path. Note whether the crash occurs at launch, while loading, in the colony, during an expedition, in a particular interface, or only with one save. That location will make later evidence much more useful.

Follow the official graphics sequence

These steps come from the August 13 developer update. Run them before adding undocumented launch commands. If the settings are unavailable for the active GPU, simply record that fact rather than trying to force a feature.

Isolate a save-specific crash

Try an earlier backup and, when practical, a new game without replacing the affected save. If only one state crashes, record the last successful action, active building or mission, and the exact loading point. Preserve the problematic file for support.

If every state crashes in the same graphics scene, focus on settings, driver, and render mode. If only one interface crashes, include resolution and aspect ratio; current patches have included interface-specific fixes such as the 16:10 soldier-deployment menu correction.

Check the Windows environment

Avoid bulk cleanup utilities, registry edits, or save deletion. Those actions are difficult to attribute and can damage unrelated applications. A support-quality diagnosis changes one reversible condition and repeats the same scene.

Report a persistent failure

Include game AppID, Directive date, Windows version, CPU, GPU, driver, RAM, resolution, graphics settings, controller or keyboard use, and the shortest reproduction steps. State whether Steam verification changed files and whether disabling DLSS Super Resolution or Frame Generation changed the crash.

Describe expected and actual behavior in plain language. Attach only the logs or save requested by the official support channel, and review files for personal paths or account information before sharing. Do not post Steam credentials or private tokens.

Re-enable settings carefully after recovery

When the crash stops, re-enable one desired feature and retest the same scene. If the failure returns, keep that feature disabled for the current build and record the result. After a new Directive, review official notes and retest from a protected save rather than assuming the workaround is permanent.

Return to the Tech hub for requirements, controller, performance, Steam Deck, and Linux scope. If the failure occurred during a mission, the Expeditions hub can help reconstruct a lower-risk recovery route after stability is restored.

Sources checked August 15, 2026

• State of the Frontline — official verify-files, disable-DLSS, disable-Frame-Generation, and Discord escalation steps.
• Official Steam News — AG-12 automatic backup and current crash/UI fix history.
• Pax Autocratica Steam page — AppID, Windows platform, requirements, Steam Cloud, and save features.