after about an hour it just closes. no error or window or anything eb 1.2 just closes

[John-117]

i need help

[MarcusAureliusAntoninus]

What are you doing when it closes?

Have you installed the v1.2 fixes? Without the sprites fix it will close after a couple battles...

[John-117]

where can i download the sprites fix?

no, i have not downloaded any fixes. i figured that's what patches were for.

[John-117]

nvm i got it to work now thanks man

[John-117]

god danget. i just fought a battle on the battlemap and it closed with no error message right when i was about to win. it was a bridge battle, which is why i chose to fight. if i hadn't fought on a bridge or someplace with chokepoints i would've been destroyed. prior to that i fought about battles on battlemap. why does this keep happening? step-by-step instructions on how to install sprites fix plz.

[MarcusAureliusAntoninus]

Mid-battle crashes are often due to too high of graphics. If you get lag in battle often, try turning down your battle graphics.

Also try downloading updates for any hardware drivers.

[John-117]

my computer is an xp, i think i got it in 2006. i don't know how to get the system specs so i can copy and past them here. i usually don't get lag in the actual battles, but i do get tons of lag on the campaign map. (note that in this battle, there were upwards of 3000 total men on the highest graphic settings, yet no lag.)

[MarcusAureliusAntoninus]

Mid-battle crashes are usually due to hardware/software. Try installing new drivers.

For lag on the campaign map, try turning off shadows on the campaign graphics option menu.

[John-117]

i tried that, and it didn't help at all.

i cant install any new drivers, i'll probably break the computer. i might take it to like circuit city or some other place to see if they can install anything, plus then it'll be on them not me if it breaks.

[Capital]

Video Driver is a must, you must always keep it up to date. And the official drivers won't break your computer, do a windows update / and if you got a 3rd party video card like Nvidia or ATI get over to their homepages and check out their new drivers.

I had a problem somewhat like what you have, only I didn't get error reports, I deleted my rome directory and reinstalled after backing up my saved games, I haven't had the problem since.

The fact you are fighting good sized battles, with no lag means you must have some sort of good card, I would almost bet your install is corrupted.

[John-117]

ok, i just got a new computer. the only problem is, it's a vista. how can i install 1.1 and 1.2 on a vista? help ASAP

[MarcusAureliusAntoninus]

Same way you install it to XP, by installing to the same folder you installed RTW. Although, it is recommended that you do not install RTW under the "Program Files" directory (other than that, it doesn't matter where), then just install EB to the same place.