I'm having problems installing the Alexander expansion...HELP!

[PowerPenguin]

Hi all, first post on the forums so please don't bite my head off!

Now, this may seem a basic/stupid question to some of you, or alternatively it might be my copy, but I bough the Alexander and Barbarian expansions the other day and I can't install the Alexander one.

Everytime it goes to load the InstallShieldWizard, it says I need to have patched 1.5/1.6 or something? I can't remember exactly what the message says but I'll load it up and copy it down.

Any idea what this is, and how do I resolve it?!

Cheers.

[Roxas]

well im guessing you need to download the patches for the other games [rtw and bi] which i think you can download off the total war site and then it should work.

[Xavier Dragnesi]

Yeah that's probably what you need to do. But write up what it says when you try, and we'll be able to give you a better answer.

[Roxas]

yh if you write up what it says we might be able to help you some more

[PowerPenguin]

Yeah that's probably what you need to do. But write up what it says when you try, and we'll be able to give you a better answer.

Ok, here is exactly what comes up in the little box:

' You need to have patched to at least 1.5/1.6 in order to install the Alexander add-on.'

I'm running XP btw.

Here's where I get awkward. As it appears I need a patch of some form, how would I go about downloading this, then shifting it to my upstairs PC which has no internet connection? Sorry to be a pain, but I would like to play the Alander expansion at some point!

[Legio]

Hi Power Penguin and welcome to the forums!
Are any of your games from the internet or otherwise?
AFAIK internet downloaded versions will not work with CD versions, but irishron or Brusilov can correct me on this.:hmmm:

[Brusilov]

Hi Power Penguin and welcome to the forums!
Are any of your games from the internet or otherwise?
AFAIK internet downloaded versions will not work with CD versions, but irishron or Brusilov can correct me on this.:hmmm:

Well, I originally bought the Alexander download when it was first released and had no problems using it with RTW (which started out as RTW 1.0 on 3 CD-ROMs) and RTW BI (Original 1.4).

I still have the download somewhere but I ended up buying Alexander as part of the RTW Gold II set and also on White Label (I use the White Label versions on my laptop as I work away from home).

With RTW Alexander there is no option where to install it - so I think it needs to go to the default location.

I think at one stage one of the mods I installed changed the default location - so whenever I tried to install another mod it defaulted to that location rather than the RTW default location (I think it may have been IFBD).

Others have reported problems using the downloaded version with RTW games that were bought on CD-ROM or DVD-ROM.

[Brusilov]

Here's where I get awkward. As it appears I need a patch of some form, how would I go about downloading this, then shifting it to my upstairs PC which has no internet connection? Sorry to be a pain, but I would like to play the Alander expansion at some point!

There are various ways to transfer data between PCs.

I guess the easiest way is to use a flash memory stick - both PCs need to have USB ports for this to work. Simply copy the files you want from the PC with internet to the flash memory stick and then take it upstairs and connect to the other PC. If the flash memory stick can only handle small files then this may be impossible (file too big) or take several trips.

Failing that you could always burn the files to a DVD-ROM or CD-ROM - again the upstairs PC will need to have a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM reader.

There are also external hard drives which can be used. I bought a 250GB external hard drive several years ago and have used it as a backup device (for my files) and also to transfer the data between a desktop and laptop or different desktops (it uses USB connections).

Hopefully, one of these methods will be useful.

I guess you could always take the desktop from upstairs and hook it up to the internet downstairs.

[PowerPenguin]

Hi Power Penguin and welcome to the forums!
Are any of your games from the internet or otherwise?
AFAIK internet downloaded versions will not work with CD versions, but irishron or Brusilov can correct me on this.:hmmm:

Cheers, glad to be here.

All my games were bought as CDs from Amazon/Gameplay, so no problems there.

There are various ways to transfer data between PCs.

I guess the easiest way is to use a flash memory stick - both PCs need to have USB ports for this to work. Simply copy the files you want from the PC with internet to the flash memory stick and then take it upstairs and connect to the other PC. If the flash memory stick can only handle small files then this may be impossible (file too big) or take several trips.

