Game doesn't start after Patch 1.2 Installation

[Fubar2k5]

Hey guys,

I've recently installed patch 1.2 on a fresh vanilla 1.0 medieval 2 total war. However, when i try to play, my game opens the very first loading screen (immediately after you launch the game not the main menu) and i hear a beep. The game then goes to a black screen and fails to progress. I am quite uncertain of the cause behind this error and any help is appreciated. The following lines are directly copied from the game's log:

15:21:11.125 [system.rpt] [always] CPU: SSE2
15:21:11.125 [system.rpt] [always] ==== system log start, build date: Apr 23 2007 version bld-medieval2-update2-84 (37970) ===
15:21:11.140 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_0.pack
15:21:11.140 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_1.pack
15:21:11.140 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_2.pack
15:21:11.140 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_3.pack
15:21:11.140 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_4.pack
15:21:11.140 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/localized.pack
15:21:12.781 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for ANISELECT
15:21:12.781 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_SABOTAGE
15:21:12.781 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_TRADE
15:21:12.812 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for DRAGGABLE
15:21:12.812 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for DRAGGING
15:21:12.812 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_MULTIPLE_SELECT
15:21:12.812 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_ATTACK
15:21:12.812 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_CHARACTER
15:21:12.812 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_RESOURCE
15:21:12.812 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_FORT
15:21:12.812 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_MOVE_OBJECT
15:21:12.812 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_WATCHTOWER
15:21:12.812 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_DEPLOYMENT_AREA
15:21:12.812 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_TILE
15:21:12.812 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_SPECIAL_PIECE
15:21:12.812 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PAINT
15:21:12.812 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_ADJUST_HEIGHTS
15:21:12.812 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_ADD_UNIT
15:21:12.812 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_SETTLEMENT
15:21:13.250 [system.io] [warning] open: :Ìæ?víI@Ÿ�‰@ is missing
15:21:13.375 [system.rpt] [error] Medieval 2: Total War encountered an unspecified error and will now exit.

Thanks!

[irishron]

The beep is your computer telling you it's got a problem. Please post your computer specs.

[Fubar2k5]

AMD Sempron 3400+ @ 2GHz
768 MB of RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT OC
100 GB hard-drive

That's about it. But the game worked before i installed the 1.2 patch so i don't think hardware is affecting the crash.

[irishron]

If the OC on your video card means overclocked, your card could be overheating and why the beep. Set it back to default and see if the game starts.

[Fubar2k5]

I'm not overclocking it, that's the model of the card :O

[skullman86]

I think I may have had a similar problem, I got a black screen and a beep and a little box that said '' medieval2'' with an *ok* button under it.I reinstalled and it worked fine, it may have had something to do the descr_strat that I modded previous to installation but I dunno.

I also get the same issue with kingdoms:retrofit if I try to change the desktop icon's image to the templar icon from the game >.> so maybe your desktop icon is just corrupted or something.Try going into C:\Program Files\SEGA\Medieval II Total War and clicking the medieval 2 icon from there if that fails then try a reinstall, thats all I can think of.

Also, make sure you have the disk inside the drive!

[irishron]

Skullman's right. Try it his way.

[Fubar2k5]

Ok i will try re-installing and see if i get any better results. Thanks for the help guys