Getting EB to run.

**Janas** · June 06, 2016, 11:55 AM

Hello there. For some reason I'm having an issue simply running EBII. I tried to take all the instructions here in mind (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...-2-is-released!), but it seems that regardless of what I do, EBII simply doesn't run.

Now, my M2TW copy is from steam, and it is the Kingdoms expansion as well. I've tried removing it, un-installing everything, un-installing any old versions I have of EBII, I re-installed it, moved it out of program files (to the desktop), downloaded EB 2.2, installed it there to my folder on the desktop with no issues, but then every time I try to run it, regardless of what shortcut I use, it runs native M2TW. Is there something I'm missing?

Is there some preferable place to put it in, install it in, and run it from?

Thanks.

**Janas** · June 06, 2016, 12:18 PM

Well, I have to make an amendment to this. I've got it to run, but only via the classic installation right into program files and steamapps. Which I know isn't recommended. When I open it, I seem to have once installed a program that replaces the launcher with a mod launcher. Maybe that was the issue somehow?

It appears to be this variant. EB is the only mod it reads. - http://puu.sh/pj0np.png

**romanius24** · June 06, 2016, 12:23 PM

I posted something about this in another thread. See if it helps.

It might be the kingdom.exe thing. Do you have that executable in your installation somewhere?

Steam's last update merged kingdoms.exe into medieval2.exe which causes mods not to work since they are looking for the exe that doesnt exist anymore.

If you dont have that exe just make a copy of medieval2.exe and rename it kingdoms.exe
It shouldnt cause any problems since its only mods that need it (normal expansions just use medieval2.exe now).

Stainless Steel even had a .bat file that creates a kingdoms.exe like that which helps all steam users play mods.
Maybe it should be included in EB2 as well if this is indeed the problem.

**QuintusSertorius** · June 06, 2016, 12:40 PM

Originally Posted by Janas

Well, I have to make an amendment to this. I've got it to run, but only via the classic installation right into program files and steamapps. Which I know isn't recommended. When I open it, I seem to have once installed a program that replaces the launcher with a mod launcher. Maybe that was the issue somehow?

It appears to be this variant. EB is the only mod it reads. - http://puu.sh/pj0np.png

Note with your installation in Program Files, you won't be able to patch the game.

**Janas** · June 06, 2016, 01:01 PM

Originally Posted by romanius24

I posted something about this in another thread. See if it helps.

Stainless Steel even had a .bat file that creates a kingdoms.exe like that which helps all steam users play mods.
Maybe it should be included in EB2 as well if this is indeed the problem.

Oh, son of a devil, that could be it. Since the process goes very smoothly, it just seems to think EBII doesn't exist. I'll try this.

Originally Posted by QuintusSertorius

Note with your installation in Program Files, you won't be able to patch the game.

Yes, I believe it. I don't expect it to be optimal at all, looking at all that's said on the download page and those instructions. They make it seem like installing in program files is asking for trouble. That features might not work and the game would essentially be silently broken in the background. I just tried it because frankly nothing else seemed to work. I have all the files on hand, so any amount of complete wipes and re-installs are something I can do fairly easily, granted I'm willing to wait the 20 min. or so.

**QuintusSertorius** · June 06, 2016, 01:33 PM

There's a launch.bat in the patch files which may be the solution to your problem. There are game-breaking bugs in 2.2 that you won't be able to avoid unless you patch.

**Janas** · June 06, 2016, 01:57 PM

Originally Posted by QuintusSertorius

There's a launch.bat in the patch files which may be the solution to your problem. There are game-breaking bugs in 2.2 that you won't be able to avoid unless you patch.

Oh dear Gods. Somehow I got every step but skipped over the patch.

Well, I just added it; I went into the mods folder and copy-pasted all the content and over-wrote all old files, and I'm getting the same issue. Every .exe I try opens vanilla M2TW.

**z3n** · June 08, 2016, 04:23 PM

Hello please follow these steps.

Right click on Medieval 2 Total War from the Steam Game Library and select Properties

Click on “SET LAUNCH OPTIONS…”

Insert --features.mod=mods/EBII

Click on OK

Close the Properties window

Start MED II (select “Play Medieval II: Total War")

**Janas** · June 08, 2016, 05:43 PM

Originally Posted by z3n

Hello please follow these steps.

Thank you! Will try this. I won't even install it in program files, since that seems.. detrimental(?). I'll try to run it from a different folder with this.

**QuintusSertorius** · June 08, 2016, 06:12 PM

There's no seems about it; install in Program Files and the mod won't work properly, and you won't be able to patch.

**Janas** · June 08, 2016, 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by QuintusSertorius

There's no seems about it; install in Program Files and the mod won't work properly, and you won't be able to patch.

Uh, thanks. Regarding the patch, I gathered that the first two times it was said. When I patch it, I patch it out of program files, seamlessly. Though as of yet that's not my issue.

**Janas** · June 08, 2016, 09:56 PM

Well I'm gonna start fresh with the new instructions, and try at it again.

**Janas** · June 08, 2016, 11:44 PM

Got steam to agree to install it on a separate, blank drive, followed the instructions to the letter, patched it, and am running it now, no issue so far but I will include the text log if I get any and report it where appropriate.

**QuintusSertorius** · June 09, 2016, 03:51 AM

Originally Posted by Janas

Uh, thanks. Regarding the patch, I gathered that the first two times it was said. When I patch it, I patch it out of program files, seamlessly. Though as of yet that's not my issue.

UAC doesn't tell you if it's blocked the modification of files coming from the patch - so you unless you check the date on each modified file individually, there's no way of knowing it's been applied.

**Janas** · June 09, 2016, 11:43 AM

Originally Posted by QuintusSertorius

UAC doesn't tell you if it's blocked the modification of files coming from the patch - so you unless you check the date on each modified file individually, there's no way of knowing it's been applied.

Okay. The game is telling me that it's 2.2a when opened, and it wasn't installed or patched in Program Files this time. I installed it on a separate drive which is otherwise empty, in a folder called Games. Would this still be troubled?

**QuintusSertorius** · June 09, 2016, 11:53 AM

Originally Posted by Janas

Okay. The game is telling me that it's 2.2a when opened, and it wasn't installed or patched in Program Files this time. I installed it on a separate drive which is otherwise empty, in a folder called Games. Would this still be troubled?

You've only got an issue if you're trying to work in Program Files/Program Files (x86). Literally anywhere else outside that, you're fine.

**Janas** · June 09, 2016, 02:57 PM

Originally Posted by QuintusSertorius

You've only got an issue if you're trying to work in Program Files/Program Files (x86). Literally anywhere else outside that, you're fine.

Awesome. Okay, I'm glad. I didn't want to move all my steam stuff about, as I have so many games, and many large ones at that, that it'd be a lot of cache verifying. But it seems like steam won't even want to install a game anywhere else on the drive if a steamapps folder is present somewhere. Luckily I had an extra 400 or so GB drive, and now it's got EBII to itself. So far it's running well. Thanks for the updates on the download instructions and attention to detail.