In order to reduce unnecessary threads in our Forum, we're starting this technical help thread.
If you have trouble with running the mod, here (and only here) is the place to post.
Basic Troubleshooting
My game is crashing when I try to start it, right before the intro-videos
In 95% of cases, this is caused by the user.empire_script.txt refering to files that are not in your data folder. Check its contents and make sure all files mentionned there are in your data folder.
Since patch 1.5, this can also be caused by an old Localisation. Make sure you have the latest patch_is_text.pack file and no other localisation files!
You can find the user.empire_script.txt file here in The Creative Assembly\Empire\scripts found in
Windows Vista
Code:
C:\Users\(Your User Name Here)\AppData\Roaming\
Windows XP
Code:
C:\Documents and Settings\(Your User Name Here)\Application Data\
Windows 8
Code:
C:\Users\[your name]\AppData\Roaming\The Creative Assembly\Empire\scripts
Attention: Mod Manager edits that file when it is running. Do not use it if you get such a crash.
How do I know if Imperial Splendour loads?
We added a Imperial Splendour logo in the main menu to easily make sure.
My units all have no names, what can I do?
The unit names are contained in the patch_is_text.pack file. First make sure it is in the data directory.
The other problem is that it is a movie type file. If you have another movie type file it may not work. So you should remove all other movie type files from your data directory. (the patch_artillerymod_text.pack is one of those)
This can be other mods and will be other mods localisations. It is quite sad that CA has not come up with a better concept yet.