HARDCORE Campaign Game Crashes! :(

[Camborg80-Trey]

First off, hats off to uanime5 for this EPIC mod! This mod is by far the most amazing thing i've ever played in the Total War universe. Countless hours of time are being absorbed from this game. But, I do have a HUGE CTD problem!

So, here's the skinny:

1)Currently playing the "Empires" campaign as the Shogunate.

2)No matter WHAT I do, my game crashes at the year 1571! I've even loaded several (and I MEAN literally seven) different campaigns back about five in-game years and no matter what actions I take, the game still crashes! Basically, at the end of my turn in the 1571, the faction-action list gets to either the Cherokee Nations or the Rebel faction, and then this error pops up:

"Medieval II Total War Encountered an Error and Needs to Close" or something along those lines. It's a grey popup box that comes up. The only option is to click the "ok" button, in which the game then exits out.

I've attached the system log. Please guys, HELP ME GET PAST THIS GAME-BREAKING CRASH! I'm taking over China and Spain has literally most of Eurasia under control. i'm ready from a world-round WAR and I would LOVE to have it go down

Many thanks to all involved!

[Hrobatos]

try playing other factions, and vanilla Medieval 2...might seem weird but...just try and write here did it worked or it didnt

[uanime5]

I think there may be a problem with the version of the export_descr_advice.txt this mod uses. I did post a version of it in this thread that had the all the triggers removed to prevent it causing problems but that post seems to have been removed, most likely by a mod for unknown reasons.

Anyway I've reuploaded it. To install download the 'export_descr_advice.txt' and put it in the 'mods\conquest\data' (overwrite the existing file). It's save game compatible so please let me know if it works.

[Camborg80-Trey]

Unfortunately, that file did not cause ANY difference to my crashing situation!

Tried several different saves and, again, crashes in the Winter 1571 timeframe. As soon as the faction-action list finishes with the "Rebels" that box comes up and I'm screwed.

I'm uploading my system log thing again, this time I did not run the game after the crash. Hopefully this will shed some insight. Thanks again for your assistance uanime5! We can do this!

[uanime5]

That error log was more helpful. As M2TW overwrites the error log every time you load it only an error log after the crash tells me what I need to know.

According to the error log the mod crashed because I misspelled a trait and when it couldn't find this trait it crashed. I've attached a modified version of the 'export_descr_character_traits.txt' to this post.

To install download the 'traits patch.rar', unpack it, and put the 'empires' and 'text' folders in the 'mods\conquest\data' folder (overwrite the existing file). It's save game compatible so please let me know if it works.

[Camborg80-Trey]

Aghhhhh!!!

After trying both fixes that you provided, the campaign still crashes after the rebel faction has their turn

I've reattached my system log again...perhaps there's something else that might've been missed?

P.S. I'm downloading the 2.0 patch as I type this and I plan on installing it as soon as its finished...perhaps this may fix the crashing issue? Is the mod save-compatible?

[Camborg80-Trey]

Alright well...THAT was a disaster! After updating to 2.0 my campaign games no longer load to the campaign map...I got an instant CTD with the same error as I had been describing before.

Is there anything i can do to salvage this campaign or do I have to start a new one now?

Here's my most recent system log after updating to 2.0...

Sorry for being such a nuisance

p.s. I suppose it wouldn't be all bad if I started a new campaign being that 2.0 is the last major version you're releasing (do I have that correct uanime5?). I'm just scared i'll get to the year 1571 and everything will start crashing again

[Hrobatos]

I uploaded to 2,0 and now I cant play...I get CTD and my log says that in export_descr_units, i have missing model for Serbian knights...

EDIT: I get CTD when I start game, just before menu shows up

[uanime5]

The 2.0 version is not save game compatible as I made a lot of changes.

The 2.0 version is the last major update I plan to release, though I will continue to release bug fixes.

There's a problem with the installer, it doesn't decompress the files it just puts the conquest patch 2.0.7z in the 'C:\Program Files\SEGA\Medieval II Total War'. I'm currently trying to fix this.

To fix this go to the 'C:\Program Files\SEGA\Medieval II Total War' folder, right click on the 'conquest patch 2.0.7z', and select 'extract here' (overwrite the existing files). Once the 'conquest patch 2.0.7z' has been unpacked you can delete it.

[Hrobatos]

oh, i did that
but now i get CTD, now i cant play Conquest any more

[Camborg80-Trey]

Hey Hrobatos, can you not hijack my thread please and create one for yourself? Thanks!

Alright, so I'm cool with having to start a new campaign...the updates and such are worth it.

Uanime5, do you think I'll run into the same game-breaking ctd I did before if I start a new campaign as the shogunate in your 2.0 update? That's the thing I'm afraid of

[uanime5]

I hope not. According to the error log this crash occurred because one of the generals (probably an AI general) had a Mongol hating trait and when he had a son the son was also supposed to get this trait but due to an error the mod crashed. I've tried to remove this fix this error to prevent the mod crashing.

[Camborg80-Trey]

Awesome to hear!

Thanks again for all your hard work Uanime5. Playing a new campaign and so far everything is running silky smooth. If anything else pops up I'll be sure to drop a line.

Thanks again bro