Kingdoms not working

[Lyrondor]

Hi,

I bought Kingdoms today and it's not working after installation.

Here is what I've done.

1) Uninstalled Medieval 2: Total War, entirely, including any remaining folders.
2) Re-installed M2:TW anew.
3) Patched M2:TW directly to 1.02, skipping 1.01.
4) Patched M2:TW to 1.03.
5) Installed Kingdoms (no errors during installation).
6) Patched Kingdoms to 1.05.

Now, when I launch the regular Medieval 2, it works. The problem is with Kingdoms, because when I launch it either from the DVD's automatic menu or directly by clicking on the Kingdom's executable what happens is that the game launches but as soon as the Medieval 2 Total War splash screen appears I can hear a "beep" in Windows, the sound we hear usually when there's an application error. When I hear that beep the splash screen remains, but trying to get out of the hanged splash screen via Crtl+Alt+Del does not work, and via the Windows key or Alt+Tab doesn't work either, and I am forced to restart my system (reset).

A system.log file appeared in my directory after I rebooted my system, and it reads:

00:39:44.765 [system.rpt] [always] CPU: SSE2
00:39:44.765 [system.rpt] [always] ==== system log start, build date: Feb 25 2008 version development ===
00:39:44.765 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_0.pack
00:39:44.765 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_1.pack
00:39:44.781 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_2.pack
00:39:44.781 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_3.pack
00:39:44.781 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_4.pack
00:39:44.781 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/localized.pack
00:39:44.781 [system.io] [warning] open: data/text/shared.txt is missing
00:39:44.781 [system.io] [warning] open: data/text/tooltips.txt is missing
00:39:44.781 [system.io] [warning] open: data/text/battle.txt is missing
00:39:44.781 [system.io] [warning] open: data/text/strat.txt is missing
00:39:45.312 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for ANISELECT
00:39:45.312 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_SABOTAGE
00:39:45.312 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_TRADE
00:39:45.312 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for DRAGGABLE
00:39:45.312 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for DRAGGING
00:39:45.312 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_MULTIPLE_SELECT
00:39:45.312 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_ATTACK
00:39:45.312 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_CHARACTER
00:39:45.312 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_RESOURCE
00:39:45.312 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_FORT
00:39:45.312 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_MOVE_OBJECT
00:39:45.312 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_WATCHTOWER
00:39:45.312 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_DEPLOYMENT_AREA
00:39:45.312 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_TILE
00:39:45.312 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_SPECIAL_PIECE
00:39:45.312 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PAINT
00:39:45.312 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_ADJUST_HEIGHTS
00:39:45.312 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_ADD_UNIT
00:39:45.312 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_SETTLEMENT
00:39:46.046 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/mesoamerican/portraits/portraits/young/civilians/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.046 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/mesoamerican/portraits/portraits/young/civilians/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.062 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/mesoamerican/portraits/portraits/young/rogues/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.062 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/mesoamerican/portraits/portraits/young/rogues/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.062 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/mesoamerican/portraits/portraits/young/princesses/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.062 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/mesoamerican/portraits/portraits/young/princesses/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.062 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/mesoamerican/portraits/portraits/young/merchants/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.062 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/mesoamerican/portraits/portraits/young/merchants/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.062 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/mesoamerican/portraits/portraits/young/priests/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.062 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/mesoamerican/portraits/portraits/young/priests/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.062 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/mesoamerican/portraits/portraits/young/heretics/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.062 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/mesoamerican/portraits/portraits/young/heretics/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.062 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/mesoamerican/portraits/portraits/young/witches/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.062 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/mesoamerican/portraits/portraits/young/witches/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.062 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/mesoamerican/portraits/portraits/young/inquisitors/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.062 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/mesoamerican/portraits/portraits/young/inquisitors/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.062 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/eastern_european/portraits/portraits/young/civilians/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.062 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/eastern_european/portraits/portraits/young/civilians/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.062 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/eastern_european/portraits/portraits/young/rogues/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.062 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/eastern_european/portraits/portraits/young/rogues/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.062 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/eastern_european/portraits/portraits/young/princesses/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.078 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/eastern_european/portraits/portraits/young/princesses/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.078 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/eastern_european/portraits/portraits/young/merchants/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.078 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/eastern_european/portraits/portraits/young/merchants/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.078 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/eastern_european/portraits/portraits/young/priests/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.078 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/eastern_european/portraits/portraits/young/priests/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.078 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/eastern_european/portraits/portraits/young/heretics/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.078 