EU2 won't run reliably on my PC any more for some reason (lots of crashes). I picked up EU 4 a few weeks ago, and I'm pretty disappointed. It has the same ugly (dark) graphics and small print as CK2, and it runs very slowly.

I used to be able to fly through a small-country/peaceful playthrough in a day on EU2. No matter what, EU 4 won't run more than 1-2 days per second, so each year is 3-6 minutes. If I'm at peace and accumulating resources, I don't really need to take an hour to get through a single stinking decade.

Is there a way to get it to run at an acceptable speed, or did I waste my money?