Help with custom battle CTD issue

**JaM** · November 10, 2016, 11:40 AM

hello Guys,

Some of you have issue with the custom battles causing CTD, yet because im unable to replicate this on either of my PCs, i'd like to ask you for help. Please share with me what PC configuration you have, (system, HW), which DLCs you have active, which language version you are using, also if possible, post your preference files (appdata/roaming/the creative assembly/rome2/scripts).

**Destin Faroda** · November 10, 2016, 01:58 PM

Processor: AMD Phenom II x4 955 Black Edition
RAM: 4x2GB DDR3
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 500 GB 7200 rpm
Graphic card: Asus EAHD 6670
Sound card: Asus Xonar DX
Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit

Visual C++ redistributables:
2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 (both 32 and 64 Bit)

Game: Current Rome II Total War with all DLCs
Language: first German, then English

Preference file:
1920x1080
Graphics set to minimum (didn't help at all)
VSync + Blood

**JaM** · November 10, 2016, 02:02 PM

Destin Faroda: can you try removing units_custom_battle_permissions_tables and check if it still happens without it?

**Destin Faroda** · November 10, 2016, 03:48 PM

Deleting the table you mentioned got rid of the crash.
Now we need to find out which unit is causing this damned crash.

**Dresden** · November 16, 2016, 02:13 PM

Does the crash happen about halfway through the loading bar? That can mean an incorrect/missing animation entry.

**JaM** · November 16, 2016, 02:27 PM

Hard to tell, it doesn't crash for everybody. I was unable to replicate it, everything works fine on my PC and gaming laptop.. per Destin Faroda post on Steam, it seems its one single unit that is causing it, and when he deleted it from the custom battle table, crash was gone. Yet the same unit works fine in campaign battles..

unit in question is using default rome_man_bow animation.

**Protector** · November 22, 2016, 06:47 AM

Originally Posted by Dresden

Does the crash happen about halfway through the loading bar? That can mean an incorrect/missing animation entry.

No,

CTD immediately when I cklick the custum battle button.

But however this helped me http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfile.../?id=379540487. I dont know what it does but now I can play all custom battles.

But
after a certain time of campaign gameplay (around 264 turns) I get a turn CTD (repeatable) and cant get further in my campaign. I already startetd now my 3rd campaign and again crash on turn 264 (when the eastern nation with the half moon and star is on its turn).

**JaM** · November 22, 2016, 09:31 AM

i had these in the past, but verifying the game cache always fixed it. Ever since then, no CTD, and i have played campaigns with 520 turns or more..

**Protector** · November 22, 2016, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by JaM

i had these in the past, but verifying the game cache always fixed it. Ever since then, no CTD, and i have played campaigns with 520 turns or more..

You are a lucky man JaM,

because verifying the game cache did not help me at all. I also tried it again a few times but cant get beyond turn 264.

**JaM** · November 22, 2016, 02:25 PM

send me the save, ill check on my PC.

last time i had such crash, i went hardcore, and tried to isolate which table causes it.. took me few days yet i did not find anything.. then Magnar recommended me to delete appdata/roaming/the Creative Assembly folder (backup saves first!!), verify cache, and then i tried that save again, and it worked fine.