Failing that you could always burn the files to a DVD-ROM or CD-ROM - again the upstairs PC will need to have a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM reader.

There are also external hard drives which can be used. I bought a 250GB external hard drive several years ago and have used it as a backup device (for my files) and also to transfer the data between a desktop and laptop or different desktops (it uses USB connections).

Hopefully, one of these methods will be useful.

I guess you could always take the desktop from upstairs and hook it up to the internet downstairs.

I've got a 4gig Corsair USB stick, will that do?

If it will, where do I get patch 1.6 from? The do I just download it, and move all the files onto the USB, then unload them upstairs? Or is there more to it than that?

[Mithril]

that usb will do since the patches aren't that big and Welcome i have alexander installed with no problems
heres what i did
step 1 install RTW
step 2 patch it to 1.3 patch
stap 3 install RTW-BI
step 4 patch BI with the 1.6 patch which will then make the RTW 1.5
step 5 install Alex
step 6 play the game

i have all the patches in my pc from 1.1 hehe

[Brusilov]

I've got a 4gig Corsair USB stick, will that do?

If it will, where do I get patch 1.6 from? The do I just download it, and move all the files onto the USB, then unload them upstairs? Or is there more to it than that?

A 4GB stick should be enough.

Yes, just download it and unload them upstairs. Easy, peasy.....

As far as patching goes I always refer people to this thread (it's by Florin80 in the RTR PE forum). It shows how to patch the RTW game to the correct level for RTR PE (which is RTW 1.5 RTW BI 1.6): http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=58290

[Empress Meg]

Moving to Tech Help.

Devoirs The Empress

[Brusilov]

You need to tell us what operating system you are using (Windows XP or Vista).

You need to tell us where you installed the game. I am fairly sure that the Alexander Expansion only installs to the RTW folder - so if you've moved the RTW install it may not find it.

If you are not sure which version of RTW / BI you are running the version number is shown on the top right hand side of the options menu.

[Flogger]

Step by step:

1. Install RTW.
2. Install BI. This automatically patches RTW to v1.3.
3. Download and install the 1.6 patch off the Total War website. Ignore the 1.5 patch.
4. Install Alexander.

[Brusilov]

Step by step:

1. Install RTW.
2. Install BI. This automatically patches RTW to v1.3.
3. Download and install the 1.6 patch off the Total War website. Ignore the 1.5 patch.
4. Install Alexander.

With some versions of RTW the install of the RTW BI 1.6 patch will downgrade RTW from 1.5 to 1.3 (yes, it does happen).

It would be advisable to keep all the versions of the game to the most recent patch.

[Flogger]

With some versions of RTW the install of the RTW BI 1.6 patch will downgrade RTW from 1.5 to 1.3 (yes, it does happen).

It would be advisable to keep all the versions of the game to the most recent patch.

But how can it downgrade it if 1.5 isn't installed in the first place? the 1.6 patch includes the 1.5 patch as well.

[Brusilov]

But how can it downgrade it if 1.5 isn't installed in the first place? the 1.6 patch includes the 1.5 patch as well.

I don't know why someone would want a RTW BI install with RTW at 1.3 and RTW BI at 1.6.

[Red_Praetoria]

I had the same problem as you. Im just wondering here you bought Alexander Total War online as a direct download?

I bought Alexander Total War from an online website, and well it never worked. I had all the right patches and versions but the installer always told me it couldnt find the RTW/BI exe. I probably looked online for solutions to the problem for like 5 hours and came up with nothing. The only answer I got was that some people randomly have a problem installing the direct download version of Alexander and there is no answer to the problem I know of....Im sorry I have to say I never came up with a solution, I ended up sending the direct to download company an email and getting refunded for the purchse.

[-Alexander The Great-]

Mithrill has solved my problem!

[Mark07040]

by me it says that i must instal 1.5/1.6 but i alredey have those i alredy tried to reinstal but that faild