Battle Crashes.

**Rikudou** · August 07, 2008, 07:07 PM

Hi, I'm suffering from crashes just before the battle starts.
You know: "Unspecified problem"
Before writing this I downloaded and installed all the latest drivers form my motherboard and graphics card and my specs are MORE than enough to run M2 Total War in the highest settings, so that can't be the problem.

It also doesn't happen in every battle, but still the majority. I also saved right before starting the battle, trying to fight the same battle multiple times, but it still crashed, which probably means that certain scenario's decided in the campaign map influence the Battlemap crashes.

I did mod some text files (descr_unit, Descr_strat, etc.), so I reckon this has something to do with some wrong/missing files.
Since it doesn't happen in every battle, there couldn't be that many files which cause it to crash.

Anyone know how to fix this? Maybe know some important Battlemap files I might be missing or need replacing?

I'd appreciate some help.

**irishron** · August 08, 2008, 03:43 AM

What version of the game? Have you updated it? Have you kept track of which units are on the battle field when it crashes?

**Rikudou** · August 08, 2008, 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by irishron

What version of the game? Have you updated it? Have you kept track of which units are on the battle field when it crashes?

First of all, thanks for trying to help me out.

I just bought the game a couple of months ago.

I did everything in the following procedure:

1.Install game
2. Install 1.1
3. Use 1.1 unpacker tool
4. Install 1.2
5 Install 1.3 (this update was described as making the game Kingdoms compatible)
7. File first switch
6. Start modding.
Somewhere along the line I also converted the .strings into text file with the converter everyone used made by a member in this forums.

When first using the file-first, I would play the campaign where there was practically no text anywhere AND I could not fight any battles. When using diplomacy, I had no options to choose from (bribe/trade rights) simply because the text wasn't there.
I deduced that I missed a text file in the text folder and I was right. I was missing a text file called "strat", although the .strings version of that file was still there. Apparently the game doesn't recognise the .strings version.

Anyway, I downloaded a winrar file made by a member here that has all essential files and copied the strat file into my text folder and gone was the 'missing text problem'.
Since I was missing this strat file I deduced I might miss something else aswell, only this time the file has to do with the battlemap.

To answer your other question, in the Custom Battle, I tested each unit I modded mostly they worked, although sometimes they did and sometimes they didn't.

EDIT: I just made another test to gain some information, whenever there is a settlement involved in the battle no matter what the game crashed, while every single unit I edited does NOT crash as long as there is no settlement present.