Bugs and crashes in the 1.5 campaign

[uanime5]

This thread is for reporting any bugs you find in the 1.5 campaign.

To help me fix these bugs please provide the following information:

1) What Campaign you were playing.
2) What the problem is.
3) What you were trying to do or the AI was doing when the problem occurred.
4) An error log. The error log is 'system.log.txt' file in the 'Medieval II Total War\logs' folder (default location 'C:\Program Files\SEGA\Medieval II Total War\logs').

To attach an error log to your post press the 'Manage Attachments' button in the 'Additional Options' menu. This will bring up a pop-up menu where you can upload files.

[CaptainScott]

Did not have to wait long for an error. First time out in 1.5, 1080 campaign, Norway. Tried to start the campaign as Norway and the game immediately crashed--hung up with black screen. Disappointing.

Also noticed that when the game was launching, there were a number of "file missing" messages as the mod launched. These always seem to bode ill for problems.

[CaptainScott]

Something is seriously wrong with 1.5. Tried again, this time, 1453 campaign as Venice. Selected Venice, clicked start, the loading screen graphic at least this time appeared for a few seconds, then the screen went black again.

Ugh! I really like this mod but it's always been a bit too buggy.

[CaptainScott]

It occurred to me that I might have patched the mod incorrectly from 1.4 and 1.5 and looked to see if there was a complete installation to 1.5 available, but alas no. I think I patched it correctly, but something is obviously very wrong.

Eagerly await your guidance as to how to proceed with this further.

[uanime5]

I've check the error logs and I think I've found the problem. The patch didn't contain the new unit models (this is why the 1453 campaign didn't load). When I make updates I copy them into another folder so that I can release them as a patch, however if I forget a file the patch won't work and I can't find this error because I have the copy with all the files. The file attached to this post has these files.

I'm unsure why the 1080 campaign didn't work or why some files were missing as it loaded fine from me. I've included the 1080 campaign files it case the patch contained an earlier version of them. Were you using the new .bat file to load the mod as I've made some changes to it?

I'll update the patch so that it also contains these files.

EDIT: forgot the install instruction. Download the 'strat_models.rar' file attached to this post, unpack it, and put the unit_models folder in the 'mods\conquest\data' folder.

[CaptainScott]

Yes, I used the new XP bat file to launch.

[CaptainScott]

Another crash. This time it was Crusades, playing as Mali. Date was around 1232. CTD during the turn execution.

[uanime5]

Another crash. This time it was Crusades, playing as Mali. Date was around 1232. CTD during the turn execution.

Another Epithet problem (most likely a general without a name). Which faction did the mod stop on during the end of turn?

[CaptainScott]

I honestly cannot remember. It was toward the back, I believe, but am no longer sure exactly which faction it was on when the screen went black.

[uanime5]

I honestly cannot remember. It was toward the back, I believe, but am no longer sure exactly which faction it was on when the screen went black.

The Egyptian faction had a general who didn't have a name so this could be the cause of the crash. I've modified the descr_strat so this problem won't occur again, however this will only apply to campaigns begun after this file has been modified. Do you also want me to upload a modified version of the traits files so that you can continue playing the Crusades campaign?

The patch below contains the updated Crusades campaign, the meshes for the Arbalesters, and some skins for the Heavy Crossbowmen. Alexander of Jordan mentioned a problem with these units but didn't provide an error log so I'm not sure why they're not working. Please let me know if this fixes them.

To install download the 'campaign and models.rar' file attached to this post, unpack it, and put the folders in the 'mods\conquest\data' folder.

[CaptainScott]

No need to worry about my Crusades game. I'll start another.

Hopefully, this will address the issues. CTDs get old after awhile.

[CaptainScott]

Moors, 1453 campaign. Battle at Granada, 1453-54. CTD going into battle.

This is getting really old. This is a great mod, but just as I start to get into a campaign, it crashes. Very disappointing.

[uanime5]

Moors, 1453 campaign. Battle at Granada, 1453-54. CTD going into battle.

This is getting really old. This is a great mod, but just as I start to get into a campaign, it crashes. Very disappointing.

Sorry about that. Most of the problems occur because of files that I haven't included included in the patch, which is something I can't test as I have all the files. This problem is due to a missing mesh, to fix it download the 'unit_models.rar' file attached to this post, unpack it, and put the folders in the 'mods\conquest\data' folder.

[CaptainScott]

Thanks. I will give it a try.

Unfortunately, without autosave being on (and I have not figured out how to enable it--there is no menu option for this), I don't save each and every turn and thus lose a lot of progress on my game.

Is there no way you can look across all the eras and find the missing pieces at once, instead of on a per crash basis? Sometimes upon load, I still get "file missing" notifications (I remember getting "New World" file missing notification for the 1453 campaign).

I also tend to play "random" eras and factions (I have a set of dice by the computer and basically just roll them to determine what era and faction I play). This is to guard against my natural tendency to play exclusively European factions. This is why I am locating these bugs in various odd spots in your game.

[CaptainScott]

OK. Started a new game. 1080. Kiev. Crashed entering battle in iasi with the Hungarians. Year was I believe 1081 or 1082.

Noticed when launching the bat file that two files were listed as "missing." You need to go through each era and see how it launches. If there are missing files mentioned in the bat start up, you need to provide those files, or the game seems to want to crash all the time.

Hopefully, we can get this all resolved. It's a great mod--but very, very frustrating.

Attached is my log file. I am sure it's probably a missing mesh.

[CaptainScott]

OK, I've gone through all the eras, and this is what I found:

1080...two missing files...related to dates.
1200: 1080 file missing/not found
1300: 1300 file missing/not found
1400: 1300 file missing/not found
1500: fe_buttons_80_1500 missing/not found
Crusades: Crusades missing/not found
Renaissance: Renaissance missing/not found
New Age: New Word missing/not found
Empires: Empires missing/not found

Don't know if this helps. Actually, I thought I would find more missing files than this, but I did not. These are likely related to your alterations in the basic scenarios than anything missing.

Not sure why we still come up with missing meshes and the like.

Just trying to help.

[CaptainScott]

I will wait until you get the 1.5 version sorted. I don't much like the idea of patching back to 1.4. Seems to me that this might only cause problems in the long term.

Let me know when you have patched 1.5. You may even consider giving it a new version number (e.g., 1.51).

[TOLAROscipii]

I am also getting errors

I am able to extract all 3 7zip files but get a list of errors after the extraction
downloaded the 7zip files 2 times and still get the same corrupt file errors

[CaptainScott]

Good to see that it's not just me.

I downloaded it twice, just to be sure and got the same failure notifications (damaged archive) both times.

Just one more hurdle to overcome...hopefully...so that we can continue to enjoy this really great mod.

[uanime5]

Just to check you're having problems with the 3 files on filefront and you've downloaded them, right clicked on the 'conquest 1.5.7z.001', selected '7-zip' on the pop-up menu, and selected 'Open archieve'. After doing this the files won't unpack and you're getting an error message saying they're corrupted.