Are you having problems starting Napoleon after the recent patch?

Just curious how many other players are experiancing trouble starting the game since penisular came out.

Maybe if theres enough of us CA will release a patch to fix this.

Its sad but its true. I don't understand why this happens
Must be the whole dlc thing maybe it happens because i din't buy the dlc.

I'm very unsatisfied after this, I highly recomend against buying this game to anyone who is unsure.

Whats the facepalm for?

Ok what the problem is that if you are using NTF mod this will not work, so here is what you need to do:

1. go to your "backup" folder in data folder and remove boot.pack
2. replace with the new boot.pack in data folder from todays update
3. thats it start game all fixed!

I click go onto the N:TW bit on Steam, click play and it says preparing to launch Napoleon: Total war like normal, but this time for half a second, but nothing happens. I can play this game, and if I uninstall my mods it is still ed.

Originally Posted by Hakomar

I click go onto the N:TW bit on Steam, click play and it says preparing to launch Napoleon: Total war like normal, but this time for half a second, but nothing happens. I can play this game, and if I uninstall my mods it is still ed.

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I have never played or used NTF (if that is some type of mod)

I too had the problem. The Total Annihilation Solution worked for me. Total uninstall followed by a reinstall. Didn't try Toon's solution as TW was down at the time.

Happened to me 2, I have done a fresh reinstall and it seems to work now even though that meant downloading the peninsular campaign again

CONSUMERS UNITE

recomend against the purchase of napoleon! break their business untill they unbreak our game!

It's happened to me too . It seems to work when I delete the clientregistry.blob file in my steam folder but even then it takes a full 20 minutes to load up when it used to take less than 5! I have no idea what might have caused this but it is really and truly annoying!

I feel your pain brotha, I tried everything... even Sega Technical Support and still takes 20-30 minutes to load

this is what they sent me

In reviewing this issue I'm going to suggest you attempt a general system and driver software update, a manual uninstall and a desktop reinstall. Here are detailed steps on how to perform these tasks:
-First please make sure your drivers are up to date. For more information on doing this please visit the Knowledgebase article below.
What are drivers? How do I update them?:
http://help.sega.com/index.php?_m=kn...barticleid=195
-You should also make sure you have the most recent .Net framework and other Windows updates:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
-Next go to the "My Games" tab in Steam. Right-click on Napoleon and select delete local content. After doing this use a registry cleaner like the one at www.ccleaner.com , you could also consider using the Disc Cleanup utility to make sure that anything related to the game has been removed. Be careful to only delete files, folders and registry key's related to the game, as deleting system files and keys can lead to system wide instability. If you aren't feeling comfortable then create a system restore point and use it if you feel you might have deleted something you should not have.
Next, make sure you have enabled, “Show hidden files and folders,” in the Folder Options control panel.
Then delete your script folder. Script folders can be found here:
Vista: C:\Users\YOUR USER NAME\AppData\Roaming\The Creative Assembly\Napoleon
XP: C:\Documents and Settings\YOUR USER NAME\Application Data\The Creative Assembly\Napoleon
Also make sure to delete the Napoleon folder in Program Files\Steam. It can be found here:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\napoleon total war
-Now disable your anti-virus programs through the configuration window using the following steps:
1. Under the start menu select ‘Run’
2. Type “msconifg”
3. Select the ‘Services’ tab
4. Uncheck anything related to your system protection/anti-virus
5. Select the ‘Startup’ tab
6. Uncheck anything related to your system protection/anti-virus
-Then restart your computer and re-download the game from Steam, or if you are going to install from the disk restart your computer and attempt a desktop reinstall of the game. Be aware that this will require a little over twice the free hard drive space as a standard install, though you can delete the excess when the process is finished. To do this, start by copying the contents of the discs to an empty folder on your desktop. When copying the secondary discs, if asked if you want to replace the existing files with the new ones, select yes. Then open the folder and manually activate the install, for most games this is done by running the “setup.exe”, “install.exe” or similarly named exe file.
-After the install is complete you can delete the folder with the disc contents and download the latest patch by logging into Steam. You can then reactive your antivirus by rechecking them in the config window and restarting your computer.
Please note that following the steps above will delete your saved game files and any mods you may have installed.
Please let me know if this works for you, and/or if you’re still having any problems.

SEGA Customer Support

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give it a try it might work for you?

Originally Posted by Geraud Duroc

I feel your pain brotha, I tried everything... even Sega Technical Support and still takes 20-30 minutes to load

this is what they sent me

In reviewing this issue I'm going to suggest you attempt a general system and driver software update, a manual uninstall and a desktop reinstall. Here are detailed steps on how to perform these tasks:
-First please make sure your drivers are up to date. For more information on doing this please visit the Knowledgebase article below.
What are drivers? How do I update them?:
http://help.sega.com/index.php?_m=kn...barticleid=195
-You should also make sure you have the most recent .Net framework and other Windows updates:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
-Next go to the "My Games" tab in Steam. Right-click on Napoleon and select delete local content. After doing this use a registry cleaner like the one at www.ccleaner.com , you could also consider using the Disc Cleanup utility to make sure that anything related to the game has been removed. Be careful to only delete files, folders and registry key's related to the game, as deleting system files and keys can lead to system wide instability. If you aren't feeling comfortable then create a system restore point and use it if you feel you might have deleted something you should not have.
Next, make sure you have enabled, “Show hidden files and folders,” in the Folder Options control panel.
Then delete your script folder. Script folders can be found here:
Vista: C:\Users\YOUR USER NAME\AppData\Roaming\The Creative Assembly\Napoleon
XP: C:\Documents and Settings\YOUR USER NAME\Application Data\The Creative Assembly\Napoleon
Also make sure to delete the Napoleon folder in Program Files\Steam. It can be found here:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\napoleon total war
-Now disable your anti-virus programs through the configuration window using the following steps:
1. Under the start menu select ‘Run’
2. Type “msconifg”
3. Select the ‘Services’ tab
4. Uncheck anything related to your system protection/anti-virus
5. Select the ‘Startup’ tab
6. Uncheck anything related to your system protection/anti-virus
-Then restart your computer and re-download the game from Steam, or if you are going to install from the disk restart your computer and attempt a desktop reinstall of the game. Be aware that this will require a little over twice the free hard drive space as a standard install, though you can delete the excess when the process is finished. To do this, start by copying the contents of the discs to an empty folder on your desktop. When copying the secondary discs, if asked if you want to replace the existing files with the new ones, select yes. Then open the folder and manually activate the install, for most games this is done by running the “setup.exe”, “install.exe” or similarly named exe file.
-After the install is complete you can delete the folder with the disc contents and download the latest patch by logging into Steam. You can then reactive your antivirus by rechecking them in the config window and restarting your computer.
Please note that following the steps above will delete your saved game files and any mods you may have installed.
Please let me know if this works for you, and/or if you’re still having any problems.

SEGA Customer Support

Ticket Details



give it a try it might work for you?

Did you follow through the steps? It is your ticket and the reply is to you.

Moved to Technical Help.

Can this be moved back to general discussion?
its not a technical thread
its a thread criticising CA

It is a technial problem. For all the ranting you have done, you could have had it reinstalled and be playing.

Originally Posted by irishron

It is a technial problem. For all the ranting you have done, you could have had it reinstalled and be playing.

What a silly statment, I mentioned I followed sega's instructions to no avail and that included reinstalling



what a silly statment

Leave ron, he wants to shout let him shout. He doesn't want to get playing