pls help about roma surrectum

[mile the mighty]

pls i need ur help!!!
I have instaled rome with 1.3 and 1.5 patch and then i instaled roma surrectum...
I didn't understand meaning of "(NOT THE DATA FOLDER)"...so i mess up...
if u know my problem pls help!
when i open roma surrectum game is not working properly...i cannot go in campaing and when i enter in custom battle and when i chose armies,in every unit card there are one or zero armies...
so pls help!
Thx in advance!

[Brusilov]

pls i need ur help!!!
I have instaled rome with 1.3 and 1.5 patch and then i instaled roma surrectum...
I didn't understand meaning of "(NOT THE DATA FOLDER)"...so i mess up...
if u know my problem pls help!
when i open roma surrectum game is not working properly...i cannot go in campaing and when i enter in custom battle and when i chose armies,in every unit card there are one or zero armies...
so pls help!
Thx in advance!

My directory structure looks like the following;

program files>activision>RTW 1.5 RTW BI 1.6

The following is my 'RTW 1.5 RTW BI 1.6' folder ;


When you are installing the release (initial version, RS1.5 upgrade or RS1.5 fix) supply the game folder name ('RTW 1.5 RTW BI 1.6') and not the data folder (Data).

Maybe 'Data' is a confusing name for a folder as everything in it is data and the higher level folder! The wonders of the English language!

Hope that helps.

[mile the mighty]

My directory structure looks like the following;

program files>activision>RTW 1.5 RTW BI 1.6

The following is my 'RTW 1.5 RTW BI 1.6' folder ;


When you are installing the release (initial version, RS1.5 upgrade or RS1.5 fix) supply the game folder name ('RTW 1.5 RTW BI 1.6') and not the data folder (Data).

Maybe 'Data' is a confusing name for a folder as everything in it is data and the higher level folder! The wonders of the English language!

Hope that helps.

when i try to rename this it write's:"cannot rename rome total war..."
pls help!

[Nellup]

Why are you trying to rename anything?

Brusilov only provided the name as an example of what his directory is called.

If you want to install it to the default location you want to install it to C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War

By 'not the data folder' it means do not install it to C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War\Data

Make sure where you install it has the .exe files as shown in Brusilov's picture.

[Brusilov]

In my install I keep a clean version of the game in the official folder. On my setup (as I started with the 3 CD-ROMs) it's called C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War.

The original game came as 1.0. I patched it to 1.2. At that stage I took a copy of the folder and put it some where safe (another folder on the same PC). This copy is used as a base for any mods that use RTW 1.2 (RTR 6 Gold for instance). This is my 'clean install of RTW 1.2'.

I then installed RTW BI over the original folder and then took a copy of that folder (it's the 'RTW 1.5 RTW BI 1.6' folder shown above). This is my 'clean install of RTW 1.5 RTW BI 1.6'.

When I want to install a new mod I create a new folder and then copy the contents of the 'clean folder' into it. I then apply the mod to the new folder. The following are the folders I have at the moment;


When I first started playing RTW and it's mods I went through the uninstall / reinstall process several times. Someone pointed out the ability to take copies of folders which I have done ever since. The only time that I've had to install again is when I bought a new PC. I haven't had to uninstall the game since taking this approach.

This approach does use up disk space, if that is limited you can always take a copy of the folder and burn it onto CD-ROM (more than one) or DVD-ROM. A RTW 1.2 install takes about 2.28Gb and a RTW 1.5 RTW BI 1.6 takes 3.17Gb.

I keep all my games in separate folders. If I mess up the install of one it's simply a matter of deleting that folder and starting again by copying the clean base and then applying the mod.

The official patches will only install to the original folder name. Mods generally allow you to decide where you want them installed. The Mod will tell you where to install either in a readme in the download or on the web page.

The game folder means the folder under the Activision level.
The data folder means the folder called 'Data' inside the game folder.

What can be confusing is the many different versions of the RTW game there are out there. The way to work out which version of RTW you have is to launch the game and get into the options menu. On the top right hand side is the version number. This will usually be true of a mod as well but I have seen some mods overwrite this number.

The guide that shows some of the many versions of RTW out there can be found here (it's from the RTR forums): http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showp...04&postcount=1

[mile the mighty]

In my install I keep a clean version of the game in the official folder. On my setup (as I started with the 3 CD-ROMs) it's called C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War.

