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

[Lokrist]

I have try it many times, but it seems to doesn't work neither.
I don't find the original script folder of Empire.
Thanks a lot for helping me.

[onmy6]

Opps I forgot the most important pack files
add these 2 as well from the IS folder to the data folder sorry, my bad

Imperial Splendour 2_2 DB.pack
Imperial Splendour 2_2 Media.pack

[Lokrist]

Unfortunatly, still doesn't work. And the only difference I see is the name of one pack "IS_mod_BSM_4_1_Medium.pack" instead of "IS_BSM_Full.pack"

[onmy6]

Ok well I had alook at the files that come with the IS and your going to need to put the campaign startpos.esf and the scripting.lua file that is within the imperial_splendour folder into the right place also.
under normal conditions they would go into the campaigns\main folder, just remember to backup the original vanilla startpos.esf and the scripting.lua first, now with that said IS may have it's own campaign folder for those files to go into (like Darth mod does)
if that is the case then they need to go into that specific folder ( all alittle confusing I know however if the launcher not working for you what do you do )

Oh and yes the "IS_mod_BSM_4_1_Medium.pack" is correct as opposed to "IS_BSM_Full.pack"
"IS_mod_BSM_4_1_Medium.pack" is registered within the user script file so that is the right one

[Lokrist]

onmy6: Ok. I try this, but it seems doesn't work as well. Thank you anyway! It's really annoying, haha...

PikeStance: Ok. I have severals differences. I don't know if this have any impact, but who knows... (Not me, surely you. hehe...)
First, Empire is installed on the D hard drive.
Then, files in my campaigns folder look like this:
episodic_1 Episodic_1
episodic_3 Instead of Episodic_2
episodic_5 Instead of Episodic_3
imperial_ splendour Imperial_ Splendour
main Instead of Main_1
main_2 Main_2
natives Instead of Native

And finally I don't have, in campaigns\imperial_splendour, ".tga.wk" files.

That's minors differences but, maybe, it's the origin of the issue.

I hope give you (enough) datas for helping me to play again to this great and beautiful mod. I'm already so thanksful for the help you (and the community) given to me.

[onmy6]

I would not think the .wk files are anything to be concerned about, they are most probably PikeStance's WIP files or backup files
Maybe the D drive might be a problem I know some mod installer and/or launchers have problems when SteamLibrary folder isn't in/at the generic C: drive
and I've one or two problem myself for that reason in the past, but I won't move my StaemLibrary folder so I load ETW mods manually instead

[Lokrist]

I deleted Empire, re-downloaded and installed on C: drive, hoped a lot, and that doesn't change anything. It's discouraging haha...

[PikeStance]

I was about to suggest a complete uninstall. You want to validate the game first before installing a mod. Play a turn and then install the mod.

It is not beyond the possibility that file was somehow corrupted during the download/ installation.
Just a note: if you are using an illegal copy of the game that will prevent the mod from working.
Another thing you can check is download other large mods, like Empire Realism, and see if they run on your system.
I once had Darthmod downloaded and I had a hard time removing the mod and installing new mods.

[Lokrist]

I uninstalled ETW many times, suppressed all files. But it doesn't change. I will try it another time. However Empire Total War run perfectly in campaigns or battles (But after Imperial Splendour, it's impossible to replay to vanilla game)

Oh... Corrupted files could come from ETW or Imperial Splendour? I will both download again. Haha...
It's a legal copy from steam (I bought the CD in 2009). I would not bother you thus otherwise.
I checked with two other mods: Empire Realism as you suggested and Darthmod. Empire Realism seems run well, but the Darthmod doesn't work neither. (a window say when I launch it that there is a problem with a file (I forgot to screenshot), and after when I open ETW I have only the good menu screen. Battles and campaigns are those of ETW.
The only difference I remember with the previous time I played Imperial Splendour is that was on an other PC with windows 8. Now I play on a better PC, but with windows 7. I don't believe that could cause an issue.

[Nordkraft]

Hi!

I have installed the mod as well as both patches.

However, when I open Empire I see the IS menu, but after a few seconds, I get "Empire Total War has stopped working.

If I try to open the game through the IS launcher is says "cannot find the file empire.exe".

Is there a solution to this problem? If you need any special info/screenshots I will be happy to provide that. It's just that I don't know what info will be of value at the moment.

I believe I have followed the installation guide step by step and correctly. I used this guide found here on TW center forums.

I hope someone can help me, I am really looking forward to this mod.

[duffys tavern]

Been playing IS for some time now and really enjoy it. Having one small problem: When playing the "early" period and use the British artillery, that is, when I attempt to fire a canon, I get CTD. Does not do this with any other faction or in the "Late" period. Anyone else experienced this? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[PikeStance]

Play battle and see if the problem exist there. if it doesn't, then your save game may be corrupted. If it does, then the game files are corrupted.

[Brihentin13]

Hello, I downloaded your mod(which looks incredible) from Moddb but I get"Application load error 5:0000065434" whenever I try to start it.

[Quintus Hortensius Hortalus]

Hello, I downloaded your mod(which looks incredible) from Moddb but I get"Application load error 5:0000065434" whenever I try to start it.

Sadly this is some mess up with steam, nothing we can do about it so far. I can only advise you to install the mod manually and start the game via steam library.

[Brihentin13]

Sadly this is some mess up with steam, nothing we can do about it so far. I can only advise you to install the mod manually and start the game via steam library.

That explains a lot. I was having the exact same problem when I tried ACW. I will try the manual way then.

Edit:

So does that mean I just download the "Files without the installer"? Is that what I move manually to data? I'm a little computer illiterate, so I'm confused.

[Pope Gregorius I]

i cannot figure out why, but the "no forts' pack appears not to actually remove forts. its starting up with the rest of the packs but when i play sieges there are indeed forts. or i am misunderstanding what its purpose is?


also, not sure if this is a bug, but it appears there is no way for france and britain to access the middle era rosters with the 7YW uniforms. is this a bug or is this intentional?

[Brihentin13]

Well, I got IS to work without reinstalling anything. The mod just came up automatically when I started vanilla Empire. I tried to install Rise of the Republic so I could play as America, but I can't get that to work or access IS. Later TW games really are harder to mod, huh? It's possible that I screwed up on the empire script thing. Were the the bits of punctuation also supposed to be copied? Would removing those fix this?

[Quintus Hortensius Hortalus]

Well, I got IS to work without reinstalling anything. The mod just came up automatically when I started vanilla Empire. I tried to install Rise of the Republic so I could play as America, but I can't get that to work or access IS. Later TW games really are harder to mod, huh? It's possible that I screwed up on the empire script thing. Were the the bits of punctuation also supposed to be copied? Would removing those fix this?

I think your problem is that you can only instal one mod manually and that IS 2.2.1b and RotR are in a technical sense two modds. So before installing RotR you have to remove 2.2.1b.

[Quintus Hortensius Hortalus]

There are no mid era units do e so far and for the no forts mod, check if the userscript is correct.

[Pope Gregorius I]

There are no mid era units do e so far and for the no forts mod, check if the userscript is correct.

i did, its in there right where it should be. and i start it up in mod manager as well, with the other packs. either way, i have forts.