CTD when fighting in area's with palmtrees

**Maximus Macro** · September 07, 2008, 02:33 PM

a ctd always happens when i start a battle ,custom or in campaign
but only when i fight on a battlefield that has palmtrees so bassicly everythhing east and south off italy.

isn't corrupt download cause is downloaded from different site's.
and always i have the same problem with this mod,nothing with my rome disc's or wathever cause other mods work fine.

the error occurs after the loading bar is completed
this is the error:

generic error:

failed to find tecture 'data/vegetation/textures/##PALMS_ALL.TGA'.

**Maximus Macro** · September 07, 2008, 02:43 PM

please help!!!

**Brusilov** · September 07, 2008, 02:54 PM

Originally Posted by Maximus Macro

a ctd always happens when i start a battle ,custom or in campaign
but only when i fight on a battlefield that has palmtrees so bassicly everythhing east and south off italy.

isn't corrupt download cause is downloaded from different site's.
and always i have the same problem with this mod,nothing with my rome disc's or wathever cause other mods work fine.

the error occurs after the loading bar is completed
this is the error:

generic error:

failed to find tecture 'data/vegetation/textures/##PALMS_ALL.TGA'.

Originally Posted by Maximus Macro

PLEASE HELP!!!

So you posted back inside 10 minutes because no-one had answered? Please - not shouting either that's just bad manners.

I don't have that file either.

Which custom battle fields does this happen on?

I've fought numerous battles on the campaign map in the desert (also some custom battles) and have never had this problem.

Have you modded the game in any way?

**Maximus Macro** · September 07, 2008, 03:01 PM

sorry didn't know that using capital letters was considerd shouting on a forum.
it happens everywhere on the campaign map where the area is desert and has palmtrees.and on every custom map that also have desert and palmtrees. so bassicly entire greece nord africa and the rest of the eastern part of the map.

and no i haven't modded the game in anyway

**Brusilov** · September 07, 2008, 03:20 PM

Just typing capitals is commonly known as shouting. You can use capitals to start sentences and for names.

I just launched two custom battles - Arabian Dunes and then Libyan Plains. Both loaded OK without any problems.

In this shot on Libyan Plains there are palm trees in the background.

Was your version of RTW or RTW BI a 'clean install'? Have you any other mods installed in the same folder?

As I posted before I don't have the missing file in my clean install. Try to play with either of the custom battles I was able to play.

If you can't then you must have a corrupt install. RS needs to be installed over a clean version of the game.

**Squid** · September 08, 2008, 10:17 AM

If you get an error about missing files in an RS install, the install did not work correctly. You either didn't install to the correct location, or you didn't install on a clean copy of RTW.

**Maximus Macro** · September 08, 2008, 02:23 PM

no clean instal and installed it in the totalwar folder not data
i solved it for now i think just runned the mod with as administrator and it worked so vista was f***king everything up

**dvk901** · September 10, 2008, 10:15 AM

Ah yes...Vista.

**HMonk** · September 13, 2008, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by dvk901

Ah yes...Vista.

I Agree, Hummmm another Vista thing again.

**Brusilov** · September 13, 2008, 02:15 PM

Originally Posted by HMonk

I Agree, Hummmm another Vista thing again.

No, it's someone's lack of knowledge of how to use Vista that is the problem. I did some browsing on the subject (Vista) before I got my new PC (which has Vista 64 bit installed).

While it would be nice to be able to start using something without reading the instruction manual it's not always practical. Many people can play PC games without having to read the game manual but there is useful information in those manuals - the setting of waypoints for units in a battle.

**HMonk** · September 13, 2008, 06:38 PM

Originally Posted by Brusilov

No, it's someone's lack of knowledge of how to use Vista that is the problem. I did some browsing on the subject (Vista) before I got my new PC (which has Vista 64 bit installed).

While it would be nice to be able to start using something without reading the instruction manual it's not always practical. Many people can play PC games without having to read the game manual but there is useful information in those manuals - the setting of waypoints for units in a battle.

I'll give you that, Some people really should read the instructions first

**Brusilov** · September 13, 2008, 06:41 PM

Originally Posted by HMonk

I'll give you that, Some people really should read the instructions first

I've also been guilty of not reading instructions for various games and electrical equipment.

However, the problems of players trying to use Vista are plastered all over the forum. Most of them are the same thing over and over again - UAC and not being able to update files in the game folders. All are easily solved - with a little knowledge.

If Vista operated exactly the same as previous versions we may as well go back to using DOS without the nice Windows GUIs.....

**Maximus Macro** · September 14, 2008, 09:27 AM

Originally Posted by Brusilov

No, it's someone's lack of knowledge of how to use Vista that is the problem. I did some browsing on the subject (Vista) before I got my new PC (which has Vista 64 bit installed).

While it would be nice to be able to start using something without reading the instruction manual it's not always practical. Many people can play PC games without having to read the game manual but there is useful information in those manuals - the setting of waypoints for units in a battle.

Well i solved it didn't i,so ease up. not everybody live's behind his computer

**Brusilov** · September 14, 2008, 02:59 PM

Originally Posted by Maximus Macro

Well i solved it didn't i,so ease up. not everybody live's behind his computer

I don't either but I have enough experience to realize it's advisable to do some reading /researching on the topic before trying to use some new feature.

It's quite amusing to hear how 'you' have solved the problem.

If you keep up this attitude people will start to ignore you and then you really will have to solve your own problems....

**Squid** · September 10, 2008, 10:31 AM

UAC, turn it off if you are using Vista.

**Maximus Macro** · September 12, 2008, 01:01 PM

Originally Posted by SquidSK

UAC, turn it off if you are using Vista.

how do you actually turn that off? i'm not able to find it so i just launche the game as administrator

**Brusilov** · September 12, 2008, 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by Maximus Macro

how do you actually turn that off? i'm not able to find it so i just launche the game as administrator

Have you heard of the Windows Help and Support function? Just click the link on the "start" menu (the windows button on the left hand side of the toolbar at the foot of the screen) and then type in User Access Control.

You will then see many links that you can read and follow.

Personally, I've used a program called Tweak-UAC to do this for me. I've also installed the games into a folder other than the 'C:\Program Files (x86)' standard one. This allows me to update the preferences.txt file in the preferences folder (without it going to the other location - the Virtual Store one in your profile).

**Stwa** · August 28, 2010, 11:45 AM

I don't know how I ended up in this thread, I was searching for palm tree info. Nevermind that.

I know this is an older thread, but I could not resist.

Regarding Vista, I did my research ahead of time too. And I concluded to NOT get Vista. Can really say why. I am still on XP SP3. I will probably get Windows 7 eventually. But I keep running into people all the time, that tell me, VISTA was the worst Mistake they had made in years.

If true, and I don't know for sure because I never got Vista, it is plain to see that even the informed can make errors in judgement, based on a poor research effort.