Unspecified error.

**s.rwitt** · January 30, 2010, 10:03 PM

This is really weird. I am getting a message that says "MEIITW has encountered an unspecified error" every time I try to start a campaign. I reinstalled the Kingdoms 1.5 patch, DLV, and the DLV 6.2 upgrade. Everything was working fine until I upgraded to Windows 7, now I'm getting this problem and have no idea why.

BTW: Kingdoms vanilla works fine.

**Kjertesvein** · January 31, 2010, 08:36 AM

You may have stepped in a black hole like everyone else, however, I have heard of one who got out alive and is playing DLV this day with Win7.

Sign up: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=307826

A random tip:

Originally Posted by Slon80

Try to set the same values in both .cfg files, save them and mark in file properities as "read only" so they can't be changed.

**Taiji** · January 31, 2010, 11:43 AM

If you've changed operating system, reinstall m2tw recommended. Use xp compatibility mode to install m2tw.

**s.rwitt** · February 01, 2010, 05:55 PM

I reinstalled everything when I upgraded, and then again after I started getting this problem. Vanilla MEII and Kingdoms both work fine. When I open DLV I'm able to fight custom battles and quick battles. When I try to launch a campaign, I select a country and hit start campagin. It gives me a loading screen and the progress bar fills up but when it's going from the loading screen to the campaign map it CTD's and says it's encountered an "unspecified error". It did successfully load one time but the UI was all kinds of ****ed up. There were just white boxes where messages should be with this type of text.

**Kjertesvein** · February 01, 2010, 06:09 PM

Originally Posted by derdrakken

Try this:

In the Data/UI rename these three files:
strategy.sd
battle.sd
shared.sd

to:
strategy.bak
battle.bak
shared.bak

**s.rwitt** · February 01, 2010, 06:37 PM

Thanks, I'll give it a shot.

Edit: No luck, still getting the same message.

**Kjertesvein** · February 01, 2010, 07:28 PM

That should take care of any white box. Anyhow, to me, SS is eye-candy and thats it. Except for this small exception:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Originally Posted by Rozanov

I thought it might be helpful to add this prologue:

Prepping your Windows 7 system for Stainless Steel and other mods
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As the discussion below shows, it's possible to set up your system so that you can avoid a lot of the hassle that is associated
with installing Stainless Steel, and especially large sub-mods thereof.

1) Turn of the User Account Control.

Go to the Control Panel.
Click on User Accounts
Click on Change User Account Control settings
Slide the slider to the bottom.
Click OK and reset the PC.

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2) Installing M2TW / Kingdoms

You can choose to install M2TW/Kingdoms and mods in a different folder ot the default one.
Choosing a shorter file path, eg C:/Games\M2TW could save a lot of hassle if your mod has long filenames.

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3) Establishing permissions

Open your windows explorer to show the program files folders.
Open the one you have placed SEGA/Medieval II Total War in.
Navigate to the MIITW folder.
Right click on the folder
Click on properties
Click on Security
Click on Users
Click on Edit
Tick the relevant boxes
Click on OK

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4) Always check the properties of any folder and files you intend modding to ensure they have had the read-only
attribute removed.

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However if you're going with the default install path ....

The new 2 megaupload install files should address most of the problems mentioned below.
So try installing them direct rather than using the temp folder option.

However if that fails (not that I have reason to believe it will, but just in case,) try the method below.

How I installed Real Combat / Real Recruitment compilation into Stainless Steel 6.1 on a 64-bit Windows 7 system
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Having tried and failed to install the compilation several times I decided upon a new approach.

0) Turn off UAC and make the Medieval II folder readable
(ie change the properties of the folder and all files inside to be able to be written to.)

1) Install, as per usual, M2TW, kingdoms, (with or without 1.5 patch), Stainless Steel 6.0 pts 1+2 and the 6.1 patch.

2) Check this installation works.

3) Place the main RC/RR compilation files (1 .exe and 3 data) into a new folder on the hard drive.
What you call it is irrelevant. (No that doesn't mean you call it "irrelevant".)

4) Run the installer .exe and change the destination location to the name of the folder.

5) This will take time to run. Whilst it's running remove the file_tasks.bat file and stick it on the desktop.

6) At some point you'll get a notification about the pike filename problem. This you can skip.
Hopefully it will be sorted in another version of the installer files.

7) When the installation finishes, the Program Compatibility Assistant will pop up and tell you there was a problem with the installation
and do you want to re-install to fix it. Politely decline the offer.

8) Copy the data and then the mods folders into the Medieval II folder.
When asked about copy and replace tick the wee box about doing this for all files, there's rather a lot to do manually!

It'll grumble about needing administrator permission, but we'll assume you're the admin on your system otherwise you'll
need to sort that out before you begin. Tell it to continue.

Eventually it'll finish copying the thousands of files.

Now copy the file_tasks.bat into the Med II folder and run it.

9) Don't try and run the game yet as it'll fall over once it gets past the splash screen.

10) How apply the latest and best Hotfix.

11) You'll need up un-7zip it, then copy the data and mods folders over as above.

12) Then copy the file_tasks2.bat file into the med II folder and run it.

13) Now insert the kingdoms DVD into the drive and click on the stainless steel icon.

and if you've been good, the prog will start and play nicely.

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=306445

Let me know if you cracked it.

**gobelin** · February 02, 2010, 12:48 PM

I have exactly the same problem with DV 6.2 than s.rwitt.

I can play normally with DLV 6.0 on windows seven.
And i can't launch a campaign with DLV 6.2 ...

**covjen** · February 03, 2010, 03:21 PM

It may be UAC (User account control) turn it off... Some Vista users have the same problem with Third age (I was the one) and after turning it off it works fine.As for WIN 7 http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/new...ows-7s-uac.ars it has more problems then Vista or maybe I am wrong.
Because of heavy scripting it may be fighting with admin privileges...

**s.rwitt** · February 03, 2010, 06:34 PM

How do I do that?

**gobelin** · February 10, 2010, 12:48 PM

OK, it's good for me after i have modified UAC cursor in parameters screen.

**s.rwitt** · February 10, 2010, 01:41 PM

How did you do it?

**diadok** · February 11, 2010, 09:23 AM

did you try this :

1- Go into the directory of DLV (by default: ~\Program Files\SEGA\Medieval II Total War\mods\deus lo vult) and add these lines to the top part of the config (.cfg) files :

[io]

file_first = true
disable_file_cache = true

2- go into the ~/data/world/maps/base directory and delete the map.rwm file

then, it will be longer to load your campaign, because the engiine re-create the map.

**s.rwitt** · February 26, 2010, 01:42 AM

Seriously, can someone tell me how to do the UAC thing please?

@diadok:

Every time I try to do that it says "access denied" when I try to save it. Also, I don't see any ".rwm" files...