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/eastern_european/portraits/portraits/young/heretics/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.078 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/eastern_european/portraits/portraits/young/witches/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.078 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/eastern_european/portraits/portraits/young/witches/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.078 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/eastern_european/portraits/portraits/young/inquisitors/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.078 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/eastern_european/portraits/portraits/young/inquisitors/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.078 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/middle_eastern/portraits/portraits/young/princesses/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.078 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/middle_eastern/portraits/portraits/young/princesses/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.078 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/middle_eastern/portraits/portraits/young/heretics/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.078 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/middle_eastern/portraits/portraits/young/heretics/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.078 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/middle_eastern/portraits/portraits/young/witches/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.078 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/middle_eastern/portraits/portraits/young/witches/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.078 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/middle_eastern/portraits/portraits/young/inquisitors/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.078 [data.missing] [warning] Cannot find the portrait path: data/ui/middle_eastern/portraits/portraits/young/inquisitors/000.tga, using the default culture path if it exists
00:39:46.093 [script.err] [warning] Trigger parsing warning in data/export_descr_character_traits.txt, at line 10671, column 23 :
we should only have trait(Berserker) additional affects for triggers(Battle_Losing_Berserker)
00:39:46.093 [script.err] [warning] Trigger parsing warning in data/export_descr_character_traits.txt, at line 10789, column 28 :
we should only have trait(BattleChivalry) additional affects for triggers(battle3Chivalry_Dread_Not_fighting)
00:39:46.093 [script.err] [warning] Trigger parsing warning in data/export_descr_character_traits.txt, at line 10790, column 25 :
we should only have trait(BattleDread) additional affects for triggers(battle3Chivalry_Dread_Not_fighting)
00:39:46.093 [script.err] [warning] Trigger parsing warning in data/export_descr_character_traits.txt, at line 10800, column 28 :
we should only have trait(BattleChivalry) additional affects for triggers(battle3Chivalry_Dread_Routing)
00:39:46.093 [script.err] [warning] Trigger parsing warning in data/export_descr_character_traits.txt, at line 10801, column 25 :
we should only have trait(BattleDread) additional affects for triggers(battle3Chivalry_Dread_Routing)
00:39:46.093 [script.err] [warning] Trigger parsing warning in data/export_descr_character_traits.txt, at line 10813, column 28 :
we should only have trait(BattleChivalry) additional affects for triggers(battle3Chivalry_Dread_Routing2)
00:39:46.093 [script.err] [warning] Trigger parsing warning in data/export_descr_character_traits.txt, at line 10814, column 25 :
we should only have trait(BattleDread) additional affects for triggers(battle3Chivalry_Dread_Routing2)
00:39:46.093 [script.err] [warning] Trigger parsing warning in data/export_descr_character_traits.txt, at line 10855, column 25 :
we should only have trait(BattleDread) additional affects for triggers(battle3Dread_Let_Them_Go)
00:39:46.109 [script.err] [warning] Trigger parsing warning in data/export_descr_character_traits.txt, at line 16753, column 27 :
we should only have trait(GoodDenouncer) additional affects for triggers(hereticinit1_denouncerclear)
00:39:46.109 [script.err] [warning] Trigger parsing warning in data/export_descr_character_traits.txt, at line 16761, column 26 :
we should only have trait(BadDenouncer) additional affects for triggers(hereticinit1_denouncerclear_bad)
00:39:46.109 [script.err] [warning] Trigger parsing warning in data/export_descr_character_traits.txt, at line 16769, column 25 :
we should only have trait(StrongFaith) additional affects for triggers(hereticinit1_faithclear)
00:39:46.109 [script.err] [warning] Trigger parsing warning in data/export_descr_character_traits.txt, at line 16777, column 22 :
we should only have trait(Purifier) additional affects for triggers(hereticinit1_purifierclear)
00:39:46.109 [script.err] [warning] Trigger parsing warning in data/export_descr_character_traits.txt, at line 17702, column 29 :
we should only have trait(CrusaderHistory) additional affects for triggers(crusades_6)
00:39:46.109 [script.err] [warning] Trigger parsing warning in data/export_descr_character_traits.txt, at line 17703, column 30 :
we should only have trait(StrategyChivalry) additional affects for triggers(crusades_6)
00:39:46.109 [script.err] [warning] Trigger parsing warning in data/export_descr_character_traits.txt, at line 17712, column 29 :
we should only have trait(CrusaderHistory) additional affects for triggers(crusades_7)
00:39:46.109 [script.err] [warning] Trigger parsing warning in data/export_descr_character_traits.txt, at line 17755, column 26 :
we should only have trait(JihadHistory) additional affects for triggers(jihads_7)
00:39:46.109 [script.err] [warning] Trigger parsing warning in data/export_descr_character_traits.txt, at line 17756, column 30 :
we should only have trait(StrategyChivalry) additional affects for triggers(jihads_7)
00:39:46.109 [script.err] [warning] Trigger parsing warning in data/export_descr_character_traits.txt, at line 17765, column 26 :
we should only have trait(JihadHistory) additional affects for triggers(jihads_8)
00:39:46.109 [data.missing] [warning] Failed to find ancillary image data/ui/ancillaries/scribe_ancillary.tga

Obviously it seems that many files are missing for Kingdoms, but why? There was not a single error during the installation, not to mention that I installed it from a fresh installation, no mods, without even launching the game once until the Kingdoms patch was installed. And the regular Medieval 2 works, it's only a problem with Kingdoms.

The last thing I tried to do was to launch Kingdoms in Windowed mode with a "-w" switch at the end of the shortcut. And when I try to launch it that way it gives me a "CA_LIBS" error window with a small message saying: "Medieval II suffered a fatal error and will now exit". Then my only choice is to click "Ok" and that's it.

Is this a known problem? Any known ways to fix it?

Thank you.

EDIT: Well hummm, now it seems to work. I could swear it didn't only moments ago, but I installed the latest DX9.0c version (June 2008 update) along with .NET Framework 2.0, and rebooted my system. Now the thing is if I click on any of the separate campaigns from the DVD's launcher, it works fine, it reaches the main menu, no more beeping in the background. But if I try to launch from the Kingdoms' .exe in the installation directory, it still gives me the same error. So, basically, it means that Kingdoms is not meant to be running without the DVD at all, right?

[irishron]

You do need the dvd for it to work. It is part of the copy protection system.