SS 6.4 crash on battle load (Campaign)

**ACMilan88** · March 07, 2016, 01:34 AM

Everytime i choose to fight a battle in real-time the game crashes on battle load. It loads a little bit then crasches and i get the error "Medieval II has encountered an unspecified error...". Before i used to get an error message indicating there was a graphics error. However i solved the latter by change screen resolution and (believe it or not but it worked) uncheck the checkbox in time zone in date/time properties.

Still i get the unspecified error while loading a battle. Can't figure out what the problem might be.

I have the steam version of Medieval II, i think it was patched to 1.5 automatically through Steam when i checked. I installed Kingdoms with a hard copy/CD. Dunno if there's compatible issues installing Me2 through Steam and Kingdoms by CD?

My operative system is Win 7 and i'm using a laptop.

Help is appreciated

**ACMilan88** · March 07, 2016, 12:00 PM

Seems like there's missing files when looking in the SS log-file. Here's the last part:

18:47:16.780 [system.io] [trace] pack open,packs/data_2.pack,data/textures/battlefield_border.tga,65580
18:47:16.780 [system.io] [info] open: found data/textures/battlefield_border.tga (from: packs/data_2.pack)
18:47:16.796 [system.io] [trace] pack data(),,data/textures/battlefield_border.tga,,,65580
18:47:16.796 [system.io] [trace] pack close,,data/textures/battlefield_border.tga,,,-65580
18:47:16.797 [system.io] [info] exists: missing mods/SS6.3/data/textures/#splash_ring.tga
18:47:16.797 [system.io] [trace] file open,,data/textures/#splash_ring.tga.dds,,not found
18:47:16.797 [system.io] [trace] pack open,packs/data_2.pack,data/textures/#splash_ring.tga.dds,,not found
18:47:16.797 [system.io] [warning] open: data/textures/#splash_ring.tga.dds is missing
18:47:16.797 [system.io] [trace] file open,,data/textures/#splash_ring.tga,,not found
18:47:16.797 [system.io] [trace] pack open,packs/data_2.pack,data/textures/#splash_ring.tga,16428
18:47:16.798 [system.io] [info] open: found data/textures/#splash_ring.tga (from: packs/data_2.pack)
18:47:16.798 [system.io] [trace] pack data(),,data/textures/#splash_ring.tga,,,16428
18:47:16.799 [system.io] [trace] pack close,,data/textures/#splash_ring.tga,,,-16428
18:47:16.799 [system.io] [info] exists: missing mods/SS6.3/data/textures/#water_drop.tga
18:47:16.799 [system.io] [trace] file open,,data/textures/#water_drop.tga.dds,,not found
18:47:16.799 [system.io] [trace] pack open,packs/data_2.pack,data/textures/#water_drop.tga.dds,,not found
18:47:16.799 [system.io] [warning] open: data/textures/#water_drop.tga.dds is missing
18:47:16.799 [system.io] [trace] file open,,data/textures/#water_drop.tga,,not found
18:47:16.800 [system.io] [trace] pack open,packs/data_2.pack,data/textures/#water_drop.tga,16428
18:47:16.800 [system.io] [info] open: found data/textures/#water_drop.tga (from: packs/data_2.pack)
18:47:16.800 [system.io] [trace] pack data(),,data/textures/#water_drop.tga,,,16428
18:47:16.800 [system.io] [trace] pack close,,data/textures/#water_drop.tga,,,-16428
18:47:16.800 [system.io] [info] exists: missing mods/SS6.3/data/textures/#weather.tga
18:47:16.800 [system.io] [trace] file open,,data/textures/#weather.tga.dds,,not found
18:47:16.800 [system.io] [trace] pack open,packs/data_2.pack,data/textures/#weather.tga.dds,,not found
18:47:16.801 [system.io] [warning] open: data/textures/#weather.tga.dds is missing
18:47:16.801 [system.io] [trace] file open,,data/textures/#weather.tga,,not found
18:47:16.801 [system.io] [trace] pack open,packs/data_2.pack,data/textures/#weather.tga,262188
18:47:16.801 [system.io] [info] open: found data/textures/#weather.tga (from: packs/data_2.pack)
18:47:16.805 [system.io] [trace] pack data(),,data/textures/#weather.tga,,,262188
18:47:16.809 [system.io] [trace] pack close,,data/textures/#weather.tga,,,-262188
18:47:21.380 [system.rpt] [error] Medieval 2: Total War encountered an unspecified error and will now exit.

I tried playing a campaign battle with vanilla Kingdoms / Britania and it works fine. The problem seem to be with Stainless Steel... Please help, this is terribly frustrating.

