mtw crashing

**imb39changedmyusername** · May 16, 2008, 06:04 PM

ok, i can load battles fine, but he campaign map wont load at all, it just goes to the menu screen everyime and occasionally CTD.

I have processor 1400mhz, 512mb of ram, loads of hard drive space, and an intel(R) 82852/82855 GM/GME Graphics Controller on XP service pack 2.

what can be causing it and more importantly how do i fix it?

**irishron** · May 17, 2008, 09:36 AM

Have you tried reinstalling it?

**imb39changedmyusername** · May 17, 2008, 09:44 AM

repeatedly.

**irishron** · May 17, 2008, 10:45 AM

Have you chabged any of the files? Have you loaded any mods? Have you put the -show_err switch in the command line in the shortcut?

**imb39changedmyusername** · May 17, 2008, 04:40 PM

ive done none of that.

how do i do show_err thing?

**irishron** · May 18, 2008, 03:49 AM

On the RTW shortcut on your desktop, right-click it. click preferences. In the line that is highlighted, go to the end of it to your right and add -show_err. Click okay.

**imb39changedmyusername** · May 18, 2008, 05:03 AM

this is mtw, do you mean properties instead of preferences? yje highlighted field is "target in".

**irishron** · May 18, 2008, 09:08 AM

Yes. Properties.

**imb39changedmyusername** · May 18, 2008, 02:10 PM

Ok, I have no idea how to use that, I assume it tells me an error. How do I find that out?

the line I have highlighted is "C:\Program Files\Total War\Medieval - Total War\Medieval_TW.exe", what should the line look like with the thing you added? and how exactly do I use it?

Sorry, Im not good with computers.

**irishron** · May 19, 2008, 03:45 AM

"C:\Program Files\Total War\Medieval - Total War\Medieval_TW.exe", -show_err. Funny thing about computer games, after a while the computers will force you to learn them.