"Can't create settlement"

[LCD Soundsystem]

Whenever I try to start a campaign I get sent back to the single player screen. when I quit the game I get that message. I figure I have a corrupt descr_strat or something, I redownloaded twice and reinstalled at least 4 times now

Im using Vista
with rtw gold and im using 3.3.5 Xc

[Zarax]

What exe are you using?
Are you using senate?
did you install patch 1.6?

[LCD Soundsystem]

Im using rtw.exe
no
and yes

[Zarax]

Did the installer give you any errors?
Do you have any other mod installed?

[CaesarVincens]

It may be RTW.exe that's the problem. When I get home I'll do a test with that.

[LCD Soundsystem]

has anyone found the problem yet?

[CaesarVincens]

I'm sorry. I think we did; you should try 4 Alpha, that should work.

[LCD Soundsystem]

alright, ill try it out.
thanks!


that actually still doenst work.

[CaesarVincens]

What error do you get?

[LCD Soundsystem]

its still tells me that it cant create the settlement at line 1904

[CaesarVincens]

Hm.. When I tried it on my Steam copy of RTW, it worked fine.

It may have to do with where your game is installed, or other Vista issues.

[Zarax]

Ok, if this fails there is something very wrong with you RTW install:

www.wmwiki.com/hosted/cv/xcalt.exe

Unpack it in your XC folder.

[LCD Soundsystem]

ok, im downloading it now.
what is it?


edit
i got some weird results, first i got a ctd but i fixed it by deleting the horde feature in smfactions.
when i click on the imperial campaign i only get the choice to play the ptolemies and rome, the campaign starts at 1 AD and when I click on one to play i get sent back to the menu.
most of the provincial campaigns work so i thought if i could edit one to be able the play as all factions i could wing it like nobody's business.

[Mango]

I had the same problem a while ago. I thought it was also descr_strat too. I fixed it but finding out about that two files had two different names.

First look into your "text" folder (once you enter the data folder in xc) If your useing Barbarian Invasion you should find "barbarian_invasion_regions_and_settlement_names" text at the top of the list. If your using RTW you should have "imperial_campaign_regions_and_settlement_names" in the middle of the list.

Once you figure out what your using go to "campaign" in the world folder. There would be two folders. One named "custom" which is where the other campains are at. Also there is either an "imperial_campaign" or "barbarian_invasion". Which one you found in the text folder shoud be here.

What the problem is most likly is that the two are different. When this happens it that it will find "errors" for everything that does not exist in RTW since it compares everything to RTW. Hope this helps.

[LCD Soundsystem]

So what should i do?
copy everything from one to the other?

[Mango]

No you have to rename the files to what disk your using. If RTW disc then imperial_campaign, if BI then barbarian_invasion.

Example: If I am using the BI disc and the files are named imperial_campaign_regions_and_settlement_names in the text folder and imperial_campaign in the campaign folder then this is what you have to do.

Right click the file. Choose "Rename". Change "imperial_campaign_regions_and_settlement_names" to "barbarina_invasion_regions_and_settlement_names". Also at the campaign folder right click and rename. You will change "imperial_campaign" to "barbarian_invasion".

Its all about renaming the files. Since the game is serching for the files for which the game is running on. BI runs on files names barbarian_invasion because that is its disc. While RTW runs files named imperial_campaign.

If you are still lost ill be happy to explain even more.

[LCD Soundsystem]

ok, im using rtw gold from direct2drive and im using the rtw exe.
you want me to rename the barbarian_invasion folder to imperial campaign? they are both in campaign along with custom, though.

[Mango]

Remove the barbarian_invasion from the campain folder since you already have imperial_campaign.

[CaesarVincens]

Mango or LCD Soundsystem,

It sounds like the installer is changing files when it shouldn't. Can you zip and post the maps folder? Or the campaign folder, either one.

[Mango]

I sent my maps folder. It is BI exe just in case you need that infromation.

I too have Vista and Gold Edition and it seems to be working fine for me.

Also i sent a imperial_campaign_regions_and_settlement_names for LCD Soundsystem.