The original game came as 1.0. I patched it to 1.2. At that stage I took a copy of the folder and put it some where safe (another folder on the same PC). This copy is used as a base for any mods that use RTW 1.2 (RTR 6 Gold for instance). This is my 'clean install of RTW 1.2'.

I then installed RTW BI over the original folder and then took a copy of that folder (it's the 'RTW 1.5 RTW BI 1.6' folder shown above). This is my 'clean install of RTW 1.5 RTW BI 1.6'.

When I want to install a new mod I create a new folder and then copy the contents of the 'clean folder' into it. I then apply the mod to the new folder. The following are the folders I have at the moment;


When I first started playing RTW and it's mods I went through the uninstall / reinstall process several times. Someone pointed out the ability to take copies of folders which I have done ever since. The only time that I've had to install again is when I bought a new PC. I haven't had to uninstall the game since taking this approach.

This approach does use up disk space, if that is limited you can always take a copy of the folder and burn it onto CD-ROM (more than one) or DVD-ROM. A RTW 1.2 install takes about 2.28Gb and a RTW 1.5 RTW BI 1.6 takes 3.17Gb.

I keep all my games in separate folders. If I mess up the install of one it's simply a matter of deleting that folder and starting again by copying the clean base and then applying the mod.

The official patches will only install to the original folder name. Mods generally allow you to decide where you want them installed. The Mod will tell you where to install either in a readme in the download or on the web page.

The game folder means the folder under the Activision level.
The data folder means the folder called 'Data' inside the game folder.

What can be confusing is the many different versions of the RTW game there are out there. The way to work out which version of RTW you have is to launch the game and get into the options menu. On the top right hand side is the version number. This will usually be true of a mod as well but I have seen some mods overwrite this number.

The guide that shows some of the many versions of RTW out there can be found here (it's from the RTR forums): http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showp...04&postcount=1

Hey,man thx a lot!!!

[dvk901]

Good stuff! I referrenced this this thread in 'VARIOUS 'HOW TO'S' because people ask this a lot.

[Brusilov]

Good stuff! I referrenced this this thread in 'VARIOUS 'HOW TO'S' because people ask this a lot.

It's asked everywhere for all mods!

Sometimes it's best to include pictures for illustration purposes as I realize English is not everyone's first language and it's easy to confuse things.

[WTC]

Great post Brusilov! I thought I may be able to add something to this for Vista users. I started using Vista late last year and have noticed that, unless you know what you're doing, it doesn't take kindly to adding or copying things into your program files folder.
I do the same as you...keep the 'Rome Total War' folder clean and then make a copy of it when I want to try out a new mod. What I find works better for Vista is to copy it straight to a NEW folder (that you can rename) on your C: drive. Using Roma Surrectum as an example, it would look like this...
C:\Roma Surrectum\Rome Total War
Then when you downloaded RS you'd just have to direct it to C:\Roma Surrectum\Rome Total War and click the install button.
I hope this is helpful to someone

[Brusilov]

Great post Brusilov! I thought I may be able to add something to this for Vista users. I started using Vista late last year and have noticed that, unless you know what you're doing, it doesn't take kindly to adding or copying things into your program files folder.
I do the same as you...keep the 'Rome Total War' folder clean and then make a copy of it when I want to try out a new mod. What I find works better for Vista is to copy it straight to a NEW folder (that you can rename) on your C: drive. Using Roma Surrectum as an example, it would look like this...
C:\Roma Surrectum\Rome Total War
Then when you downloaded RS you'd just have to direct it to C:\Roma Surrectum\Rome Total War and click the install button.
I hope this is helpful to someone

I have yet to use Vista - my new PC that arrives the end of this week will have Vista 64 bit.

The post that I will read again before I start is here in the RTR forums (I am sure that there are others) - no need to reinvent the wheel;

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showp...49&postcount=1

Thanks for passing information on. It's always good to hear that some people don't have problems with Vista. I am sure it's all about doing some preparation.

[WTC]

To be honest with you, I hated Vista when I first received it...seriously thought about reformatting and putting XP on instead. Just took awhile to figure things out and see how it all worked. Good luck with you new PC...if there's anything I can help with, feel free to ask