Campaign Battle Crashes

**Smirky** · June 26, 2009, 05:20 AM

Help! -

Installed TATW all ok and looks immense. Started playing and when i went to fight my first battle on the battle map it crashed to my desk top with the error message "Medieval 2 has encountered an error and will now close".

I run on widows vista and have tried to uninstall and re install everything without success.

Although when i re-installed the games i was still able to continue my previous campaigns. ??!! Are saved campaign games saved in a seperate location??

Maybe this is why it still crashes?

Any help to resolve this problem would be appreciated, as really want to do my own battles on the battle maps.

Cheers

**YassirX** · June 26, 2009, 05:56 AM

Do the follwing:

1. De-install Third Age
2. De-install Medieval 2
3. Install Medieval 2
3. Install Patch for Medieval 2
3. Install Third Age
3. Install Third Age Patch (1.1)

De-install with Advanced Software-Manager in Systemconfig.

**Smirky** · June 26, 2009, 06:31 AM

OK thanks for the info.

Bit of a technophobe though, where do i find the "advanced software manager in systemconfig"??

lso do i need to de-install the MTW kingdoms expansion as well?

Cheers

**A1_Unit** · June 26, 2009, 08:00 AM

Did you unpack your M2TW folder? If you did delete the 2 files the unpacker readme tells you to. That's how I fixed it last time this happened.

Was your first battle a siege? That can also cause crashes.

**Smirky** · June 26, 2009, 09:05 AM

First battle was normal army v army

Not to ggod on the technical side how do i run the unpacker???

**A1_Unit** · June 26, 2009, 09:14 AM

XP: C:\Program Files\SEGA\Medieval II Total War\tools\unpacker\
Vista: C:\Program Files (x86)\SEGA\Medieval II Total War\tools\unpacker\

The unpacker.exe and the unpacker.bat are in that folder. One of them will work.

You also need to copy these 2 .dll files into the unpacker folder before unpacking:

msvcr71.dll
msvcp71.dll

**Smirky** · June 26, 2009, 11:21 AM

Can't find 'em in my unpacked files!

Any 1 else got any suggestions?

Cheers

**A1_Unit** · June 26, 2009, 11:59 AM

Are you talking about the .dll files. They need to be in the unpacker folder or it won't work.
You can find the 2 .dll files in your Medieval II Total War folder:

C:\Program Files\SEGA\Medieval II Total War\

The unpacker takes a long time to unpack everything so be patient.

**kylecalderone** · September 03, 2009, 11:43 PM

i have exact same problem and i found out it was because i didnt delete these two files which is in the unpacker readme and i cant find those two files and i dont know what it means by creat a new batch file so can someone help with this

**M1k3k3** · September 04, 2009, 08:00 PM

I have the ame problem >_<

**HM4A1** · September 04, 2009, 11:16 PM

I too have the same problem, I started a campaign as soon as i installed. Installation goes as followed:
MDTW2 - just default install, played for months before next install
MDTW2 Expansion - havnt even played, just installed for mod (default install)
TATW mod part 1 then part 2 - all default etc
TATW patch 1.1
TATW patch 1.2
Then went directly into game and started a campaign as the north men faction (cant recall name, aragorn etc.)
Built up army and assualted the town directly east, the game crashed every time I tried to run the assault myself until I eventually auto-assaulted. I continued the game hoping the crash wouldnt. It did, I've attempted to assault 3 other towns, it crashes on all of the assaults and gives the same error that the opening post declares.

I can play custom battles fine..

PLEASE help, I really, really, really want to play XD Amazing game btw. I dont know anything about the above described unpacker etc. If you know how to resolve the problem then please give the simplest but most detailed response possible to help me and all the other people with the same problem.

Cheers,
HM

EDIT: I have tried changing the graphics setting from highest (which I had it on) to lowest, and changed the audio controller. All to no avail.

EDIT2: And I am running XP. Thus this must expand over all OS's as the OP was running Vista I believe.

**HM4A1** · September 05, 2009, 12:56 AM

I have now spent 4 hours attempting to fix this problem. Please post ASAP if you know the problem and how to resolve it.

**HM4A1** · September 05, 2009, 12:57 AM

I have now sent over 4 hours of my weekend trying to resolve this problem. If you know the issue and how to resolve it please reply asap.

Cheers.

**caralampio** · September 09, 2009, 07:44 PM

I don't know what your problem is but I have another unrelated crashing problem so I just want to convey a shared feeling of frustration. You're not alone!