TECHNICAL HELP & REPORTS THREAD [Bug Reports, Installation Problems, CTDs, etc...]

[ruokamies]

Hello!

Im playing IS 2.21b with all patches installed. I have noticed broken textures on some infantry units:
Polish: arty crew
Austria: hungarian line, reischarmee line and siedler militia
United provinces: swiss infantry
Spain: italian line infantry

These are the ones which I have noticed. Not sure if there are more

[ruokamies]

Hello!

Im playing IS 2.21b with all patches installed. I have noticed broken textures on some infantry units:
Polish: arty crew
Austria: hungarian line, reischarmee line and siedler militia
United provinces: swiss infantry
Spain: italian line infantry

These are the ones which I have noticed. Not sure if there are more

How to fix this?

[PikeStance]

How to fix this?

Try reinstalling the mod

[ruokamies]

Try reinstalling the mod

I have already tried to do that. I also tested it without any submods and it didn't help.

[Lord Horatius]

Greetings, Chaps!

My first time posting on the ol' forums after a long absence! I purchased a new PC recently, and though I'm thrilled to finally play Empire on the highest graphics settings for the first time after almost decade, I am also in the mood to try a mod I have never used before.
Imperial Splendor seems to fit the bill perfectly, but I'm afraid I've had nothing but trouble in my attempts to install it!

I've downloaded the installer and the two patches twice, and on both tries, the installer prompted me to insert a destination directory for the files. I guessed that the Empire data folder was the likely candidate, but on both occasions, the installer only got as far as 62% and then became unresponsive, forcing me to kill it.

So, I tried to follow the manual installation route, and downloaded the IS data and campaign folders as well as the user.empire_script. Locating the scripts folder was a far greater challenge than it should have been (I have Windows 10, and so "Documents and Settings" doesn't appear under C: ), but I eventually found it and pasted in the user.empire_script.
When I double clicked on the IS launcher.exe in the data folder, the IS launcher appeared, but when I clicked "Start" I got the same message some others seem to have gotten on this thread: "windows cannot find 'empire.exe', make sure you have typed the name correctly and try again." Even with all the IS data files in the Empire data folder, when I launch the game through the traditional method, everything appears completely Vanilla. I have not attempted to download and install ROTR, as I merely wished to see what I thought of the original mod first!

Any help and guidance you all can provide a clueless old duffer would be greatly appreciated. I want to get in on the action and take my Empire to new, Splendid heights!

[dodgydave]

I've downloaded the installer and the two patches twice, and on both tries, the installer prompted me to insert a destination directory for the files. I guessed that the Empire data folder was the likely candidate, but on both occasions, the installer only got as far as 62% and then became unresponsive, forcing me to kill it.

It'll sit at exactly 62% for a short while (depending on your PC/hard drive speed) as it's extracting a 1.5gb file at that point. It says the installer is unresponsive but just let it carry on.

[Lord Horatius]

It'll sit at exactly 62% for a short while (depending on your PC/hard drive speed) as it's extracting a 1.5gb file at that point. It says the installer is unresponsive but just let it carry on.

I am Indebted to you for your advice, sir David, and I shall follow it to the letter. "Here's Hopin'!", as they say!

[Lord Solar]

I used the installer version, everything working but in game cannons have no second line of abilities, such as fire at will, so they don't fire, they just have combat selected so the crews charge off, very odd, then after a min or so battles crash

[PikeStance]

Sounds like a file corruption. You may ave to reinstall.

[Lord Solar]

Will do, I don't need to do anything with the installer version like move scripts and such right? and it includes the brits tech fix bug? I think that's right.

[PikeStance]

Will do, I don't need to do anything with the installer version like move scripts and such right? and it includes the brits tech fix bug? I think that's right.

If you are using our launcher, then you do not need to create a user script file.
You should down load and install all patches.

[Lord Solar]

With dl option one, I reinstalled it from scratch, after some investigation, only early cannons don't have the fire at will ability, but early mortars do, very odd, also bayonets are not appearing on early units after research. But everything is fine with late units.

[ruokamies]

I found more broken textures in 2.21b and both patches installed:
Spain: Infanteria Immemorial del Rey and cavalry
Denmark: Soldatske (marines)
Russia: Garrison line infantry
United provinces: Dragoons or cavalry (can't remember which on it was) and one of their elite units (blauwe guards if I remember correctly)

[Lord Solar]

All fixed, just me not reading stuff properly, I installed patches, all good

[PikeStance]

Bravo, have fun and please share!

[Lord Solar]

Playing as brits, the basic early marine unit fans out in order to fire, which is really annoying when trying o form a firing line is this intentional?

[ruokamies]

I am receiving CTD at my Hannover campaign. UP captured Cuba from Spain but Spain captured Amsterdam which was their only region in Europe. Well all UP's regions vanished and Cuba is now one of pirate regions. I believe this is what is causing the CTD. Everytime I finish my turn the game crashes on Pirates turn. Could it be because Pirates now owns a region with major city? They have 4 9-pounder guns garrisoned in the city.

[PikeStance]

I do not believe that is the reason for the crash. It is most likely a save game corruption issue. If you go back to an earlier save, you could see if that fixes the problem.

[HighOnTea]

Greetings!

I remember playing IS 2.2.b in 2012 and there was a recreation of the explosion craters ( as one would see in NTW).
I have tried that old version as well as the most recent one. Sadly, neither features the same effect as on the screenshots below:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

I've checked the db, and the impact.dds is included.
NOTE: All other mods have been disabled.

Is there anyone else with this issue or is it just me?

[onmy6]

I'm very curious about this HighOnTea, that looks awesome the crater holes, where a bouts does the "impact.dds" reside within the database as I wouldn't mind trying to activate this within my own game, cheers