Game Crashes after updating to 1.2

[billy2908]

Ok, I don't know what's up. But my game works fine until I update to version 1.2. After I updated to version 1.2 my game just crash at start up. I kept reinstalling and removing and still doesn't work.

The following is the crash log
16:15:48.490 [system.rpt] [always] CPU: SSE2
16:15:48.491 [system.rpt] [always] ==== system log start, build date: Apr 23 2007 version bld-medieval2-update2-84 (37970) ===
16:15:48.497 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_0.pack
16:15:48.498 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_1.pack
16:15:48.500 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_2.pack
16:15:48.501 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_3.pack
16:15:48.503 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_4.pack
16:15:48.503 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/localized.pack
16:15:51.686 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for ANISELECT
16:15:51.690 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_SABOTAGE
16:15:51.694 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_TRADE
16:15:51.709 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for DRAGGABLE
16:15:51.709 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for DRAGGING
16:15:51.712 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_MULTIPLE_SELECT
16:15:51.712 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_ATTACK
16:15:51.713 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_CHARACTER
16:15:51.713 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_RESOURCE
16:15:51.713 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_FORT
16:15:51.713 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_MOVE_OBJECT
16:15:51.713 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_WATCHTOWER
16:15:51.713 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_DEPLOYMENT_AREA
16:15:51.713 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_TILE
16:15:51.713 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_SPECIAL_PIECE
16:15:51.714 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PAINT
16:15:51.714 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_ADJUST_HEIGHTS
16:15:51.714 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_ADD_UNIT
16:15:51.714 [data.missing] [warning] missing/invalid cursor for MODIFIER_PLACE_SETTLEMENT
16:15:52.540 [system.io] [warning] open: :替?v鞩@煗堾 is missing
16:15:54.086 [system.rpt] [error] Medieval 2: Total War encountered an unspecified error and will now exit.

[irishron]

"16:15:52.540 [system.io] [warning] open: :替?v鞩@煗堾" is missing is your problem. It is a bad download. Best bet is download it, again, uninstall the game, reinstall it, and then install the 1.2.

[Fluke]

Ever since I built my new machine I have had the same issue. I have tried everything. I am a long time MTW2, RTW, MTW, STW player and this has me completely stumped. The v1.2 update, no matter where it is downloaded from, including using my copy from ages ago I used to update the game on my old PC, just won't work and gives the error above. The update process goes very quickly. Before it would take a while as it updated the pack files.

I am resigned to never playing MTW2 again and waiting for ETW.

This issue is real guys.

I am running XP professional 32 bit, e6750, Gigabyte UD3R, 4GB RAM, GTW 280.

[Fluke]

BTW, do a search on "cursor" in this forum and you'll see many folks have this issue and have given up on MTW2. Amazingly, a few have got it to work, but I'll be damned if I can get it to work by duplicating what they did.

[irishron]

I only got it to work one way and it took two or three downloads to get a good copy. If you have Kingdoms or Gold edition, it's included on the dvd.

The only way I could it was go into msconfig and turn off about everything but the firewall and Windows, use the first mirror site as it seems to be the most reliable, and disappear for a couple hours. Anything else seems to foul it up.

Since I can't afford Empire, I'll be here for a long while.

[Fluke]

Thanks irishron, I have tried every current download source for the v1.2 patch, every version of it, including the one on my Kingdoms Disk, and my golden copy from when I downloaded the patch when it was first released many moons ago.

So you are saying that you too have had this problem? And what you did to get it to work was turning off most of everything?

[irishron]

Yes, by turning off almost everthing. This thing being so big I almost had my firewall block my internet connection so the antivirus couldn't update in the middle of it. Autoupdaters are its biggest enemy, even Microsoft's. Right behind it are IMs.

Good luck.

[Fluke]

For anyone else with this problem here's the post that has the most info to date on this issue:

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=96667