I tried everything i can think of. I've:

Changed time zone in date/time properties for Win 7
Selected compatible mode (windows XP Service pack 3) for MTWII exe, Kingdoms exe and Launcher exe (SS exe) and checked run in resolution 640 x 480
Changed resolution in medieval2.preference.cfg
Allowed the user (myself) full accesss to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Medieval II Total War
ive also deleted the two campaign files mentioned somewhere on this forum
Runned everything as administrator

Totally out of ideas right now.. Strange there is no common solution for this as there are a few similar threads regarding similar errors. Meaby i did something wrong or missed something when installing this mod. What i did before i launched the game was:

Installed MTW II through Steam.
Launched the game to check which version. It was version 1.5 so i assumed no patches where needed
Installed Kingdoms thorugh my Hard Copy / CD (the setup installed the files to the Steam directory (C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Medieval II Total War\Kingdoms.exe)
Installed the Kingdoms 1.5 patch
Downloaded SS 6.3 and 6.4 patch (torrent)
Runned SS 6.3 exe as administrator and installed it (selected Lusteds campaign AI and Late Campaign)
Runned 6.4 as administrator and installed it (selected late campaign, cant remember if i was promted to select an AI put if so i selected Lusteds AI. Then i clicked start and exit
Started a campaign
Got Unspecified and graphic errors upon first battle load on campaign map

Anny ideas?

**Navajo Joe** · March 07, 2016, 01:03 PM

Did you install with UAC disabled?

Have you run SS Set Up in MTW2/Mods/SS6.3?

**ACMilan88** · March 07, 2016, 01:21 PM

Not sure how to install with UAC disabled. Followed a guide on the forums and thought i only had to select properties for MTW II folder, go to security bar and give my user full access.

I runned ss setup from downloads folder on my computer.

**Navajo Joe** · March 07, 2016, 01:26 PM

OMG, you done a whole lot of stuff.

I would delete SS6.3 from Mods Folder, then re-install SS6.3 outside of Program Files, say in 'My Games', do the same with 6.4, then copy and paste a Kingdom Campaign Launcher from any Kingdoms Campaign and then it should work.

SS does not have to be in same folder as MTW2, only the same drive

**ACMilan88** · March 07, 2016, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by Navajo Joe

OMG, you done a whole lot of stuff.

I would delete SS6.3 from Mods Folder, then re-install SS6.3 outside of Program Files, say in 'My Games', do the same with 6.4, then copy and paste a Kingdom Campaign Launcher from any Kingdoms Campaign and then it should work.

SS does not have to be in same folder as MTW2, only the same drive

I see, thank you. Do i place the Kingdoms.exe in the SS 6.3 directory?

**ACMilan88** · March 07, 2016, 02:38 PM

Installed it to another location, placed the kingdoms.exe in the SS 6.3 foldr. Runned the SS 6.4 Crashed when starting a new campaign.

Tried moving the files to the mods folder. Runned SS 6.4, crashed upon battle load like before giving me the grapics fatal error.

**Navajo Joe** · March 07, 2016, 03:01 PM

Ok, firstly understand how frustrating this is, ok I want you to delete SS, Clean Up and Registry Clean.

I want you to install 6.3 outside of Program Files, copy and paste that Kingdoms exe and try to play a battle and report back, do not install 6.4

**ACMilan88** · March 08, 2016, 09:46 AM

Originally Posted by Navajo Joe

Ok, firstly understand how frustrating this is, ok I want you to delete SS, Clean Up and Registry Clean.

I want you to install 6.3 outside of Program Files, copy and paste that Kingdoms exe and try to play a battle and report back, do not install 6.4

Ok i'd installed SS6.3 to another folder. Placed kingdoms.exe in the SS 6.3 folder but complains oabout missing dll's. Should i point the kingdoms exe against the SS launcher or something?

MTW II is located on C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Medieval II Total War
SS is now located in C:\Program Files\SS6.3

**Navajo Joe** · March 08, 2016, 12:57 PM

Oh dear, I have no idea on waht is going on here, take a look at this thread:

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...=1#post9297848

**ACMilan88** · March 08, 2016, 01:42 PM

Well i guess i can go on forever with this, seem like a waste of time. Been trying for days now. I'll play vanilla for a while and see if i encounter anny problems. It's possible i'm experiancing these problems because i have Medieval II Steam version and Kingdoms retail version, however i started a Brittania campaign and it seem to work fine. In that case it's the mod causing the errors. Also when installing the retail version of Kingdoms it locates Medievatl II at the steam location on my computer so all the files should be in the right place.

I might buy Kingdoms of Steam in the future to see if that works if i encounter anny similar errors in vanilla kingdoms. As kingdoms seem to work this is unlikely though.

Very frustrating, was looking forward to play this mod again.

Thanks alot for trying to help.