io file question

**SSJPabs** · October 01, 2007, 11:54 PM

I've seen numerous fixes and mods that require the io file switch.

I'm not computer illiterate (at least, not the hardware side) but I have no idea what this is or how to make it. Can someone please explain it to me or point me to somewhere that does?

**nnnm** · October 02, 2007, 01:21 AM

add space then io.file_first

**Pawel The Crusader** · October 02, 2007, 07:42 AM

add the line --io.file_first to your shortcut

**SSJPabs** · October 02, 2007, 05:14 PM

Thank you for your responses, but what shortcut? Where do I add it there?

**Pawel The Crusader** · October 03, 2007, 04:56 AM

Well, when you installed Kingdoms you got 4 new shortcuts on your desktop. One for each of the Campaigns.

Right click on one of them and chose Properties, in the Target field add the line --io.file_first

A alternative way to do it is to make a bat file in your Medieval II Total War folder which by default is the following folder:

C:\Program Files\SEGA\Medieval II Total War

To make a bat file just right click in that folder and chose New/Text Document name the document anything you like just make sure it ends whit .bat like this:

play.bat

Now right click on the new file you just made and chose Edit put this line in thre

kingdoms.exe --features.mod=mods/crusades --io.file_first

This one is for Crusaders Campaign
Replace the crusades part whit
teutonic for Teutonic Campaign
british_isles for Brittania Campaign
americas for America Campaign

To play dubble click on play.bat

**SSJPabs** · October 03, 2007, 09:04 PM

Aaaaaah okay.

I actually chose not to install the shortcuts on my desktop as I prefer a super minimalist desktop. I just run Kingdoms it from the autoloader or the launcher on the CD.

I created a new text document in the M2 folder, C:\Program Files\SEGA\Medieval II Total War and (named it modgame.bat) but it just looks likes a regular text file. Anyhow, so far so good. But I don't have an edit option with the right click and when I open it up with the left click it just opens like a regular text file and putting the line has no effect.

Yes I appear hopeless but we are slowly making progress.

**Beiss** · October 04, 2007, 05:57 PM

If you can't edit file extentions in windows, rename it in dos (run -> cmd) or save it as a .bat file in notepad.

**SSJPabs** · October 04, 2007, 06:09 PM

Originally Posted by Beiss

If you can't edit file extentions in windows, rename it in dos (run -> cmd) or save it as a .bat file in notepad.

Hey it worked! I can now use the switches to activate the campaigns. Thanks a lot to those who helped me out.

**thunderbug** · November 12, 2007, 02:45 PM

hi there would u need to use this for the original M2tw or just kingdoms ? if u need to use it for M2tw can some1 jst give me an example as im not sure where in the shortcut to put it lol
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**pwijnands** · November 21, 2007, 04:18 AM

This is my Medieval 2 shortcut:
"C:\Games\SEGA\Medieval II Total War\medieval2.exe" --io.file_first

Just replace the folder with a correct one. I don't install into the program files folder because Vista isn't to keen on extracting files into that folder somehow.